Yoga shala + beach accessVilla 1
from $240 / night4 bedrooms6 bedsSleeps 12Rooftop jacuzzi
Warm stone, open indoor-outdoor living and a private rooftop with jacuzzi. An easy base for families, friends and intimate retreats.
La Veleta · Tulum · Mexico
Photography · César Béjar
Sleep inside Mayan architecture
Award-recognized villas carved from stone and chukum, held by the jungle and minutes from the Caribbean. A private wellness community where your days follow the light.
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As published in
El CroquisArquineDivisareAfasiaGBD MagazineHospitality Snapshots
A private wellness community
A ring of stone villas, and the jungle left standing at its center.
Candela was planned around the forest, not in place of it. The villas rise on stone bases along a circular path, and the trees between them were kept. You wake to birdsong, practice in a Mayan palapa, and reach the sea in twelve minutes.
Every stay is built on the pillars of the world's longest-lived communities: meaningful time together, natural movement, nourishing food, purpose, mindfulness, culture and creativity. Choose a villa for your family, or take the whole estate for your group.
70%of the site preserved as native jungle
1,000+trees protected during construction, 500 more replanted
4 minby car to Tulum town, its cafés and restaurants
12 minto the beach, 20 to Candela's private beach club
The architecture
Stay in the architecture
Built the way the Mayans built: with the land, not on top of it.
Designed by Estudio Macías Peredo, the villas read like temples found in the jungle: stepped volumes on stone plinths, thick walls that hold the cool, and a rooftop open to the night sky, a quiet nod to Mayan astronomy.
Materials come from the peninsula and age into it. Within a few seasons the vegetation softens every edge, and the buildings look as if they have always been there. Inside, Habitación 116 composed calm rooms of wood, stone and linen, with windows that open the house to the breeze.
Architecture Estudio Macías Peredo
Interiors Habitación 116
Photography César Béjar
- Chukum
- A Yucatec plaster tinted with the resin of the chukum tree, used by the Mayans for centuries. It keeps walls cool and resists water.
- Pucté
- A dense regional hardwood for frames, shutters and finishes, layered with glass and mosquito screens to ventilate and shade.
- Sacbé
- The white roads that joined Mayan cities. Candela's circular path follows the idea, connecting each villa through the trees.
- Palapa
- The traditional thatched shelter. Our yoga shala is one, open on all sides to the jungle.
Recognition
Awarded, published, and lived in.
Candela's villas have been recognized by international design juries and featured in the architecture publications that shape the field. The best way to understand them is to spend a night inside one.
- 2024IDA Design AwardsInternational Design Awards, recognition for Candela TulumAward
- 2021SFMOMA, San FranciscoFinalist for inclusion in the museum's permanent architecture exhibitFinalist
- El Croquis N.225Macías Peredo 2014–2024 monograph, featuring Viviendas CandelaMonograph
- 2022Arquine N.99"Villas Candela", feature on the project in the Tulum jungleMagazine
- DivisareVillas Candela Tulum, Estudio Macías Peredo with César BéjarOnline
- Afasia ArchzineProject feature with full photographic surveyOnline
- 2023GBD Magazine"Casa Candela": villas designed with cultural integrity and sustainabilityMagazine
- Hospitality SnapshotsCandela Tulum in the international hospitality design archiveOnline
Four ways to stay
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Your own villa in the jungle.
Each villa is booked whole: private pool and jacuzzi, a full kitchen, daily housekeeping, concierge and security. Every stay includes the yoga shala and access to Candela's private beach club.
Yoga shala + beach access
No extra-bed chargesVilla 7
from $240 / night4 bedrooms8 bedsSleeps 16Private terrace suite
Wood and stone interiors, eight beds and a fourth bedroom with its own terrace. Made for large families and groups of friends who want room to spread out.
The wellness villaVilla 3
from $324 / night5 en-suite bedrooms6 bedsSleeps 16Outdoor showers
Five suites, each with its own bathroom, plus outdoor showers, a private pool and a jacuzzi. Gather around a long table under the canopy, then practice in the shala.
Inside the suitesRooms that rest
Check-in 3 pmAir conditioningWifiIn-villa spaConcierge
Linen, wood and lime plaster, and the sound of the jungle. Spa treatments à la carte and personal trainers come to your villa.
Private Wellness Estate
Full buyout
Candela Estate
from $720 / night13 bedrooms20 bedsSleeps 40 to 44Zoco included
A private campus in Tulum for one group: three independent residences, each with its own pool and jacuzzi, plus private use of Zoco at no extra cost. Built for retreats, family reunions, celebrations and corporate off-sites.
Rates in USD, starting prices for the 2026-2027 season. Search your dates above for live prices and availability. Villa 1 and Villa 7 are independent residences about three minutes apart on foot.
Life at Candela
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Five reasons the days here feel longer.
The jungle
Wake up inside the canopy.
Candela sits in La Veleta, Tulum's leafy residential quarter. Mornings start with birdsong, afternoons cool under the canopy, and nights are quiet enough to hear the forest breathe.
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Mayan culture
A living culture, a short drive away.
Walk the clifftop ruins of Tulum, climb into the jungle city of Cobá and swim in the cenotes the Mayans held sacred. Our concierge can point you to the guides and places that keep Mayan traditions alive.
Ask our concierge
Gastronomy
Yucatec flavors at your own table.
Tulum town is four minutes away, with some of Mexico's most exciting kitchens. At home, every villa has a full kitchen for what the peninsula grows (achiote, citrus, fresh fish and fruit from the market), and Zoco holds long shared meals for groups.
Plan a group dinner
Wellness
Practice where the Mayans gathered.
Yoga in the palapa shala, breathwork and meditation in Zoco, massage and treatments in your villa. Our programming follows the habits of the world's longest-lived communities, so rest becomes a routine you take home.
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Active life
Move outdoors, every day.
Cycle La Veleta's quiet streets, train with a personal coach in the shala, swim in a cenote or spend a day at Candela's private beach club, reserved for Candela guests.
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Retreats at Candela Estate
Bring your people. We'll hold the space.
Thirteen bedrooms across three residences, Zoco for gatherings and a team that plans every detail. Tell us who is coming and why, and we will design a proposal for your group.
Family reunions and milestone celebrations
Three generations under one canopy, each family with its own villa, pool and kitchen, and everyone together at one long table every night. Children and infants are welcome.
- Ideal forReunions, birthdays, anniversaries, holidays
- Group sizeUp to 44 guests across 13 bedrooms
- A day hereMorning yoga, a beach club afternoon, a cenote swim, a long dinner in Zoco
- We arrangeZoco for shared meals, in-villa spa, personal trainers, beach club days
Wellness retreats and facilitator programs
Bring your community to a campus designed for practice. Zoco and the palapa shala hold your sessions, the villas give every guest a calm room, and our team handles the rest so you can focus on teaching.
- Ideal forYoga teachers, coaches, breathwork and longevity hosts
- SpacesZoco and the yoga shala, both open to the jungle
- A day hereSunrise practice, shared lunch, workshop, meditation, early night
- We arrangePrivate use of Zoco, in-villa spa, a private beach club day
Corporate off-sites and leadership retreats
Strategy in the morning, the Caribbean in the afternoon. A private campus gives your team focus without the distractions of a hotel, and the setting makes the conversations better.
- Ideal forLeadership teams, founders, board meetings, team offsites
- WorkspaceZoco for plenaries and meals, villa living rooms for breakouts, wifi throughout
- A day hereMorning session, working lunch, beach club, team dinner by candlelight
- We arrangePrivate use of Zoco, beach club day, concierge, daily housekeeping
Facilitators
Run your retreat at Candela. We work with coaches and wellness hosts on dates, pricing and logistics.
Weddings and events
Celebrations are possible with a full Estate buyout, prior approval and a separate quote.
Included in your stay
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Everything close, nothing crowded.
Yoga shala
A Mayan palapa for classes, gatherings and training, open to every guest.
Zoco
Candela's collective space for yoga, meditation, workshops and shared meals. Private use included with the Estate, or rent it from USD 200.
Private beach club
Reserved for Candela guests, about 20 minutes by car. An operating fee applies and transport is arranged by guests.
In-villa spa
Massage and treatments à la carte, in the privacy of your villa.
Personal trainers
Coaches who come to you, for training in the shala or the garden.
Daily housekeeping
With concierge and security, air conditioning, wifi and a full kitchen in every villa.
4min to Tulum town
12min to the beach
20min to our beach club
Candela Tulum
The jungle is holding a villa for you.
Book directly with Candela and our team will welcome you in person.