Na Balam Beach Hotel

Intimate, low key and stylishly simple, this relaxed little boutique hotel also occupies rather an idyllic spot on the island’s pristine North Beach.

White washed walls, palapa-style roofs and sparse decoration throughout does everything to highlight the tropical greens and Caribbean blues around Na Balam, as well as instilling the whole place with an elegant ‘barefoot luxury’ feel. Its spacious rooms and suites are again simply decorated, and all have air conditioning and hand-made organic bath products.

Warm breezes come off the Caribbean to flood the restaurant and terraces of Na Balam, choose from some first-class Mexican and international cuisine in the Restaurant Bar, or simply cool off with a refreshing drink on their sunbeds just metres from the Caribbean Sea.

With a good focus on wellbeing, one of the best ways to start the day off here at Na Balam is to join in with a yoga class in one of the custom-built studios. There’s also the Water Lily Spa for a good dose of pampering.