Palace / Castle Merida Yucatan vacation rental bed and breakfast

Private Garden Estate between Merida & Izamal

Data of object

Type of object:	Palace / Castle
Living area:	1000 m²
Number of rooms:	over 10
Number of of sleeping accomodations (beds):	7
Number of bathsrooms:	5
Listing #:	20074

At the end of a palm lined lane on the edge of a Mayan village the Hacienda Sac Chich is hidden away. It seems as if a fortified Norman castle was plucked from the cliffs above the the Mediterranean sea and dropped into the Yucatan jungle. In reality the estate is a renovated hennequen factory that was once part of a larger 19c colonial plantation. The two houses are joined in a U with an elevated arcade forming an inner coutyard. This romantic vine covered portico is the best place to dine alfresco or hang a hammock to avoid the mid-day sun. Salvador Reyes Rios designed the suites in the Disfribradora and decorated them with help of his wife Josephina Larrain. The master suite is one of his largest and most dramatic rooms. In a private garden at one end is a Mayan chultun bath. The bedroom has ceilings that soar 20 feet with a skylight and a sunken lounge area with views onto the garden. The two guest suites are equally sumptuous with their use of beautiful hardwoods, limestone and custom designed furnishings. Across the lawn in Casa Viejo, the former engine house, is the famous kitchen published in “The New Hacienda”. It has been updated but retains the antique tiled counters and it’s rustic charm. It has an ample table where 12 can dine comfortably. Here also is the living room and two guest rooms one with a bed designed by the former artist owner, Paul Fullerton. In the kitchen garden stand the 80 foot stone chimney that once served the hacienda. Through a grotto is the tropical garden with over 20 varieties of palms and plants that attract the butterflies, songbirds and parrots. Here is the pool formed from the old irrigation tank and shaded by tall coconut palms

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Sac Chich lies between Ticopo and Acanceh 30 minutes southeast of Merida. It is 10 minutes off the Cancun highway to Merida. There are good regional restaurants within 20 minutes at Hacienda Teya and Hacienda Tepich. The Mayapan ruins and the working henequen plantation at Hacienda Ake are 20 minutes drive. Within 45 minutes are the Hacienda Temozon, Hacienda Sotuta de Peon and the Convent town of Mani.