Location: Tulum Hotels

All about La Vía Laktea

FROM $140 PER NIGHT

The solidly-constructed cabañas are roofed in traditional palm thatch. The simple, yet elegant furnishings were made by local carpenters using wood from community-managed forests. Bathrooms are decorated with traditional Mexican tile and have hand-crafted porcelain wash basins. Each high-ceilinged ocean front room has its own spacious terrace or balcony. Paintings by famous Mexican artists from the collection of the owner, a Mexico City art dealer, hang on the walls.

Nature is the main event at La Vía Laktea. Sandy paths wind through the green light of the palm trees to a broad expanse of powder-white sand facing the turquoise Caribbean. Striped canvas umbrellas shade locally-made wooden lounge chairs. Sian Ka’an means “Where the sky is born” in Mayan. At night, the stars appear in immense numbers unencumbered by urban light, and you feel as if you have the best seats in the house for viewing the Milky Way. During their nesting season, giant marine turtles lay their eggs at night all along Punta Piedra beach, protected by environmental agency patrols.

“The sound of the sea encompasses every moment of the day,” Cancun photographer Anita Brown wrote while documenting La Via Laktea. “I feel as though I’ve come home.”

“Beautiful,” popular blogger Libby Spencer commented. “This is probably my favorite place in the world. I had the same feeling as soon as I walked on that beach - that I had come home.”

Fascinating shops and places to dine are found within walking distance of La Vía Laktea. Massage, Yoga, meditation, and other healing and relaxing activities are offered by local practitioners at nearby spas and awareness centers. You can swim in a cenote, dive or fish with expert guides, or visit the Tulum and Cobá ruins.  You can also see crocodiles, toucans, flocks of parrots, and other wildlife while kayaking through the Sian Ka’an Biological Reserve, 1.3 million acres of primeval tropical forest and wetlands established in 1986 as part of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Program.

Fluent English spoken.

La Vía Laktea (The Milky Way)
Luxury Beach Cabañas, Tulum, Riviera Maya

Hosts: Bambu Kessler & Roberto Alvarenga
Carretera Tulum–Boca Paila Km 9.5, Tulum, Q. Roo, México

La Via Laktea Hotel Cabana Resort Rates USD

 

Room Type	High Season Jan. 6-Apr 30	Low Season May 1-Jul 15	Summer Season Jul 16-Sept 15	Low Season 2 Sept 16-Dec 15
Ocean Front Upper Cabana	$250.00	$180.00	$200.00	$160.00
Ocean Front Lower Cabana	$230.00	$160.00	$180.00	$140.00
Jungle View Cabana	$150.00	$100.00	$140.00	$100.00

 

 Holiday Rates USD

 

Room type	Holiday Season Dec. 16-Jan. 6
Ocean Front Upper Cabana	$285.00
Ocean Front Lower Cabana	$250.00
Jungle View Cabana	$185.00

 

All rates listed above include taxes.

Breakfast $12.