Stay at your own Hacienda just outside of Merida Yucatan Mexico

Romantic Hacienda Santo Domingo de Yunku sits on a magical hilltop at the gateway to the Ruta Puuc in the midst of a tropical garden in the rustic Maya puebla of Yunku. An easy drive of Forty-five minutes due South from historic Merida and a half hour to the Classic Maya ruins of Uxmal this private colonial estate is now available for holiday rentals. It has been lovingly restored by the anthropologist owners whose work keeps them busy elsewhere most of the year.
In their absence the entire
20 acre hacienda is available for both short and long-term rentals. It is a simple and elegant 17th Century hacienda in the classic
colonial Spanish style.

The several hundred year old Casa Principal sits on the top of the a small hill with a sloping lawn in front overlooking the Casa des Maquinas and the ruins of the hacienda's old office and store. The main house includes the kitchen, dining hall, game room - den and 2 master bedrooms with king size beds and 2 bathrooms. The bedrooms are divided by a beautiful arched front portico which serves as an outdoor living room. The central Dining Room can easily seat 12. The Game Room is equipped with TV, video-movies and games and comfortable seating and hammocks. The most dramatic feature of the hacienda is the portico that runs the length of the back of the main house. It overlooks the sunken corrals and the extensive water garden s. It is magical from sunrise when the birds arrive to bathe in the fountains till sunset when the frogs start their serenade. The perfect place to avoid the mid-day sun or enjoy a thunderstorm.


A Hacienda All To Yourself		Rustic, Comfortable, Tropical

Romantic Hacienda Santo Domingo de Yunku sits on a magical hilltop at the gateway to the Ruta Puuc in the midst of a tropical garden in the rustic Maya puebla of Yunku. An easy drive of Forty-five minutes due South from historic Merida and a half hour to the Classic Maya ruins of Uxmal this private colonial estate is now available for holiday rentals. It has been lovingly restored by the anthropologist owners whose work keeps them busy elsewhere most of the year. In their absence the entire 20 acre hacienda is available for both short and long-term rentals. It is a simple and elegant 17th Century hacienda in the classic colonial Spanish style. The several hundred year old Casa Principal sits on the top of the a small hill with a sloping lawn in front overlooking the Casa des Maquinas and the ruins of the hacienda's old office and store. The main house includes the kitchen, dining hall, game room - den and 2 master bedrooms with king size beds and 2 bathrooms. The bedrooms are divided by a beautiful arched front portico which serves as an outdoor living room. The central Dining Room can easily seat 12. The Game Room is equipped with TV, video-movies and games and comfortable seating and hammocks. The most dramatic feature of the hacienda is the portico that runs the length of the back of the main house. It overlooks the sunken corrals and the extensive water garden s. It is magical from sunrise when the birds arrive to bathe in the fountains till sunset when the frogs start their serenade. The perfect place to avoid the mid-day sun or enjoy a thunderstorm.		An additional 2 bedrooms are available to rent in the Guest house on the west side of the garden in what was originally the Taller. It sits above the citrus orchard with a western sunset view of the entire aqueduct system and distant palms. This "guest" house features a master bedroom and bath with a queen size bed next door to a huge room with 2 queen beds and sitting area and several hammocks. All of the beds are new and feature 400 thread count sheets and natural fiber covers. This Taller is the room where the cowboys swung their hammocks when the hacienda was a working cattle ranch and it was the workshop when the hacienda was a hennequen plantation. Rustic yet very comfortable, Yunku is the ideal vacation rental for a family or group of friends. You can get an early start at Uxmal and avoid the crowds. Mani the convent town has the best regional restaurant in the Yucatan and it is short 30 minutes to the south east. 15 minutes north is Hacienda Temozon where you can have a gourmet meal. 15 minutes to the west is Ochil the hacienda parador where you can have a nice lunch and browse in the Bananmex supported craft shops. There is also a museum of the history of hennequen at Ochil.




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	A Magical Hacienda in a Magical Pueblo
	A Magical Hacienda in a Magical Pueblo

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The huge pool is refilled with fresh spring water every couple of days as needed. The crystal clear spring water is pumped up from the hacienda's private cenote located in an underground cave, which has an entrance just 10 feet below the pool in the bamboo garden. You can swim in the pool or in the cenote. Swimming in the cenote at night is like floating in the sky looking back to down to earth. This surreal fantasy is only broken by the bats who fly in and out of the cenote and consume most of the insects on the property. Every other day the pool is drained into the aqueduct which irrigates the citrus orchards. During this fascinating process is the ideal time to walk the top of the aqueduct around the 6 acre citrus orchard. Take your binoculars as the bird watching is optimal at this time when the water cascades out of the walls of the gardens ending in the fountain in the center of the garden. During the right season, if If you pass under the back arches of the aqueduct you can pick your own papaya from the plantation for breakfast.		Fill a basket from the orchard with fresh oranges, mandarins, avocados, grapefruit, limes and mangoes for breakfast or afternoon aguas frescas. If you are a serious birdwatcher you'll want to hike a mile down the road to the lake, a rare find in the Yucatan. A 2 km. hike in the other direction will take you to the Sabakah a large open cenote whose bottom has yet to be discovered. Keep your eyes peeled for a fox, deer or other native wildlife. Before you come to Yunku send us your shopping list and we will meet you at the airport with your provisions and instructions explaining the hacienda and the maps you will need for the area. At the hacienda you will meet the caretaker, Miguel, and you might see the gardeners around early in the morning till around 1pm. There is daily maid service if required. Why rent a house or just a room when you can have a n entire whole hacienda? The price of renting the Hacienda Santo Domingo de Yunku is about the same as renting a single room at nearby Temozon or Xcanantun Haciendas. The privacy is incomparable.




	Rates $300 USD per night for The Casa Principal, Grounds and Pool. $150 USD per night for The Guest house.
	For information on staying at Hacienda Yunku contact Guillermo Duran Phone in Merida: +52-999-943-7762 Cellular Phone in Merida: 044-999-217-8103 email: g_relloso "at" hotmail.com More photos... Link Exchange Partners: Luz En Yucatan web design and maintenance by Eclectec S.A. de C.V.