AestheticClinicPlaya del Carmen
A short field guide

Six minutes from the beach.
Forty from Cancún airport.

We've put together the guide we wish patients had on their first visit — hotels we've vetted for post-procedure stays, restaurants for the soft week, the route from CUN that bypasses the worst of the traffic. It is, to be clear, a guide we'd hand to a friend.

Aerial view — Caribbean coastline
The Riviera Maya
A coast where treatment fits between a swim and a long lunch.
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Cancún Airport
45 min N
Tulum centro
55 min S
Cozumel ferry
8 min E
Maroma beach
25 min N
Getting here

From CUN to a beach chair, in roughly forty minutes.

Private transfer

Black Suburban, 40 min. Best for surgical patients and groups of 3+. Around $80 USD.

ADO bus

60 min direct. Air-conditioned, surprisingly civilized. $14 USD.

Maya train

Newly running. Cancún → Playa in 55 min. Worth doing once for the views.

Rental car

Recommended if you'll explore Tulum/Sian Ka'an. Allow 50 min from CUN with toll.

Hotels we've vetted

Six places to recover, ranked by the kind of week.

All are within 45 minutes of the clinic. We coordinate late check-out, lymphatic drainage room visits, and post-op nursing where required.

Best for surgical recovery
Hotel Esencia
Xpu-Há · 30 min S

Hacienda turned hideaway. Aman-grade discretion.

From $850 USD / night
Best for couples
Maroma, A Belmond Hotel
Maroma · 25 min N

Recently reopened. Yabu Pushelberg interiors.

From $1,200 USD / night
Best for short visits
La Pasión Hotel Boutique
Playa centro · 5 min

10 rooms, courtyard pool, terra-cotta finishes.

From $290 USD / night
Best for quick injectables
Thompson Playa del Carmen
Quinta Avenida · 2 min

Walk to the clinic. Rooftop with the Cozumel view.

From $380 USD / night
Best for regenerative protocols
Chablé Maroma
Maroma · 25 min N

Wellness-first. Hammam, ice bath, mezcal cellar.

From $1,400 USD / night
Best for laser recovery (shaded)
Casa Malca
Tulum coast · 50 min S

Art-driven, jungle-adjacent. For the slower stay.

From $650 USD / night
Eat & drink

Four addresses, when the appetite returns.

Catch

Rooftop, citrus-cured catch of the day

Cocina Económica Doña Tere

Cochinita pibil that justifies the trip

Ojo de Agua

Healthy breakfast — green smoothies, fish tacos

Hartwood (Tulum)

Worth the drive · book six weeks ahead

The studio

Plaza Xamán Ha,
top floor, local 14.

Av. Balamkanché, Plaza Xamán Ha
Top floor, Local 14
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico 77710
Mon–Sat · 09:00–19:00 (CST, UTC−6)
Clinic interior — coastal modernist