Casa Xixim’s Eco-Friendly Luxury Features
Casa Xixim is honored to be featured as The Eco-Friendly Luxury Villa on Netflix’s The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals. With an eye for every budget, three travelers visit vacation rentals around the globe and share their expert tips and tricks in this reality series. Each episode presents a budget, unique, and luxury property.
In Season 2, Episode 6: “Eco-Friendly” the trio goes green without giving up great stays at a sustainable wonder in Tulum (Casa Xixim), a nature friendly lodge in Finland, and an earth home in Colorado.
Highlights from the Netflix Episode
Casa Xixim Voted Top Eco-Friendly Stay
During the episode the trio stays overnight at each property to get a hands-on perspective. As each episode wraps up, the hosts review their experiences and vote for their favorite property. Host Luis Ortiz, known for Million Dollar Listing New York, voted Casa Xixim his favorite Eco-Friendly property from the episode. Muchas gracias, Luis!
Remarkable Eco-Friendly Luxury
Ortiz narrates the property layout and key elements of Casa Xixim at Soliman Bay Tulum, noting the remarkable combination of services of a boutique hotel with the luxury of a private villa, and the sustainable design intention of dissolving the outside with the inside to utilize the constant cooling sea breeze.
Each of the hosts explore the villa and provide their perspective, especially enjoying the rooftop hammocks, the semi-private location of Soliman Bay Tulum, and Casa Xixim’s chef prepared gourmet meals.
A Story of Tulum
Host Jo Franco enjoyed a hands-on crafting session, and host Megan Batoon ran through what we call the “stacking functions” of the multipurpose rooftop and terrace design – solar, shade, pollinator gardens, rain water collection, hammocks, and seating. Of the interiors Batoon says “Casa Xixim is almost like a museum, where every item in the house tells the story of Tulum”.
It’s The Only Way to Travel
As Ortiz tours Casa Xixim’s beach and gear, he recalls that an amenity most often ignored in the luxury category is leisure, and Casa Xixim delivers on leisure. After dinner, Ortiz makes a point to say that the travel industry needs to change their game plan, because now that he’s experienced an eco-friendly luxury villa, it’s the only way to travel.
Sustainable Practices at Casa Xixim
Casa Xixim stands apart by:
- Offering the amenities of a boutique hotel but in the privacy of your own home.
- Designing with both luxury and sustainability in mind.
- Providing a curated experience from the house menu to in-house services to local excursions.
- Ensuring each bedroom is a master suite with a private bathroom and balcony.
Meet the Team Behind Casa Xixim
Our Architect
From the start, we collaborated with Specht Architects, and had Scott Specht visit our land and experience Soliman Bay firsthand with us. We plotted out the sun’s path, extended overhangs to provide deep enough shade, planned a cross breeze for every room, built around the largest palms, transplanted when possible, and added green roofs as insulation and habitat.
Tulum has a rich design aesthetic, and our job was to hone in on the intersection of this clear aesthetic with today’s contemporary sustainability and the timelessness of great modern architecture. Scott’s professionalism and expertise kept us on track.
Our Coffee
We consider coffee an artisanal delight, and Mexico produces some of the finest coffees in the world. We searched high and low for the perfect fit and finally found Santiago Sota of Drip Café Especial of Mexico City, who partners with small, local coffee growers. Beans are roasted by Santiago himself and shipped fresh to Casa Xixim weekly.
Santiago’s roasting style highlights the natural qualities of the bean and subtleties of flavor. Santiago has been an invaluable partner over the years and a continual positive source of energy that feeds the soul of Casa Xixim.
Our Food
Through Santiago, we enlisted renowned Chef Joaquin Cardoso of Mexico City to create our menu and personally train our two in-house chefs. Our ‘family-style’ menu provides a range of options while featuring Cardoso’s guidance—shared main courses paired with hearty salads and small plates.
Cardoso’s dishes are influenced by regional traditions and reinvented with a touch of his signature magic. Our in-house chefs have blossomed under Cardoso’s ongoing guidance, and our guests continually rave about the food.
Our Staff
We are protective of the privacy of our on-site staff but recognize and appreciate their dedication and hard work in keeping Casa Xixim in top shape. Their loyal attention makes all of our guests feel at home. We are in daily contact over WhatsApp to ensure our staff feel supported, enabled, and proud of the work they do. Even those who have moved on in their careers have remained close colleagues (check out Enrique’s Máak’ An).
Collaborators
Over the years, we’ve worked with exceptional artists, carpenters, craftspeople, designers, and in-a-pinch fixers. Each has masterfully embraced the Xixim aesthetic and produced beautiful work for us. Much of the villa’s furnishings and decor are handmade by local artisan families, and for the adventurous, much of it can be tracked down by visiting the roadside market stalls in the towns on the way to Coba. We highly recommend it!
Watch the Full Episode
Streaming on Netflix, The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals: Season 2, Episode 6: “Eco-Friendly”.
Casa Xixim & Netflix World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals FAQ
Where can I watch The Worlds Most Amazing Vacation Rentals?
Netflix
When did Casa Xixim appear on Netflix’s The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals?
Casa Xixim aired in 2021 in Season 2, Episode 6 “Eco Friendly”.
What is the premise of The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals show on Netflix?
With an eye for every budget, three travelers visit vacation rentals around the globe and share their expert tips and tricks in this reality series.:
Who are the hosts of The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals?
Three expert travelers join forces to bring their unique perspectives to enchanting vacation properties: Megan Batoon, Jo Franco and Luis D. Ortiz. Together they discover dream properties for every budget and insider tips for perfect stays.
Who won on The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals?
On each episode, the hosts vote on their favorite properties. In Season 2, Episode 6, Luis Ortiz votes for Casa Xixim as is favorite eco-friendly luxury property.