I just stayed at Haciendas Uayamon, Temozon, and San Jose in January and I must say that Uayamon and San Jose were amazing! Temozon was very, very nice, but not quite as personal. As a Starwood employee, I have been to a fair number of our properties in Europe and North America and the two Haciendas I mentioned were absolutely the best!

The rooms at Uayamon are all individual little casitas with huge bathrooms, large living areas and daybeds in their "backyards." At Temozon there are more variations between the rooms, but mine was in a former stable building and was pretty large, but more of a traditional room. At San Jose, there is also a larger variety of room types, but I was in a large room with an outdoor plunge pool and daybed. Each room included an extremely comfortable hammock as well as fresh flowers from the local gardens each day.

The grounds at all of these properties are amazing with beautiful gardens, pools, and abundant wildlife, including peacocks at Temozon. They also have many activities available including complimentary horseback riding and bikes available to ride around the grounds.

What truly sets these properties apart though is the service! At Uayamon, the staff made it a point that each party should eat dinner in a different location every night, including the dining room, outdoor verandah, gardens behind the main building, etc. It seemed like they really looked forward to making the evening special for you. At all of these properties, which are managed centrally from Temozon, there are on-site managers (Jana at Uayamon, Orestescz at Temozon, and Veronique at San Jose), who are constantly checking on your needs (which is really not too necessary as the rest of the staff will have you well taken care of!). They are extremely adept at running these intimate hotels!

Ok, I think I need to stop my gushing now, but my one final thought is: GO TO THESE HOTELS! You will never forget the experience.