Grupo Habita's Hotel Terrestre in southern Mexico opens and is already rated among the world's best

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Grupo Habita's Hotel Terrestre in southern Mexico opens and is already rated among the world's best

By Julietta Jameson
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Grupo Habita's Hotel Terrestre is a collection of seven striking Brutalist buildings positioned to take full advantage of views of the Oaxacan coast.

Grupo Habita's Hotel Terrestre is a collection of seven striking Brutalist buildings positioned to take full advantage of views of the Oaxacan coast.

If anything ticks all the boxes of eco-chic, it's surely this new retreat in southern Mexico. Just opening February, it's already won Wallpaper's Best Hotel for 2022.

With experiential features designed around wellness, detoxing and unwinding, Grupo Habita's Hotel Terrestre is a collection of seven striking Brutalist buildings positioned to take full advantage of views of the Oaxacan coast to the front, and mountains to the back.

Architect Alberto Kalach at Taller de Arquitectura X, together with interior design studio RB + K, used all locally sourced materials and built in natural cooling methods to mitigate the need for air conditioning. There's no glass, but slotted wooden doors and windows inviting in, or keeping out the elements as needed and the property runs 100 per cent on solar power.

Fourteen interconnected multi-storeyed villas have outdoor bathrooms and private terraces with pools facing the ocean. On the mid-level, earthy, unpainted interiors of mud and clay play against custom furniture by renowned Mexican designer, Oscar Hagerman.

Gardens surround a wellness area including a communal pool and swimming lane, and spa. Guests can dine at a standalone open-air restaurant, where Mexican heritage and local ingredients are used in an exquisite menu designed for detox.

But in nearby Puerto Escondido, there are plenty of family-run joints to sneak off to for a taco and margarita or two, as well as destination restaurants such as Kakurega Omakase and small-batch mezcaleria, Cobarde.

The extraordinary Tadao Ando-designed Casa Wabi art centre is also nearby.

From around $500 a night. See designhotels.com

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