The 314-bedroom Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen opens on the Riviera Maya in Mexico today (15 June), along with the property’s Cenote Spa, which is inspired by the local freshwater swimming holes of the same name.

The natural cenotes in the surrounding areas are formed by geological rock formations and are considered by many to be energy centres, as their waters contain high concentrations of minerals and nutrients.

The 6,000sq ft (557sq m) Cenote Spa, designed by architect Javier Sordo Maladeno and New York-based design and architecture company Rockwell Group, features eight treatment rooms, including two double suites. It offers spa services, beauty services, a hydrotherapy area, fitness centre and an 82ft (25m) lap pool.

The range of treatments includes a selection of massages, facials, body wraps, sun replenishing treatments, body treatments such as detox wraps and body scrubs, manicures, pedicures, reflexology, hair treatments and waxing. Skin care is from Barcelona-based Natura Bisse.

Speaking to Spa Opportunities, spa manager Luis Aguilar, described the Cenote Spa as “a relaxed, peaceful and serene environment which allows guests to re-energise and recuperate.”

The resort is billed as an “urban beach hotel” with a “unique fusion of sleek and contemporary design aesthetics blended with Mayan-inspired elements…that pay tribute to local surroundings.”

Other Grand Hyatt properties planned for Latin America and the Caribbean include Grand Hyatt at Baha Mar, planned to open this summer; Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro, opening in winter 2015; and Grand Hyatt Sao Paulo, scheduled to open in 2017.