A Tulum trip is well suited to a chef in the villa. The town's restaurants can be a project (limited menus, reservation friction, the drive back through the jungle at midnight) and the alternative is a chef who cooks in the villa kitchen most nights. The palapa dining terrace is often the strongest room on the property, and a Yucatecan chef with the right menu turns it into the anchor of the trip.

The homes in this collection have kitchens and dining terraces that suit the program. Casa Arka at eighteen sleeps and Casa Shalva at sixteen have palapa dining rooms with capacity for the full group. Casa Don Rey at twenty six is the largest chef ready buyout. Casa Nati at six is the small intimate option for a chef every night. El Gaston at sixteen has an open shared kitchen and dining flow. Each home is staffed with housekeeping and a manager and each accepts a full chef and mixologist program.

The chef program is authored on the sourcing call. Coastal Yucatecan (aguachile, cochinita pibil, whole grilled snapper), modern Mexican tasting menu, ceviche and tostada station for the pool afternoon, a mezcal pairing dinner, a plant based night, or a themed dinner. Menus and chef credentials are sent for review two weeks before arrival.