Hotel Services on Holbox: Everything a Top-Tier Hotel Needs
New builds, renovations, brand conversions, MEP, kitchens, ballrooms, facades, fire safety, staff housing, energy and maintenance for hotels on Holbox, under one contract. Holbox is a car-free island inside the Yum Balam protected area: small eco and boutique hotels on sand streets, a few upscale beach hotels and strong seasonal demand from whale-shark tourism.
What We Do for Hotels
MEP & Energy
Chillers, VRF, hot water, BMS, solar and efficiency retrofits.
Safety & Resilience
Fire and life safety, accessibility, facades and hurricane hardening.
New Hotels & Expansions
Hotels of every class, new wings, villas and amenities.
Permits and rules on Holbox
Inside a federal protected area, every project needs environmental authorisation from federal agencies and Lázaro Cárdenas municipality; wastewater and density are the critical points. We map these approvals at the start of every hotel project, so design, procurement and works move in parallel.
When to build on Holbox
Whale-shark season (June–September) and winter holidays are the peaks; construction is planned for late autumn and spring shoulder months. We build the phasing plan around that calendar, so revenue keeps coming in while the works advance.
Water, power and staff on Holbox
Power through a submarine cable fails regularly, water is scarce and sewage infrastructure is limited, so treatment plants, solar and back-up power are core hotel projects.
Hotel Services at a Glance — Holbox
| Service | Typical scope | Indicative 2026 cost (MXN) |
|---|---|---|
| New hotel construction | Every class, by zone | $11,700–$52,000 / m² |
| Guestroom renovation / PIP | Rooms, baths, FF&E installation | $195k–$1.3M / key |
| MEP & energy retrofit | Chillers, VRF, hot water, BMS | $2M–$32.5M / project |
| Kitchens & laundries | Back-of-house rebuild | $3.9M–$19.5M / outlet |
| Ballrooms & meeting space | MICE venues | $23k–$58k / m² |
Useful pages: Hotel Development Management on Holbox · Brand Conversion & PIP on Holbox · Hotel MEP & Energy on Holbox · Hotel Construction in Holbox · Hotel cost calculator
Why Hotels Work With Recrea
- One contractor for the whole hotel — structure, MEP, interiors, back-of-house, pools and site
- Works while the hotel operates: phasing agreed with operations and revenue management
- Brand and code compliance: operator design standards, Protección Civil, NOM and environmental conditions
- Open-book or fixed price, weekly reporting for owners, asset managers and lenders
- 18+ years and 196 projects in the Riviera Maya, own steel and carpentry workshops
Tell us about your hotel — Holbox
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