Villa Amanai | Four Bedroom Jungle Villa on 4,307 m2, Tulum

Four thousand three hundred square metres of jungle, and one four-bedroom house standing in it. That ratio is the entire argument for Villa Amanai. Most of what sells in Tulum at this price puts twice the construction on a fifth of the land, and calls the result private.

The House

463 m² (4,986 sq ft) of interior construction holding four bedrooms and six bathrooms. The work is described as tropical brutalism and the photography supports it — sculptural concrete volumes, locally sourced materials, weight and shadow rather than white walls and glass. Four bedrooms across nearly five thousand square feet means rooms with genuine proportion, not a bunk count assembled for nightly rates.

The plan includes a dedicated office, a chef's kitchen, an internal courtyard and a heated pool set against the jungle. Terraces and garden extend the living space outward on every side, which on a parcel this size they can do without running into a boundary wall.

The Land

4,307 m², a little over an acre. In Aldea Zama or La Veleta the equivalent house would sit on three to five hundred square metres with neighbours at arm's length on both sides. Here the surrounding jungle is the setting rather than the gap between buildings.

That said, a buyer should establish exactly what the surrounding jungle is. Confirm with the Dirección de Desarrollo Urbano whether adjoining parcels are protected or developable, because the privacy this house currently enjoys is a function of what has not yet been built rather than of anything the title guarantees.

Location and Services

Rancho Viejo sits inland and is less serviced than the coastal zones. Confirm road access and condition, the arrangement for water, drainage and power, and whether mains supply reaches the parcel or the house runs independently. These are ordinary questions inland, but they are questions, and the answers change the running cost of the house materially.

Title

Tulum sits inside Mexico's federally restricted zone, so foreign buyers take title through a fideicomiso, a bank trust conferring full rights of use, sale and inheritance. Mexican nationals and Mexican corporations hold directly. Obtain a current certificate of no encumbrance from the Registro Público de la Propiedad, confirm the title chain including any ejido origin, and verify that the construction carries the appropriate municipal permits.

The listing names no architect despite making an explicit design claim. Worth asking — on a house of this character the answer is likely to be worth knowing, and worth putting in front of a buyer.

An Acre of Quiet

What you give up is walking distance to a restaurant and the reassurance of a serviced address. What you get is an acre of jungle around a house that was designed rather than specified.

Viewings by appointment.

📍 Location: Rancho Viejo, Tulum, Quintana Roo
🌿 Position: inland jungle parcel, single residence on just over an acre

⛲️ Features:

• 4,307 m² (46,360 sq ft) jungle parcel, a little over an acre
• 463 m² (4,986 sq ft) of interior construction
• Four bedrooms, six bathrooms
• Tropical brutalist concrete, locally sourced materials
• Heated pool with jungle outlook
• Internal courtyard
• Dedicated office
• Chef's kitchen
• Terraces and established garden

🛏 4 bedrooms 🛁 6 bathrooms 📏 463 m² (4,986 sq ft) on 4,307 m² (46,360 sq ft) 💵 $2,000,000 USD