Hotels

Oh Tulum! I fell in love with this place so easily. With the boho and jungle glam vibes, chic boutique hotels, and the fact that it’s a foodies paradise what’s not to love! Only an hour and 45 min drive from Cancun you will find one of the world’s most Instagramable vacation destinations with plenty of bike rides and acai bowls to be had! For those who seek adventure you will have the Mayan Ruins to explore along with hundreds of Cenotes to choose from, for those who are just wanting to relax, you will find your escape near the beautiful turquoise waters of Tulum Beach.

Nômade

Wellness-minded travelers will find inspiration along this hotel’s light-dappled jungle paths that leads them to a yoga shala, meditation tent, and a gathering nest where a variety of spiritual talks, ceremonies, and classes are available. You can choose from bohemian-styled suites, a Morrocan-inspired tent with a private plunge pool, or immerse yourself in nature from the perch of a luxury treehouse. Located on the quieter more southern end of the beach road, guests are welcome to lounge beachside in whimsical hammocks and daybeds.

Nativus

This glamping resort offers guests special access to the little-known Cenote Encantado tucked away at the end of the beach road right before the entrance of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve. Here, you can spend the night in a luxury air-conditioned tent and start your day with a morning paddle through the mangroves before hitting the beach. All rooms have private bathrooms and a healthy breakfast is complimentary.

La Valise

Filled with furniture and artwork handcrafted in Mexico, the ambiance here is a mix of pure jungle glamour. There are just 11 bungalows in this boutique, but the most-coveted room is the beachfront master suite, where the bed rolls out onto the balcony, so you spend the coziest night of your life beneath the stars. All rooms are spacious with a light natural design and jungle-side suites have minimalistic and private outdoor showers.

Ikal

Offering both glamping tents and bungalows with individualized character, this ruins-adjacent hotel delivers on the magical nature-obsessed dream Tulum often inspires. In addition to yoga classes, this hotel and wellness center also offers many community-centered events and gatherings from volleyball to music nights and meditation sessions. There is a saltwater pool just for guest use and the swinging daybeds on the beach are a glorious place to sit and watch a Tulum sunrise.

Hotel Bardo

Tucked away far from the busy beach zone and city center, this deeply embedded jungle paradise, Hotel Bardo offers an array of luxurious and spacious lofts, each with its own private plunge pool. The main pool, fringed with greenery and plush daybeds, sits in the center of the hotel’s main social area where a stone fire pit adds to the liveliness surrounding the bar and restaurant. Every day at sunset, guests are welcome to participate in an intention-setting ritual and throughout the week the hotel offers sound healing, yoga, and temazcal ceremonies.

Encantada

Hidden at the end of a long thatched-roof corridor, Encantada is an eight-room boutique hotel that offers simple serenity and a very short walk from your doorstep to the ocean. Every room features a lusciously soft king-sized bed and a front porch with a hammock and thoughtfully practical details

like a rack to hang wet towels and a seashell water basin to clean the sand off your feet. The hotel restaurant is only for guests, which results in reliably prompt and friendly service.

Aloft

The Aloft offers something more familiar for traditional travelers but stays true to the Tulum aesthetic with its private jungle courtyard and an adults-only rooftop infinity pool with uninterrupted views of the Tulum’s national park. Rooms are colorful with modern amenities, nature-inspired décor, and very strong air-conditioning. Located halfway down the road to the beach zone and around the corner from Aldea Zama, it’s a shorter ride to the beach than if you stayed in town.

Amansala

This eco-friendly boutique has 24 thatched-roof cabanas with thatched roofs and rustic designs that include East Asian hints such as Buddha statuettes and incense burners. Beds are draped with netting that serves the dual purpose of creating an airy feel while keeping out mosquitos. Lodging options include a mix of sea view, partial sea view, and no sea view rooms. The on-site restaurant is popular for its just-caught grilled fish. Amansala is best known for its six-day bikini bootcamp sessions, which include yoga, biking, circuit training, massage sessions, and a slate of Mayan clay treatments

Mezzanine

This adults-only boutique hotel in secluded Tulum has nine guest rooms, including four ocean view suites, two master suites, and three non-view, ground level rooms. Surrounded by national parkland and facing protected beaches, Mezzanine maintains an earth-friendly stance by using solar power and recycled rainwater. Rooms have minimal decoration, emphasizing black and white with red accents, high ceilings with exposed beams and expansive windows for catching sea breezes. Suites include lofts (for a third guest) connected by a spiral wooden staircase. The beachfront Thai-fusion restaurant and bar hosts parties that can last as long as the guest DJ spins.

Ana y Jose

Named after its founding couple, has 24 spacious rooms placed throughout the lush property, which faces a quiet, white sand beach about four miles south of the fortressed Mayan ruins of Tulum. Renovations have shifted the ambience from rustic and functional to high-end luxury, incorporating elements such as native marble tiled floors and thatched palapa roofs. The well-maintained pool is set amidst thick but well-tended vegetation, creating the effect of swimming in a jungle. Staff tend the pristine beach, going so far as to remove washed-up seaweed by hand. Thatched huts on the beach are first-come, first-served. Guests are treated to a welcome cocktail and bowl of fruit in the room.