Tulum, Mexico
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- More about your Oliver Guide: Megan Escher
- Trip type: Family, Beach
- Ideal length of trip: EXTRA LONG WEEKEND
to & from
- Multiple airlines offer direct flight from SFO to CUN. Tulum is about a 2 hour drive +/- from the Cancun airport. Taxis will cost around $80 one way. A private driver booked in advance through your hotel is around $135-$200 one way depending on the service.
- Car rental is easy and the roads are all good.
- Most of the hotels in Tulum offer free bikes to use during your stay.
Where to Stay
Tulum Beach is a long stretch of perfect sand on the Riviera Maya dotted with eco-chic boutique hotels that range in price and look. Poke around the internet for deals, but these were our favorites.
- Sanara - Beautiful, Immaculate, Modern, Best Service of the Trip. Great location to walk to dinner and shopping. Yoga Studio on the Beach. Higher end spa on site. Excellent Beach set up. Wonderful healthy cafe. We opted to stay on the jungle side and loved our cabana and swimming pool across the street from the beach.
- Nomade - We wanted to love this place. It is very boho chic with a sound garden, gratitude tent, North African inspired lounge decor, thatched beach beds and excellent food. The beach cafe is worth trying even if not staying there, it has an amazing grill set up and delicious seafood. The staff needs more a lot direction on service and several guest rooms did catch on fire at 10 am on a Saturday. Luckily everyone was safe and I do hope they find their groove as it has real potential to be truly special.
- Nest Tulum - You can book individual rooms, or rent out entirely for a private stay. This was the site of our dear friends' wedding and everyone walked from their hotels to the sunset ceremony. It is a beautiful venue for an intimate event. The decor is rustic chic and just tucked away for privacy.
- Casa Malca - This place got high ratings from some of the other wedding guests.
- Casa Carolina - A private villa some friends took and they loved it. (It also became the late night clubhouse)