SELECTS
COFFEE: QUINTIN
BREAKFAST: THE REAL COCONUT
SNACK: MATCHA MAMA CITY / BEACH
LUNCH: TAQUERIA HONORIO
DINNER: HARTWOOD
A BEACH GETAWAY WITH WARM OCEAN AND REGIONAL MEZCALS. ANCIENT UNDERGROUND SWIMMING HOLES AND A SHORT FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK MAKE TULUM AN OUTSTANDING DESTINATION TO RUN AWAY FROM YOUR CITY PROBLEMS. A FEW KILOMETERS INLAND FROM BEACH FRONT HOTELS YOU’LL FIND A QUANT SLICE OF MEXICAN CUISINE AND CULTURE.
BUT…
THE ONCE “LOW KEY” LOCATION IS NOW FULLY BLOWN OUT AND FULL OF FAKEFLUENCERS LOOKING TO USE THE ICONIC BACKDROP TO BOOST THEIR CLOUT.
TULUM IS REALLY 2 UNIQUE ZONES SEPARATED BY A LONG STRETCH OF ROAD THAT TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO DRIVE THROUGH AND 45 TO BIKE. THE WIDELY PHOTOGRAPHED BEACH ZONE IS FULL OF DOPE HOTELS AND MILLENNIAL FINE DINING WITH SERVICE AND PRICES THAT COME STRAIGHT FROM NEW YORK. EXPECT TO SPEND AS MUCH IF NOT MORE THAN YOU WOULD DURING A DAY OF INDULGENCE IN WILLIAMSBURG OR SOHO. THE HOTELS FURTHER EAST ARE A BIT QUIETER AND SMALLER AS WELL. LESS CLUB VIBES MORE RELAXATION.
NORTHWEST OF THE BEACH YOU’LL FIND THE TOWN, STILL VERY TOURISTY BUT WITH MORE LEGENDARY HOLE IN THE WALL SPOTS YOU’D EXPECT. DOLLAR TACOS, BUSTLING SQUARES AND MOST IMPORTANT…LOCALS.
I’D RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING. ARRIVE BY PLANE TO CANCUN AND RENT A CAR. DRIVE TO TULUM TOWN AND STAY IN AN AIRBNB FOR HALF YOUR TRIP. EXPLORE THE TOWN STREETS AND RESTAURANTS AND MAKE A FEW DAY TRIPS BEYOND “TULUM” TO THE MANY HISTORIC RUINS AND FRESH WATER SWIMMING HOLES CALLED (CENOTES). RETURN THE RENTAL CAR TO A LOCATION IN TULUM TOWN AND TAKE A CAB TO A HOTEL ON THE BEACH FOR THE SECOND HALF OF YOUR TRIP. STAY AT THE BEACH, RELAX, WALK OR BIKE THE ONE ROAD THAT RUNS THE LENGTH OF THE BEACH AREA AND FULLY COMMIT TO THE DECADENCE THAT HAS MADE TULUM SO POPULAR.
NEST: SMALL HOTEL ON THE BEACH WITH THE DOPEST STAFF AND REASONABLY PRICED ROOMS. THEY HAVE MY VOTE.