We ended up staying at Villa Tulum having arrived in Tulum and finding all the places we wanted to stay were fully booked.
Villa Tulum was recommended in the Lonely Planet Yucatan guide as a high end hotel with 'beautiful pool and gardens', so we thought we'd be safe. How wrong we were!
Unfortunately this property did not meet our expectations. It was overally quite a depressing stay. The hotel block is not attractive and the rooms, although very spacious, do not have balconies or terraces and had some cleanliness issues, as did the stairwells.
The 'beautiful pool' was bright green and looked like a great home for large reptiles! The gardens were pleasant enough.
We paid £35 for our 1 night stay and did not feel this was value for money.
The hotel and restaurant were virtually deserted even in peak season which should have been a warning sign, but we were desparate for somewhere to stay and dusk was fast approaching!
The whole place just needs a bit of an overhall / refurb and a bit more attention to detail, and the pool issues sorted out. It is a decent location on the main road between the beach and town, although a fair hike to either.
However I would like to pay credit to the owner / staff of this hotel, who were polite and friendly and went out of their way to retrieve a valuable item I left at the hotel after check ing out.


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