The Tides Riviera Maya
- Style
- Pristine Mayan beach chic
- Setting
- Exotic Riviera jungle
Formally known as Ikal del Mar, this sexy beach retreat on Mexico's Caribbean coastline blends relaxed shore life and holistic spa treats with top-flight service and a wonderfully unfussy, intimate ambience.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 30 villas, including Presidential villa.
- Rates
- $585–$2,500, including breakfasts, excluding tax and service charge.
- Check-out
- Midday.
- Facilities
- In-room DVD/CD players, satellite/cable TV, hairdryers, snorkels. Library, spa, Hatha yoga, temazcal rituals, gym. Scuba diving, sailing, golf and horse-riding can also be arranged; there are bike, hiking and nature trails nearby.
- Poolside
- There's a pristine white-sand beach with cabanas, sunbeds and a 200-foot pier for deep-sea swimming and calm seas perfect for snorkelling; swimming pool; loaner sombreros.
- Children
- Under-16s are not allowed.
- Hotel closed
- Never.
- Also
- Small pets are welcome, and are offered gourmet food. Smoking is permitted.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Every villa has a private plunge pool and outdoor terrace with daybeds and hammocks, sisal rugs, canopy beds with Egyptian cotton bedlinen, louvred mahogany shutters and indoor and outdoor showers; the Presidential villa is suitably sumptuous and impressive, with onyx fountain taps and a terrace on the second floor (reached by spiral staircase) for moonlit cocktails.
- Packing tips
- Swimwear for sun, sea and spa activities; practical shoes for exploring the Mayan ruins.
- Also
- Mobile phones are prohibited on hotel premises to ensure guests get peace and quiet.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- The Tides' gourmet Azul Restaurant is right by the sea, and serves international and Yucatecan cuisine. The Grill at the Pool serves a more relaxed menu of ceviche and grills. The cellar stores 500 bottles, including Chateau Lafite and the like.
- Dress code
- Beach chic.
- Top table
- You can arrange to eat and drink wherever takes your fancy – in your villa, beside the pool, on the beach or aboard the resort's charter boat. The outdoor Mayan kitchen serves as a private-dining venue, and hosts Mayan cooking demonstrations.
- Last orders
- 11pm in the bar and restaurant.
- Room service
- 6am–11pm.
- Hotel bar
- Lounge at Azul, the ocean-view bar, is a great place to watch the sun set or enjoy a post-prandial cigar.
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