Tulum, Mexico

Be Tulum

Price per night from$421.95

Price information

If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (inclusive of taxes and fees) available in the next 60 days.

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (USD421.95), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

Be Tulum Photos

Style

Haute hippie

Setting

Cosmic corner of the Yucatán

Explore

More hotels in Tulum More hotels in Mexico

Boutique hotel Be Tulum is fit for a stylish castaway. Tucked within a tropical forest by the Caribbean Sea, the hotel’s suites lie at the end of winding jungle paths illuminated by hanging lanterns. Inside, you’ll find cowhide rugs, leather butterfly chairs and stand-alone bath tubs. The nearby beach is scattered with day-beds and palm-thatched palapas that offer shade. At sunset, pull up a chair at one of the rustic wooden tables in the sand and dine on fresh-from-the-ocean fare. 

Smith Extra

Get this when you book through us:

Early check-in or late check-out

Facilities

Photos Be Tulum facilities

Need to know

Rooms

65, including 64 suites and one standalone villa.

Check–Out

Noon. Earliest check-in, 4pm.

More details

Rates include an à la carte breakfast.

At the hotel

Pool, public beach, spa, yoga studio, on-site parking, wellness program with daily activities, and free WiFi. In rooms: air-conditioning, iron, bathrobes, hairdryer and organic bath products.

Our favourite rooms

For epic sunsets over the lagoon of Sian Ka’an, honeymooners should consider an Oceanfront Suite. If you’re travelling with a bigger crowd, opt for the six-bedroom Oceanfront Villa with three pools to choose from and vast Caribbean views.

Poolside

Pools are rare in Tulum, as the hotels are all just a quick shuffle to the sand. Be Tulum, however, has two infinity pools – just in case you need a dip to break up the two-minute walk between the bar and the sea.

Spa

Be Tulum’s Yään Healing Sanctuary isn’t your run-of-the-mill, primp-and-polish spa. They’ve got all the classics (sauna, hot tub, steam room and hammam), but we’d recommend experiencing indigenous therapies, like Mayan herbal baths and clay treatments. Intrepid spa-goers should consider a ceremonial temazcal – a pre-hispanic sweat lodge. There’s also personal trainers, guided yoga sessions, breathwork classes and sound journeys, all held in the spa’s treetop studio.

Packing tips

Bring mucho dinero, not because food and drink are expensive, but because cash is king in Tulum. Most places will accept either pesos or US dollars, but hotspots like Hartwood won’t take your plastic.

Also

Yoga Shala, the hotel’s haven for hatha and vinyasa, is in a pavilion that’s perched above the trees. There are classes everyday at 10am, just check the weekly calendar to see what’s running and when.

Children

As laidback as this bohemian abode is, it’s a grown-up version of casual (more barefoot tequila shots; less barefoot toddlers). Kids over 16, however, are welcome to stay.

Sustainability efforts

Carbon offsets are calculated monthly here to ensure emissions are as low as possible, and funds are then donated to the local reforestation projects to help communities in Chiapas and Mexico.

Food and Drink

Photos Be Tulum food and drink

Top Table

Maresias has indoor and outdoor seating. Feeling the sand between your toes as you feast on seafood makes a beachside table the obvious choice.

Dress Code

You can do no wrong in a kaftan and Ray-Bans. Crocheted-anything and fringed-everything are other sartorial rules to live by. As for guys, breezy shirts with a few buttons undone are ideal.

Hotel restaurant

It’s Mediterranean-meets-Mexico at Maresias. Chef William Gómez prepares locally sourced seafood (lobster, scallops, seared tuna and more) with fresh herbs and spices that he grows on the hotel grounds. The decor — sun-baked wood, antique anchors and wild flowers arranged in glass jars — sets the tone for this pared-down and deliciously unpretentious eatery. Call it ‘castaway cuisine.’ Secondary dining spot 4 Fuegos’s open-fire kitchen offers grilled goods and a relaxed atmosphere along the Tulum Beach. For something a little more formal, visit Ocumare where chef Luis Escamilla serves up authentic Mexican fare, alongside carefully selected wines and mezcal. 

Hotel bar

Maresias Beach Club serves up cocktails and light eats (ceviches, salads and more) from noon until 9pm. If your timing’s right, you may catch a live band or a DJ — a nice accompaniment for mojito-sipping. 

Last orders

At Maresias, breakfast is served from 7.30am to 11am; lunch from noon to 6.30pm; dinner from 7pm to 10pm (the bar is open until 10.30pm). Ocumare is open for dinner between 6pm and 10.30pm, and it's bar pours drinks from 9am to 10.30pm.

Room service

Can’t part from your poolside hammock? Order chow to your room from the Maresias menu during restaurant hours.

Location

Photos Be Tulum location
Address
Be Tulum
Carretera Tulum - Boca Paila Km 10 Zona hotelera
Tulum
77780
Mexico

On the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, Tulum is less than two hours south of Cancún. Be Tulum sits on the town’s main drag, just steps from the beach.

Planes

Fly into Cancún International Airport, which is about a two-hour drive from the hotel. Take your pick of airlines that fly direct from the US, including JetBlue, American and United. From London, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have non-stop flights out of Gatwick.

Automobiles

If you're planning on planting yourself in Tulum a car won't be necessary. The hotel can arrange an airport transfer and Tulum itself has one main road. Catch a cab to local restaurants and bars, or cruise there on a bicycle. However, if you’d like to take a day trip to colonial Mérida or to explore the ruins in Cobá, your own wheels would be ideal. Be Tulum has free on-site parking.

Worth getting out of bed for

Beyond the beach, Tulum is an archaeological and geographical wonderland. The ruins of Tulum stand on limestone cliffs and date back to the 13th century. Wander the grounds and snapshots of an ancient castle, an old-world temple and loads of sunbathing iguanas. Your adventures at Aktun Chen Natural Park will be of the subterranean variety. There, you can snorkel in an underground river (bonus: legend has it the waters have youth-enhancing powers) and hike through an underground cave. Or, venture to Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, where you can go fly-fishing, as well as bird watching from a kayak.

Back in town, hit up the shops along the main beach road. Forgot your favourite kaftan? Josa Tulum has enough silky garbs for your entire trip. And, pop into Mr Blackbird, a tiny jewellery shop with sand for floors and raw gemstone accessories. 

Local restaurants

Tulum is quickly becoming a food-focused destination. Just look at Hartwood. They don’t have an electric appliance on the property, but they do have lines of up to two hours. This haven for sustainability, which does all its cooking by wood-fired grill and oven, serves spear-caught fish and an all-organic menu.

Another see-and-be-seen eatery is Casa Jaguar. Come for the garlic butter camarones, stay for the bohemian forest decor. For old-school Tulum, stop by Zamas, which was one of the first restaurants in town. Order their specialty – huevos rancheros made with a crispy tortilla.  

Reviews

Photos Be Tulum reviews

Anonymous review

By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this boutique hotel on the Riviera Maya and unpacked their organic bug spray and designer friendship bracelets, a full account of their beachside break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick postcard from Be Tulum in Mexico …

Ask yourself, when was the last time I fell asleep in a beanbag chair? Another important quandary: how often do I wander the jungle barefoot? If you’re drawing a blank, you must roll up your best eco-cotton attire, grab a pair of peace beads and get thee to Be Tulum.

Ok fine, even if you're not the peace-bead-toting type, this is still a, dare we say, magical destination. Unlike the massive resorts and all-you-can-eat buffets that lie just a couple hours north in Cancun, Be Tulum is small and authentic. The hotel is built between native palms and the chef at the on-site restaurant grows ingredients on the grounds. At the spa, many treatments incorporate ancient Mayan healing techniques that have been handed down through generations. Masseurs use indigenous herbs and medicinal plants to restore mental, emotional, spiritual and physical health (well, at least that's the promise). There are also hot and cold massage pools filled with water from the Yucatán's natural sink holes, as well as open-air yoga on the treetop deck.

Who knows, stay for a weekend at Be Tulum and you just might find your inner moonchild. Namaste.

Book now

Price per night from $387.20

Hotels nearby

Villas nearby

Recently viewed