Riviera Maya, Mexico

Mukan Luxury Resort

Rates per night from$525.00

Price information

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

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (USD525.00), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

Mukan Luxury Resort Photos

Style

Thatched roofs and surf

Setting

Secluded sandspit

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Boho boutique stay KanXuk Luxury Resort has the Tulum appeal, but with an island-castaway twist – none of the typical tourist-crowding – and a seriously eco-conscious ethic. This all-suite nine-room stay is on a secluded spit of sand and the only hotel in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere reserve; here you’ll find no traffic, just thatched-roof, white-walled villas, a few serenely relaxed neighbours, a dainty oceanfront spa, creative locally-inspired cuisine and arguably the best cocktails on the coast.

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Facilities

Photos Mukan Luxury Resort facilities

Need to know

Rooms

Nine suites.

Check–Out

Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

Rates

Double rooms from $525.00, excluding tax at 19 per cent. Please note the hotel charges an additional service charge of 10% per room per night on check-out.

More details

Rates don't usually include American breakfast.

Also

A romantic beachside dinner for two can be arranged on request.

At the hotel

Private beach and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: smart TV, Bose wireless portable mini-speaker, air-conditioning and minibar.

Our favourite rooms

You can’t go wrong with any of the nine suites at Mukan, but for a little extra privacy (in the form of a garden with its own tiny plunge pool), we’d go for bungalow Nojol.

Poolside

The two pools are perfect for quick dips; you can swim leisurely lengths in the one by the main villa, and there’s a little plunge pool with ocean views on the roof.

Spa

Oceanfront Hunabku Spa incorporates local ingredients into many of its treatments; choose from natural body treatments, facials, and classic massages, then unwind in the outdoor plunge pool afterwards. Book treatments at least two days in advance.

Packing tips

Bring your mosquito repellent of choice to ward off pesky local residents, who tend to congregate around sunset.

Also

The hotel may not be suited to guests with mobility issues, due to its uneven surfaces and stairs.

Children

Kids of all ages are welcome, but there's nothing for children at this grown-up oceanfront escape, apart from the beach.

Eco‐friendly

Very: eight solar panels and a wind turbine provide most of the energy, water is filtered from a natural, freshwater underground cistern, and biodigesters and plumbing-recovery systems clean and recycle water before returning it back into the ecosystem. Indigenous building materials were used in construction; furniture was made by regional artisans. There’s a chef’s nursery for growing vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices; all other ingredients are supplied by local fishermen and farmers.

Food and Drink

Photos Mukan Luxury Resort food and drink

Top Table

Remember mosquito repellant, and request a table on the outdoor deck for dinner to watch the sun set over the water; listen to the crashing waves and wildlife as night sets in.

Dress Code

Mrs Smiths will feel relaxed in long dresses and pretty sandals; Mr Smiths can stick to casual, beachy attire too.

Hotel restaurant

Ko’oben – which means ‘kitchen’ in Mayan –restaurant occupies  its own simply decorated thatched bungalow, set among the palms just back from the beach. A sea-facing deck offers the best tables; the remainder are indoors, with plenty of windows. Chef Jesus Guzman puts his own stamp on Mexican food and local flavours, but you’ll find plenty of international options on the menu too, and nearly everything can be customised. Daily American-style breakfast includes fresh fruit, yoghurt, granola, eggs, toast and all-you-can-drink juices and coffee.

Hotel bar

You’ll find the thatched-roof ‘cigar bar’ between the main villa and the beach; it stocks a range of speciality spirits, as well as imported cigars. Let the expert bartender, lured away from Mexico City, concoct you an innovative cocktail; past creations have included mezcal-laced spirulina smoothies, and twists on classic refreshers.

Last orders

Feast on American-style breakfast from 7am to 11.30am, order lunch from noon to 5.30pm, and enjoy leisurely dinners from 6pm to 11pm. The cigar bar is open from 10am to 6pm.

Room service

Order meals to your suite from 7am to 11pm; there’s also an in-room stock of premium snacks, dark chocolate bars, veggie chips, granola bars, soft drinks, liquor, and free bottled water for when out-of-hours hunger strikes.

Location

Photos Mukan Luxury Resort location
Address
Mukan Luxury Resort
Carretera Tulum-Boca Paila km 34.5
Tulum-Sian Ka'an
77887
Mexico

Planes

Fly into Cancún International Airport, which is about a three-hour drive from the hotel. Take your pick of airlines that fly direct from the US and UK. Round-trip airport transfers for two are US$580, including taxes, or free for guests who choose the all-inclusive package. Call our Smith24 team of travel experts to book your flights and transfers.

Automobiles

Our Smith24 team can arrange a pair of wheels for you to pick up at Cancún International Airport. Take Highway 307 south to Tulum; once there follow signs for Boca Paila and keep left at the Y-intersection with a police casita to the left. AContinue for another 13 kilometres to Ultimo Maya campsite, where you'll meet up with Bambi Tours, who'll show you to the boat and take you to Mukan Luxury Resort. The hotel has free parking.

Other

If you really like to make an entrance, a helicopter service is available on request.

Worth getting out of bed for

The hotel is in a prime position for all manner of watersports; just ask staff to arrange kayaking, snorkelling and paddle boarding. Explore the local area behind the wheels of a rented SUV, or arrange a more eco-friendly boat tour of surrounding Sian Ka’an biosphere: the largest protected area in the Mexican Caribbean, home to manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, big cats (including jaguars and ocelots) and hundreds of bird species. Tours can include bird and manatee watching; alternatively, take a tour of Punta Allen to see dolphins in the wild. The hotel can also arrange a tour of Tulum Archeological site for holidaying history buffs.

Local restaurants

Take advantage of all-inclusive meal packages at this refreshingly isolated beachfront hideaway; if you want to eat elsewhere, it’ll require a boat ride to Tulum.

Reviews

Photos Mukan Luxury Resort 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 secluded hotel on the east side of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula and unpacked their sandy togs and saltwater-stained books, a full account of their eco-friendly beachside break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick postcard from Mukan Luxury Resort  in Tulum…

The boat ride to our secluded stay in the Sian Ka’an reserve is, perhaps, a bit bumpy, but mercifully devoid of Tulum traffic. We arrive with the smell of sea air in our lungs and are greeted with views of thatched-roof, white-walled villas – one to call our own – and blissful quiet. 

Days at this eco-friendly stay are all about creative, locally-inspired cuisine, hours idled away on the white sandy beach, and nights spent listening to the surf with a drink in hand. We might just find time to arrange an oceanfront spa treatment too…

The Guestbook

Whenever you book a stay at a Smith hotel or villa, we’ll invite you to review it when you get back. Read what other Smith members had to say in Mukan Luxury Resort’s Guestbook below.

We loved

If you are after a taste of Tulum with a touch of tranquility, this is the hotel for you. Mukan is located about 40 km south of Tulum (and away from the crowds) in the Sian Ka'an biosphere. The property is gorgeous and it is any instagrammer's dream. Think private beach complete with hammocks and sunbeds, a rooftop hot tub, and its own jetty looking out over the lagoon. This hotel is perfect for relaxation and unwinding whilst sipping on one of their brilliant cocktails.

Don’t expect

Easy access to Tulum. The road is extremely bumpy and waterlogged and not worth risking on a rental. The other option is to charter a small boat which costs 200 each way. The food doesn't have the 'wow' factor and was disappointing considering the high prices. Don't expect too many other food or entertainment options as you are in the middle of a natural reserve. For this reason, we would recommend staying here for 2-3 nights max.

Rating

Stayed on 30 Dec 2018

We loved

The hotel is situated on an island away from the noise of Tulum in the largest Biosphere of Mexico. To reach the hotel you have to take a small fishing boat ride of an hour in the mangrove. Beautiful. You arrive at a paradise with a pristine beach and view. The hotel is small, about 10 rooms which are "ecological and luxurious enough". Very low key. It reminded me of a small lost atoll in French Polynesia, but it is a lot easier to get to. What makes the place stand out, in addition to its unique and beautiful location, is the service and kindness of the whole staff: they are really trying to make your stay more enjoyable and are very attentive without being overbearing. A special mention to Luis and Pablo who catered to our every need and made us feel we were leaving friends behind. We will be back.

Don’t expect

Do not expect brands or stroes. The food is quite good but not great despite the seafood being so fresh: they might try too hard to make complicated dishes when, with such fresh ingredients, the simple recipes are sometimes the best.

Rating

Stayed on 27 Jan 2018

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