Tulum · Hotel shortlist
3 star hotels in the old town, Tulum
Hana Okada The Low Countries
These are my five favourites in Tulum, out of the 19 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.5.
Hotel Boutique TerraNova is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
Hotel Boutique TerraNova
★★★★★4.8 from 152 reviews
Hotel Boutique TerraNova comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 152 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under city centre and around $35 a night on the dates we checked.
19 hotels in Tulum qualified for this list and five made it. Holistika Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
All five, ranked
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1
Hotel Boutique TerraNova
★★★★★4.8 from 152 reviews
- Pool
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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2Holistika Hotel
★★★★★4.6 from 1,231 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kid friendly
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3Piedra Escondida Hotel & Restaurant
★★★★★4.5 from 484 reviews
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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4Turquoise Tulum Hotel
★★★★★4.5 from 351 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Air conditioning
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5Nueva Vida de Ramiro
★★★★★4.5 from 323 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Airport shuttle
How this list was put together
19 Tulum hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
Hana Okada The Low Countries
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