jessgreen
17th March 2008, 05:38 PM
Mostly want to send a big thank-you to everyone on this forum -- I had a fantastic trip, my best trip to Tulum ever, largely because of all the great advice here.
Some quick recommendations:
We were splurging (special occasion) so we stayed at Ocho Tulum. Somehow they manage to keep the "beach bum" feeling while introducing some luxuries that were new to me here: great bedding, doors on the bathroom (a shock!), constant electricity, super-clean everything, espresso machine, amazing masseuse, and shower water that is hot, strong, and feels a lot less brackish than what I've had elsewhere (e.g. Casa Magna).
We ate most of our meals elsewhere but did have severe red-meat cravings on our last night and loved the mixed-grill for two.
Favorite meals: Mayan Grill, La Luna.
Went to the Friday night party at Mezzanine. Yes, it's mostly the young, skinny and fabulous. But if you are not too terribly self-conscious, it's a wonderful place for dancing and people-watching.
Two things I'll do differently on my next trip:
1) Bring lots and lots of ten dollar bills. Remembered to bring a bunch of singles but it just seemed like several times a day, I was wishing I had tens, for a taxi at night or to pay for whatever.
2) Get a snorkel that automatically closes up when you go under water -- was jealous of anyone who had one of these.
Thanks again, everybody!
Some quick recommendations:
We were splurging (special occasion) so we stayed at Ocho Tulum. Somehow they manage to keep the "beach bum" feeling while introducing some luxuries that were new to me here: great bedding, doors on the bathroom (a shock!), constant electricity, super-clean everything, espresso machine, amazing masseuse, and shower water that is hot, strong, and feels a lot less brackish than what I've had elsewhere (e.g. Casa Magna).
We ate most of our meals elsewhere but did have severe red-meat cravings on our last night and loved the mixed-grill for two.
Favorite meals: Mayan Grill, La Luna.
Went to the Friday night party at Mezzanine. Yes, it's mostly the young, skinny and fabulous. But if you are not too terribly self-conscious, it's a wonderful place for dancing and people-watching.
Two things I'll do differently on my next trip:
1) Bring lots and lots of ten dollar bills. Remembered to bring a bunch of singles but it just seemed like several times a day, I was wishing I had tens, for a taxi at night or to pay for whatever.
2) Get a snorkel that automatically closes up when you go under water -- was jealous of anyone who had one of these.
Thanks again, everybody!