“Good basic hotel with great location”

Very satisfied with this hotel. It is located on the best section of an amazing beach, and has the extra bonus of being literally across the road from one of the best restaurants I have ever eaten in - Hartwood. Worth staying here for those reasons if nothing else. The rooms are fairly large, high ceilings, okay sized balconies, but quite basic. The bed was large but not super-comfortable. We had to ask for a blanket when we first arrived because it does get cool at night sometimes. The bathroom was the weakest feature - small, somewhat smelly from the drains and the shower doesn't have much hot water. Hard not to trail sand everywhere. The room was fairly clean - not too much insect life which is an achievement in the tropics... Erica (the cleaner/maid) was absolutely wonderful in every way - patient, kind, smiling, and helpful. The hotel manager/overseers were very nice too. The room could have used a few extra touches - maybe a toaster, kettle, hot plate, utensils, plates for the kitchenette which otherwise is just a bare counter. We ended up buying cheap appliances and pots at the big supermarket ten minutes away by taxi on the way to Tulum town. Bottom line - you can pay a lot more money to stay in a more fancy hotel but this place provided very good value in an otherwise rather expensive location.

“I'll come back, but perhaps not to this hotel”

Hotel is very simple: no A/C, no fridge, no bar or other services, but is located directly on the beach. Breakfast and other meals can be found from other hotels nearby and there is a small grocery shop about 500 yards away. There is also a swimming pool, what seem to be a rarity in this area. We got some mosquito bites, but otherwise insect situation was quite OK. Best thing was that you could walk directly to water from your room. WiFi didn't work inside, but by the pool it was OK and you could use WiFi of the other hotels and restaurants from the beach. Some restaurants nearby were a bit expensive, but I'm sure that you can find something very inexpensive too. If it's windy, beach may be to difficult for swimming, at least for kids. Taxi to ruins and the village was very easy to get and cost only less than 10 dollars. Distance was something like 8 km or 5 miles. Atmosphere in the hotel and surrounding area was very quiet and relaxing, but no luxurious at all. Many hotels and restaurants were ran by Italians and thus many tourists were from there. Only few North-Americans around. We selected this hotel as it was the only one available. Not very fine, but it worked. I can go back, but I prefer to find a little bit better place.

“Checked in and checked right out”

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“Never go back & not recommend to anyone!!”

We don't write review often but this time we'd like others to be aware of what we had experienced at this motel. We could not wait to get out of it after check-in!!! 1. No power in the room after check-in so we went out for a walk on the beach and found the power is available only after dark; 2. No TV, clock and phone in the room; 3. Water for shower and from faucet is cold and not purified - why taking shower then? It just like sea water. You need to use bottle water to brush teeth and "skip" shower. I only wiped my face by napkins with bottle water. 4. some basic stuffs (incl 4 plastic cups, 2 bottle water, Ant&Roach Killer) are prepared; shabby/stained/wrinkle sheets/towels; no blanket; 5. small room; not all windows are covered by narrow curtains - you need to make sure no one can have a peek from outside; small/uncomfortable bed/pillows; shabby furniture, dusty counter top; AC is located direcly above the bed and not adjustable - may cause stroke if you sleep under the cold air like that way; 6. some flies/ants are found in the room/bothroom with you; 7. small pool with unattractive water; no jacuzzi (under repair work). Overall, this is better than sleeping on the beach or road if you don't care how much $$ you spend. We're quite surprised by this place. Anyway no review when I booked it. So here's one for your reference.

“Nightmare in Paradyse”

No electricity, no water, no service... a real nightmare!!