Papaya Playa Project is an awesome hotel that is about in the middle of the main hotel strip. The property is very wide, which gives you a lot of quiet beach. We stayed in a cabana, but the hotel offers a variety of options at different price points. PPP is a eco hotel, so the water even in your bathroom is a little salty and the electricity goes out on the occasion, but it's all part of the off the grid beach experience. The hotel also has DJs there to play music throughout the day and at night for parties. We had an awesome time here! I would definitely recommend the hotel for couples and friends.
Early Morning Breakfast at PPP: fresh fruit, juices, bread, and coffee all included
View at Breakfast Every Morning
The quiet beach with cabanas and swings :)
Tulum has a bunch of great restaurants with incredible ambiance that are just a short bike ride or cab ride away! Keep in mind they are a bit more pricey than what I expected. (About 70 USD for dinner)
Casa Jaguar - This restaurant is on the jungle side and has delicious catch of the day and cocktails. The atmosphere is very nice at night with candles lit everywhere.
Gitano - Right across the street from the Coqui Coqui Hotel, Gitano is an amazing outdoor space with fantastic mezcal cocktails and food. We ordered the catch of the day in every restaurant we went! Gitano is the perfect place to go for dinner, drinks, or a night out. They have a lounge area, bar, and tables. This was one of my favorite restaurants.
Mezzanine Hotel - This hotel is in the opposite direction of the others and is in a more quiet area. We biked here and stopped for lunch. At first we were a bit apprehensive since it serves Thai food, but we decided to go and did not regret it! We had the most amazing whole crispy fried fish with a side of mango salad and passion fruit margaritas. I highly recommend stopping by here.
Bolas de Postre - Once your done with dinner, head over to this ice cream place for some paletas. Paletas are ice pops made of fresh ingredients and are out of this world. I recommend the nanche and arroz con leche. The ice cream scoops also looked fantastic, especially the mamey. They have such unique flavors you won't find in the US.
Flor de Michocan - This ice cream, paletas, and smoothie spot is actually in town. You can also bike here, about 20 min from PPP. They have an adorable outdoor garden.
El Capitan - If you are looking for cheaper places to eat, bike into town and eat here. They have amazing tostadas with octopus and aguachile with shrimp.
Something to note about Tulum - most of the restaurants only accept cash, both USD and Mexican Pesos.
Gitano
Crispy Fried Fish at Mezzanine Hotel
Tulum has many things to do and see! I recommend renting bikes, which you can get for about 100 pesos a day and just biking everywhere. Definitely check out the Tulum ruins down the road. You can bike straight down for about 20 minutes and go see the ruins as well as many iguanas. After your done looking around the ruins, walk down the steps to the beach and take a dip. The rocks and backdrop are breathtaking.
The last thing you must do in Tulum is visit the cenotes! These are naturally formed sinkholes that you can swim in. PPP has a tour that will take you to 3 cenotes for $140 USD per person. The tours are private and it will only be a small group of you. For us, it was only the two of us and another couple, so you get the entire space to yourself. We went to a darker enclosed cenote and an open one. The water is so amazingly clear and perfect.
Overall, go to Tulum to escape the hectic everyday life. Leave your cellphone in your room, grab your bikini and a coconut and just appreciate all that Tulum has to offer.
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