Katie & Lucy Macrae's Page

Hey Guys welcome to the Tulum Social Club.... we built this site so we had a place to share our experiences with travel to and around Tulum.

You will love it. WHere are you staying , lot of us have been there if you have questions (-:

Welcome

Russ

Here are a few thoughts about going to Tulum in October. Where you stay will have a lot to do with budget and sleeping arrangements. Do you require 2 beds? Many of the cabana properties have a singe queen or king per room far less have 2 doubles.

Cabanas Copal in an oceanfront room or Aziluk also beachfron are good options if you don't require 2 beds. These units are rustic but have good water (for the area), are on the ocean (you don't want a garden or jungle room if you can avoid it) and a good level of quality in the experience.

Another option could be Zulum. Personally I like this hotel, it is a good mix and you can get 2 doubles in a room. The management was discussing a manadtory meal plan check with your agent. I have stayed at all 3 of these and some I will not recommend.

I owuld also encourage you to consider 3 nights in Tulum and maybe 4 in Playa Del Carmen. Unless you really want to be 'away' from people, Tulum is pretty quiet (very) during October. Playa offers a little more in dining, shopping, drinking, flirting, and still has great beaches and reasonable prices. Either of these 2 properties are very nice, both are on the beach Hotel Playa Palms or Playa Maya Boutique Hotel. Retiro Maya is also a good option, Lu (owner) is a good friend (-:

Kris Cheney knows the region well. She is a member here and can book most of the boutique properties. If you are staying in the small hotels, find someone that can help you. They are all very different and whoever you work with should know the area and properties well to guide you.

Hi Katie and Lucy;
Welcome to the Tulum Social Club. Been there and LOVE IT! There are a lot of little hotels along the beach road. Many of the hotels on the Social Club we have stayed at. Check out the videos. When I was there in April I stayed at Zulum, didn't want to leave. Their chef is great , the staff can't do enough for you, clean comfortable, actually the picture of the Modelo bottle with the beach in the background was taken at Zulum's Beach Bar, and yes they have Margaritas. Russ had put a couple of links in his email for you to look at. Let me know if you if you have any questions about them.
Welcome Aboard!
Kris

HI there;
Thanks for the note. Copal is on a beautiful stretch of beach, however you can't walk right out of your cabana on the beach you do have about 5 or 6 steps to walk down to the beach. Copal is very rustic, no electricty, but you do have HOT water :) we do have a couple of the seaview rooms available with 2 double beds. If you are looking to walk out of your room and straight onto the beach you need to move a little farther south. Like Zahra they have a seaview room or Piedra Escondida they also have rooms with 2 double beds and face the beach. Let meknow what you think of these palces
Kris

Hello Katie and Lucy!!
Welcome to the Tulum social club! I was just in Tulum and it is amazing. There are so many great places to stay it's hard to say what's the best!! One of my favorites was Zulum. It was just stunning! Zamas was also great, very colorful and fun. Check out the sights!
It sounds like a great idea going down with your sister, something I should consider doing with my sisters!
Let me know if you need anything.
Jody