Ahau Tulum By Ahau CollectionvsCasa Malca
Both properties are recommended by experts. Overall, Casa Malca scores slightly better than Ahau Tulum. Casa Malca comes in at 80 with praise from 3 reviews like The Telegraph, Travel + Leisure and Mr & Mrs Smith.
Ahau Tulum By Ahau Collection
Fodor's
Oyster
Michelin Guide
Carretera a Boca Paila Km 7.5 Tulum beach zone., Tulum
From $402/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
"This environmentally conscious property has rooms ranging from simple Bali huts to palapa suites with 20-foot vaulted ceilings, enormous decks, and two-person hammocks." Full review
Upper-middle-range
"The Ahau Hotel could best be described as eco-chic." Full review
Bib Gourmand
"The accommodations range from suites to freestanding cabañas, palapas, and even Balinese-style huts, all of which are rustic in style but modern in construction, and full of contemporary comforts." Full review
Casa Malca
Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler
Travel + Leisure
Tablet
Michelin Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Rough Guide Show All Reviews
Carretera boca Paila km 10.5, Tulum, Mexico
From $760/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"A compound of three-story beach houses, Casa Magna was reputedly built by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, and the outlaw couldn’t have chosen a more desirable location than the tiny Yucatán town of Tulum." Full review
"Courtesy of Casa Malca The 36-room property features a whitewashed villa complex fronting a secluded 600-foot-long beach." Full review
"More like a Bond-villain’s beach house than a luxury hotel, Casa Malca is set on the confectioners’ sugar-soft sands of the Riviera Maya, hidden from prying eyes within a concealed entrance." Full review
8.0
"It's a Caribbean getaway where they do things in their own distinct and distinctly arty style." Full review
"The 71-room hotel displays the private art collection of owner Lio Malca...three restaurants, such as the locavore Philosophy and the lunchtime sushi joint Ambrosia." Full review
"A boutique hotel that also boats original pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Holton Rower, and a bronze sculpture by KAWS.
"
18.5
"There are a lot of hotels on the Riviera Maya. Very few of them make it into the pages of <em>Architectural Digest</em>. Casa Malca, a new boutique hotel boldly imagined and..." Full review
Bib Gourmand
"There are a lot of hotels on the Riviera Maya. Very few of them make it into the pages of Architectural Digest. Casa Malca, a new boutique hotel boldly imagined and brought to life by..." Full review
"Casa Malca remains one of the most visually arresting addresses right on the beach, with 70 suites. Once a private house, reportedly owned in the 1980s by Pablo Escobar, it has since..."
"If you love art and design, look no further than Casa Malca. This luxury hotel oozes contemporary charm, while modern art is hung throughout the rooms, hallways and communal areas. The..."