El Paraiso Hotel TulumvsCasa Malca
El Paraiso Hotel Tulum and Casa Malca are both rated very highly by experts. On balance, Casa Malca is the choice of most reviewers compared to El Paraiso Hotel Tulum. Casa Malca is ranked #10 in Tulum with positive reviews from 3 publications including Mr & Mrs Smith, The Telegraph and Travel + Leisure.
El Paraiso Hotel Tulum
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Km. 1.5 Carr. Tulum Ruinas, Tulum 77781
From $230/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's "The name (The Paradise Hotel) suits this pocket of serenity on the sand far from the beachfront hotel zone and close to the back entrance to the Tulum ruins." Full review
Lonely Planet "Has 10 rooms in a one-story hotel-style block, each with two good beds, private hot-water bathroom, fine cross-ventilation and 24-hour electricity." 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
Travel + Leisure "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
Travel + Leisure "Courtesy of Casa Malca The 36-room property features a whitewashed villa complex fronting a secluded 600-foot-long beach." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "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
The Telegraph8.0
"It's a Caribbean getaway where they do things in their own distinct and distinctly arty style." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "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
Travel + Leisure "A boutique hotel that also boats original pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Holton Rower, and a bronze sculpture by KAWS.
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Tablet18.5
"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
Michelin Guide 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
Condé Nast Traveler "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..."
Rough Guide "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..."
