Cabanas Tulum Beach Hotel & SpavsCasa Malca
Both hotels are praised by professional reviewers. On balance, Hotel Cabanas Tulum ranks marginally higher than Casa Malca. Hotel Cabanas Tulum comes in at #8 in Tulum with praise from 2 reviews such as Oyster, Frommer's.
Cabanas Tulum Beach Hotel & Spa
Frommer's
Oyster
Carretera Tulum-Boca Paila, Zona Hotelera, Tulum 77780
From $431/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"This long-time favorite manages to combine Tulum’s old-fashioned rustic feel with modern conveniences like A/C (from 7pm to 7am) and 24-hour electricity." Full review
3.0
"Located in the southern end of the Hotel Zone, Cabanas Tulum is an upper-middle-range property with tons of extras making it feel like a steal." 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.
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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..."