After the great yet busy three days at TBEX Travel Blogger Conference, we headed to Tulum for a few days of relaxation. We had our rental car from Cancun and we drove 90 minutes to this little slice of paradise in the Riviera Maya. I spent some time looking at hotels to see which one would be the best fit for our schedule and budget. I was looking through Booking and found a little 8 room hotel called Hotel Amoreira. On the site, it looked cute and charming and with great reviews. When it was time to book it, I was surprised I had a $50 credit from a promotion that Booking had called Booking Genius. Lucky me!
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| Room with a view |
We arrived to the hotel late at night from our day trip at Isla Mujeres. We arrived into our cabana room which was rustic and simple with beautiful hand paintings at the wall. Every little detail of the hotel is ecologically minded: limited electricity, water, and no AC. If you are the resort type of person, this is not the place for you. We fell asleep with the sound of the ocean and we woke up to a gorgeous view of the ocean.
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Room at Hotel Amoreira
Photo courtesy of the Hotel |
The hotel does not have a restaurant but it serves a breakfast with fresh fruit, cereals, and homemade cakes and breads. It also has a kitchen open for the guests to make their own meals as well. The staff also is very warm and welcoming. It makes you feel as if you're staying at the summer home of a very cool relative. The manager, Anika, shared a great story how on a rainy night, a guest made a huge pasta dinner and shared with the staff. Anika, a native of Hungary says that "I love the quality of the people that run into the hotel, this is a place to unplug". It is completely true but the hotel does have a good wi-fi connection if you truly need to connect back home or in my case share some lovely pictures on Instagram.
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| Beach at Hotel Amoreira |
Here are a few tips for your stay at the hotel: Take advantage of the free parking: the drive from Cancun to Tulum is very safe and the roads are in superb condition. A car rental from Hertz for a week cost us $75. Also, the road on the hotel has some lovely restaurants and shops but you will find better food and shopping deals in Avenue Coba Sur such as the lovely lunch at Restaurate el Azadero with amazing BBQ made in house (at the recommendation of the receptionist). Go on a road trip to all the lovely cenotes (water caves) along the route 307 between Tulum and Cancun. Hotel Amoreira also offers some kayaks, so we took the opportunity to go on a nice kayak ride along the beach, it was spectacular to take in the view of the beach from that angle.
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| Taking a ride with the hotel's kayaks |
This is not the Four Seasons but a lovely place to relax and return to nature. It has a comfortable bed and a lovely view that will make you realize that nature is one of the biggest luxuries in life. Given the efforts you see the hotel makes to be ecologically sound, it also makes you more aware to conserve at home. After four days, we felt completely rested and ready to tackle our routine back home.
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| The path to the beach at Hotel Amoreira |
Hotel Amoreira
Carretera Tulum-Boca Paila Seccion 3, Km 8, 5, 77780 Tulum, Mexico
Rooms from $90
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