After visiting the archeological sight in Tulum we went about just 2km further to the beach to check-in in our yurt for the night.
The first time I had been to Tulum in 2011, it was still a small village with only one supermarket, almost no hostels or hotels at the beach, and a lot of hippy freedom.
With the time it started to grow very fast and developed into a sustainable expensive hippy town, where people come to find peace but also have to have the money to do so!
The beach now is full of restaurants, beach clubs, and hotels - not many public areas left.. but I mean still... it is one of the most beautiful beaches in terms of sand and water I know!! That hasn't changed at all!
As everything in Tulum (nowadays) even on Airbnb, it was super expensive to book a night directly at the beach. - But what the hell! I was sure it would be worth it!
So arriving at the place I was positively surprised. It was more like camping then a hostel or else.. but a cool luxury one! The yurt was much more comfortable than expected, the staff super nice and the whole place was just awesome!
The yurt was fully furnished with a bed, mirror, bedside table, safe, and carpet.
The yurt was located in a private area with table and chairs outside. It counted with a mosquito net and lock to keep it closed and our things safe during the day.
So from there, we went to the beach to relax and have some drinks and a little bit of food at the beach restaurant.
After that and a few drinks, we decided to take a shower and go to sleep early. It was cool to sleep in this comfortable yurt right at the beach at night. I thought it would be very hot, but it was quite nice and we even heard the ocean and some birds in the morning!
What better way of staying the night??
The next morning we woke up early and walked to the beach to see the sunrise! It was very beautiful and impressive how calm and empty the area is in the morning compared to during the day!
We decided to do some yoga (sun salutation) while there was still nobody around and we could enjoy the energetic vibe.
Half an hour later I was really hungry! The beach bar in our place wasn't open yet, so we decided to walk a bit further to the Pocna Hotel. Yes, you heard right: HOTEL haha.
Pocna is THE Hostal to be at Isla Mujeres and a few years back it also started as a hostel in Tulum. So you can imagine how impressed I was when I saw that instead of dorms and hammocks there was standing an actual high-class hotel now.
Of course, the food was awesome, and with this view just marvelous.
What a great start to a beach day! Now I knew why it is so expensive to sleep right next to the beach: You start your day like this!!!- And yes, two blocks from the beach is not the same!! It has to be right there to have this feeling we had!
Anyways. Of course, we had the best spot to chill out for the whole day right in front of one of the big beds at the beach.
From there we not only had the best view on the ocean but also the people walking by haha. Really amusing! Of course, I jumped into the water a few times and we had great food and drinks - Again :)
If you want to see more and know better what I mean check out the video: Enjoy!
Cheers,
Liz