Mayan Riviera
Mexico
Talc-white beaches, reefs teeming with life, ruined temples in misty rainforests – the Riviera Maya offers a family or romantic beach holiday with a dash of Indian Jones adventure.
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It’s all about location at this great-value toes-in-the-sand Tulum beach hotel.
Unlike most of the plusher, far more expensive hotels further south, Kai sits on Tulum’s widest, whitest stretch of sand, in full view of Tulum’s ruins – perched on a craggy cliff above the turquoise Caribbean Sea. The reef is within swimming distance of the shore.
Villas are simple palm-thatch affairs, packed close together (but that’s inevitable with this location), but they are decked out in modish distressed woods, beach-shack whites and light ocean blues and scattered with traditional Mayan textiles. In the best rooms, beds with wispy drapes look through huge floor-to-ceiling windows to wonderful views of the ocean and the breeze-blown palms.
The alfresco restaurant and bar serve superior Mexican comfort seafood.
This is a serene spot – the loudest noises are the wind blowing in the palms and the waves pounding the shore.
Tulum’s clifftop ruins are a 5-minute walk north along the beach, the reef is within swimming distance of the shore and nearby cabana hotels offer restaurant and bar alternatives.
It’s a 15-minute cab ride to Tulum village or the livelier parts of the hotel zone for those looking to party.
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Talc-white beaches, reefs teeming with life, ruined temples in misty rainforests – the Riviera Maya offers a family or romantic beach holiday with a dash of Indian Jones adventure.