Now having stayed in the Tulum area in a few different methods- we enjoyed each in a different way. Here at LPM, as everyone has said, the welcome was warm and informative. Tom explained via a personalized drawn map of the area- including taxi pricing, favorite restaurants and tips for activities- and all turned out to be very helpful. Checked in to the treehouse suite, which was good size for us plus our 6 year old. Room includes hot water, fresh water bottles, a safe and plenty of large fans- the fans (during out November stay) were perfectly great to chill down at night- even needing a light jacket in the early morning. On the down side, we are used to the nature and the bugs, that is why we come down here of course, and critters are part of it- so if staying on the jungle side, expect to see more ants and things. My main criticism was the gas smell that came through the windows at busy times of the day- because of the generators pumping and the constant taxis outside, the gasoline did bother me. However, the positives well outweighed any negative- we spent most our time out on the beach of Maalix- they were hospitable, we ate and drank in their bar and they were more than happy to accommodate us. Also spent time cooking in LPM's kitchen, which was a welcome bonus of staying in LPM. Pick up a few staples on your way in from town at Chedruai or borrow a bike from LPM and swing over to pick up fruit, veggies, breakfast items, juices, butter, milk etc... Aside from cooking in the communal kitchen- you can find great fresh lobster and fish next door at Simple, yummy brick oven pizza at La Onda about 6 shops down - and then keep going, your options of bars and tacos on the beach are endless. The location, if you want to stay out of the fray of people, even the beaches down on this side are quieter than further north near the town and shops. All in All, it's great that you can pretty much feel free to enjoy the property and the area; no one bothers you about rules and regulations on the beach, as long as you are respectful. We felt safe and well cared for. OH! Try the fresh fruit plate from their cafe in the front on the street side, a wide variety of fresh cut fruits- delicious granola and yogurt. We will be back next time we venture down to southern Quintana Too! read more

Stayed at LPM for 5 nights with my family of four and 2 other families. This eco hotel has my highest recommendation. Tom is a superb host and goes above and beyond ensuring his guests are well taken care of. Daily housekeeping service was a nice & unexpected bonus. We had fresh towels (one for beach & one for bath), filtered drinking water, and an onsite communal kitchen area for cooking & hanging out. Enjoyed delicious food and friendly service at the onsite restaurant. Malika and staff are great. The accommodations exceeded my expectations, and I slept well every night in the treetop suite. 24/7 electricity & AC avail from 8p-5a. Great showers thanks to strong water pressure & hot/cold water. Easy breezy beach access directly across the street via La Eufemia. Parking avail for our compact rental car-- which was a real "amenity" considering beach road has very limited parking options. Book directly from the Las Palmas Maya website for the best deal. Tom will take good care of you! Muchas gracias to LPM-- my Tulum vacation was everything I was hoping for & more!! read more

Just returned from a trip to Tulum and we called Las Palmas Maya our home base for 7 nights. Tom and his friends couldn't have been more gracious hosts. The Garden Suite was lovely, spacious, and had such comfortable beds. The windows have screens which meant no mosquitos or uninvited critters. (Except for one gecko who kept guard on the ceiling, protecting us from any mosquitos that followed us inside.) :) There is no A/C (fairly typical here, especially in this price range) but two ceiling fans and 2 oscillating fans kept it pretty cool. The grounds are beautiful, the room spotless, and the quick walk across the street to Om's beach was convenient. (The use of Om's beach is free for Las Palmas guests, just buy something once in awhile. We opted for margaritas everytime because duh...) We couldn't be happier with our choice of hotel. The hotels are all right on the main road, closer than I expected but the traffic is calm in morning and evening, especially at this end of the beach road (in May it was, anyway.) And if you need a driver, ask Tom for Daniel. He took us to Chichen Itza, a cenote, Vallodolid, and to town over 2 different days and was priced better than a cab. And he was very pleasant and fun to chat with and even brought us umbrellas on one rainy day. I cannot say enough good things about Las Palmas Maya. If I ever am lucky enough to return to Tulum, I will stay again. read more

We cannot sing enough praises for Las Palmas Maya! Tom and Malika are wonderful people and treated us like we were long lost friends. Upon arrival, Tom gave us a spot-on rundown of Tulum-- places to see, things to do, and where to eat! We plan to marry in Tulum in May and Tom even introduced us to our wedding planner, Mindy, whom we adore. The rooms at Las Palmas are spacious, exceptionally clean, and very comfortable. The pride Tom and Malika take in maintaining the property is evident and we are so excited to return next year and share Tulum and Las Palmas Maya with all of our family and friends! read more

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This was our 3rd time staying in Tulum. We have stayed at Casa Tankah, Mestizo and now LPM (all ~ same price range). Tankah was not on beach strip, and it's a pain to drive to get to the strip. Mestizo was a bit further towards the end of the beach. While we had great service at the other two, neither compare to LPM, mostly due to Tom, like all other reviewers have said. I recommend renting a car if this is your first time going to Tulum. Tom is American so if you speak English, you won't have any language barriers; he also speaks Spanish so can set up any excursions for you etc. Each year I say I'm going to rent a place with all the amenities, AC etc but then I remember, vacation is to get away from American way of life, right? Property: There are only 6 units here, different from most others on Tulum beach road. Cute property sprinkled with trees. Bedrooms have a bed surrounded by mosquito net, shelves for storage, bathroom with shower, 2 fans (1 above, 1 on ground). 24 hour electricity. Windows that let in sun/breeze with blinds you can shut. Outside has 2 Hammocks and 2 Swings. Main area has communal kitchen with all the basics (spices, oils) so you can cook your own meals or reheat leftovers (no microwave); storage for each room. Locked mini fridge to store alcohol. Fresh coffee made each morning. Drinkable water in jug in kitchen (they also put 2 water bottles in room so make sure to brush your teeth with them so you don't get sick! Also don't get shower water in your mouth) Great water pressure; hot water. Fans, no AC (at least in 1 bedroom room; I did see an AC in bigger room but my friend said it wasn't working). They change linens every 4 days unless you request differently. Bikes for rent on property. Sunscreens, mosquito repellant, books etc leftover from other guests available as well as beach toys etc. I think I even saw that they were installing a pool for next season! I read a review that 2nd floor provides more privacy. I also read a review about having people from all parts of the world feel at home - super true! Hosts: The main reason everyone keeps coming back. Tom is very knowledgeable about everything Tulum and is super friendly and inviting. He owns the place so cares about it's well-being and is on site if you have any requests. And I think he loves people (he introduces guests to each other). He even arranged for a service that they don't normally offer, which I was super grateful for! Thanks Tom and Malika! Parking: This was the only weird thing. Right out front of the property. Better if you rent a small car. I think Tom has an agreement with Om if you have to park in their lot next door. Beach Access: Right across the street. They have deals with Om beach, Hip Hotel and maybe a couple others (may have to buy a drink to lie on their beach beds all day - I've never had a problem; there are free beaches too ). Grocery Shopping: Chadraui, a 10-15 min ride up the road towards the ruins. Can get a taxi there. Dining: Cheap tacos at Eufamia (reggae feel; live music while sitting on beach, happy hour 6-8PM; ~$1 tacos). Breakfast at Alma across the street for ~$5. Breakfast ends everywhere @11:30 so make sure you get there before then (if not, Tunich in town has breakfast all day; Eufamia does breakfast tacos all day or Azafran has a German breakfast in town). Simple right next door but takes awhile! Our friends were smart and ordered, went back to LPM and had them call when ready. Posada Margherita (middle beach area) - pricey but delicious Italian; only ~6 dishes to choose from). Mezzanine - beautiful space and awesome Thai; towards upper end of beach area. In town: Aguachiles (ceviche, figurines, seafood soup, ojo Rojo to drink) or El Camelo (ceviche can feed a table!). Pizza and pasta delivery available - menu in kitchen (Juavanita Diablo or something). La Zebra on the beach also has yummy tacos but is a bit pricier. Excursions: plenty of cenotes, ruins, amusement type parks (Tom has a bunch of brochures and can recommend what you are looking for). He recommended Xel Ha for our family; $89 - all you can drink and eat; was a blast! Kids under 2/3 free too! Of course, we'll be back! So rent it before it gets booked read more

We ate here for breakfast. Our server was muy amable. We had bagels with peanut butter and honey. They were onion bagels which was a surprisingly delicious contrast with the sweetness of the honey and chocolate drizzled on the plate. read more

I've been lucky to visit Tulum for the 4th time now, thus my review here is based upon comparing our previous experiences to Be Tulum, Beach Tulum, & Villa Pescadores. If it wasn't for Tom, the manager here, I wouldn't give this hotel more than 2 stars when considering its many limitations & price around $230/night in January stay. However personal service, even in top luxury hotels, doesn't get much better than here, where one would go above & beyond, out of their way if necessary to take care of guests. This is what you'll get from Tom the manager here!!! Now going back to hotel limitations that made our stay less pleasant compared to our previous trips, & something that Tom didn't have a magic wand to fix! 1) No A/C, just fans to cool you down. Granted this hotel is on opposite side of the strip away from beach, it gets really hot even in winter, not much breeze here. Hotel has no glass windows, just mosquito screens thus we had to constantly listen to motor noise of generators & breath unpleasant fumes at times, similar to a car tail pipe... 2) Room is "extremely" basic: Beds are rough, no electric plug in bathroom with 1 dim ceiling lamp (makup an issue for ladies)... Nowhere to really put / hang your clothes / belongings. Our room had no shelves, only few hangers on the wall & a spot to put our luggage, that's it! Tom added more hangers! 3) only 3 Parking spots, but Tom remedied the problem by arranging parking on next door grounds. 4) U have to cross the street and are at mercy of other hotel staff to arrange a chair or table "if" you spend certain amount at their facility on each visit! This was the most turn off for us. Putting money aside, you feel homeless & I don't like to feel pressured to always buy something if I just want to sit somewhere & look at the ocean for few minutes. 5) The Hotel back yard is small & "very" simple and not so pleasant to hang out. We spent minimal time here as result. 6) Hotel serves no food or drinks, but has a kitchen if cooking and cleaning is what you desire during your vacation. They do provide free water and ice in kitchen!!! Without going in further detail, if it wasn't for genuine all out effort by Tom to make things better we would've checked out earlier & find another hotel. But again, for someone who is just fine with 4 walls away from ocean, hot water plus few extra perks, this place might serve your purpose... read more

Really fantastic place! Clean and fun! Yes there was a cat fight, but the cute kitties roaming around were worth it. Scented rooms and decorated. Kitchen accessibilities made our trip less costly and we were able to go out more and enjoy the cenotes and snorkeling and Mayan Ruins. So they are not right on the beach but a stones throw away and you can lounge at the OM that is across and on the beach. Great restaurants all around. Bike rentals were provided from Las Palmas Maya. Friendly staff and management. I took my 84 year old dad and they treated him like a king! Thank you for the wonderful vacation stay Tomas, Cheryl and Frank! read more

Be sure to check out the many tripadvisor reviews for additional details. We (four women in the Treeptop Suite) stayed for a little less than a week, and had a great experience. I was initially very ambitious on the excursion front, but despite Tom's store of great outing suggestions, we ended up largely spending every day using the beach chairs at the resort Tom recommended a couple of doors down and across the street, and it made for a very relaxing trip. The morning coffee is fantastic, and while we were there, the kitchen never got too crowded to cook up a simple breakfast with items we bought at the neighborhood store (never even made it to the large grocery store in town!). The room was spacious, clean and comfortable (even for 4!), and if you mention a hole in your mosquito net, it will have been repaired the next time you're in your room. The shower in the treetop suite is basically an outdoor shower with a cover, which was lovely to avoid steaming up the whole room with four of us showering in a row. The only real challenge with the room was the low level of lighting - with 4 people, we had our suitcases all over, and it was somewhat challenging to find things; I resorted to a flashlight once or twice. Basically, I think my entire travel party would strongly recommend this hotel, and I really didn't find anything in the same category (location, price, facilities, service) in my research into potential accommodations in Tulum. Tom is as fantastic as all the reviews reflect, and his unending enthusiasm comes across as completely genuine (I think it might really be!), which is delightful. Enjoy Tulum! read more