My fiance and I spent 5 days over the Christmas holiday in Tulum in celebration of our engagement and fell in love with this small hotel.
Everything was perfect: the aesthetic, location, landscaping, staff, breakfast, room cleanings, and the pool. We read reviews on Yelp and Trip Advisor and were still blown away by the service! You can tell it's privately owned and cared for. Front desk is staffed all the time and employs the nicest people (sorry I can't remember the names but the morning lady and evening guy were fantastic). There is even an enthusiastic English-speaking "concierge" named Wendy who is around during breakfast and can help those who do not know Spanish find things to do around Tulum! Breakfast was hot, plentiful, and very good. Fresh tropical fruit, OJ, juices, coffee, eggs, beans, rice, pancakes, assorted breads, cereals, butter, jam....you get the picture. You also get to sit in a nice little breakfast spot among their beautiful landscaping.
There are a number of different rooms styles. Daily housekeeping was FANTASTIC! Some have a kitchenette and some do not. Shower heads were a little worn but had GREAT water pressure. My fiance didn't like the shower but I liked it. Some will like the large waterfall spray-type shower and some won't. Drain was slow in our room as well. Make sure you confirm your room type. It's a little confusing on the website about what you will get. We were happy with our 3rd floor suite but wish we had a swim-up. Bottom floor rooms have a swim-up entrance from the pool. You can ask to upgrade at any time if you want if they have space. Our price for the entire stay was very fair. Make sure you tip the breakfast and cleaning staff. They wholly deserve it.
As other reviews have said the hotel provides free bikes and bike locks during your trip which only requires a refundable deposit to use. The location of LiveTulum was perfect to bike down to the beaches (bike trail!) and around downtown. Very close to grocery and pharmacy stores. There was even an ATM outside for quick withdrawals before a night out.
A lot of people seem to be complaining about the construction. It is true, they are building a large hotel behind the property and it got noisy during the day. Tulum is seeing a lot of growth overall and there is construction everywhere. It did get noisy during the day. However, it's not during quiet hours and why would you want to sit in your room all day anyway!?! The owner can't control the noise and we didn't feel duped or anything. It was great to see how much construction was going on, Tulum is going to be very different in a few years. We will be back! Thanks Live Tulum! read more