Our Habitas Tulum

If you're looking for a laid back, beautiful and eco-friendly luxury small-scale resort, this is the place. The party kids go elsewhere. The buses full of loud tourists go elsewhere. The adults here are solo travellers (often women), couples, and small groups of friends. Several adult children/parent combos. The staff are capable, friendly, and very attentive. It's a safe, calm place that offers all kinds of ways to relax. Our Habits is a series of two-person cabanas on a large, heavily treed property at the very beginning of the hotel zone (so it's quiet). White sandy paths weave around and you can pick a jungle room (surrounded by greenery and shade), a pool room (slightly less shade but a small private dipping pool), or oceanfront (full sun and twenty feet from the waves). There's hammocks, oversized cushions, floor mats, picnic tables, benches and outdoor beds to rest on. Plenty for everyone. Easy to find seclusion or company depending on what you want. Influencers seem to like this place but they show up, take 1,000,000,000 photos of themselves, mostly on the pool deck, then leave. One day I watched one women pose her wineglass all over the resort and take videos of her wine glass looking at the ocean, looking at the jungle, looking at the palms trees, etc. I hope she enjoyed this time as much as her wineglass did. I certainly found it entertaining. Animals: iguanas, salamanders, hermit crabs, tons of little songbirds, brown pelicans, and grackles (they will mimic you if you whistle). There is also a friendly little tortoiseshell cat that lives in the wellness centre (her name is Raciella). ADVICE: If you are getting an oceanfront room, try to get Cabins 2-5 instead of 1. 1 shares a wall with the pool deck and the speakers mounted on the wall are audible along with louder conversations. ALL of the oceanfront rooms are quite loud with wind and waves - great if you like white noise. The stars are something else, as is the sunrise. No one can look in to your room. A couple of the Ocean Breeze (glimpse views) cabins front more publicly accessed areas; if privacy is a serious concern for you make sure to request a cabin off the main paths. People are respectful, but overlooking the gathering area / restaurant means your private veranda isn't actually all that private. Of the 30 or so rooms, maybe three or four are like this. Don't hesitate to come here. If you've outgrown or are uninterested in the party-hard lifestyle, and you just want escape and beautify and calm, this is the place for you.

The actual resort is very pretty and the staff is friendly- however the service was VERY slow, no sense of urgency and the food is just ok- not many options and drinks were also just ok. Not sure I’ll be back but it’s another resort checked off the list.

We chose this hotel because we were looking for a small, peaceful place by the beach with a good restaurant – no all-inclusive, no big crowds. And that’s exactly what we found: charming bungalows, a fantastic spa, and a lovely restaurant with great food and service. However, there are two major downsides: First, the beach doesn’t match the photos shown online – they’re outdated (probably 8+ years old). The beach is much smaller now and currently covered in seaweed. We didn’t mind swimming, but the misleading promotion felt disappointing. Updated photos would help set the right expectations. Second, every Sunday from 1 PM to 7 PM, there’s a loud party with a live DJ that attracts many people from outside the hotel. The peaceful vibe is gone – it gets very crowded, there’s loud music, and even in the bungalows, there’s no escape from the noise. Having a quiet dinner at the restaurant becomes nearly impossible unless you enjoy party noise while eating. It really changes the atmosphere. Also, although there’s a strict non-smoking policy with a $200 fine for smoking outside the designated area, during the party people smoked everywhere – which felt very contradictory. Such a beautiful and relaxing place – but the beach photos need to be updated, and the Sunday party really doesn’t fit the otherwise tranquil setting. A pity!

A shockingly terrible experience! Here's a list of things that made us leave this hotel prematurely: (1) False advertising #1: the beach looks nothing like on the pictures, it's completely eroded, so there's only rocks; the little sand that's left has a wall-like pile of seaweed on it (I mean, literally 1.5m/5ft high); I'm a determined mf when it comes to getting into the ocean anywhere but you really cannot get in there; the pool is tiny and dirty, with the lack of ocean access it cannot absorb all these people. (2) Both properties next door have loud parties until 1-2am in the morning (and they are really right next door, you can just walk over); since the "rooms" are tents, you cannot escape the noise. (3) False advertising #2: starting from 8am in the morning, the bar on the property plays music itself, right next to our tents (tents #6-9 but you can also hear it further back); this is particularly ironic since the hotel portrays itself to be a calm and quiet place, reminding guests to not play music on speakers, but you as a guest can literally not get more than 5-6h of sleep; I assume anyone who gave this hotel more than 1 star likes parties or happened to be there during a quiet spell. (4) Arrogant and defiant property management, lying about the fact that they have these parties next door (saying "this is the first time this has happened" when we now confirmed with other guests that this is has happened many times before), unwilling to make any accommodations to their own music, give any discounts, different rooms, or any money back. (5) Expensive; reasons (1)-(4) would be damning for *any* hotel but to receive this service for >$400/night is insane. The on-property food is good but the portions are small and pricey. We liked some of the programs they offer and are generally in favor of "glamping" if it happens in a quiet environment.

We highly recommend! We were here in march 2024 as well. The accommodations are wonderful. The service is impeccable. The food is delicious ! Many of the same staff both years! It is a relaxing get away- more like a retreat! Exactly what we were looking for. We will be back!!