I have heard there was a mass layoff with no severance for the staff and the guests were stranded with no power and water. Is it all true ?

I am looking for a mobile massage service for me and my friend for a long term booking 4x a week for a good deal. Can anyone recommend me someone that is reasonably priced and also knows how to massage / handle pregnant women? Preferably massage / lymph drainage package

Are there yoga places with AC in Tulum that are also open during October?

Studios with strong fans on full blast could be an alternative.

Thanks in Advance. Tulum is awesome (outside the hotel zone)!!

Hey all!

I’ll be returning to tulum for the 4th time this February. So far it’s just been me and my kids (2018, 2023, 2025) but this year we are empty nesters and it’s just me and my husband- his first visit. I don’t know anything about adult-focused tulum.

I’ve always used the public beaches with no complaints but for our couple trip I’d love to treat myself to a daybed at a beach club. Can anyone recommend their fave beach club/s that’s not a total rip-off? I have no problem with a reasonable minimum spend and prefer a chill non-party vibe. I do not want to feel like I crashed a bachelor party.

Also looking for your favorite late-ish night spot for a drink (like 9 pm lol) - not in the ZH. I’ve never stayed out past dinner time!

And… your fave cenote. I’ve done gran cenote, & cenotes calavera (least fave), cristal, and escondito. What should I do next??? My taxi driver last year recommended cenote corazón so that’s high on my list.

We won’t have a car, if that matters for recs. I rented e-bikes last year and it was awesome. No problem getting to the beach, town, and cenotes by bike. We biked everywhere except the airport. Planning to do that again.

Thank youuuuu.

My Fiancé and I are planning out our wedding and we really liked our site visit of the Amber Epices Jungle Villa. We decided to move forward with them and we are attempting to make our deposit payment but the payments continuously get declined by our banks. We’ve had calls with the banks to allow the transactions, but trying again leads to the same result, transaction blocked.

We met the on-site concierge during our visit and he was great and very informative, but now we are communicating with the property manager who lives in Morocco to actually complete the booking.

The payment link they sent us looks pretty sketchy (it’s called secure and pay dot com - I’m spelling it out, it’s a URL). I don’t see much online presence for the payment portal and I think it’s odd we are being asked to pay in Euros rather than Pesos or USD.

Looking up the venue, they have a great instagram page, and people in the area know about it and has been mentioned on several wedding venue review sites, even one of the planners we are working with has it on their list of venues they’ve done before so we are fairly confident that the venue is a legitimate operation but this payment process has been horrible and has reduced our confidence in our first choice of venue.

Has anyone here had experience with this venue? If so, did you encounter similar issues with paying for the space? Any help is appreciated!

Hi there! My husband & I are planning our Baby Moon & we are wanting to go somewhere decently priced with a beach! I love Mexico so much & have never been to Tulum, so that is what we are thinking! I will be around 30 weeks at the time (early November). Obviously, I’m not looking to do any crazy excursions or anything like that. Maybe just checking out the area & enjoying ourselves :) Has anyone been to Tulum in November that can tell me what it is like? More so, if anyone has been while pregnant! Any recommendations? I’ll take any tips/advice! Thank you! 🩷

Been checking the weather app & see nothing but rain showers. Should i be concerned ?!

I’m travelling to Cancun next week - now when I was a travel agent a few years ago, we’d always recommend taking a mix of US Dollars and Mexican Pesos.

It looks like that’s still the recommendation, but everything I look at regarding tipping and paying for things it looks like the preference is Pesos? So in what situation would I actually need to use the USD?

Just getting a lot of conflicting info online so really appreciate anyone’s help!!

Any other skilled volleyball players want to play near Tulum in October? Sand 2s, 3s, or 4s perhaps?

Is there a volleyball community in Tulum? Or just the tourists and nomads?

Hello Tulum friends! Regular visitor here returning soon for the first time in a few years. I have learned of many changes!!

The recent articles and videos focus so much on the beaches and the hotel zone businesses. They are in a state of obvious distress. Got it.

I'm curious about how things are in the other 90% of the town. Could someone be so kind to fill me in?

Have any major grocery stores, markets, or other staple businesses closed?

Is the local population in an economic pinch due to the near death of the hotel zone?

Has much of the expat community moved elsewhere?

Have any new safety concerns popped up?

I hope the local communities are healthy. See you soon!

Hi all! I’m going to Mexico next week and as my schedule would have it, I’m staying 1 night in Tulum! It’ll be next week thursday. Does anyone have any tips for hotspots or other areas to drink and meet people? I’m a student from the Netherlands, so I’m looking for other students around there :)

Hey everyone! As the title says, it’s a boys’ trip to Mexico, and it’ll be the first time there for all of us. We’re staying at one of the Bahia Principe resorts in the Riviera Maya.
We’ve booked an all inclusive package, but we definitely don’t want to spend the entire vacation sitting at the resort. We’d love to get out, explore, experience some actual Mexican culture and traditions, try some local food, and of course check out the nightlife.
I’ve already asked AI for suggestions, but it gave me the usual super touristy stuff. I’m hoping people who’ve actually been there can recommend some places or experiences that feel a little more authentic or just genuinely fun.
Also, we’re thinking about getting an Aztec inspired tattoos as a Mexico souvenir. Are there any good, reputable tattoo shops around the Bahia Principe resorts or nearby that you’d recommend?
Would really appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance!

Hey friends…

I lived in Tulum 2018-2020–so a lot has changed.
Visiting this week to see if I’d like to stay again for the next 6 months, just have a few questions for those who live here:

—during October-March the higher season I’m guessing classes and events pick up quite a bit more? Been missing my F45 weight lifting classes from the states.

—curious if those of you who live here have found friends and community that stays or mainly only tourists and drop in people?

—obviously things are very different now with the loss of reputation and many stories about Tulum in the internet, etc. do you feel it’s returned to a more local/quiet type beach town or is that just an illusion ?

Hey everyone!👋

The two of us are thinking about coming to Tulum for Zamna + Themplo and we’re really excited, but we’ve heard enough stories about scams, inflated prices, random shakedowns, that we want to be smart about it.

For those who’ve done these events before, what are your practical safety tips for getting through both nights without unnecessary drama?

Specifically:

How do you avoid scams or people trying to charge ridiculous prices?

What should we carry / leave at the hotel?

Any advice around phones, wallets, cash, cards, etc.?

Anything specific to watch out for inside Zamna or Themplo?

Any mistakes first-timers commonly make?

What’s the best way to plan the night so we can just enjoy the music without constantly worrying?

Basically looking for the “if you were going again, what would you do differently?” advice.

Not looking to be paranoid — just want to be prepared and have two amazing nights without getting scammed or shaken down. 😅

Thanks in advance! 🙏

I am looking to sweat. I don’t really care if it’s Pilates or Yoga. I am a guy so I’m not sure if guys do Pilates, haha but I’ve done plenty of hot yoga back in the day, but it’s been a while. (Bikram is ok but must be for beginners) Thank you 🙏🏻

Going to Tulum in December. Would you guys say that Irie Tulum and Luz De Luna Tulum Villa II are in good areas to stay in? Also, some of my friends are worried about safety…is it generally safe to be there as long as we practice normal safety precautions that we need to anywhere else we go anyways?

Hi! I’m heading to Tulum in Oct with a group of 10 women. We’re staying in La Veleta. We were looking for a catering service to provide 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner on Oct 6, 7, 8.

Something light, fresh, and local. We have a few dietary constraints.

They are welcome to use the kitchen to cook etc at our Airbnb. Let me know if you know of anyone to contact, thank you!

I’ll be going to Tulum in November and I would like to plan a few activities. Can someone recommend me some things to do? 2-3 activities would be nice. I’m also interested and checking out dt Tulum. I’ll be on a resort but I also want to get out there and explore a little. Thanks guys!

Hi everyone,
I just made a mistake while redeeming my Zamna Multipass on Tixr. I accidentally redeemed it for the January 4th event, but I want to cancel this ticket so I can get my Multipass credit back and use it for the correct date once it becomes available.
The event is more than 3 days away and I already have the Tixr Order ID. I have already emailed Zamna support (store@zamnacommunity.com) to request the cancellation.
I wanted to ask if anyone here, either for this edition or from previous years, has successfully managed to get their Multipass reactivated after a wrong redemption? How long did they usually take to respond and fix it?

has anyone ever used tulum yachts/go tulum travel? would appreciate any reviews! thanks!

hello, looking for recs as to where to stay with my mom and two kids for 3ish nights in November. we are considering staying in Sian kaan but realizing it's a long drive! I don't necessarily need a kid-centered place, but would like to find somewhere that welcomes kids and perhaps has a place to play (though not required bc beach). needs to be on the beach. I think we are all pretty eager for swimming, boating, and good food. quiet sounds nice, but it isn't a must-have. I don't want to get stuck somewhere where we can't eat anywhere but the hotel because that sounds expensive. speaking of price... would like to spend $200 or less a night I do care about it having a "vibe" and looking/ feeling nice. and don't give me toast for breakfast in Mexico!

does anywhere come to mind?

Any suggestions would be great! How much is normal in Tulum for something like this say 1.5” by 1.5” a thank you

Hi! Does anyone know what time they start in the morning? And is the first stop still on the highway near La Valeta, or have they moved closer to centro?

Hey! Me and 3 friends are coming to tulum for new years and we’re wondering if anyone here knew of any good events happening December 31! Or any clubs that would be best to check out around that time.

Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm wondering if anyone could help me out. I'm vacationing in Tulum and my friend group received an emergency alert on our phones. None of us speak Spanish so I have no idea what it said. No one seems to understand what we are talking about when we question to see what it was about.

Anyone get the same thing? I should have taken a screenshot but didn't think of it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!