Nadet Hotel and Suites, Tulum Pueblo, Mexico

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Overall Comments:

We stumbled across this hotel when we decided to spend an additional and unplanned night in Tulum and couldn't find anything else that was within our budget, decent and available. When we got to the hotel, the staff was friendly and the room they showed us was good for 600 pesos per night, so we decided to spend the night here. Although the hotel isn't as nice as it appears on their website, it's not a bad option for the price. With little to no expectation, this hotel is a pleasant surprise in it's price range. Big rooms, lot's of amenities and free Internet to boot are just a few of the perks offered at this large and neglected place that is in desperate need of some love and attention to bring it up to it's former self and the visuals provided on their website. Despite the few negatives about this place, at 600 pesos/night, it's cheaper and better than other options in town, so we'd probably stay here again if we couldn't find anything better at lower prices.

Location:

Situated in the quaint town of Tulum Pueblo, this hotel is conveniently located only a few blocks from the ADO bus terminal and 1 block from the main avenue of Tulum Pueblo. There is also a great bakery nearby and the cheapest car rental in town is pretty much right across the main street.

Although we attempted to jog from the hotel to the beach one morning, we didn't make it as the distance proved too great for a quick jog. By all accounts, the beach is only about 5km away, but it seemed much further as the road leading up to it is long and mundane. Since we had a rental car, we ended up driving the few minutes to the beach instead and jogged once we got there. Otherwise, Tulum has fixed rates for taxi service to all destinations. For example, the rate by taxi to Tulum ruins was 50 pesos at the time of our stay.

We preferred to stay in town as opposed to one of the beach-front places because it gave us more variety of restaurants and still felt a little more authentic compared to staying at one of the beach front establishments. After traveling through the lesser known areas of Mexico, Tulum felt a little more like America as all of a sudden some of the prices were in US dollars and everyone spoke English. Tulum and the rest of the Mayan Riviera is too Americanized to really feel, taste and experience authentic Mexico, so staying in town is a good option to get a feel for the real, beautiful Mexico and their kind and hospitable people, if that's what you're after.

Room Comfort:

The large rooms had all the features of a suite, including a large comfortable bed, soft and comfortable pillows and linens, separate living or dining room, fully equipped kitchen, stove, fridge, cable television, hot water, air conditioning and free wireless internet. Although there was ample free street parking, the hotel has a gated place where we could have parked our rental car in case the street wasn't good enough for us.

Unfortunately, despite and all the positive things the room had, it also had poor water pressure and a foul smell coming from the bathroom. The room was also a little neglected with a few broken tiles in the bathroom for example. Despite the potential of this hotel, it seems like the funds have run out to keep this hotel as well maintained as it should be which is really unfortunate because this is a good option to local B&Bs. As for getting a good night's sleep...the bed and linens were really comfortable and it was one of the better rests we had on our travels through Mexico.

Cleanliness:

The hotel and rooms were clean.

Service:

Staff was helpful and friendly. 

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