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Zamas HotelvsCasa Malca
Both hotels are praised by travel writers. Overall, Zamas scores slightly higher than Casa Malca. Zamas comes in at #5 in Tulum with recommendations from 4 reviews such as Fodor's, Jetsetter and Travel + Leisure.
Zamas Hotel
Fodor's
Jetsetter
Oyster
Travel + Leisure
Carretera Tulum-Boca Paila, Km 5, Tulum 77780
From $162/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Family Friendly
Fodor's "On wild Punta Piedra (Rock Point), Zamas has small, rustic cabanas with palapa roofs and ocean views as far as the eye can see; comfortable beds, tile bathrooms, and bright Mexican colors." Full review
Jetsetter "Beachside pad near Tulum’s Mayan ruins, with palapa-roofed cabanas and a petite, popular restaurant." Full review
Oyster Mid-Range
"Zamas is a largely unplugged three-pearl hotel with generator-operated power, set on the beach on the northern edge of Tulum's hotel zone." Full review
Travel + Leisure "One of Tulum’s most long-standing hotels, Zamas opened 23 years ago with one restaurant and just one room on two acres of space." Full review
Casa Malca Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Telegraph
Condé Nast Traveler Travel + Leisure
Carretera boca Paila km 10.5, Tulum, Mexico
From $760/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure "A compound of three-story beach houses, Casa Magna was reputedly built by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, and the outlaw couldn’t have chosen a more desirable location than the tiny Yucatán town of Tulum." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Courtesy of Casa Malca The 36-room property features a whitewashed villa complex fronting a secluded 600-foot-long beach." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "More like a Bond-villain’s beach house than a luxury hotel, Casa Malca is set on the confectioners’ sugar-soft sands of the Riviera Maya, hidden from prying eyes within a concealed entrance." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"It's a Caribbean getaway where they do things in their own distinct and distinctly arty style." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The 71-room hotel displays the private art collection of owner Lio Malca...three restaurants, such as the locavore Philosophy and the lunchtime sushi joint Ambrosia." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A boutique hotel that also boats original pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Holton Rower, and a bronze sculpture by KAWS.
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