Boutique Hotel Piedra Escondida in Tulum, Mexico

Mayra from iEatz305
Nov 2, 2020
3 min read

Back in October 2019, we stayed at the gorgeous oceanfront hotel called Piedra Escondida. Since it was off-season, there was an extra discount by booking through their website directly. I do have to say, Nayeli was fantastic via email with us for months prior to our reservation! We still stay in touch to this day, especially with the way COVID ravaged the world, I thought it was important to make sure they were all doing well. Now, back to the hotel. The location is in the Zone Hotelera near other restaurants and bars and hotels, so you can hop around throughout the day if you'd like, or just stay on the beach. Room A Superior is the best room they have! It was on the second floor on the side that is directly facing the ocean where the sun rises in the mornings. The inside was cozy, we had a couch, 2 balconies, a hammock, and patio furniture to sit out and watch the ocean waves crash. The thatch roof was sealed so we never had bugs in the room. The AC always worked great as well! Didn't have any problems keeping cool when we were in the room. And the bed was extremely comfortable, no complaints! We would close the blinds around the bed nightly just for the look, no real need for mosquito nets unless you keep your balcony door open and they get in. The safe was easy to use and just the right size for our wallets and passports...don't plan on bringing anything larger than in iPad if you want to lock it up. The room was clean, and because of it being a beachside hotel, sand in your room was inevitable, but it only added to the charm of the place! The room was cleaned daily and we always had fresh towels, toiletries, and 2 bottles of fresh water. Use this water to brush your teeth! The water from the faucet is salty, which we were warned about prior to our stay. The shower is also a little salty. They give you shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, mosquito repellent, and aloe vera gel. You also has 2 beach towels that could get changed as needed as well in a cute carry bag to get you to the beach. The beach is semi-private and they did their best to clean up the seaweed daily, multiple times a day if needed, as this was a problem back in 2019. Unfortunately the seaweed issue along the entire Riviera Maya is apparent, so you couldn't really get into the water by the shoreline. This however did not take away the gorgeous views you get at this hotel, by your room, by the restaurant, and on the beach. There were sea turtle nests protected by the staff, and they monitor them nightly to look for hatchlings and protect them to guide them into the water. We couldn't catch any hatching while we stayed! I would of loved to. And I admire how much the staff loves to take care of them as if they were their own. The food, wow! The food was incredible! We had dinner our first night and since I had seen the fresh lobster coming in from the beach, I had to order the grilled lobster! It was amazing!!! The drinks were always delicious as well! And the breakfast was so good! I did not have a bad meal or drink during our stay! You just wake up every morning, walk down the stairs of our room and get your toes in the sand to get to the restaurant. Watching the waves hit the shore against the private beach brought a sense of well being to us both as we appreciated the morning sun over the sound of the crashing waves. We almost didn't want to leave!! I will always stay at this hotel whenever in Tulum.