Gaby & Luli

Plan Tulum Renace (which we covered in our first post on it) confirmed 10 free public beach access points across Tulum. Here’s where they are — and, more useful for planning an actual beach day, what you’ll genuinely pay to get onto the sand. Short version: less than you’d think. What it actually costs Getting … Read more

If you’re planning a Tulum trip, there’s genuinely useful news out this summer: the federal government just announced a plan that changes what you’ll pay to get into some of Tulum’s most-visited spots, and adds a much cheaper way to get around once you’re there. Here’s the rundown — the same one we’d give a … Read more

Ask anyone who’s spent a week in Tulum about taxis, and you’ll get a story. A five-minute ride that cost more than dinner. A driver who wouldn’t quote a price until you were already in the car. A flat refusal to run the meter — because there isn’t one. It’s such a common complaint that … Read more

Search for “The Highline Tulum” and you’ll find a bit of everything: real-estate listings, vacation-rental photos, and reviews that don’t all agree with each other. We own one of its penthouses, and we think the honest version of its story is more useful than another round of glossy copy. So here it is. The building … Read more

You’ve probably seen the term while comparing rentals — lock-off suite, lock-off penthouse — and wondered what it actually means. It sounds technical. It isn’t. A lock-off is one of the most practical configurations in travel, and once you understand how it works, you’ll wonder why more properties aren’t designed this way. What is a … Read more

Half the battle of a Tulum trip from New York is decided before you ever leave Queens. Here’s the honest version of how to do it well — the same guide we send guests who ask. Is there a direct flight from JFK to Tulum? Yes. JetBlue flies nonstop from JFK to Tulum’s own airport … Read more