Discover Mahahual - Secret Garden Hotel, Tulum

We will be making a stop at Secret Garden Hotel, Tulum, on our way down to Mahahual.  I have read many reviews about this boutique hotel, and am excited to try it out.  I've already emailed back and forth with one of the owners, Sean, who happens to be a native Dallas, Texan!  Es muy amable!

(Photo from tripadvisor.com)

(Photos from secretgardentulum.com)

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Hacienda Paradise Boutique Hotel

Our night at Hacienda Paradise in Playa del Carmen was an interesting one. The boutique hotel is on a fairly busy side-street in north Playa--and with all the one-way streets, it took us a bit to find it.
Pros: Clean; cool room furniture; free breakfast; pool (too cold to use on this trip); great bathroom & shower; found a street parking spot right infront of the hotel; hard beds/mattresses--but it didn't bother me at all;

Cons: Located on a busy side-street and half of the room doors are on this street, out in the open; a glass pane next to our "window" A/C was broken, so that let the noise in even further; no hot water for my 5:00 AM shower--I went back to bed and called at 7:00 and they fixed it; had to pay $2.50 for yogurt at breakfast--but it was worth it;

Hotel Hacienda Paradise

On our upcoming trip, we will be staying one night at the boutique hotel "Hacienda Paradise" in Playa del Carmen. This is somewhere I have never stayed before--I'm looking forward to previewing it.
Besides the regular selling points of cleanliness, decor, location, etc., my considerations in choosing Hacienda Paradise were:

1. Free Beach Club Passes

2. Free Gym Passes

3. Free Wi-Fi

4. Free Continental Breakfast

5. Free Parking

In just over a week from now, I'll let you know my personal opinions of the hotel.