Tulum, Mexico Recap

 Hey y'all!

My sister and I treated my mom to 4 days, 5 nights in Tulum, Mexico for her 60th birthday. And a time was definitely had! We booked our flights and lodging through a travel agent we trust. I'm not going to lie the booking was last minute but we made it happen none the less. Wanted to do a quick recap of our trip here on the blog. 

Where We Stayed

Kore Retreat and Spa Resort. It is the only all inclusive resort in Tulum. The resort was beautiful and really did live up to its title as a retreat. There were a few gripes though. The food was just okay. I have never stayed at an all inclusive resort that had phenomenal food. They did have a fantastic buffet one night with these amazing grilled shrimp skewers. I am still thinking about those shrimp. Saturday night they had a super nice mexican fiesta dinner outside on the beach. They had fresh made empanadas, tortilla taco station and crepe station. It was so good! The rooms were a bit dated and the water pressure in the shower could have been stronger but the resort grounds, pool and views made up for it. Next time I go to Tulum I am not going to stay at a resort. I think I would prefer a boutique style hotel or an airbnb.

This is the view from a cabana on our resort.

This was from the Mexican dinner party on the beach! The food was amazing!

Where We Ate

Every single place we ate at in Tulum was phenomenal. First my sister and I accidentally went on 45 minute bike ride. We stumbled upon a instagram popular match spot called Matcha Mama. We got iced matcha lemonades and matcha nice cream. 

This was a lemonade matcha drink and it honestly was not all that. I think I was expecting it to be sweeter.

Next we stopped for some breakfast along the strip. I had huevos rancheros, shrimp tostadas and a margarita. Literally the best breakfast I have ever had! 

 

The next day we ventured out to a beach club restaurant called Taboo that came highly recommended. The ambiance and energy was so fun and food was out of this world! We ordered a lot of food too! Ceviche, sushi, greek salad, lobster tacos and salmon tacos. Everything was amazing. 

The next day we walked to the public beach and grabbed some lunch. I had the most delicious tuna salad. Then we got fresh coconut waters! 

Later that night we had an 8pm reservation for my mothers birthday dinner. We took a taxi to the infamous Rosa Negra restaurant. Very beautiful but extremely dark and loud. For appetizers we ordered the street corn and grilled artichokes. We were underwhelmed with the artichoke. They were under cooked. The corn was pretty basic but good. 

The next day was excursion day! They provided us with authentic Mayan food and it was so simple but so flavorful and fulfilling. Rice, beans, taquitos and eggs with tortillas. I ate every bite and got seconds. 

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