Friday, April 9, 2010

Favority Stays: Hotel Mezzanine

In beautiful Tulum, we stayed at Mezzanine, a boutique hotel owned by New Zealanders that comes with a talented Thai chef and a friendly and helpful staff.  It is hip and stylish without the pretension. 

The only warning: every Friday night, the hotel hosts a party complete with a famous guest DJ from around the world.  The party attracts lots of revelers and the music plays until the early hours.  So if you will be in Tulum on a Friday night and are not exactly a night owl, consider staying elsewhere. With the exception of Friday night, Mezzanine is quiet and chill.

The hotel is located just a few yards from the ocean.

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Hotel Mezzanine

Mezzanine has only nine rooms, and none of them have alarm clocks, AC, TVs, and telephones (the hotel does provide Wi-Fi). It is completely solar-and wind-powered (most of Tulum's beach-front hotels are off-the-grid). Every part of the hotel is absolutely beautiful.

Hotel Mezzanine

Restaurant at Hotel Mezzanine

We opted for one of the ground-level rooms, which has the cheapest rate. It has an open floor plan, which took awhile to get used to. Other than that minor issue, we found our room comfortable, and I loved its modern decor.

Bathroom at Hotel Mezzanine

The hotel allows free use of its bikes.

Bikes at Hotel Mezzanine

Mezzanine has a restaurant that serves delicious Thai-inspired food

Grilled tiger prawns from Hotel Mezzanine

Hotel Mezzanine

To put it simply, this place is heaven!

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