just got back from azulik and felt compelled to review. first, when looking over trip advisors reviews you need the correct perspective. people that can spend 300 bucks a night probably have been to some pretty nice hotels, best service, restaurants, etc .But, if you look at azulik purely from a dollars vs. deluxe angle it fails. this properties existence absolutely relies on the unique cabana/beach,experience. in that, it's truly hard to imagine a better cabana on the beach. Views are magnificent, beach is not the absolute best but very nice, spacious. pretty clean and still pretty decent shape considering their age and the fact that they take such a beating from the sea,(I've personally never seen one that didn't appear a bit tired) but the fact is the cabana on the beach experience in not for everybody. and going into it thinking dollars vs. deluxe it would be very easy to be disappointedd, they're not super cush, or quiet, or weather tight.or wind free, or salt air free, or bug free, or even lizard free for that matter. FWI. they're a cabana, on the beach, in the jungle with no electricity, it is what it is. what they do offer is, to a certain of person, probaby close to, if not the best of a certain type of accomodation.
that said the problem is, and this will take just a little explaining, tulum itself ,it's growth, and laws, I've been going there 9 years and even since then the changes are amazeing, back then probably 3/4 of the "hotel zone" were cabanas and azulik was at the top of the food chain. since then a number of changes have occured, Major growth and Laws prohibiting certain types of constuction appear to be changeing and cabanas are not the only choice anymore and that's brought some competetion in this price range, but the priceing still reflects it's once top of the food chain prestige. Honestly, i've been to numorous properties on this stretch of beach and value has never been one of it's virtues, but sadly for azulik 300 bucks does now get you much more modern/comfortable digs.
all in all we had a really good time with virtually no issues with the property/service itself but no way can i personally justify the cost.

We stayed in the Honeymoon Villa in September 2011. We stayed in Tulum for eight days, and we stayed at two other hotels on the beach prior to staying at Azulik. I'd HIGHLY recommend the other two we stayed at - Posada del Sol and Playa Mambo - over Azulik. We planned our trip so that we'd stay at Azulik last and for the longest stretch of our trip because, based off the website, we thought it looked the most luxurious.

We paid about $260 per night for the accommodations, and that was a total rip off. For that price, it should have been as luxurious as the photos on the website. Instead, it just wasn't that great. The finishes on all the surfaces were scratched and peeling. (Especially tacky in the bathtubs.) That's to be expected when the place is perched over the water, but it shouldn't cost $260 per night and be touted as a luxury establishment when it's not. There were also spots of dried blood on the mosquito net (probably from dead mosquitos). There was a problem with the water supply during our last night and the water was shut off from around midnight until late morning the next day. (Read: non-working toilet.) Also, like every other establishment we went to in Tulum, the water wasn't fresh--it was a salt/fresh mixture. Not complaining, just advising travelers to know what to expect. (For $260 per night there should be fresh water, I think.)

The view is amazing. Can't beat it. And the villa is pretty private. In my opinion, either the rooms should be completely refinished with some luxury touches, or the price should go down by about $150 bucks. We paid about $100 per night at the other two places we stayed and they were much nicer.

A little about the sleep quality - it sucked, but that's not the fault of the establishment. It was just really, really hot and there were tons of mosquitos. If you go in September, go armed with every type of bug repellent you can buy!

My wife and I stayed here for five nights at the end of September. It was our honeymoon and we both wanted a place to getaway without internet and all of the things that tie us to our businesses. The Azulik definetely met out needs in that category. It was quite slow when we were there and I would guess at most there was three of the cabanas used on any given day. We had the honeymoon cabana and loved it for the most part. When we arrived the first day we were immediately in love with the place, the views are amazing and the sound of the sea relaxing.

I do agree with many others that the place is expensive for what you get. I do feel that a price of around $180/night would be more in line than our $299 for the honeymoon cabana. There is not much for service but you really don't need it either. Each morning they came around 10:00 and cleaned the cabana and gave us new towels and bedding. The girl that did this was very polite and thorough about her job. We did order room service a couple of times and that also was very prompt and the food wasn't great but wasn't bad either.

The one issue we had was sleeping. It seems that the mosquito's would come in waves starting around 11:00 at night and no matter how hard we tried, it still seemed that a few would get under the net. The other issue we had with sleeping was that it was very warm in the cabana, I would actually go sleep on the swing bed on the deck most nights but you can imagine the mosquitoes there.

The beach, we spent every day on the small beach to the south of our cabana, we never did find out how to get to the main one on the north end of the property. The beaches are nearly empty and we did elect on most days to do the C/O but stayed near our cabana so we had more privacy. We absolutely loved the beach and can't wait to be back there again.

To try and end this review, please know these things. 1. You are not staying at a five star all-inclusive resort, you are staying at a beautiful cabana right on the ocean that does not have electricity at night. 2. Prepare when you go here, bring flashlights, mosquito repellant, coooler, and battery operated fans. 3. You must take the happiness of your vacation into your own hands, the more prepared you are, the happier you will be.

We loved it and we will be back but we will be more prepared next time.

It was a ript-off $ 350 usd a night for a dirty cabana, with not fresh water only salt water and no electricity. It is just too much. I will pay no more that $ 100 usd and that is still expensive. The place is falling to pieces, bugs all over the place and the service, well there was no service at all.