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Reviews of Bufo Alvarius

Avenida Coba Sur, Lote 2, Manzana 89, Tulum City Centre, 77793 Tulum, Mexico

#94 of 233 hotels in Tulum

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 205 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    8.6

  • Facilities

    8.4

  • Staff

    8.7

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free WiFi

    7.6

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  • Reviewed: 14 March 2025

    9.0
    Great time. Big fan of the sauna and jungly setting. All the staff friendly and helpful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I loved the setting, very lush and protected from the street visually. The next door bar was very loud at night that was my only dislike

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Super comfy bed. Very serene. My Bufo facilitators were the most comforting and supportive people I could imagine. Life changing.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 February 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The location is simple and clean. The location is 15 mins walk from the city center. It is not very near the beach.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 February 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not a lot

    Nice place to stay in a good area

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Toilet and bathrooms are basic. Swimming pool looks a bit dirty. A bit strange to offer healing ceremonies and ancient medicine in this kind of setting. I think it would be better to either be a healing sanctuary (and locate more in nature) or a hotel and not mix both.

    Cosy room. Perfect for solo travelling. Nice location, quiet en peaceful.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2025

    8.0
    Very nice healing center
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I am very sensitive, so I can feel the energy of others and all of the healing processes happening there, so it was little bit difficult for me, but it's a personal issue.

    A nice room in a retreat center in Tulum. Beautiful area, full of plants, pool, sauna, outside kitchen, drinking water available. Next to the main street, where you find a lot of good restaurants. You can also book a personal ceremony there. Nice people there. I really enjoyed the sauna! And you are close to cenotes and ruins (cca 15 minutes by car).

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2025

    9.0
    i had an amzing stay in Bufo Alvarius.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 9 nights

    only minor improvement points is that bungalows dont have much soundproofing BUT there is not much noise in the retreat anyway.

    Staff superfriendly, very helpful, really nice environment, quiet but fun, very central. Very clean even if shared bathrooms. no one ever tried to sell me their treatments.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 December 2024

    8.0
    Nice Vibes
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didn't like the sewage odor in our room, one of the toilets wouldn't flush properly.

    I liked the staff, the people, the vibe, the layout, the healing, their mission, the gym, their pet friendliness, the restaurant, the kitchen, the free water, the cleaning, the pool. The sockets in the bathroom.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 December 2024

    8.0
    Good value, interesting facilities, rooms a bit meh.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The repurposed shipping container rooms are rather small, and stuffy (early Dec). There's aircon but to change air only a noisy extractor fan or leave door open for the bugs. One or better 2 crossflow screened vents would help a lot. The glass faces don't provide privacy unless curtains are shut. There's lots of shared space, but nowhere rainproof to sit at a laptop on a table or desk - though that's off the vibe, really.

    It's good value for Tulum. There's off street parking, albeit not secured. The place has some charm, a small pool, a sort of gym, shared spaces, a guest kitchen. There are options for bike or moto hire, restaurant is good value, and some intriguing if expensive options for new age treatments involving amphibians or substances therefrom. A big supermarket is close by. The plumbing works. Nice guests, great staff.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 November 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had the worst drinks ever when visited the bufo restaurant. Also we had a very loud people next door.

    Very modern, nice and clean.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 October 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small leak in the roof of our cabin

    Very good location and friendly staff. Rooms are small but perfect for a short stay.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 October 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Terrace
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little private retreat from the busy outside world. You walk off the street into warm, relaxing environment, friendly, warm, accommodating staff.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Loved the jungle vibe felt very seculars from busy Tulúm and easy to cycle to the ruins!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment with Terrace
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The temperature regulations of the shower. It was either scolding hot or ice cold. Could not find or get it to a happy medium. Comforter provided was extremely thin.

    The property was really cool, parking was available on side of property, it was overall quiet, and the room/restroom was very clean.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 June 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very beautiful and simple area with many amazing plants that make you feel like you’re in the jungle! Nice room and great shared kitchen, showers & toilets. Staff was very pleasant and always helpful.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The Sauna wasn’t working

    The room was pretty. It had an AC. It was clean

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    To be in the treas and room was very nice

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Tulum in general is just a tourist trap

    The place is really comfortable

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The wifi did not work in the rooms, only garden. Some towels and bedshit was stained. Very hard to set the temperature in the bathtub.

    The place is a little paradise, even better than it looks in the pictures. The staff is very friendly. The rooms and the whole setting have the feeling of camping, so be ready for a really small space. Personally I liked that. It is located between the city center and the zona hotelera, car is a plus

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit loud music

    It’s a nice hotel looks like in Jungle but still with other restaurants and activities.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stunning oasis where you can relax and chill - not the cleanest, but super worth it. The gym equipment was amazing!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 February 2024

    8.0
    Beautiful place and good price
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cold water in the shower and Pool

    Good location and the place was beautiful. There was a lovely cat that visited our room and I loved it

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is no hot water although it supposed to be by the website of the property The pool was dirty The guy from reception didn’t explain us about the facilities of the place at check in time

    The room is pretty! There is a bathroom with special salt scrub, Very romantic! The gym is nice too

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff, room, gym.

    Stayed in February 2024

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