Playa Paraíso — Attraction in Tulum

We came to Tulum expecting this beach because everyone we knew said this was the beach to go to and it was the one public beach for Tulum… we did not stay in a resort or a beach club, we stayed in an airbnb near downtown Tulum. As we approached the entrance to the jaguar reserve area that leads up to this beach, we hit a road block. Now the government took over and is now run by the military. We rented a car, and we cant get to this area without showing proof of a reservation to a hotel in this area that shows we are allowed to park. There is no more parking for 200 pesos or wtv you read online because this is a recent change since Jan 2025. They also now charge 450 pesos per person to enter the beach, they made us do a U-turn. Totally ridiculous, very sad to say this, but I would not recommend Tulum, nor rent a car in Tulum. The only public beach now in this area is Playa Punta Piedras, you’ll still have to pay 200 pesos to park the car and sadly this beach is tiny. Like 100m wide and not very deep at all. Its crazy to think that you cannot really go to the beach in Tulum unless you spend money and stay at a hotel on the beach. Don’t expect this to be like Costa Rica or Miami, you can’t just find a way into the beach, these resorts and hotels have built walls blocking all access to their private property. They now all charge absolutely ridiculous prices to go through their doors to get to the beach. I will not be recommending Tulum in the future. Edit: its been a few days we’be been here now and we found out that there is a very nice beach lower down. There’s a beach club that allows to pass through to go to the beach for free. It’s called Ahau, really nice. We went 3 times, still 200 pesos for parking, but they you go through to the...

Playa Paraiso is a beach club in tulum. You should arrive before noon to get a place. I got here at 1pm and the only reason they let us in was because we had family here already. I rented a bed with a table and 2 chairs for 250 pesos or about 15 dollars. I ordered a molcajete for two for 15 dollars or 300 pesos. It had chicken beef and shrimp fajitas pico de gallo beans guacamole and tortillas. A coke for 2 bucks and a strawberry smoothie for 3 bucks. The food was delicious and afordable. The beach is incredible. I would say the most beautiful in the Riviera Maya. The ocean is almost like a swimming pool and this place was missed by the hurricane wilma so theres no coral in the ocean or rocks like cozumel. I would compare it to the great beaches of isla mujeres. They had live sax music and nfl football in the restaurant. My wife bought some beautiful jewelry handmade for 20 bucks at a stand. The staff was fantastic very friendly and helpful. The sand is the softest in the riviera maya. Please click helpful if you found it helpful to help me make better reviews and check...

BEWARE! We had high expectations for this place after all the reviews online and YouTube saying it's a must visit beach to see while in Tulum. We ended up being scammed and it was a huge disappointment. When we arrived, we were stopped to pay a fee, the lady gouged us into paying an entrance fee of $240 pesos. It seemed steep I thought, but she said it comes with Parking. After driving in, we see plenty of tourists walking the opposite direction of us towards what we are assuming is the "beach". They all look exhausted and we are wondering how far the parking is.. We keep driving down the road, confused as there is no signage posted for a designated area to park. We see signs for parking but we would need to pay extra or dine at one of the hotels. So we kept driving and driving until we ended up at the very end and still there was no parking or beach access to be found. We ended up back on the main road! So we basically paid a fee for absolutely nothing! At this point we leave because we paid just to drive down a street... and didn't even get to see the beach at all. It was a...