Casas en venta en Tulum, Quintana Roo

A four bedroom house of 315.23 square metres on a 375 square metre plot in La Privada, Aldea Zama, designed and built by CoLab. Private pool, a rooftop with a jacuzzi and two grills, solar panels and rainwater harvesting, sold fully furnished and equipped at $850,000 USD, reduced from the earlier asking price.

The house

Open plan through the social floor, with the living room, the dining table and the kitchen running as one space behind a wall of glass that slides back to the pool terrace. Four bedrooms, each with its own full bathroom, so nobody shares. There is a separate laundry room and parking for one car. The finish is chukum and Mayan stone, white rendered walls with deep overhangs, timber joinery and polished floors, and the glazing is set so that every principal room ends in greenery rather than in a neighbour.

Outside

The pool runs the length of the house on the second level with a built in bench along its edge, so the water sits at the same height as the living room rather than below it. Above, the roof is given over to a palapa with a long timber table, hammocks, a gas grill and a charcoal grill, and a jacuzzi set into the deck looking out over the canopy. Lit at dusk it is the part of the house people remember.

How it runs

Solar panels, a cistern and a rainwater collection system. In a town where the supply is not always dependable that is the difference between a house you can leave and a house you cannot.

Aldea Zama

Aldea Zama is the planned residential area of Tulum between the town and the beach road, laid out with pavements, lighting and services rather than grown into the jungle, and it is where most of the good building of the last decade has gone. La Privada is one of the small developments within it. The beach is a few minutes by car and the centre of town a few minutes the other way.

Price

$850,000 USD, furnished and equipped. The seller has reduced the asking price.

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• Private pool on the second level with a built in bench
• Rooftop palapa with jacuzzi
• Gas grill and charcoal grill on the roof
• Solar panels
• Cistern and rainwater collection system
• Four bedrooms each with a full bathroom
• Chukum and Mayan stone finishes
• Separate laundry room
• Parking for one car
• Sold fully furnished and equipped
• Designed and built by CoLab

A one bedroom apartment of 71.97 square metres on the first floor at Buena Vida, a small garden project in La Veleta, Tulum, with a deep covered terrace looking into the trees and a shared pool in the garden below. $99,000 USD.

The apartment

Unit D5, one floor up. The plan gives 54.05 square metres under roof and a further 17.92 square metres of open terrace, 71.97 in all. One bedroom with a fitted closet, one bathroom, and an open room that takes the kitchen, the dining table and the living area in a single run, with sliding glazing along the garden side. The covered terrace sits off that room and off the bedroom, and at a quarter of the floor area it is a room in itself rather than a balcony: the photographs show it used as the dining room, with the jungle canopy at eye level.

The project

Buena Vida is a low rise scheme by the Tulum architect Roberto Carli, laid out so the apartments sit around a planted garden rather than a car park. The garden is mature, with grass, banana plants and palms, a gravel path running through it and a swimming pool with loungers at the end. Parking is within the project.

Worth knowing

At this price most of what trades in Tulum is a studio in a building that has not been started. This one is built, planted, finished and in use, in the part of town people actually live in, and it comes with a terrace larger than some of the studios it competes with.

La Veleta

La Veleta is the residential district west of the highway and the part of Tulum that has filled in with people rather than hotels. Quieter than Aldea Zamá, close enough to the centre to cycle, with restaurants, shops and studios opening along its streets. The beach road is a short drive.

Price

$99,000 USD.

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• Covered terrace of 17.92 m² off the living room and the bedroom
• Shared swimming pool with loungers
• Mature planted garden with lawn, palms and banana plants
• Open plan kitchen, dining and living room
• Sliding glazing to the garden side
• Fitted closet to the bedroom
• Ceiling fans
• Parking within the project
• Low rise project designed by the architect Roberto Carli
• Cycling distance to the centre of Tulum

A one bedroom house of 60 square metres standing on 2,500 square metres of cleared jungle in Manuel Antonio Ay, a village about thirty minutes inland from the centre of Tulum, with its own swimming pool and running entirely off solar power. Built in May 2024 and held with título de propiedad.

The house

A single low volume finished in chukum, the polished lime and bark render that is the regional finish, with a flat roof and full height sliding glazing down the side that faces the pool. One bedroom and two bathrooms, an open living and dining space, and a kitchen fitted along one wall in timber and stone. The glazing means the main rooms look straight out at the water and the trees rather than at a wall, and the two bathrooms on a one bedroom plan is unusual and useful, because a guest never has to walk through the bedroom.

It runs itself

Electricity comes from solar panels with battery storage, and waste goes to a biodigester, so the house has no utility connection to lose and no bill to pay for either. On this side of Tulum that is not a luxury, it is what makes a plot like this liveable. The equipment is installed, commissioned and in use.

The land

The plot runs to 2,500 square metres in total, because the sale includes a further parcel beyond the fenced garden. It is cleared where it needs to be and left planted everywhere else, so the mature trees that shade the pool are the ones that were already there. The whole of it is walled and fenced. There is room on it for a second building, a workshop or simply for nobody to be able to build next to you.

Manuel Antonio Ay

A quiet village in the Tulum municipality, inland from the coast and off the tourist road. Raíces Balché and a few local shops are in the village, and there are cenotes within minutes, Aktun Bej among them. Tulum town is about half an hour by car.

Ownership and price

The property carries título de propiedad and is held in a Mexican company, which can be transferred with the sale if the buyer wants it. $3,400,000 MXN, about $181,000 USD at 18.76 pesos to the dollar. The peso figure is the asking price and the dollar figure moves with the rate.

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• Private swimming pool
• Solar power with battery storage
• Biodigester waste treatment
• 2,500 m² of land included in the sale
• Walled and fully fenced
• Chukum finish throughout
• Full height sliding glazing to the pool
• Fitted kitchen
• Mature native trees retained across the plot
• Título de propiedad
• Cenotes within a few minutes, including Aktun Bej

A two bedroom apartment of 92.7 square metres on the second floor at Santamar by TAO, on the point at Aventuras Akumal, looking out to the Caribbean and a short walk from a secluded beach, sold fully furnished at $349,000 USD.

The apartment

Unit B201, with 79.10 square metres inside and a terrace of 13.57, plus a separate storage locker of 2.4. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms, arranged so the two bedrooms sit along one side with their bathrooms back to back between them and the living space runs down the other, ending in glazing onto the terrace. The kitchen is fully equipped, with a gas range, a large fridge and a patterned tile splashback, opening to the dining table and a living room fitted with good timber furniture and a hanging chair. It is sold turnkey: the furniture, the kitchen equipment and the fittings all stay, so it can be lived in or let the week it changes hands.

The view

The terrace looks over the palms to the sea. That is what you are buying at this price point here, and it is worth saying plainly that the apartment is not on the sand: the beach is a short walk through the gardens, and the water is the reef protected kind that Akumal is known for.

Santamar

Santamar is 117 apartments in seven low buildings on the point at Punta Sur, laid out through landscaped gardens with private terraces, and every building has its own rooftop pool looking at the sea. There are ten pools across the site, a private beach club with its own pier, direct beach access, barbecue areas, a gym and a yoga area. A three year membership of the Tao Wellness Centre is included with the purchase.

Akumal

Akumal sits between Playa del Carmen and Tulum and is known for the reef close in and the calm water behind it, for the turtles in the bay and for being a good deal quieter than either town. Snorkelling starts off the rocks here. Lol Ha, Jungle Fish, La Buena Vida and the Yal Ku lagoon are all within a few minutes, and Tulum and Playa del Carmen are each about half an hour.

Price

$349,000 USD, furnished. The maintenance charge is $5,684 MXN a month.

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• Ocean view terrace
• Sold fully furnished with an equipped kitchen
• Separate storage locker
• Rooftop pool with ocean views on every building
• Ten swimming pools across the site
• Private beach club with its own pier
• Direct beach access
• Barbecue areas
• Gym and yoga area
• Three year Tao Wellness Centre membership included with the purchase
• Landscaped gardens throughout

A two bedroom apartment of 180 square metres at Aldea Thai, a few steps from Mamitas Beach in Playa del Carmen, with its own private pool and views of the Caribbean, sold furnished at $9,190,000 MXN.

The apartment

Two bedrooms and two bathrooms across 180 square metres, sold fully furnished. The plan runs from a hall through the living space to a broad terrace, with a dressing room off the main bedroom. The terrace carries a private swimming pool, so the water is yours rather than shared, and it faces the sea: what you look at from it is the Caribbean over the rooftops rather than a courtyard. The building is sixteen years old and has been kept to a high standard.

Aldea Thai

Aldea Thai is a Thai and Balinese styled complex of low buildings, timber and water, laid out around a large swimming pool with its own bar. There is an air conditioned gym, a solarium, underground parking with a valet, controlled access and security around the clock, and the complex runs a hotel style service alongside the residential side. It is one of the few addresses in Playa del Carmen that is genuinely a few steps from the sand.

The location

Mamitas Beach and its beach clubs are immediately in front, and Fifth Avenue with its restaurants and shops runs behind. The ferry to Cozumel is a short walk south and Cancún airport is about fifty minutes north. This is the centre of Playa del Carmen rather than a quiet residential edge of it, which is exactly what makes it let so well.

Price

$9,190,000 MXN, about $490,000 USD at 18.76 pesos to the dollar. The peso figure is the asking price and the dollar figure moves with the rate.

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• Private swimming pool on the terrace
• Views of the Caribbean
• Sold fully furnished
• Dressing room off the main bedroom
• Large communal pool with a bar
• Air conditioned gym
• Solarium
• Underground parking with valet
• Steps from Mamitas Beach
• Controlled access and 24 hour security

A two bedroom apartment of 191.79 square metres on the second floor at Nick Price Residences, inside the gated Corasol community in Playa del Carmen, sold fully furnished at $310,000 USD.

The apartment

Reached by lift on the second floor. The living and dining room is open plan behind floor to ceiling glazing that opens onto the terrace, and the kitchen is fully equipped with a breakfast bar and good finishes. The main bedroom is generous, with a walk in closet and its own bathroom; the second bedroom also has a walk in closet and is served by the second full bathroom, which doubles for guests. There is a dedicated laundry area with a washer and a dryer, and a private storage room. The apartment is sold fully furnished and equipped.

The terrace

The private terrace is the reason to look at this one. It is large enough to hold an outdoor living area and a dining table at the same time, and it faces the jungle rather than the road, so what you hear from it is birds.

Parking

An assigned underground space, plus a second designated space which currently holds a golf cart.

Corasol

Corasol is a large gated community on the north side of Playa del Carmen built around the Gran Coyote golf course, with beach club access, restaurants and guarding around the clock. Nick Price Residences sits inside it with its own ground level pool in the gardens, a rooftop pool with a solarium and loungers, a lounge terrace and a barbecue area, tennis and pádel courts, lifts in every tower and a controlled access booth. Residents also use the Lorena Ochoa pools in the wider community.

Price

$310,000 USD.

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• Large private terrace with outdoor living and dining
• Walk in closets in both bedrooms
• Private storage room
• Laundry area with washer and dryer
• Sold fully furnished and equipped
• Underground parking plus a second designated space
• Ground level pool and rooftop pool with solarium
• Lounge terrace and barbecue area
• Tennis and pádel courts
• Gran Coyote golf course and beach club in the community
• 24 hour security and controlled access

A two bedroom apartment of 119 square metres on the ground floor at Los Lirios, inside gated Playacar Phase II in Playa del Carmen, sold turnkey at $3,980,000 MXN.

The apartment

At ground level, so you walk straight in from the garden with no stairs and no lift, and the living and dining room looks out across the pool and the common gardens with nothing in the way. Two bedrooms of a good size and two full bathrooms, an efficient plan across 119 square metres of construction, and a fully fitted kitchen. The laundry is complete with a washer and a dryer, and inverter air conditioning units are installed throughout. One private parking space comes with the apartment.

Worth knowing

It is sold turnkey and that is meant literally: the furniture, the televisions, the air conditioning units, the washer, the dryer and every appliance currently in the apartment are included. Direct access at ground level also makes it the easier of the two available apartments here for anyone who would rather not take stairs, and it is the cheaper of the pair.

Price

$3,980,000 MXN, about $212,000 USD at 18.76 pesos to the dollar. The peso figure is the asking price and the dollar figure moves with the rate.

Los Lirios

Los Lirios is a small condominium inside Playacar Phase II, quiet, heavily planted and grown in, arranged around a central swimming pool and tropical gardens with security around the clock. Residents of the phase get the golf course at a resident rate, the shopping plazas and the bike path through the trees.

Playacar Phase II

Playacar Phase II is the larger, greener half of the gated community at the southern end of Playa del Carmen, laid out around the eighteen hole golf course with security at the gates and patrols inside, its own shopping plazas and a bike path through the trees. Fifth Avenue and the ferry to Cozumel are a few minutes north and Cancún airport about forty five minutes.

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• Direct access at ground level
• Unobstructed view of the pool and gardens
• Sold turnkey with furniture and appliances
• Fully fitted kitchen
• Inverter air conditioning
• Laundry with washer and dryer
• One private parking space
• Central swimming pool and tropical gardens
• Golf course at a resident rate
• 24 hour security

A two bedroom apartment of 119 square metres on the first floor at Los Lirios, inside gated Playacar Phase II in Playa del Carmen, sold fully furnished and equipped at $4,300,000 MXN.

The apartment

One floor up, so the living room and both bedrooms look straight out over the central pool and the common gardens rather than into a neighbour. Two bedrooms, both of a good size and both with strong natural light, and two full bathrooms. The kitchen is fitted with a breakfast bar and every appliance stays. There is a laundry area with a washer and a dryer, inverter air conditioning units throughout, which cost noticeably less to run than the older fixed speed machines, and the televisions are included. One parking space is assigned to the apartment.

Worth knowing

It is sold fully furnished and equipped, so it can be lived in or put on the long term or holiday rental market the week it changes hands, with nothing to buy in between. The ground floor apartment in the same building is also available and the two are worth comparing side by side.

Price

$4,300,000 MXN, about $229,000 USD at 18.76 pesos to the dollar. The peso figure is the asking price and the dollar figure moves with the rate.

Los Lirios

Los Lirios is a small condominium inside Playacar Phase II, quiet, heavily planted and grown in, arranged around a central swimming pool and tropical gardens with security around the clock. Residents of the phase get the golf course at a resident rate, the shopping plazas and the bike path through the trees.

Playacar Phase II

Playacar Phase II is the larger, greener half of the gated community at the southern end of Playa del Carmen, laid out around the eighteen hole golf course with security at the gates and patrols inside, its own shopping plazas and a bike path through the trees. Fifth Avenue and the ferry to Cozumel are a few minutes north and Cancún airport about forty five minutes.

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• Views over the central pool and gardens
• Sold fully furnished and equipped
• Kitchen with breakfast bar and all appliances
• Inverter air conditioning
• Laundry area with washer and dryer
• One assigned parking space
• Outdoor swimming pool and tropical gardens
• Golf course at a resident rate
• Bike path and shopping plazas in the community
• 24 hour security

A four bedroom house of 222 square metres in Villas del Mayab, inside gated Playacar Phase II in Playa del Carmen, sold furnished at $10,500,000 MXN.

The house

Two storeys and 222 square metres of interior space. Four bedrooms and four full bathrooms, so a bathroom to every room, with a further half bathroom off the social floor. The kitchen is open to the living and dining room in the way most houses here are laid out, there is a separate laundry room, and the living space runs out to a terrace and a private garden. Air conditioning is fitted room by room rather than centrally, which keeps the running cost down when only part of the house is in use. The house is fifteen years old, in good order, and is sold furnished.

The complex

Villas del Mayab is a gated group within Playacar Phase II with its own club house, swimming pool and green areas, controlled access, security cameras and guarding around the clock, and beach access through the community. Two parking spaces come with the house.

Price

$10,500,000 MXN, about $560,000 USD at 18.76 pesos to the dollar. The peso figure is the asking price and the dollar figure moves with the rate. A monthly maintenance charge applies and the current figure is available on request.

Playacar Phase II

Playacar Phase II is the larger, greener half of the gated community at the southern end of Playa del Carmen, laid out around the eighteen hole golf course with security at the gates and patrols inside, its own shopping plazas and a bike path through the trees. Fifth Avenue and the ferry to Cozumel are a few minutes north and Cancún airport about forty five minutes.

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• Club house
• Swimming pool
• Private garden and terrace
• Laundry room
• Individual air conditioning in each room
• Sold furnished
• Two parking spaces
• Green areas throughout the complex
• Beach access through the community
• Security cameras, controlled access and 24 hour security

A three bedroom house of 242.5 square metres in Real del Carmen, inside gated Playacar Phase II in Playa del Carmen, with a terrace jacuzzi and solar panels, sold furnished at $450,000 USD.

The house

Two storeys of 242.5 square metres on one of the quieter tree lined streets of the phase, entered from Avenida Xamán Ha. Three bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, and one of them on the ground floor, which is rare here and useful for guests, for older parents or as a study. A half bathroom serves the social rooms. Those run open plan, living into dining into kitchen, divided by a breakfast bar, with a bar area beside the living room for entertaining. The house has air conditioning throughout and is sold furnished.

Outside

The private terrace carries a jacuzzi and looks over the pools and planting of the complex rather than at a wall. Solar panels on the roof carry part of the running load. Two parking spaces come with the house.

The complex

Real del Carmen is a gated group inside Playacar Phase II with its own swimming pools, a palapa and generous green areas, guarded around the clock.

Price

$450,000 USD.

Playacar Phase II

Playacar Phase II is the larger, greener half of the gated community at the southern end of Playa del Carmen, laid out around the eighteen hole golf course with security at the gates and patrols inside, its own shopping plazas and a bike path through the trees. Fifth Avenue and the ferry to Cozumel are a few minutes north and Cancún airport about forty five minutes.

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• Private terrace with jacuzzi
• Solar panels
• Ground floor bedroom with full bathroom
• Bar area beside the living room
• Air conditioning throughout
• Sold furnished
• Two parking spaces
• Shared swimming pools and palapa
• Large green areas
• 24 hour security

A three bedroom penthouse of 249 square metres with its own rooftop terrace at Paseo del Sol, an all suite complex inside gated Playacar Phase II in Playa del Carmen, from $680,000 USD.

The penthouse

Three bedrooms and two bathrooms across 249 square metres on the top floor. Ceilings run to nine feet and the living, dining and kitchen space is open, which with the extra height and the glazing makes the whole floor read as one bright room. The kitchen has been remodelled to a plain modern design and is fully fitted. The main bedroom has its own bathroom and custom built storage, and the two further bedrooms take guests, family or a study. A separate storage unit sits across the hallway. The living space looks onto the pool and the planting below.

The roof

Above the apartment is a private rooftop terrace reached from the home, open to the sky and large enough to lay out a dining table and a lounge. It is the thing that separates these two apartments from everything else in the complex.

Availability and price

Two are available, units 305 and 306, both 249 square metres with three bedrooms and two bathrooms and one parking space each. Unit 305 is $680,000 USD and unit 306 is $690,000 USD. The photographs on this page are of unit 306.

Paseo del Sol

Paseo del Sol is an all suite residential complex set between the beach and the golf course inside Playacar, with pools and mature landscaping through the site. Fifth Avenue is about a fifteen minute walk.

Playacar Phase II

Playacar Phase II is the larger, greener half of the gated community at the southern end of Playa del Carmen, laid out around the eighteen hole golf course with security at the gates and patrols inside, its own shopping plazas and a bike path through the trees. Fifth Avenue and the ferry to Cozumel are a few minutes north and Cancún airport about forty five minutes.

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• Private rooftop terrace
• Nine foot ceilings
• Remodelled and fully fitted kitchen
• Custom built storage in the main bedroom
• Separate storage unit across the hallway
• One parking space
• Community pools and tropical landscaping
• Golf course inside the community
• Beach access
• 24 hour security and controlled access

A three bedroom house of 186 square metres in Santa Fe, inside gated Playacar Phase II in Playa del Carmen, backing directly onto the golf course, sold furnished at $8,560,000 MXN.

The house

Two storeys, 186 square metres of living space within a structure of 221, on a plot that runs back to the fairway. Three bedrooms, one of them on the ground floor, each with its own full bathroom, and a further half bathroom for guests. Above them a loft opens off the landing, which the present owners use for yoga and which works equally as a study or a fourth sleeping room. There is a separate laundry and a service room with its own bathroom, an American kitchen open to the living and dining room, a covered terrace, a balcony, a garden and a yard. The house is sold furnished and is nineteen years old.

Outside

The back of the plot borders the golf course, so there are no neighbours behind and the view is across grass and trees. Parking is behind a private gate with an electric opener for two cars. The Reef hotel and its beach access are 200 metres away and the Avenida 10 entrance to Playacar is 800.

Price

$8,560,000 MXN, about $456,000 USD at 18.76 pesos to the dollar. The peso figure is the asking price and the dollar figure moves with the rate.

Playacar Phase II

Playacar Phase II is the larger, greener half of the gated community at the southern end of Playa del Carmen, laid out around the eighteen hole golf course with security at the gates and patrols inside, its own shopping plazas and a bike path through the trees. Fifth Avenue and the ferry to Cozumel are a few minutes north and Cancún airport about forty five minutes.

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• Backs directly onto the golf course
• Loft on the upper floor
• Laundry room and service room with bathroom
• Covered terrace, balcony, garden and yard
• Sold furnished
• Private gate with electric opener, parking for two cars
• Community pool and green areas
• Beach access 200 metres away
• Security cameras and 24 hour security
• Controlled access to the community

A one bedroom apartment of about 46 square metres at Adora Tulum, a finished and furnished development on Avenida Kukulkán in Región 15, built around a natural cenote, at $130,000 USD with seller financing available.

The apartment

One bedroom and one bathroom across roughly 500 square feet, delivered furnished and ready to use. Timber beamed ceilings run through the living space, the bedroom opens through a full wall of glass onto its own timber terrace looking into the trees, and the kitchen is fitted along one wall with a breakfast counter and stools. Air conditioning, a wall mounted television and a woven hanging behind the bed came with the apartment. The terrace carries an outdoor bath and shower in stone against a screen of bamboo, which is the detail people remember about these units.

The cenote

The development is laid out around a natural cenote, open to the sky, with clear green water, a rock overhang at one end and timber walkways and a bridge around the rim. It is inside the property rather than a drive away, which is unusual at this price and the main reason to look at Adora rather than at the many similar sized apartments along this road.

The building

The front of the building is a deep round drum clad in fine timber screening above a wall of regional stone, set back behind heavy planting and palms. Behind it the apartments step down through the trees, so almost every terrace looks into greenery rather than at the road.

Región 15

Región 15 sits on the inland side of Tulum along Avenida Kukulkán, the road that runs down towards the beach. Aldea Zama and its plaza are a little over a kilometre away, the town centre and the Avenida Cobá restaurants are a few minutes in the other direction, and the beach road is a short drive. It is one of the busiest parts of Tulum for new building, which is why an apartment at this price still has the town on its doorstep.

Price

$130,000 USD. The seller will consider financing part of the price, and the terms are open to discussion.

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• Natural cenote on site with timber walkways and a bridge
• Private terrace with an outdoor bath and shower
• Delivered furnished
• Air conditioning
• Fitted kitchen with a breakfast counter
• Landscaped tropical gardens
• Gated entrance off Avenida Kukulkán
• Walking distance to Aldea Zama

A three bedroom penthouse with an office and a private rooftop of 89.7 square metres carrying a plunge pool, on the fourth level of Building C at Soleii, inside gated Playacar Phase I in Playa del Carmen, 130 metres from the Caribbean.

The penthouse

Unit C402, with 167.28 square metres inside, a terrace of 46.00 and the roof above it. Three bedrooms, an office, three bathrooms, an open plan living room, dining room and kitchen, a storage room and two parking spaces. Floors are marble, the glazing is hurricane resistant and the kitchen carries Smeg appliances.

The roof

The private solarium runs to 89.7 square metres and is reached directly from the home, with a plunge pool, an open terrace and its own powder room so nobody has to go back downstairs. At the fourth level it clears the tree line, which is what gives the penthouses their views over the canopy to the sea on one side and the jungle on the other.

Worth knowing

Six penthouses were built and this is the only one left on the September list. Counting the roof it is the largest single home in the project at just over three hundred square metres of floor and terrace, and the private pool upstairs is a thing only the penthouses and the garden houses have.

Price

$1,995,000 USD.

Soleii Playacar

Soleii is a boutique development of twenty four residences in three low rise buildings of four storeys, set inside Playacar Phase I, the gated beachfront quarter at the northern end of Playa del Carmen. The Caribbean is 130 metres away and Fifth Avenue is a short walk. The specification runs to marble floors, hurricane resistant glazing and Smeg appliances, and residents share a rooftop infinity pool, a 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool set in the gardens, and a gym. The three buildings hold six garden houses on the ground floor, twelve residences on the second and third levels and six penthouses on the fourth, and the project is under construction.

Playacar Phase I

Playacar Phase I is the older and smaller of the two Playacar phases and the one that sits on the beach, a gated grid of low rise buildings and houses between the sand and Fifth Avenue, with controlled entry, its own beach clubs and the ferry to Cozumel a few minutes north. Cancún airport is about fifty minutes away.

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• Private rooftop solarium of 89.7 square metres
• Plunge pool on the private rooftop
• Powder room on the rooftop
• Office
• Rooftop infinity pool
• 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool in the gardens
• Gym
• Marble flooring throughout
• Hurricane resistant glazing
• Smeg appliances
• Storage room
• Two parking spaces
• Gated community with controlled access
• 130 metres from the Caribbean
• Walking distance to Fifth Avenue

A three bedroom residence of about 190 square metres on the second and third levels of Building C at Soleii, a boutique development of twenty four homes inside gated Playacar Phase I in Playa del Carmen, 130 metres from the Caribbean.

The residence

Three bedrooms and four bathrooms, with an open plan living room, dining room and kitchen opening onto a terrace that runs the full width of the home, a storage room and two parking spaces. Around 162 to 167 square metres sit inside and 28 to 33 on the terrace. Floors are marble, the glazing is hurricane resistant and the kitchen carries Smeg appliances.

Availability

Four were free on the September list: C201 at 189.8 square metres and C202 at 194.8 on the second level, C301 at 190.1 and C302 at 194.8 on the third, all four at the same price.

Worth knowing

These are the entry point to Soleii and the only homes in the project under a million and a quarter, yet they carry four bathrooms for three bedrooms and the same marble, glazing and appliances as the larger residences. The four are the widest choice of any plan here, so there is room to pick a floor and an aspect rather than take what is left.

Price

$1,195,000 USD.

Soleii Playacar

Soleii is a boutique development of twenty four residences in three low rise buildings of four storeys, set inside Playacar Phase I, the gated beachfront quarter at the northern end of Playa del Carmen. The Caribbean is 130 metres away and Fifth Avenue is a short walk. The specification runs to marble floors, hurricane resistant glazing and Smeg appliances, and residents share a rooftop infinity pool, a 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool set in the gardens, and a gym. The three buildings hold six garden houses on the ground floor, twelve residences on the second and third levels and six penthouses on the fourth, and the project is under construction.

Playacar Phase I

Playacar Phase I is the older and smaller of the two Playacar phases and the one that sits on the beach, a gated grid of low rise buildings and houses between the sand and Fifth Avenue, with controlled entry, its own beach clubs and the ferry to Cozumel a few minutes north. Cancún airport is about fifty minutes away.

For the floor plans, the current availability and the payment terms, get in touch and we will send them over.

• Terrace across the full width of the home
• Rooftop infinity pool
• 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool in the gardens
• Gym
• Marble flooring throughout
• Hurricane resistant glazing
• Smeg appliances
• Storage room
• Two parking spaces
• Gated community with controlled access
• 130 metres from the Caribbean
• Walking distance to Fifth Avenue

A four bedroom residence of 245 square metres with a service room, on the second and third levels of Building B at Soleii, a boutique development of twenty four homes inside gated Playacar Phase I in Playa del Carmen, 130 metres from the Caribbean.

The residence

Four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a separate service room, with an open plan living room, dining room and kitchen opening onto a terrace that runs the full width of the home, a storage room and two parking spaces. Around 205 square metres sit inside and 40 on the terrace. Floors are marble, the glazing is hurricane resistant and the kitchen carries Smeg appliances.

Availability

Three were free on the September list: B201 on the second level at 245.0 square metres, B301 on the third at 245.0 and B302 on the third at 247.1, all three at the same price.

Worth knowing

This is the only plan in the project with a service room and the only one with five bathrooms, so it is the layout to look at for a family that wants live in help or simply a fifth bathroom off the utility end of the home. It is also a hundred thousand dollars below the larger four bedroom in Building A.

Price

$1,495,000 USD.

Soleii Playacar

Soleii is a boutique development of twenty four residences in three low rise buildings of four storeys, set inside Playacar Phase I, the gated beachfront quarter at the northern end of Playa del Carmen. The Caribbean is 130 metres away and Fifth Avenue is a short walk. The specification runs to marble floors, hurricane resistant glazing and Smeg appliances, and residents share a rooftop infinity pool, a 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool set in the gardens, and a gym. The three buildings hold six garden houses on the ground floor, twelve residences on the second and third levels and six penthouses on the fourth, and the project is under construction.

Playacar Phase I

Playacar Phase I is the older and smaller of the two Playacar phases and the one that sits on the beach, a gated grid of low rise buildings and houses between the sand and Fifth Avenue, with controlled entry, its own beach clubs and the ferry to Cozumel a few minutes north. Cancún airport is about fifty minutes away.

For the floor plans, the current availability and the payment terms, get in touch and we will send them over.

• Separate service room
• Terrace across the full width of the home
• Rooftop infinity pool
• 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool in the gardens
• Gym
• Marble flooring throughout
• Hurricane resistant glazing
• Smeg appliances
• Storage room
• Two parking spaces
• Gated community with controlled access
• 130 metres from the Caribbean
• Walking distance to Fifth Avenue

The largest residence at Soleii, four bedrooms across 280.7 square metres on the second level of Building A, inside gated Playacar Phase I in Playa del Carmen, 130 metres from the Caribbean.

The residence

Unit A201, with 208.3 square metres inside and a terrace of 72.4 square metres running the full width of the home. Four bedrooms and four bathrooms, an open plan living room, dining room and kitchen opening onto that terrace, a storage room and two parking spaces. Floors are marble, the glazing is hurricane resistant and the kitchen is fitted with Smeg appliances.

Worth knowing

At 280.7 square metres this is the biggest home in the project, thirty five square metres larger than the next four bedroom and sixty seven larger than the penthouse, and its terrace is the largest of any residence that is not on the roof. It is the only unit left in Building A on the September list.

Price

$1,695,000 USD.

Soleii Playacar

Soleii is a boutique development of twenty four residences in three low rise buildings of four storeys, set inside Playacar Phase I, the gated beachfront quarter at the northern end of Playa del Carmen. The Caribbean is 130 metres away and Fifth Avenue is a short walk. The specification runs to marble floors, hurricane resistant glazing and Smeg appliances, and residents share a rooftop infinity pool, a 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool set in the gardens, and a gym. The three buildings hold six garden houses on the ground floor, twelve residences on the second and third levels and six penthouses on the fourth, and the project is under construction.

Playacar Phase I

Playacar Phase I is the older and smaller of the two Playacar phases and the one that sits on the beach, a gated grid of low rise buildings and houses between the sand and Fifth Avenue, with controlled entry, its own beach clubs and the ferry to Cozumel a few minutes north. Cancún airport is about fifty minutes away.

For the floor plans, the current availability and the payment terms, get in touch and we will send them over.

• Terrace of 72 square metres across the full width of the home
• Rooftop infinity pool
• 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool in the gardens
• Gym
• Marble flooring throughout
• Hurricane resistant glazing
• Smeg appliances
• Storage room
• Two parking spaces
• Gated community with controlled access
• 130 metres from the Caribbean
• Walking distance to Fifth Avenue

A four bedroom garden house of 232 square metres on the ground floor at Soleii, a boutique development of twenty four residences inside gated Playacar Phase I in Playa del Carmen, with a private garden and its own swimming pool, 130 metres from the Caribbean.

The residence

The whole home sits at ground level, so the living space opens straight onto the terrace and the garden rather than onto a balcony. Four bedrooms and four bathrooms, an open plan living room, dining room and kitchen, a storage room and two parking spaces. Two of these were available on the September list: B101 with 196.06 square metres inside, a terrace of 36.04 square metres and a garden of 95.67 square metres, and B102 with 197.05 inside, a terrace of 33.75 and a garden of 76.97. Each garden is screened from its neighbours by planting rather than walls, and each has its own pool reached directly from the terrace.

Worth knowing

Six garden houses were built and these are the only two left on the September list. They are also the only homes in the project with private outdoor space at ground level and a pool of their own, which is what separates them from the residences on the floors above.

Price

$1,595,000 USD for either unit.

Soleii Playacar

Soleii is a boutique development of twenty four residences in three low rise buildings of four storeys, set inside Playacar Phase I, the gated beachfront quarter at the northern end of Playa del Carmen. The Caribbean is 130 metres away and Fifth Avenue is a short walk. The specification runs to marble floors, hurricane resistant glazing and Smeg appliances, and residents share a rooftop infinity pool, a 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool set in the gardens, and a gym. The three buildings hold six garden houses on the ground floor, twelve residences on the second and third levels and six penthouses on the fourth, and the project is under construction.

Playacar Phase I

Playacar Phase I is the older and smaller of the two Playacar phases and the one that sits on the beach, a gated grid of low rise buildings and houses between the sand and Fifth Avenue, with controlled entry, its own beach clubs and the ferry to Cozumel a few minutes north. Cancún airport is about fifty minutes away.

For the floor plans, the current availability and the payment terms, get in touch and we will send them over.

• Private swimming pool
• Private garden of 77 to 96 square metres
• Rooftop infinity pool
• 25 metre semi Olympic lap pool in the gardens
• Gym
• Marble flooring throughout
• Hurricane resistant glazing
• Smeg appliances
• Storage room
• Two parking spaces
• Gated community with controlled access
• 130 metres from the Caribbean
• Walking distance to Fifth Avenue

A one bedroom apartment of 98 square metres on the first floor of one of the round towers at Aldea Venado, the phase now selling at Aldea Kalan, a lagoon front development in Bacalar, for delivery in December 2028.

The apartment

Because the tower is round the plan curves, and the terrace wraps two sides of it at canopy height, looking straight into the tops of the trees. One bedroom and one bathroom, an open living and dining room, a fitted kitchen and a laundry area, with 73.60 square metres inside and 24.70 square metres of terrace, 98.30 square metres in all. Ceilings are 2.9 metres clear and glazing is 2.4 metres high, floors are polished concrete, walls are plaster and doors are natural wood, with mini split air conditioning throughout. The regional stone wall that rings each tower keeps the terrace private.

Worth knowing

These are the smallest homes at Aldea Kalan and the only ones under a quarter of a million dollars, which makes them the entry point to the project. Sixteen of them were built into Aldea Venado, four on the first floor of each tower, carrying the same finish and the same access to the amenities as the homes below and above.

Availability and price

The sixteen first floor apartments in Aldea Venado run from $3,923,371 MXN to $4,700,000 MXN on the September inventory, about $230,787 to $276,470 USD at 17 pesos to the dollar, the difference being which tower the apartment sits in. The peso figure is the asking price and the dollar figure moves with the rate.

Aldea Kalan

Aldea Kalan is 12.7 hectares of preserved jungle on the shore of the Bacalar lagoon, with 165 metres of lagoon front and its own dock, designed by V Taller and built by Elemental Creations for the team behind the neighbouring Aldea Mayab. The plan is a sequence of aldeas, each of four small round towers of ten apartments: four two bedroom garden homes on the ground floor, four one bedrooms on the first and two three bedroom penthouses on top. Aldea Hormiga sold out and Aldea Venado is the phase now selling. Residents share a clubhouse with a pool, a restaurant and a juice bar, two smaller clubhouses, two pádel courts, a gym, a spa, the dock on the lagoon and a gatehouse with security.

Bacalar

Bacalar is the lagoon of seven colours in the south of Quintana Roo, forty kilometres long and a pueblo mágico since 2006, two hours south of Tulum and forty minutes from Chetumal and its airport, and the last stretch of this coast where lagoon front land can still be bought at these prices.

For the floor plans, the current availability and a call with the developer, get in touch and we will arrange it.

• Terrace wrapping two sides of the tower at canopy height
• Lagoon front dock
• Large clubhouse with pool, restaurant and juice bar
• Two smaller clubhouses with pools, pergolas and grills
• Two pádel courts
• Gym and yoga area
• Spa with massage cabins, steam, sauna, jacuzzi and cold plunge
• One parking space per apartment
• Gatehouse with security and administration
• Private wastewater treatment plant

A two bedroom apartment of 146 square metres on the ground floor of the Kitanché tower at Aldea Mayab, a lagoon front development of eight small jungle towers in Bacalar, with its own terrace and private pool, for delivery in December 2027.

The apartment

Unit 101 in Kitanché, the sixth tower from the road and one of the closer ones to the water, and the whole of it sits at ground level so the living space runs straight out to the garden. Two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a living and dining room, a fitted and equipped kitchen and a laundry area, with 117.60 square metres inside and a terrace of 28.80 square metres carrying a private swimming pool, 146.40 square metres in all. The plan keeps the social rooms and the bedrooms apart rather than running them off one corridor. The finish is the one in the showroom and the apartment is delivered equipped: polished cement floors, timber joinery, stone counters and full height glazing to the jungle.

Worth knowing

A ground floor plan with its own pool is the rarest thing in this project. Most of the pools here sit on the roofs of the penthouses, so this is one of the few apartments where you can swim without going upstairs, and the only one of the six units on the current availability list that does it.

Price

$390,000 USD at list.

Aldea Mayab

Aldea Mayab is eight small towers on eight hectares of jungle on the shore of the Bacalar lagoon, by B|Huber, each tower named for a native tree: Chaká, Chechén, Yaxché, Balché, Jabín, Kitanché, Pich and Chit, running from the highway down to the water, with more than seventy percent of the site kept as green area. The clubhouse has a restaurant and common areas, there are two pools with sun decks, pádel courts, a gym, a yoga area, a spa, a barbecue area, a fire pit, a private dock on the lagoon, security with controlled access and a private wastewater treatment plant. The first towers are built and lived in, the showroom apartment is furnished and can be walked through, and the remaining towers are scheduled for delivery in December 2027.

Bacalar

Bacalar is the lagoon of seven colours in the south of Quintana Roo, forty kilometres long and a pueblo mágico since 2006, two hours south of Tulum and forty minutes from Chetumal and its airport, and the last stretch of this coast where lagoon front land can still be bought at these prices.

For the floor plans, the current availability and a call with the developer, get in touch and we will arrange it.

• Private swimming pool on the terrace
• Delivered equipped, with a fitted kitchen and laundry area
• Private dock on the Bacalar lagoon
• Clubhouse with restaurant and common areas
• Two swimming pools with sun decks
• Pádel courts
• Gym and yoga area
• Spa
• Barbecue area and fire pit
• Security and controlled access
• Private wastewater treatment plant
• More than 70 percent of the site kept green

Villa Vue Maya is a contemporary villa of 345 square metres in El Mirador, the jungle community on the ruins side of Tulum, laid out over three levels and a rooftop that looks straight out across the canopy to the ancient Mayan city and the green of El Jaguar National Park. Five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, two private swimming pools and a private sauna and steam room on the roof.

The house

The elevation is stone and warm rendered concrete, three storeys of it standing among young palms, with deep planted terraces cut into each floor so the greenery climbs the front of the building. Inside, the ground floor is the social level: an open kitchen in pale timber and stone with a long island, the dining and living space beyond it, and glazing that opens to the garden and to the ground floor pool. A sculptural staircase carries up through the house. The bedrooms are arranged across the upper levels, each with its own bathroom, and the fifth room can be taken as a bedroom or used as a multipurpose room for a home office, a cinema, a games room or a bar, which is how many owners of this layout use it.

The rooftop

The roof is the reason for the house. A second swimming pool sits at the front edge of it with nothing between the water and the jungle, a shaded pergola and an outdoor kitchen behind, and a private sauna and steam room set into the terrace. The view runs over unbroken canopy to the Mayan ruins and the national park. Solar panels on the roof carry a large part of the running load.

The community

El Mirador is built around a serpentine lagoon pool with a star shaped palapa over the bar, the lounge and the dining terrace, with a paddle tennis court beside it and an observatory tower that opens the same view of the ruins and the park to every resident. Access is controlled and the community is guarded around the clock. Everything sits inside jungle rather than on cleared ground, so the houses are screened from one another.

The location

The community is a short distance from the archaeological zone and El Jaguar Park, with the Tulum beach road, the hotel zone and the town centre all within a few minutes drive, and the new Tulum airport about half an hour away. It is a quiet address that suits a family home or a holiday house let out when the owners are away.

Price

$1,080,000 USD.

Fuller information on the villa follows genuine interest. For the full presentation and a private viewing, get in touch and we will arrange it.

• Two private swimming pools, one on the ground floor and one on the rooftop
• Private sauna and steam room on the rooftop
• Rooftop terrace with pergola, outdoor kitchen and views to the Mayan ruins
• Solar panels
• Community observatory with views of the ruins and El Jaguar National Park
• Community lagoon swimming pool
• Palapa with bar, lounge and dining terrace
• Paddle tennis court
• 24 hour security and controlled access
• Landscaped jungle setting with mature trees retained

A corner lot of 2,500 square metres, fifty metres by fifty, in Región 8 of Tulum, two hundred metres from Avenida Kukulkán and fifty metres from the paved road, with direct access and electricity already at the plot. It is Manzana 676, Lote 003.

The lot

A perfect square on a corner, so it takes access and light from two streets, which is what makes it buildable as more than a single house. It carries TH2 density, the zoning that allows multi unit residential, and at 2,500 square metres it is large enough for a small condominium scheme, a set of villas or one large private compound. Services are in and the documentation is in order.

Región 8

Región 8 is the part of Tulum closest to the beach road, reached off Avenida Kukulkán, which runs down to the hotel zone and the sand. It has been the fastest moving development zone in the town for several years, and this lot sits two hundred metres from that avenue on a paved approach.

Price

$9,800,000 MXN, which is $3,920 MXN per square metre across 2,500 square metres, about $522,000 USD at 18.76 pesos to the dollar. The peso figure is the asking price and the dollar figure moves with the rate.

What you can do with it

Land of this size inside Región 8 rarely comes up on a corner with services already run, and the square shape means a scheme can be laid out without the awkward setbacks a long narrow plot forces. Most of what trades on this side of the town is half the size or further from the avenue.

Buy it and hold it, build on it yourself, or have us design and build the scheme with you. For the cadastral plan, the title documents and a site visit, get in touch and we will arrange it.

For the floor plan, the full photo set and a viewing, get in touch and we will arrange it.

• Corner lot of 2,500 m², 50 by 50 metres
• TH2 density zoning
• Electricity and direct access at the plot
• 200 metres from Avenida Kukulkán
• 50 metres from the paved road
• Documentation in order

A five bedroom villa of 265 square metres on a 360 square metre lot in Aldea Zamá, steps from Avenida Cobá, with a private pool and no HOA fees. It is sold fully furnished and ready to move into.

The villa

Two levels in board marked concrete and timber, lit at night from behind the planting. The ground floor is one long room: a sectional living area, a dining table for eight and a kitchen in timber and granite with an island and bar stools, opening through glass along its whole length to the pool. Five bedrooms and five bathrooms, each bedroom with its own bathroom and most with glazing onto the garden or a balcony, finished in polished cement with woven fans, macramé and pale linen. The furniture is included.

Outside

The pool runs the length of the side garden between concrete walls and planting, with loungers on the deck, a covered terrace with a day bed and a hammock at the shaded end.

The pair

Villa 6 next door is the same compound and is also for sale, so the two can be bought together as one family compound or as a pair of letting units under a single owner. Villa 7 is the larger of the pair by thirty square metres at the same asking price.

Aldea Zamá

Aldea Zamá is the master planned neighbourhood between Tulum town and the beach road, the most consolidated address in Tulum: paved roads, underground services, restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and gyms inside the community, the town a few minutes one way and the beach road a few minutes the other.

Price

$648,000 USD.

For the floor plan, the full photo set and a viewing, get in touch and we will arrange it.

• Private pool and sun deck
• Covered terrace with day bed and hammock
• Fully furnished and equipped
• Five bedrooms each with a bathroom
• No HOA fees
• Steps from Avenida Cobá

A five bedroom villa of 235 square metres on a 360 square metre lot in Aldea Zamá, with a private pool, a tropical garden and its twin villa available next door. It is sold fully furnished and ready to move into or to let.

The villa

Two levels in polished cement and timber. The ground floor opens the width of the house through sliding glass to the pool terrace, with a living room, a dining table for ten under woven pendants and a kitchen in dark timber with a stone counter and a breakfast bar. Five bedrooms and five bathrooms, several with their own terrace, one fitted with bunks for children, and the principal with a slatted timber headboard wall and a bathroom with twin basins and a walk in shower. Macramé, woven lighting and pale linen run through the whole house and the furniture is included.

Outside

The pool sits in the garden with a sun deck and a day bed beside it, a hammock strung in a planted corner and a covered terrace under a timber pergola for dining out of the sun.

The pair

Villa 7 next door is the same compound and is also for sale, which makes the two workable as a single family compound or as a pair of letting units under one owner.

Aldea Zamá

Aldea Zamá is the master planned neighbourhood between Tulum town and the beach road, the most consolidated address in Tulum: paved roads, underground services, restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and gyms inside the community, the town a few minutes one way and the beach road a few minutes the other.

Price

$648,000 USD.

For the floor plan, the full photo set and a viewing, get in touch and we will arrange it.

• Private pool and tropical garden
• Covered terrace under a timber pergola
• Fully furnished and equipped
• Five bedrooms each with a bathroom
• Twin villa available next door
• Paved roads and underground services in Aldea Zamá