It also looks like a popular resort for groups. When we walked into the resort there was a large group of about 200 that were checking out. Luckily there was no line for checking in and we had our room quickly. There are two main pools and several other pools near the individual buildings. Plus a kid's club and splash/water park at the far end. You could easily walk to most places at Dreams Aventuras in a few minutes. Our room at Hilton Tulum was a third of a mile from the lobby. They have golf carts if you don't want the added exercise.
We started with some lunch at Seasalt which has some great views.
They had some delicious tuna ceviche and something called prime rib chicharron. Small pieces of prime rib which had been flash fried similar to chicharron. Very tasty!! The guacamole was decent but couldn't compare to what we had at Royalton Chic. Another reason to try all these resorts.
After lunch we walked to the main pool and got some chairs. The place was empty, apparently just vacated by that large group we saw earlier. According to the activities schedule there was supposed to be a pool party but it wasn't happening today. We learned later that was likely because of a small wedding that was happening near the beach. The main pools also didn't have a swim up bar which we were looking forward to. But there was good bar service at our chairs enjoyed the view but didn't get into the pool. The skies were starting to darken about 5:30 PM with some scattered showers so we headed back to the room to get ready for dinner.
We checked out the lobby bar and had a snack of some really great chicken wings and super crispy truffle fries!! It was really surprising they had this snack menu. We then headed to Maxal for our 8 PM Mexican dinner. They had some really good dishes. The bone marrow was delicious, especially the side dish of roasted mushrooms and huitlacoche, which is a little bit like a truffle. Angie had a very tasty fundido with corn, sausage and more of that huitlacoche!! For mains I had shrimp cilantro and Angie had the Grilled Vegetables from the vegan menu. Those vegetables were the highlight of the meal.
They were a little bit spicy but so well seasoned. Too often vegan dishes end up being a "throwaway" meaning they just put some vegetables on a plate and call it a day. Not here. This was a well thought out dish.
After dinner we headed back to the lobby bar where they had a silent disco. We strapped on our headsets and alternated between the three channels, each with their associated glowing light of red, blue or green.
It's always fun to watch others dancing together, especially when each person is on a different channel!! Definitely try it if you haven't. Many cruise lines offer this now. I've seen it most on Celebrity.
Today we'll check out of this resort and head to Secrets Tulum which is about twenty five minutes south. Our transfer comes at 11 AM. Angie is now headed off to finish her filming of the resort. We'll meet up later for breakfast at the buffet.
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