Good location and large, if simple rooms. End of the positive comments. Almost no one speaks English. Restaurant food is inedible -- and there is a lot of fabulous food in Tulum, which makes Los Lirios even more shameful. No hot water in the afternoon -- every day, and in my friends' rooms as well -- and reception proclaims surprise each day! When I really complained on the 5th day, I had hot water 1/2 hour later Terrible water pressure in my room. Air con blows directly on beds. Reception staff unhelpful, beyond language difficulties; other staff pleasant, but one really needs to speak Spanish to deal with them. All Tulum hotels are expensive, but I think Los Lirios is really overpriced, comparatively-speaking.

Every hotel in Tulum is expensive, this seemed to be a bit more affordable...Los Lirios is one of a few with 24 hr electricity which was a plus. The hotel room was big and clean - the porch with hammock was great for relaxing between the beach and outings. The staff stayed out of our hair unless we needed them. This is the most amazing beach I have ever been to and Los Lirios has a great location - walking distance to other hotels and restaurants up and down the beach. The restaurant is ok, but I would recommend walking the beach for something a bit more exciting and authentic.

Here's the latest on Los Lirios. For those who don't know the Mayan Riviera and Tulum, its about 90 miles south of the airport at Cancun. The drive is fine, we suggest you rent a car instead of the shuttles or a taxi; the round trip by taxi is 70 to 100 bucks a person, shuttles are similar, you can rent a cheap car with air conditioning at National for about $200/week including the mandatory $10/day insurance (which doesn't show up on the reservation!). The drive down is a couple of hours at most on a decent highway, well marked. Just watch out for the speed bumps here and there, very common, called topes in spanish. And, when you get gas at Pemex, the only option, you have to have an attendant pump it and they get a dollar or so tip. BUT, be warned, most of them are experts at switching bills on you, if you give them a 200 peso notes they will switch it and show you a 20 peso note and ask for more money. They almost all practice this trick, so be warned. Show them and then give them one bill at a time, and say "Mira, dos cientos pesos, claro?"

Los Lirios is one of about 50 or 100 small beach hotels at Tulum. It's easy to find, the turn to the ocean is just north of Tulum peublo and well marked, It's also the road to Boca Paila and Punta Allen, a dead end 50 mile road along the ocean. The hotels vary from very primitive to somewhat upscale, most but not all have a restaurant. Los Lirios is in the middle of the pack for amenities, a little pricey for what it has. There are 8 cabanas, each with four rooms, two up and two down. Five of these are beach front, the other 3 are behind. The upper rooms are called suites and have a high ceilings and a sitting area, they are clearly nicer but cost more. The best is No. C, its in the middle, away from the restaurant so it has the most privacy. A and B are nearer the septic system, which can be odiferous at times. Ditto for the three rear units. E, which is on the other side of the restaurant, is nearer the generator by the parking lot so it is subject to the noise. They are building five more cabanas past E, so the place will get bigger soon.

The beach is great, there are enough loungers, but limited shade, no structures just a few palms. They clean it every morning. There are two semi fresh water showers near the beach to rinse off. The beach is wider here and more private than it is further north along the road. the hotel has beach towels but nothing else, no watersports or anything. The hotel 5 minutes walk north has a big watersports operation, especially kite boarding. No really good snorkeling nearby, altho there are a few spots just offshore in front of the hotel where fresh water springs empty into the ocean in some big holes and cracks, and these hold some interesting fish. The hotel has no pool.

The rooms are basic. clean enough, and decent sized. The sink and shower are supplied with salt water, not fresh, and there may be no hot water in the afternoon. Power is on all day. No TVs, small balcony or porch with a hammock. the staff is friendly and reasonably responsive. the parking lot has 24 hr staff, which is good.

The room rate includes breakfast and either lunch or dinner. The breakfast isn't bad, a good sized buffet with an omelette stand and fresh waffles, some fresh fruit etc, from 7:30 to 10:30. Lunch or dinner on the room plan is a very limited menu but it's OK, not gourmet but mostly decent. There is a more extensive menu if you want to order ala carte. The decor is low rent but not terrible.

The hotel told me they had no internet before I came but on the fourth day I saw another guest on line in the restaurant and got the password for the hotel wifi. it worked fine if a little slow.

We ate a Maya Tulum one nite, it was pricey and lousy. Also, Anna Y Joses seems to be continuing to expand and decline since it was sold, we went for lunch one day, after sitting for twenty minutes with no menu and no drinks, we left.

Day trips: we went to Grand cenote one day, about $8/person, a few miles from Tulum on the road to the Coba ruin. Not bad, easy snorkeling, interesting caves you can snorkle into, you don't need to have scuba to see some of them. The Coba site is large and interesting, but without much interpretive info. Suggest you rent a bike to see it, 30 pesos, otherwise its a lot of hot walking. go on a cloudy day. The Tulum ruin, which is much smaller, is also best on a cooler day.

We stayed at Los Lirios in February/March 2009 for 14 nights. The hotel was ok, although I would say it is over-priced. We were 3 persons who shared the double deluxe beach front room which was very roomy and a had very nice view of beach. It also had a hammock at the porch which was nice. However, there was only sporadic warm water, so if you wanted to take a shower with a decent temperature you had to wait to about 6.30 in the evening which was a bit irritating.
Staff was quite nice, except one guy in the reception who was a bit unpleasant.
Breakfast was good, with alot to choose from (eggs, some Mexican dishes, pancakes, waffles, fresh fruit, juice, tea/coffee...). Although we never ate at the restaurant so I don't know how their other food is.
The location at the beach was very good, and there were alot of beach chairs which was nice.
I would also strongly recommend anyone traveling to Tulum to take a flashlight with them, it's pitch black at 6 in the evening!