Our Habitas Tulum

Most beach resorts are designed to appeal to as many people as possible—which usually ends up meaning that they offend few, but leave a lasting impression on almost no one. The cookie-cutter, design-by-committee tropes—turquoise wall-to-wall carpeting, hibiscus stock photos hanging above the bed—have been around so long that they feel almost inevitable. At Habitas Tulum, a boutique hotel that just opened in the hippie-chic Mexican town, that dated resort notion has been turned on its head.