Unique places to stay in Mexico’s Riviera Maya: a night in a classic VW Kombi
The most unique place to stay in the Riviera Maya might be the one that moves. Instead of choosing one resort, you can sleep in an original VW Kombi Westfalia and wake up somewhere different every morning: by the sea, next to a cenote or under the palms.
Your room on wheels
Each kombi has a bed and a pop-up roof with a second bed, sheets, pillows and blankets, a kitchen with gas stove, cookware and dishes for four, a cooler, a solar shower, USB charging and LED lights. It sleeps 2 adults and 2 children.
Where you wake up
- Chamicos, Soliman Bay: about 20 minutes from Tulum, a few metres from the sea.
- Xpu-Ha: about 35 km from Tulum, white sand and palm trees.
- Paa Mul: one of Martin’s favourite places to spend the night.
- Camping Xkopek, Valladolid: pool, green areas and a cenote, close to haciendas and ruins.
We recommend campsites, especially beach ones, so you have bathrooms and electricity when you need them. Read where to sleep with your kombi.
Not just a bed
A stay in a kombi includes the road between your “hotels”: Akumal, Cobá, the cenotes south of Tulum, Valladolid. And a local host, Martin, who prepares the route with you.
Meet the kombis or check availability.
Travel blog Slight North listed The Kombi Experience as #1 in its unique places to stay in the Riviera Maya. Read Slight North →