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Well, good morning, adventurers, and welcome to Mexico. We actually just got the heck out of Florida cuz, believe it or not, it got way too cold up there. But, we have arrived to what just might be the most unique resort in all of the Yucatan. It's called Azulik, and this place is considered by some to be an architectural masterpiece. It's It's right on top of this incredible beach here in Tulum and is considered a luxury resort. So, some of the rooms go for well over $1,000 a night. This resort is adult only. Plus, they have a nude beach, which we are equal parts terrified and excited to check out. So, if that sounds like the recipe for the most magical vacation you'll ever take, wait until you read the reviews. This was by far one of the
worst hotel experiences we've had. It was disturbing in every possible way. Overpriced hotel with zero service and unacceptable cleanliness. Don't be fooled by Instagram. I can't explain how badly this place is a tourist trap. There's a reason why the only award up on the wall is best Instagram. That's a pretty good burn. That one got me good. The food, easily the worst we've had at any hotel. Felt more like an overpriced hostel than a luxury resort. But, we've also seen glowing five-star reviews that make it sound like the most magical place on Earth. So, we figured the only way to find out the truth is to book a room and stay
here ourselves. So, let the epic luxury five-star or incredibly overpriced touristy one-star experience begin. Oh, I almost just fell off. Let it begin. We can't check in until 3:00 p.m., so we're just wandering around and exploring. And there are just endless walkways and winding staircases up into the treetops. I don't know if we're supposed to be here. There's kind of a rope that's been cut off. I feel like it's inevitable that we get told off for doing something wrong here. going to get in trouble for something, but until we do, onward.
Ooh. It's a little wobbly. Every step you take, I can feel it. When you walk up the stairs, you can see how it's built. There's just a post that comes out to each stair tread there. And I mean, it feels sturdy enough. I mean, if Oh, oh, the whole thing shakes. Never mind. I spoke too soon. Oh, wow, this is really wobbly. Yeah, go very slowly. They have a really cool bridge up here, but it just goes to a pile of trash over there. No, yeah, this one goes to another pile of trash. Yeah. It's kind of cool from up here. You can see that the rooftops are all fiberglass, but they're in a pattern that kind of makes it look like, uh, you know, leaves or something.
You guys, we've just been walking around exploring. We found this big funnel bamboo thing and walked into it. And then, this is what we found at the end of it. I mean, I don't know exactly what this is for, but there's no doubt the architecture is pretty freaking fantastic. It's officially check-in time. And we have a sea view villa downstairs right here. Well, immediately you can see straight through it, y'all. Yeah, yeah, we heard there's not much privacy. Uh, the rumors were true.
The wind tunnel. How windy is it outside? Okay, this is so different than I thought it was going to be, y'all. So, I thought that this was going to be totally open air. It is not. Yeah, the walls are actually glass. Yeah. Not just bamboo. So, it is 100% see-through, but it's a little sound proof, and we don't have the constant wind and waves coming in here. But, the first thing I noticed, the tub, which is pretty awesome, is completely open air. So, uh Allison's going to be uh putting on a show for all the passersby. Yeah, if you want to get clean, you got to dirty up someone else's brain with your naked body. Why is there a skinny Yeah, this is like Instagram fantasy. You're sitting here having this beautiful shower.
Well, everyone's walking by being like, "Was she topless? I think she was topless." I'm already having a fun time in here. this is great. Check it out, y'all. A big circular bed. I don't think I've ever been in one of these. There's a huge fan up here. What? Well, I don't mind having a fan going when I'm sleeping, but I don't need a giant one blowing right on my head. All right, a big circle bed. Let's see what we can do in here. It's pretty cool looking though, huh? It is very cool. And I mean, the view is the freaking ocean. So you guys have already kind of seen some of the architecture of
the grounds. The architecture of the room is also very cool. I mean, all this raw wood, all the bamboo vibes, all the custom work. I want to know who took all the freaking time to bend everything. Everything is like so ornate. If you guys have followed the channel for a while, you have seen that we've stayed in a lot of villas very similar to this. We did one in the Dominican Yeah, that one was literally open air. Yeah, but one thing I always find, even at one that is basically higher end and luxury like this, it's always a little rough around the edges. Like you'll see that there's water stains where the
varnish is worn off. There's spots where they had to just drill a bunch of screws into the ceiling. All the cushions and things seem a little bit mildewy and kind of stained. Like I'm assuming that the upstairs has a tub right in this exact spot. That's why there's all this water damage. But ours seems to have something that could be a shower head. Yeah, I'm not sure what the heck I'm uh looking at. Somehow water comes out of that though. Well, this is the best part. Never seen anything like that. But the important thing is they have hot water. Y'all, I absolutely love this. Look at it. It looks like something from Beetlejuice. Rest in peace, Catherine O'Hara, by the way.
Bad This is me after a bad night in Mexico. I've seen this site before. Oh, no. The floors are a bit uh creaky as expected for a place like this, but really surprisingly solid. Speaking of the floors, this is something that people complain about a lot. If someone is up there, apparently you hear them loud and clear. Oh, good to know. I don't think anybody's up there at the moment, but I think that it is pretty much at capacity tonight. So, we'll see. We do have our own private bathroom in here, though. Y'all check this out. You get a little bit of privacy. At least the neighbors can't see in here, but there is no top to this. So, whatever happens in here also happens out there. But, this is the highlight of the
resort, the beach view. We mentioned we booked the sea villa, and that is because we wanted to walk out and be greeted with the ocean. This place might have its ups and its downs, but uh come on. This is a pretty freaking sweet little balcony, right? It is right on top of the beach, so you look straight down to the sand. Luxury doesn't always mean chair legs. Well, it's just perfectly, wonderfully awkward, and luxurious. It is quite awkward. Another tub, another swing over a tub.
How long does it take to fill that? I have no idea, but we will try, and we will get back to you. Check this out, you guys. So, this is the swing, this is the tub, that's the view. I mean, that is pretty hard to beat right there. But, if a little swing doesn't do it for you, how about a full-on circular bed swing? Ooh. You dropped your microphone. Oh. Oopsie. Sorry about that. She had it hiding in there. Get back in there. Do we trust this? I guess, I don't know. It's got some hefty rope to it. Oh, wait, I got one. This must be a bed for swingers.
I can see sipping a cocktail, taking this in. at all. Speaking of, why don't you go get me a cocktail? Do they have booze here? They have a lot of booze. You guys, they have so many restaurants and bars on site. I don't know how many you'll see with us because they are outrageously expensive. Like some of the meals cost more than the rooms themselves. So we might be sneaking away for food. For some reason I figured cuz it's like a wellness resort that they wouldn't have booze. Oh, no. I checked. They have it. They also have like green juices and little detox shots. can put booze into. Yeah. You got to spike it, right?
I've been really trying to figure out what this weird little coconut thing is. Is it just like to cover this up? When somebody walks by? Yeah, just to cover it. Maybe it's for like one of these. Is one decent and two's indecent? Exactly. Halfway decent. Halfway. That got me. I think it's supposed to be so that you can dump it over yourself to rinse with. Like fill up with water, dump on your head type of thing. Yeah. I'm sure it's kind of obvious, but I always feel a little out of place in these like eco villa new age type of places. I don't fit in here.
Well, we're getting a little bit tired of staring at the ocean from afar. So I think it's just about time we head down to that uh nude beach, huh? Yes, but we can't go like this. No, we cannot. All right, that's more like it. Woohoo! The naked adventure has begun. Okay, just kidding you guys. Got ya. I actually am naked under here. Just kidding. It's all lies. I just tucked my shorts under. This is all the skin that y'all are getting. All right. Well, if we put any more out there, the sun will literally eat me alive. So I got to keep some bits covered, right?
Let's go to the beach. Okay, we're officially at the nude beach and I'm totally nude. Nope. No, I'm not. Can you see it? I zoomed out. Oh, okay. They can see So, I'm jumping for nothing? Yeah, you just look like an idiot. look like a nerd. Well, okay. Fun fact, over there is a free public beach that is very much not nude. Behind us, however, there is nudity ensuing. So, you can the camera this way. Yep. Um but, we did not expect that. So, there's a little nude beach this way, no divider whatsoever, and then complete public beach with families and people chilling and you know, it's something that no one really said in the reviews
or Yeah, I didn't realize it. I thought this was all their beach and it was all a nude Yeah, so I think we'll be keeping our clothes on for this one, huh? This is all anybody needs to see. This is fine. And look, I'll zoom in so it can be like you're naked. Look, now you're naked. now I am naked. Woo! Spring break! All right. But, the beach down here, y'all, is beautiful and you get to see some of the cool fancy structures, way fancier than the ones we're in. But, from here you can kind of get an idea how this thing is built and you know, it seems kind of haphazard and almost sloppy, but also very architecturally interesting and seemingly architecturally sound. But, very rustic-looking. It's awesome.
So, we're just walking around exploring the grounds a bit more and sadly, they do not allow you to use any fancy cameras. So, we're going to have to stick with our crappy phone cameras. Almost all of the walkways in this place are elevated and it's kind of creepy cuz there aren't any handrails. So, what happens if you Oh god! Oh no! Did you drop something? You guys, they have nets everywhere. This is the coolest part of this whole resort. It's the it like sprawls into the jungle. So, you can walk anywhere through there. I feel like I'm hovering
on top of the forest floor. But, I found the edge and if you keep going, you just fall into a nasty old swamp. I'm kind of getting the hang of this stuff. Woohoo! This is awesome. Okay. This is the trippiest part of this whole resort. These are very difficult to walk on. They didn't flatten them at all, so they are very round. We talked to one guy and he said that on his way back to his room, he fell two times. said he face-planted twice. Face-planted, not fell. Face-planted. So, no twisting your ankle, sir. There is a sunset DJ rooftop party happening
right now, y'all. We're not going to miss that. So, I think we go this way. You can actually get a day pass to come here and people do that in order to go up to the top for the sunset, which we might have missed, but everyone goes up there to get their Instagram shots. So, there should be like a million people Instagramming up there. Ooh, we are up high and again, no railings, just the netting. And Hop on over there. And This is the scariest one by far. Has anyone tested this? Am I the first one? Oh, it's fine. Don't look down. Get on out there. It looks like you're just floating.
Well, this is already cool. Yeah. Whoa. DJ's in full swing. Yeah, but the sun hasn't set yet. No. We're good. Y'all, this rooftop is what Instagram dreams are made of. You can see that everyone's come up here for sunset to grab their shot. It really is a pretty awesome spot and there are these little bird's nests that are apparently outrageously expensive to rent, but we managed to get ourselves an open spot on this web stuff. And we got beers cuz everything else is 1 million thousand dollars. Is that your microphone? Yeah, it's a It's not pull it out of your ear. It's not a too much It's going to microphone. It's a microphone?
Okay, well It's in my brassiere. there. Well, the sun is setting and the sunset, as expected, is absolutely magical. And I mean, the Sky Villa is probably awesome, but I love being this close to the ocean. Oh, it looks like the ocean is coming right up to our balcony. But, you might have also that it is very dark and ominous in here. You guys, one of the biggest complaints about this place is that because it's like this eco-friendly, natural place, there's no lights. So, what do you do at night?
Well, you use these. Ow! Jeez. Did I burn it? Oh, no! I was going to do a whole slow-motion montage thing there, but Allison almost caught the place on fire. It's so wet and humid in here that all the freaking matches are damp and they won't light. All right, I'm switching to the phone light. Well, it's not a lighting problem. It's a match problem. There we go. Ah, you sure it wasn't a lighting problem? Yes. Hold on, I was going to do it in slow motion. OW! IT BURNED ME! I almost had my little slow-motion thing. Do it again, but don't put your finger in front of How do you not put your Okay, let's I don't know. Okay,
that'll do. Okay, back to slow motion. OW! IT'S BURNING ME AGAIN! OH, NO! ALL RIGHT, I DID IT. And I only turned one of my nails black from burning it. But, yeah, the reviews would lead you to believe that the only way to light your room at night is via candles. We have several lights. Should I turn them on? try to turn them on. I don't think they're very bright. Okay. One. there we go. And then, two. Oh. I had no idea that was a light. And Oh. The resort, while luxurious, is not all-inclusive. Although, there are lots of dining options here, y'all. They have a Japanese restaurant, they have an
Italian restaurant, they have a Mexican restaurant. But, unfortunately, they don't get rated the highest, do they? They don't get rated the highest, and the prices are fairly outrageous. Some things you have to pay 500 USD just to reserve a spot, and then you have to spend about 175 USD per person once you get there. We don't want to do that. Um I think breakfast is the most affordable thing, so I think we're going to try that. But there's actually a little pizza place just across the street. I think we're going to go there. So, we'll see you Stupid. So dramatic. We actually have some friends staying here. They're on the other side of the resort. We're currently trying to find them. We've
gotten lost two or three times already. I feel like this is the walk you do to prove that you're not drunk or something like that. If you can find your villa and get there without twisting an ankle, you're golden. You guys know that we recently went on a ship and we made our friend Alex come aboard with us. We dragged them all the way from England there and made them go on a Margaritaville cruise and it was a little wild. Yeah, check that video out by the way if you haven't seen it. It was a blast. fun. But we figured we're going on another weird adventure, why not get more friends from far away to come? So you guys, meet Joanne and Russell. Hey guys. Hello. They didn't come
quite as far. They're from the states, but they have a place up in Puerto Morelos. So we dragged them into our luxury nightmare. Yeah. So how have you guys rated the resort so far? Well, if you're looking to get your ankle twisted, this is the place to be. If you want to enjoy using the restroom by candlelight, Yeah. Very nice. See, they're staying in the jungle room. They're like lower class. We're high Exactly. Pretty much. I'll take it when I can get it. Cuz we are not high class people. No. Oh, okay. All right. To friends and weirdness. There we go. Mhm. We got pizza, you guys. And it is a real wood-fired pizza. It looks beautiful.
This beauty, 14.50 USD. Yeah. At the resort, it would have been $45 and they don't have a real wood-fired oven. No, they don't. And it took about 4 minutes to walk here, so let's get the resort pizza, I think. to do it. Also, this shot was like a few bucks and at the resort it's 20 USD. So, again, saving money. Oh, you, baby. What was that you were saying about not being luxury? It's high-class from here on out. All right. You guys, it is so easy to get lost around this place. It's like everything looks the same and before you know it, you're like on the opposite end of the resort. Luckily, they've turned on I
thought I didn't know what these were. I just kept calling them the bowling balls, but uh luckily, they've turned those on to illuminate the path. The path goes like this and up and down and in and out and like I don't even know. What was that last one? Dinner was absolutely delicious, but we've just made it back to our room. We've lit our candles and I'm not going to lie, I kind of like the vibe here. Yeah, I think because we have experience staying in places like this, this is kind of like an upscale version of like the jungle hut thing. So far, I'd rate it pretty high. I think the last time we were uh fueled solely by fire and
moonlight was in Sweden in that nature hut. actually built into the earth and it had an earth roof. Yeah. And it was tiny. So, it was a very natural vibe like it is here, except there you were in the dirt with the spiders and things. Here, it is definitely the luxury version. We did earlier, though, see a raccoon walk by our door and another guest apparently had a raccoon wander into their room. So, unless you want a pet for the evening, keep the door shut. Well, it's time for bed, but to be honest, I'm a little scared to pull these back. It just always reminds me of uh The Sixth Sense when that little girl's under there.
I was wondering where you were going with that. That was like one of the most horrifying scenes OF MY CHILDHOOD. I THINK WE SAID THIS EARLIER, BUT I'VE never slept on a round bed before. I don't know, for some reason it just like evokes like a cheap love motel or something. I think that's what I'm thinking of. I don't think they're mosquitoes, so I don't think we need this. Should we close it or not? Just for fun? to keep all the ghouls and raccoons out, maybe. don't want them staring at us all night.
Yeah, get out of here. Okay. We'll see you guys in the morning. Yeah, you don't need to see what's going to happen under here. Although some of you say that you want to see that. Do you really though? Come on. We'll link to the other channel. In your dreams. Good morning. Did you sleep good? I kind of did. I didn't. Not at all? No. I think it was mainly just the guy upstairs. Everything he It was like 1:00 or 2:00 a.m. and they were just pounding. You know, that was one of the things that people complained about and uh that was accurate. But while I was
laying there not sleeping, the sun came up and I got some shots of that. It looked freaking awesome. I think Allison's going to brave the sunflower shower. I'm going to try it. Oh. Now that is the sound of a luxury shower. It hits so hard there that all the water is bouncing off. Like you can see it flying off. So that's why this wood is all messed up. Okay, maybe that's not a great idea. It's more of a bath. be the bath. Yeah, there you go. Okay. All right, there you go. Maybe I'm a bath girl. I mean, they did give us the coconut, which I believe we concur is for making your own shower.
Oh my god. Okay, this is very cold. It even lukewarm. I don't think I'm going to be putting any of this over my head. It's going to be a dry shampoo day. So no sexy jungle villa shower today? No, this is not happening. Oh my god, okay, this is a rinse the bits and get out. Let's see here. Yeah, that's cold. You know, for the price you pay for this place, you at least expect warm water. All righty, that is enough of that. [clears throat] It's a nice sound. We made it out for breakfast. We came to the Elixic Cafe. But uh tell them about the prices here. Yes, we've ordered breakfast because we're here, we got to get some food at the
resort, right? It is $20 a pop. Yeah. And I got scrambled eggs. Even in Cancun at fancy coffee shops, we the most we spent was like 12 USD on a full breakfast, so we'll see. Maybe it'll be huge beautiful portions. So this is the scrambled egg dish. As expected, it's very petite, but man does it look pretty good. It's got some uh These are hash browns over here. These are plantains, some ham. I might need a second meal after this, but you know. I got the motuleños, which is a traditional Yucatan dish. Obviously, it's probably not usually presented this beautifully, but it's fried eggs on top of There should be some crispy tortillas down in there. And then it has ranchero sauce, some ham, cheese, and peas, and then some
plantains on the side. I do hate peas though, so I'm not super thrilled about it, but they're fine. The sauce is great. They might not have had coffee, but I'm pretty happy about this. Well, we just got the bill. What would you expect to pay for that breakfast, sir? I have no guess. What would you expect to pay for that bottle of water? Would you expect to pay $5? No. $10? No. $12? Cuz that's how much it was. $12 USD was $12 USD That whole breakfast with the tip was $63 USD. Wow. So, that is our one meal on site and no more.
We'll get our food on the outside from now on. Yeah. We just hopped a bus back over to the main part of Tulum and got ourselves a little hotel to stay in for the night. Much less fancy than the one we were just at, so this is all you're going to see of it. But, confirmed, warm water here. And or hot water here. Yes, the one thing we needed after our luxury stay was a hot shower. But, I think overall we were actually surprised. Based on the reviews, I thought it was going to suck big time, but I think it just depends on your expectation. Because if you come at a
certain time, you get a certain room, it's very expensive, but it's obviously going to be rough around the edges. I hear that the we didn't really use like the room service and stuff like that. I hear that's really bad. But, overall the resort was very well done. It was very fun. We liked all the weird goofy architecture and stuff, even though some of it seemed a little rickety and like it might collapse in any moment. And you can actually get some of the jungle rooms. I think they're just a couple hundred bucks a night. Yeah, depending on the time that you book, yeah. Yeah, they're just a little bit smaller and more rustic, but very affordable, I would say. And it's definitely an
experience and it's right on the water. It's just secluded and beautiful and such an unique experience. Plus, if you have that uh voyeuristic side of you, you get to have everyone else at the resort watch you take a shower. And you can go get naked on the nude beach. So, if that's your thing, definitely check the resort out. But, don't worry. We have more adventures coming up from here in Mexico. We do. And it's just getting way less glamorous from here on out, y'all. Yeah, maybe the least glamorous thing we could possibly do. Mhm. That's coming up next.
Okay. I guess with that, goodbye, ventures. We'll see on the road.
