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Cabo Pulmo Eco Palapa

★☆☆☆☆1.0 out of 5 · 1 reviews

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Cabo Pulmo Eco Palapa is a 1-star resort in East Cape with 100 rooms rated 1.0/5 by 1 TripAdvisor reviewers; typical rates from about $70 a night; direct beach access.

About

Cabo Pulmo Eco Palapa sits on the East Cape, close to the marine park that draws most visitors to this remote stretch. With a single review giving it straight ones across rooms, sleep quality, and service, the property is clearly struggling on fundamentals—that's not a rating you shrug off when people have driven this far out. The eco-palapa format suggests rustic beach shelter, which can work in Cabo Pulmo if you're here to dive and sleep is secondary, but the subratings say even by those standards something's off. East Cape isn't the place to come if you need backup options nearby. If you're set on staying in Cabo Pulmo proper, make sure current conditions match what you're paying for—one review doesn't tell the whole story, but it does tell you to ask questions before you book.

At a glance

Area: East Cape
Star rating: ★☆☆☆☆
Typical nightly: $70
Beach access: direct
Kid-friendly: ●●●○○
Party score: ●○○○○
Walkability: ●●○○○
Rooms: 100
Casino: –
Swim-up: –
Kids' club: –
All inclusive: –
Vibe: eco
rustic
remote
diving

Sargassum: not a factor

Not a sargassum coast.

Photos

The exterior of main building totally abandoned

Upstairs of main building. Stayed here in 2016 it was lovely. No longer exists as it was.

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