We stayed here for 3 nights. The rooms are simple and functionally but clean and for the price sufficient. As I remember the light is not working the whole night.
We were very closed to the beach, it was like in paradise, the sand and the sea, wonderful.
The personnel and the owner were very friendly. We got an cocktail for free. We ate also lunch there it was very delicious.
If you are not looking for luxus this is the best hotel in Paradise ;-)

i stayed here with my sister and my son for 2 nights. the room was reasonbly cheap compared to the other beach side hotels which looked a lot more pricy. the room was clean and a good size for the price. it didnt seem very secure but we didnt have any problems with this. we ate in the hotel on our first night and the food was pleasant but we thought the drinks were a little expensive. The staff seemed pleasant but not always available straight away and i think i would have struggled if i hadnt spoken spanish. the beach was lovely and overall i think that it was a pleasant place to stay and they give you beach towels as well. i would recommend this to anybody who wanted somewhere cheap to stay right on the beach in a lovely location. the ruins are a short taxi ride away and there are other nice beaches around to explore locally too

My wife and I have been coming to Los Arrecifes for the past 20 years, 5-6 times in total. If you are looking for the fanciest digs on the beach, this isn't it. If you are looking for the best restaurant, this isn't it (there are many others to choose from). But if you are looking for a beach experience unparalleled in Tulum--this is it. All the other lodgings have public beach fronts that are linear and two-dimensional--just a string of chairs or lounge chairs strung out parallel to the water with maybe some shade. Los Arrecifes' private beach is about 40 years deep and dotted with about 20 palm trees with hammocks hung between them, creating a beautiful visual scene of light and shadow on the deep, soft sand. The palms are not only important aesthetically, they also provide a wide choice of sun/shade variations throughout the day, unlike the stark choice between 100% shade or 100% sun that a man-made structure presents.Their beach also contains a large dune dotted with palm trees. This dune is important when the ocean on-shore wind begins to blow harder (which it often does). You can lie on the far side of the dune protected from the wind, in a peaceful, quiet, sunny place. In short, the beauty of the place, in combination with the incredible view of the ocean, must be seen to be believed. If you don't like it, just walk up or down the beach and try something else. We wouldn't think of living anywhere else when we're in Tulum. The staff does not speak English ( they do speak Mayan), but they are very sweet and accommodating. Los Arrecifes is unique in Tulum for its beauty. The pricing is comparable to other hotels, but you are paying more for the exterior amenities than for the interior ones. But the rooms are more than adequate in our opinion--just not posh.

We stayed here for a week during the peak holiday season. The rooms were basic, but the low room price more than made up for it! Los Arrecifes is by far the best value to be found on the beach in Tulum. The staff members were very friendly, although I don't believe they speak much English (which isn't a problem at all!) so if you don't speak any Spanish you might want to pick up a phrase book just in case.

It's true that there is no electricity in the rooms at night - it cuts out around midnight - but it really isn't noticeable since most people would be sleeping then anyway. This is also the case for many hotels in the Tulum beach area, not just Los Arrecifes. We did not notice any issue with water being off as other reviewers have mentioned.

The hotel has a restaurant with a large outdoor patio that looks directly onto the beach. The service is a bit slow but the food is very good and very fresh, and is half the price of the restaurants at other neighboring hotels on the beach. And with a beautiful view there is no need to rush the meal anyway!

Los Arrecifes also has a large sandy space between the hotel rooms and the public beach, with lounge chairs and several hammocks, so there is plenty of space to stretch out and relax with a view of the ocean.

All in all we enjoyed our stay and would definitely return or recommend the hotel to our friends. In fact, we are planning our wedding at a nearby hotel and have recommended Los Arrecifes for many of our guests.