Girlfriend Getaways

stay
Set in the jungle just up the road from the main stretch of sand is Teetotum: four clementine-and-chocolate rooms with brightly patterned cotton sheets and iPods loaded with lounge music on request. Activities, like rooftop movies and yoga classes, are equally fun (011-52/1-984-745-8827, teetotumhotel.com, from $85).

eat
The best tacos on the Riviera Maya, filled with lightly breaded and fried fish, shrimp, chicken, or beef—and topped with any of 16 fresh salsas, including tamarind and mango—are at roadside Urge Taquito (three minutes north of downtown on Hwy. 307, tacos from $1.25). At tiny beachside joint Hechizo, there is no menu; the chef comes out to your table to explain each night's options (011-52/1-984-100-0710, open Nov.–May, entrées from $14).

drink
When you're tequila-ed out, try The Champagne Bar at Pez for tropical cocktails like the Tulum Kiss, with orange juice, champagne, and raspberry vodka (011-52/1-984-135-6758, tulumhotelpez.com, $5.25). International DJs spin at the Friday night beach party at Mezzanine, a hotel that draws celebs like Kate Bosworth (011-52/1-984-131-1596, mezzanine.com.mx).

do
Tulum's Mayan ruins are a 10-minute drive from downtown but feel worlds away. After you explore, a swim off the white-sand beach at the base of the pyramid-like El Castillo will cool you off (Off Hwy. 307, entry $3.25).