Casa Malca is a hotel destination wedding venue in Tulum beach road, Mexico, hosting 20 to 200 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Tulum Felipe Carrillo Puerto (TQO), ~30 minutes by car from TQO, ~2 hours from CUN. Best months: February, March, April, May.
Casa Malca
Casa Malca is the beachfront house on the Tulum hotel road at km 9.5 that once belonged to Pablo Escobar and now holds a serious contemporary art collection, opened as a hotel by the art dealer Lio Malca.
About Casa Malca
Casa Malca is the beachfront house on the Tulum hotel road at km 9.5 that once belonged to Pablo Escobar and now holds a serious contemporary art collection, opened as a hotel by the art dealer Lio Malca.
The provenance is the first thing anyone mentions and the least interesting part.
What matters for a wedding is that it is one of very few Tulum properties with both a real beach and enough rooms to hold a guest list: 71 suites, from garden rooms to beachfront, plus a beach club, a rooftop spa and several restaurants.
Ceremonies happen on the sand.
Ask about a date.
Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
We stayed four nights at Casa Malca in Tulum and had an incredible experience. The staff truly made the stay special—always welcoming, attentive, and going out of their way to help.
Drew Porter · read the whole review on Google →Capacity, rooms and facilities
Staying over
- Whole property to yourselves
- Yes
The ceremony
- Outdoor ceremony
- Yes
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- CUN, 120 min by carAisle estimate
The spaces
- Setting
- Coastal, modern, relaxed
Venue highlights
- Beachfront house on the Tulum hotel road at km 9.5
- Contemporary art collection hung through the public rooms
- 71 suites, from garden rooms to beachfront
- Beach club, rooftop spa and several restaurants on site
The wedding season
A sample wedding weekend
See the day-by-day outline+
Use this as a starting point and adapt it to your bookings and guests.
- 17:00Welcome cocktails on the private beach
- 19:30Welcome dinner in the art-hung dining rooms
- 10:30Walk through the collection with the hotel’s art guide
- 16:30Ceremony on the sand at golden hour
- 18:00Cocktails in the jungle-side garden
- 19:30Dinner on the beach terrace, then dancing at the beach club
- 10:30Farewell brunch by the pool
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- CUN · about 2 h by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into CUN.
- Typical total
- $40,000–80,000Aisle estimate
See the full figure+
$40,000 to $80,000 USD for 60 guests (planner-reported range)
- Ceremony fee
- $10,000–20,000Aisle estimate
USD venue hire (planner-reported)
- Reception
- $150–300 a headAisle estimate
See the full figure+
$150 to $300 USD per guest, food and beverage (planner-reported)
- Room rate
- $400–1,500 a nightAisle estimate
See the full figure+
$400 to $1,500 USD per suite
- Weather window
- February – May
The months the weather is kindest. Weather does not indicate whether a date is available.
- Direct line
- 984 980 0679
Answered by the venue in local hours.
Casa Malca publishes no wedding price list. These are planner-reported ranges for the Tulum hotel zone and were not confirmed with the hotel. A buyout is quoted separately and is the normal route above about 120 guests. The hotel quotes in US dollars.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can Casa Malca hold?+
The hotel’s own wedding materials put the ceiling around 200 guests, and some third-party listings say 150. Aisle records 20 to 200. Above roughly 120 you are effectively taking the whole property, so ask about a buyout at the same time as the venue fee.
Was Casa Malca really Pablo Escobar’s house?+
The building was a beachfront mansion linked to Escobar before it was abandoned and later bought and reopened by the art dealer Lio Malca. The hotel does not trade on the story beyond acknowledging it, and the art collection is the thing guests actually remember.
Can all our guests stay on site?+
There are 71 suites, which covers most wedding parties. Rates range widely between garden rooms and beachfront suites. Full buyouts are available and are the practical route for a large wedding, because the beach club is otherwise open to hotel guests.
What does a Casa Malca wedding cost?+
No rates are published. Tulum planners report venue hire in the region of $10,000 to $20,000 USD and a 60-guest wedding with food, bar, decor and rooms landing between $40,000 and $80,000 USD. Treat both as estimates rather than quotes.
How do guests get to the Tulum hotel zone?+
Cancún International (CUN) is about two hours by road. Tulum’s own airport, Felipe Carrillo Puerto (TQO), opened in December 2023 and is roughly 30 minutes away, with a growing list of US routes. The hotel road itself is single lane in each direction, so plan group transport.
Is sargassum an issue on this beach?+
It can be, mostly between April and August, and no Tulum hotel fully controls it. Casa Malca clears daily. If a clean shoreline matters to the photographs, the reliable window on this coast is November through March.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about your plans, pricing and availability. You do not need a fixed date yet.
Still deciding? Elena is Aisle’s AI wedding planner. Give her a month and a guest count and she will forecast the budget, work out how your guests would travel, and put a first plan on paper. No account needed.
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Ask about dates at Casa Malca.
Send your dates or a rough season, your guest count and what you’d like to know. The venue can then confirm availability and pricing.
Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.
Sources for individual venue facts
Whole property to yourselves: Yes
“This exclusive location is only available for buyouts, ensuring complete privacy for you and your guests.”
Read the source for whole property to yourselvesOutdoor ceremony: Yes
“Our intimate and private outdoor area on Tulum’s powder-soft sand beach is the perfect place to exchange your vows surrounded by your family and friends.”
Read the source for outdoor ceremonySetting: Coastal, modern, relaxed
“Casa Malca, an upscale beachfront hotel located in Tulum, Riviera Maya, is more than just a place to stay.”
Read the source for setting