Few destinations in the Americas pair jungle, Caribbean sea, Mayan archaeology and bohemian luxury the way Tulum does. The beachfront strip of Zona Hotelera, the cenotes hidden inside the selva, the Mayan ruins perched above the turquoise water, the flamingos of Sian Ka'an and the eco-luxury hotels that redefined what a beach stay can look like — this is one of the most Instagrammed coastlines in the world, and one of the most design-literate guest bases in all of hospitality.
The Tulum Collection is PrintPlast's third regionally-inspired wristband line, following the Sicily Collection and the Santorini Collection. Five Tulum-design wristbands translate the visual DNA of Mexico's Caribbean coast — turquoise, jungle green, clay, coral pink, sunset amber — into a single wearable object that happens, quietly, to also be the guest's room key.
Why a Tulum-Inspired Wristband Collection
Tulum is not one kind of hotel. A guest at Azulik is having a completely different experience from a guest at a Sian Ka'an beachfront villa, a Coba jungle retreat or a cenote-front wellness camp. What unites them is a single design vocabulary — Mayan geometry, jungle botany, cenote blue, Caribbean light — and a guest who has chosen Tulum specifically because of it.
The Tulum Collection meets that guest where their expectations already sit. Each of the five designs draws on a distinct, instantly-legible Tulum motif: the turquoise of the cenotes, the palm canopy of the selva, the glyphs of the Mayan codex, the flamingos of Sian Ka'an and the amber sunset of the beachfront. Hoteliers pick the design that matches the villa type, guest journey or season — and every wristband rides on the same programmable RFID platform.
1. Cenote Turquoise
Cenote Turquoise — turquoise cenote water and limestone cave motif printed on dark wood, the signature design of the collection
The signature design. The central print is a stylised tribute to the turquoise cenote water and the limestone cave arch that frames it — the single most photographed natural detail in the Yucatán Peninsula. Full-colour UV print on dark wood, turquoise cord.
Recommended for: cenote-front wellness retreats, Coba jungle hotels, and any property whose guest journey is built around the underground fresh-water caves.
2. Selva Palm
Selva Palm — a tropical jungle palm and fern print, for jungle-front and eco-luxury properties
A botanical counterpoint to the cenote signature. The Selva Palm wristband takes its cue from the dense jungle canopy that covers most of the Tulum municipality — tropical palms, elephant-ear philodendron, liana vines. Deep jungle-green UV print, jungle-green cord.
Recommended for: jungle-front eco-resorts, Sian Ka'an-adjacent villas, wellness retreats, and any property whose brand photography leans on the selva rather than the beach.
3. Mayan Codex
Mayan Codex — stylised hieroglyph motifs in sandstone and clay red, a cultural anchor for the collection
A quieter, more archaeology-driven design. The print depicts a stylised Mayan codex glyph pattern — geometric step-fret spirals, a profile face in the post-classic tradition, earth-tone palette. A tribute to El Castillo at Tulum, to Coba, to Chichén Itzá further inland. Sandstone and clay-red UV print, terracotta cord.
Recommended for: archaeologically-themed guest programming, Mayan-ruin-adjacent hotels (Tulum ruins, Coba, Muyil), and any property whose positioning emphasises the cultural depth of the Yucatán beyond the beachfront.
4. Sian Ka'an Flamingo
Sian Ka'an Flamingo — a coral-pink flamingo and mangrove print, for biosphere-reserve and wildlife properties
The wildlife design. The print features a coral-pink flamingo in profile against a mangrove silhouette, a nod to the UNESCO-listed Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve just south of Tulum. Coral pink and mangrove-green UV print on dark wood, coral-pink cord.
Recommended for: Sian Ka'an-adjacent lodges, wildlife and birding programmes, eco-tourism operators, and any property whose brand story is rooted in the biosphere reserve.
5. Tulum Beach Sunset
Tulum Beach Sunset — a warm amber Caribbean-sunset print with palm silhouette, for beachfront and honeymoon properties
The romantic flagship of the collection. The print is a gradient study of the Tulum beachfront at sunset — warm amber sky, deep-indigo Caribbean, a single palm silhouette. A wristband that photographs as well in a champagne-on-the-sand moment as it does at a beach-club dinner. Amber and indigo UV print on dark wood, sunset-peach cord.
Recommended for: beachfront hotels on the Zona Hotelera strip, honeymoon and wedding properties, couples' retreats, and any brand whose guest journey is anchored in the Tulum sunset.
One Technology Platform, Five Designs
Every wristband in the Tulum Collection sits on the same RFID platform trusted by resorts worldwide. Operators can mix and match designs without touching back-of-house systems.
- PMS integration — Opera, Mews, Protel, Apaleo, Cloudbeds and custom APIs
- Water & UV resistance — IP67 rated, tested for cenote, pool, sea and jungle-humidity environments
- Adjustable sizing — sliding-knot clasp fits adult, youth and child wrists
- Personalisation — full-colour UV-printed artwork, laser-engraved hotel logo, individually printed guest ID
- Sustainable materials — FSC-certified wood, dyed recycled-content cord, heavy-metal-free UV inks
Across a Tulum Stay: Where the Wristband Actually Earns Its Place
The Tulum guest journey is unusually non-linear. A single stay moves from a jungle-suite check-in to a cenote swim, a Sian Ka'an boat tour, a Mayan-ruin visit, a beach-club lunch, a yoga class and a late sunset dinner on the sand. A traditional plastic key card is awkward in most of those moments. A wooden wristband is not.
- Jungle-suite & beachfront-villa access — contactless entry to the most common Tulum room types, including casitas with private plunge pools and rooftop hammocks
- Cenote, pool & sea — IP67 rating keeps the wristband safe in fresh-water cenotes, salt-water pools and the Caribbean
- Beach club & F&B charging — direct-to-folio payment at the beach club, the mezcal bar and the jungle restaurant
- Wellness & yoga access — contactless entry to shala, temazcal, spa and sound-bath programming
- Excursion check-in — Sian Ka'an boat tours, Coba cycling, cenote diving and archaeological-site day trips verify guest entitlement without handling a card
- Wedding & private-event credentials — a single wristband per guest covers ceremony access, beach-side seating and drinks tabs
"The best room key in Tulum is the one the guest does not have to think about. It survives the jungle, the sea, the cenote, the yoga shala — and, if it is beautiful enough, it leaves Mexico with them."
Designed for the Tulum Hotel Typologies
Tulum hotels are not interchangeable. Each of the five Tulum Collection designs is positioned with a specific property typology in mind — so procurement, operations and brand teams can choose a design that already speaks the same visual language as the property.
- Zona Hotelera beachfront hotels — Tulum Beach Sunset or Cenote Turquoise
- Jungle-front and selva eco-resorts — Selva Palm
- Sian Ka'an-adjacent lodges and biosphere-reserve operators — Sian Ka'an Flamingo
- Cenote-front wellness retreats and Coba jungle hotels — Cenote Turquoise
- Archaeology-themed, Mayan-ruin-adjacent properties — Mayan Codex
- Honeymoon, wedding and destination-event hotels — Tulum Beach Sunset
- Pueblo Tulum town centre and family properties — Selva Palm, mixed with a second design for villa tiering
Customisation, MOQ and Lead Times
Every Tulum Collection wristband is produced to order at PrintPlast's Istanbul facility, with artwork approvals and samples available in days rather than weeks — a practical fit for a market where the high season is short and the hurricane-season maintenance window is shorter.
- Minimum order quantity — from 500 units per design
- Colour customisation — UV-print palette adjusted to brand guidelines
- Hotel logo — laser-engraved or UV-printed on the wooden plaque or strap
- Sampling — physical pre-production samples dispatched within 7–10 days
- Bulk lead time — 3–4 weeks from artwork approval to delivery
- Shipping — DDP available to Mexico, the United States and the wider Caribbean, including pre-season staged delivery to Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel and Isla Holbox
Sustainability Commitments
Why Mexican and Caribbean Hoteliers Are Specifying the Tulum Collection
For directors of operations and procurement in the Yucatán — and across the wider Caribbean, from Playa del Carmen to Isla Holbox to Isla Mujeres — the Tulum Collection solves three practical problems at once. It replaces a generic plastic card with a design object guests are happy to wear for a week. It consolidates room access, pool and beach access, F&B charging and excursion check-in into a single item. And it produces a keepsake that continues to promote the property after check-out, in exactly the social channels where Tulum bookings are researched in the first place.
Properties using regionally-designed wooden wristbands report measurable lifts in guest-generated social content, F&B attachment via cashless folio charging, and repeat bookings tied to the emotional association guests build with the wristband itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Tulum Collection only available to hotels in Tulum?
No. The collection is available to properties across Mexico and the wider Caribbean. It is most often specified by Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Isla Mujeres and Holbox resorts, but the designs work anywhere the Yucatán and Mayan visual vocabulary fits the brand.
Can I combine two Tulum Collection designs in one property?
Yes. Many operators pair the Cenote Turquoise wristband for standard rooms with the Tulum Beach Sunset wristband for honeymoon and rooftop suites. A single order can cover multiple designs to reach MOQ.
Can the wristband replace a traditional plastic key card for Tulum jungle suites and beachfront casitas?
Yes. The wristband works with all major hospitality lock systems and with the PMS already deployed on-property.
How long from approval to delivery to Tulum?
Samples within 7–10 days. Bulk production 3–4 weeks from signed artwork approval. DDP shipping to Mexico, with pre-season staged delivery available for properties opening in October and November.
Bring the Tulum Collection to Your Property
PrintPlast produces custom RFID wristbands for independent and branded hotels, luxury resorts, jungle casitas and beachfront villas across Mexico and the Caribbean. Request a physical sample of the Tulum Collection or a tailored proposal for your property — we will ship a production sample to your office within 10 days.
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About the Tulum Collection
The Tulum Collection is the third edition of PrintPlast's destination-led wristband series, following the Sicily Collection and the Santorini Collection. Five designs — Cenote Turquoise, Selva Palm, Mayan Codex, Sian Ka'an Flamingo and Tulum Beach Sunset — are produced at PrintPlast's Istanbul facility on the same wooden-wristband platform trusted by eco-luxury resorts worldwide, and ship under DDP terms to Mexico and the wider Caribbean.
From the turquoise cenotes of the Yucatán to the amber sunsets of the Zona Hotelera, the Tulum Collection is a quiet argument that a room key can do more than open a door. Five designs, one technology, and a small wearable promise to every guest: you are somewhere unmistakably Mexican-Caribbean.