Need to know
Rooms
37, including 10 suites.
Check–Out
11am; check-in, 2pm.
More details
Rates don’t usually include a breakfast of homemade granola, omelettes, parfait, pastries, a full English, or griddled pancakes and French toast (from US$16). There’s a minimum stay of five nights during the festive season (21 December to 15 January).
Also
There are some steps on the property, but the ground-floor suites are wheelchair accessible and staff are on hand to help if needed.
At the hotel
Public beach; tennis and pickleball courts; spa; gym; yoga area; kitchen garden; beach cabanas, day-beds, parasols, towels and chairs; paddle and surf boards to borrow; laundry service; free WiFi. In rooms: TV, minibar, French press and Guatemalan coffee, kettle and a selection of teas, free WiFi, air-conditioning, workspace, BYREDO Bald'Afrique bath products.
Our favourite rooms
Ah, this takes us back: to Cali, Tulum, Baja… Style has been imported from several coasts here and to great – if simple – effect; gleaming white with wood and wicker make these restful havens, where the windows are a screensaver of sea and sand (even the one in the bathroom). Each has a furnished terrace, but the only differences are the size (ground-floor suites have an additional 10sq m living room) and the position (first-floor suites have a more panoramic view of the coastline). Beachside Villas and Beach Houses boast both benefits – they sit on a private sandy stretch and even have their own pool.
Poolside
You'll find the pool and swim-up bar just a short walk from your suite or villa. Open daily 9am to 7pm.
Spa
After an active day, find solace at the Cure Spa, which is decked out with a sauna, steam room, heated pool and Jacuzzi. Hair and nail sessions, massages and body wraps soothe from coiffure to cuticle, and couples can get a double dose of relaxation with a treatment for two.
Packing tips
You’ll spend a lot of time in the water, so bring any aquatic accoutrements: waterproof GoPro, personal wetsuit or snorkel mask (although you can easily find them on island), sailing hat and gloves, boat shoes, no-run mascara (hey, you never know).
Also
Even if you’re travel-worn, you’ll perk up on arrival – all guests are offered a welcome rum punch (or a similar soft drink). And if you’re feeling a little glum at the thought of checking out, pick up one of the hotel’s custom ocean scent candles.
Children
Children are welcome and babysitting can be arranged on request, but this is more of a honeymooners’ haven.
Sustainability efforts
The hotel makes an effort to keep this paradise isle pristine, using reusable containers for bath products, reef-safe sunscreen, and products such as umbrellas made from recycled materials. They desalinate water onsite and food in the restaurant is made using fresh organic ingredients sourced from island farms and fisheries and the hotel’s own garden.