Las Alamandas, Costalegre | Exclusive Villa Collection

Between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo · Costalegre, Jalisco, Mexico · Suites, master suites and villas

Las Alamandas

A private reserve of more than two thousand acres on Mexico’s Costalegre, created by Isabel Goldsmith, who opened it in 1990. Eighteen suites in casitas of pink, blue and saffron sit among palms and lawns above the Pacific, with four private beaches, a river lagoon full of birds and an organic orchard that feeds the table. The whole estate can be taken for up to forty five guests.

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The house

In stills

A first reading of the stay: rooms, light, and the quiet between them. Each still is a note, not a catalogue.

Aerial view of Las Alamandas, its colourful casitas among palms between the hills and a curving Pacific beach — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

A coral-pink casita at Las Alamandas with a hammock on the veranda and a pool in front, palms behind — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

The stone fountain at Las Alamandas in palm-lined lawns that run down to the beach and the Pacific — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

A pink-walled lounge at Oasis restaurant with a blue built-in sofa and bright cushions — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

The terracotta Presidential Suite at Las Alamandas with a private pool on the lawn among palms — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Aerial view of a green headland, rocks and a wide sandy beach on the Las Alamandas reserve — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

The thatched La Palapa beach club at Las Alamandas with pots of palms and the ocean beyond — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Aerial view of kayaks on the calm San Nicolás river below green hills at Las Alamandas — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

The Domo Master living room at Las Alamandas with pink sofas, Mexican art and open doors to the sea — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Aerial view over the Estrella Azul rooftop bar at Las Alamandas, palm groves and the coast beyond — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

The fountain in Plaza Delfines at Las Alamandas among bougainvillea, palms and terracotta buildings — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Aerial view of a rustic palapa and pink loungers on a long, empty private beach of Las Alamandas — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

A hammock strung between palms on the lawn in front of the Presidential Suite at Las Alamandas — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Top-down aerial view of the turquoise pool at Las Alamandas with white umbrellas and a palapa — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

Rows of crops in the organic orchard of Las Alamandas below forested hills — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

The sun setting over the Pacific beyond the palms and casitas of Las Alamandas — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Hanging rattan chairs, hammocks and pink parasols under tall palms by the beach at Las Alamandas — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Aerial view of a sandbar where the San Nicolás river meets the Pacific beside a long beach — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

The coral-pink terrace of the Domo King suite at Las Alamandas looking out to the ocean — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Red parasols and wooden loungers by a thatched palapa above the beach at Las Alamandas — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Top-down view of a giant pink and blue chess set on a terrace among palms at Las Alamandas — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Aerial view of a rocky cove, turquoise water and a beach on the coast of the Las Alamandas reserve — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

The tall thatched roof of La Palapa beach club at Las Alamandas against a blue sky — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

The sun setting over rocky coves and the Pacific from the clifftop lookout at Las Alamandas — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

The Experience

How the days feel

Las Alamandas lies on a quiet stretch of the Pacific in Jalisco, about two and a half hours south of Puerto Vallarta, at the end of a cobblestone drive lined with the golden copa de oro flowers that give the place its name. Isabel Goldsmith created it in 1990 as a private retreat where nature and comfort could share the same ground, and it has kept that scale: eleven suites at the start, eighteen today, on a reserve of more than two thousand acres.

The architecture is contemporary Mexican, low and generous, painted in the colours of the coast. Casitas in pink, cobalt and saffron open onto terraces with hammocks and deep sofas, set among palms, fountains and wide lawns that run to the sand. Inside are king beds with Egyptian cotton, marble bathrooms with deep tubs and handcrafted details, and several suites keep a jacuzzi or a plunge pool of their own.

Beyond the gardens the land stays wild. Four beaches belong to the reserve, from the curve of sand in front of the resort to Playa Soledad, a kilometre and a half of empty shore nearly four kilometres away. The San Nicolás river forms a calm lagoon where more than a hundred species of birds have been recorded, and from summer into January sea turtles come ashore to nest.

The days are shaped around the guest. Breakfast at La Palapa on the sand, a ride on horseback through the reserve, lunch under a beach palapa, a massage beside the sea, then cocktails on the blue rooftop of Estrella Azul as the sun goes down and dinner by candlelight in the garden at Oasis.

Why EVC loves it

Why we would send you here

Four beaches of your own A reserve of more than two thousand acres with four private beaches, from the sand at the door to remote Playa Soledad.
Colour and calm Casitas in pink, cobalt and saffron by the sea, hammocks and deep sofas on every terrace, and wide lawns that run beneath the palms to the sand.
From the orchard Contemporary Mexican cooking from a 100% organic orchard on site, and margaritas made with the resort’s own herbs and fruit.
The whole estate Eighteen suites for up to forty five guests, with every beach, lawn and table yours on a full buyout.
Turtles and birds Sea turtles nesting from summer into January, and more than a hundred species of birds on the river lagoon.

Suites & villas

A casita for two or a villa of your own

Fourteen suites among the gardens, four master suites with their own jacuzzis and pools, and three villas for families and friends, each painted in the colours of the coast.

Room 01

The suites

Fourteen suites · King beds · Private terraces with hammocks · Some with jacuzzi or pool

Casitas scattered through the gardens and along the shore, each with its own decor drawn from Mexican colour and craft. Terraces with sofas and hammocks catch the sea breeze, bathrooms are in marble with deep tubs, and suites such as Bougainvillea keep a rooftop terrace or an outdoor jacuzzi of their own.
Room 02

Master suites

Azul, Domo and Isabel Masters · Presidential Suite · Jacuzzis, splash pools and terraces

The largest suites, each with a king bed and a bathroom with a walk-in closet. Azul Master has the only ocean view among them and a rooftop terrace with a jacuzzi; Domo Master is oceanfront with a jacuzzi for two; Isabel Master adds a daybed and a splash pool; the Presidential Suite adds a second bedroom for a family.
Room 03

The villas

Casa del Sol, up to ten · Casa Isabel, up to eight · Casa del Domo, up to six

Houses within the resort for families and friends. Casa del Sol is the largest, with four bedrooms in three suites, an infinity pool, three jacuzzis and hammocks on the terraces, and a butler on request; Casa Isabel has three king bedrooms and a plunge pool; Casa del Domo, beneath its pink dome, is the most secluded.

Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Inside the stay

The house, in notes

Where you sleep, what you eat, and how you arrive: the essentials, in brief.

The Presidential Suite at Las Alamandas behind a hammock and palms on a green lawn — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Suites, masters & villas

Eighteen suites in colour

Every suite has a private terrace with sofas and hammocks, a king bed with Egyptian cotton, a marble bathroom with a deep soaking tub, and breakfast served on the terrace if you wish.

Suites. Fourteen suites in casitas across the gardens, from the Azul and San Antonio suites to Bougainvillea, Sol Playa and Sol Alberca, several with a jacuzzi or a pool.

Master suites. Azul Master, the only master with an ocean view, with a rooftop terrace and jacuzzi; Domo Master, oceanfront with a jacuzzi for two; Isabel Master, with a daybed and a splash pool; and the Presidential Suite for a family.

Villas. Casa del Sol for up to ten, with an infinity pool and three jacuzzis; Casa Isabel for up to eight; and Casa del Domo, the most secluded, for six.

La Palapa beach club at Las Alamandas lit by lanterns at dusk under its thatched roof — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

The table

From the orchard to the sand

The kitchen cooks contemporary Mexican, much of it from the resort’s own orchard, grown with 100% organic practices and no pesticides.

La Palapa. Breakfast and lunch at the edge of the sand under a great thatched roof, in a bathing suit if you like.

Oasis. Dinner in a garden facing the Pacific, with an international wine list and a tequila and margarita bar that uses the resort’s own herbs and fruit.

Estrella Azul. A blue rooftop bar for sunsets and stars, with a telescope for the night sky, open in high season.

Private tables. A chef’s table in the orchard, candlelit dinners for two at La Palapita by the waves, and picnics on an empty beach.

The open-air wooden pergola at Las Alamandas on the lawn by the sea, framed by bougainvillea — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

Wellness

Massage by the sea

Wellness here is unhurried and mostly outdoors, in palapas open to the breeze.

Massage. Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, aromatherapy, reflexology, body and facial treatments, given in a palapa beside the ocean or in the privacy of your suite.

Yoga. Private classes in a palapa on the lawn, steps from the beach, arranged ahead of arrival.

Movement. A gym and a steam room, tennis and six pickleball courts, with mountain bikes and horses for the reserve.

La Palapita. A curtained palapa on the beach, for a massage to the sound of the waves and, after dark, a candlelit dinner for two.

Aerial view of a long curving private beach and the Pacific on the Las Alamandas reserve, pink loungers on the sand — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

Beaches & the reserve

Four beaches and a river

The reserve runs along several kilometres of coast, and most days the only footprints on the sand will be your own.

Alamandas beach. The sand in front of the resort, with the sixty foot pool and its daybeds in the gardens.

Chachalacas. A kilometre to the south, with a rustic palapa for private picnics.

Las Cuatas. A small cove of eighty metres, about three kilometres away.

Playa Soledad. The most remote, a kilometre and a half of empty sand nearly four kilometres away.

The river. Kayaks and boats on the San Nicolás lagoon, horseback rides through the reserve and guided bird watching.

A guest resting in a yellow hammock on the veranda of a coral casita with its own pool at Las Alamandas — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

Who it suits

Couples, families and the whole party

Family
Two travelers

For travelers who want the Mexican Pacific as it was, with privacy, colour and very little to do unless they choose to.

Couples. A master suite with its own jacuzzi, dinner for two at La Palapita and an empty beach in the morning.

Families. Casa del Sol or Casa Isabel, a kids club and game room, turtle releases in season, and dogs welcome too.

Celebrations. The whole estate for up to forty five guests, with weddings on the lawn, by the fountain or on the sand.

Las Alamandas seen from the sea, its palm-shaded casitas and palapa along a long beach with green hills behind — Photography by @aishawiggins and @romainreglade for Las Alamandas Resort

Getting there

South of Puerto Vallarta

Las Alamandas stands on the coast road of the Costalegre in Jalisco, between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo.

By road. About two and a half hours from Puerto Vallarta International Airport, or an hour and a half from Manzanillo, with a private transfer arranged before you land.

By air. A short private flight lands at the Chamela airstrip, fifteen minutes from the resort, with a discreet pickup on arrival.

On arrival. A cobblestone drive lined with copa de oro flowers, then a welcome cocktail and a platter of fresh tropical fruit.

Across Mexico. See our Mexico country guide for the seasons and the routes between stays.

Sunset over the Pacific and the palm-covered hills from the Estrella Azul rooftop terrace — Photo courtesy of Las Alamandas

When to go

Dry winters, turtle autumns

Las Alamandas is open all year, and the coast changes with the seasons.

Winter and spring. The dry months bring blue skies, calm evenings and the high season, when the Estrella Azul rooftop opens for sunset and a telescope comes out for the stars.

Summer. Warm rains turn the hills green, the first sea turtles come ashore to nest and the reserve has a lush, quiet beauty.

Autumn. Nesting continues to the end of the year and sometimes into January, and six to eight weeks later the hatchlings make for the sea. Guests can join the programme, from guarding the nests to the release.

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Las Alamandas, Costalegre, Jalisco, Mexico

Las Alamandas

In stills

How the days feel

Why we would send you here

A casita for two or a villa of your own

The suites

Master suites

The villas