Wake to coffee delivered to your terrace, swim in the springwater pool, read beneath the shade or book a treatment at the open-air spa. All of the rooms are designed to blur the boundary between indoors and out, so mornings and evenings tend to be best spent slowly, listening to the jungle and watching the bay below.

The coastline gives you plenty of options when you want to head out. Take a boat to a beach for a private picnic, snorkel from the pier, join a fishing trip at sunrise, or arrange a boat excursion along Banderas Bay. If you catch tuna, mahi mahi, or snapper, the kitchen can prepare it for lunch on your return.

On land, walk the jungle trail to Yelapa village, where beach cafés, small shops, and the Museo de Historia, Arte y Cultura offer a quieter look at the area’s past and present. There are also two waterfalls within hiking distance, usually at their strongest after the summer rains. Back at the hotel, cooking classes, tequila and mezcal tastings, private dinners and spa rituals can all be arranged.