We're an oceanfront hotel at Playa Blanca, on Guerrero's Costa Grande, 25 minutes from Zihuatanejo Airport (ZIH). Our land runs 250 acres between the Pacific, a saltwater lagoon and the mountains, so "oceanfront" here depends on which bed you pick. Some of our rooms open onto the sand. Others look over the biopool or sit up in the jungle, where the ocean is something you hear more than see.
We have 20 places to sleep, in five groups: five Hotel rooms, four Hotel Hideaways, three Basecamp rooms on the beach, three Basecamp rooms in the jungle and five Villas. The table lays them side by side by what they look onto and what water you get to yourself.
Closest to the water: the beachfront Villas and Basecamp Beach
If you want to step from your door onto the sand, pick one of three villas or a Basecamp Beach room. Casa Tsíli, Casa Parota and Casa Ollín are the villas we describe as beachfront or over the Pacific. Casa Tsíli has a sun-drenched lounge, a cedarwood bar and a 25-meter lap pool. Casa Parota sits under an A-frame palapa roof with its own pool. Casa Ollín has an art studio, a yoga deck and a private pool terrace looking out over the Pacific. Our villas have full kitchens, and across the five they sleep from two guests to fourteen.
Basecamp Beach is the simpler way to be on the sand. The Basecamp Beach King & Twin Room is on the ground floor, with a king, two sleeper beds and a private oceanview terrace. The Basecamp Beach King Room is ground floor too, a few steps from the pool, with a private deck and an outdoor shower. Upstairs, the Basecamp Beach Horizon King Room has twin terraces and an outdoor tub.
The ocean from above: the Grand Suite and the Penthouse Suite
Two of our Hotel rooms face west over the ocean, and that matters here, because west is where the sun goes down. The Penthouse Suite has big windows and an unbroken view of the water. The Grand Suite, the second-largest room in the Hotel, has a king bed, a balcony and a private plunge pool.
Around the biopool: the Hideaways and the rest of the Hotelito
The biopool is the middle of the Hotelito, a 6.5 million litre natural freshwater pool with the rooms arranged around it. Our Hideaways lean toward it. The 2BR Grand Deluxe Hideaway has biopool views and a private plunge pool. The 1BR Studio Hideaway has a plunge pool and a rooftop lounge over the biopool. The Deluxe King, Deluxe Double and Standard King rooms are on the ground floor with private terraces. From these rooms, the ocean is the walk down to the Beach Club, not the view from bed.
Up in the trees: Basecamp Jungle
Basecamp Jungle trades the sea view for canopy. The Basecamp Jungle Treehouse puts the king bed up top and the bath below, with sky overhead and the ocean audible all around. The Jungle King and Jungle Queen Double rooms are plainer and roomy, good for pairs or friends sharing.
Everyone gets the beach
Wherever you sleep, the Beach Club is yours: a deck on the sand with the Pacific straight ahead and palms behind, with chairs, shade and a pool. Morning yoga on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 9am and the Harvest & Harmony Tour through our gardens, the salt lagoon and the art collection are both included with your stay. Take your time with it.