They warmly greet friends upon arrival at Susurros del Corazón with “Welcome home,” and what a house it’s. Betwixt jungled cliffs, the Auberge resort opens onto an incomparable stretch of sandy seashore lapped by the waters of Bahía de Banderas. We dive into all of the scrumptious particulars of this oasis off the trail in Punta de Mita, Mexico, deemed 2023’s Best New Hotel.
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THE EASY, BREEZY BEACH LIFE
There’s room to breathe right here. The 59-room property is intimate but uncrowded, with straightforward strolls to breakfast and the seashore alongside palm tree-shaded pathways. But morning espresso is finest loved within the consolation of 1’s personal luxurious suite, and it’s delivered proper to the door based mostly on every visitor’s most popular timing.
Susurros del Corazón’s guestrooms are the epitome of laidback luxurious, wearing a tonal, textural palette impressed by the Mexico seaside setting, with furnishings and textiles crafted by native artisans. Ocean breezes are beckoned via floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doorways that open to non-public terraces excellent for novel studying turned napping. Villas and a few of the suites add non-public swimming pools to the combo.
ALL THE AUTHENTIC, LOCAL FLAVORS
Born and raised in Mexico City, Chef Tonatiuh Cuevas ensures the flavors that hit palates are each recent, spice-forward and genuine to the place. Feast on regional specialty pesca zarandeado, domestically grown poblanos, gringas and queso fundido from onsite eating places Casamilpa, La Boquita and poolside La Piscina. For grabbing to-go juices and pastries within the morning, there’s the tangerine-tinted meals truck, Mita.
A SEA OF STORY-WORTHY EXPERIENCES
While that is the form of naturally lovely vacation spot the place doing nothing however consuming, ingesting and lounging on the seashore is greater than sufficient, Susurros encourages holidayers to “go home with a story” and helps plot memory-making experiences. For foods and drinks lovers, there are complimentary Mexican culinary immersions, comparable to making chocobanana or a masterclass on centuries-old spirit Raicilla, also referred to as tequila’s rebellious little sister. The craft inclined can ebook a Sombrero del Alma class the place Mariana of native Mowi hats guides teams via customizing a “soul hat” to take residence. On the religious aspect, there are particular twice-monthly group cacao ceremonies led by native Medicine Woman Gina by which she shares knowledge from her elders and private Mayan nahuatl readings.
Then, in fact, there may be all the large blue ocean has to supply. The non-public Surf Safari guided by a neighborhood skilled surfer jets friends over to quieter, tucked-away seashore breaks. A Whale Song Adventure heads out into open waters to get nearer to humpbacks and report their mesmerizing vocalizations. An tour to Islas Marietas, a sequence of uninhabited and guarded islands, presents the chance to snorkel its marine life-rich waters.
That’s simply the tip of the coral reef, so to talk, and a fast textual content to 1’s concierge could make almost all needs or “whispers of the heart,” because the resort’s Spanish title interprets to in English, an unforgettable actuality.
