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A secluded cliffside resort offering immersive nature experiences and rooms with large balconies on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.
Tamarindo, Jalisco, Mexico
2022
year opened
157
rooms
$
725
starting rate
1 hour
from airport
key features
Sleep
2+ restaurants on site
24-hour room service
Animal encounters
Babysitting
Outside space
Beach sports
Cabanas
2-4 bedroom residences
Kids club (age 5+)
Connecting rooms
Bikes
Dogs allowed
Calm beach
Outdoor pool
Water sports
Racket sports
Arcade / Game room
Kids eat free
Crib fits in closet or extra bathroom
Door separating kid & adult sleeping areas
Kids club is free
Meals included
Food available before 7am
Golf
Hiking
Eat
2+ restaurants on site
24-hour room service
Animal encounters
Babysitting
Outside space
Beach sports
Cabanas
2-4 bedroom residences
Kids club (age 5+)
Connecting rooms
Bikes
Dogs allowed
Calm beach
Outdoor pool
Water sports
Racket sports
Arcade / Game room
Kids eat free
Crib fits in closet or extra bathroom
Door separating kid & adult sleeping areas
Kids club is free
Meals included
Food available before 7am
Golf
Hiking
Play (on land)
2+ restaurants on site
24-hour room service
Animal encounters
Babysitting
Outside space
Beach sports
Cabanas
2-4 bedroom residences
Kids club (age 5+)
Connecting rooms
Bikes
Dogs allowed
Calm beach
Outdoor pool
Water sports
Racket sports
Arcade / Game room
Kids eat free
Crib fits in closet or extra bathroom
Door separating kid & adult sleeping areas
Kids club is free
Meals included
Food available before 7am
Golf
Hiking
Play (in the water)
2+ restaurants on site
24-hour room service
Animal encounters
Babysitting
Outside space
Beach sports
Cabanas
2-4 bedroom residences
Kids club (age 5+)
Connecting rooms
Bikes
Dogs allowed
Calm beach
Outdoor pool
Water sports
Racket sports
Arcade / Game room
Kids eat free
Crib fits in closet or extra bathroom
Door separating kid & adult sleeping areas
Kids club is free
Meals included
Food available before 7am
Golf
Hiking
Experience it
See what a stay really looks like with kids.
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sleep
- All one-bedroom suites are the same size and layout—only the views differ.
- Cliffside suites are great for families: you’ll have plenty of space, a walk-in closet (fits a crib), and a large outdoor area with great views and a pool.
- The two-bedroom beachfront suite has a sleeper sofa in the living room and a large walk-in closet in the master (fits a crib, though there’s no door).
- Beachfront and Nature rooms are easy to walk to from the main building. Cliffside rooms are farther away, so you may need to rely more on golf carts.
- Some beachfront rooms are only accessible via a flight of stairs.
- King rooms have ocean-facing beds, so you can enjoy the view right from bed.
- Free washers and dryers are available throughout the property.
- The largest room available (for now) is a 3-bedroom villa (but plans are in place to expand to 25 residences).
- There’s a departure lounge, which is helpful if you need to check out before it's time to head to the airport.
- Pools can be heated upon request.
- Balconies don’t have much shade in the afternoon.
play
- If you’re planning to walk the property, prepare for hills.
- There are two beaches: Playa Majahua (near the main building) and Playa Tamarindo (a 5-minute golf cart ride away — this is the swimmable beach and where water sports are based).
- The family pool has a large shallow section, perfect for babies and toddlers.
- Free kids club is for ages 5+ and is open from 9am to 9pm (younger kids can attend with an adult). There’s also a teen club for 13+ (open 11am–11pm), and the game room is located here.
- The golf course has incredible view, perfect if you have a golfer in the family.
- If you’re traveling with a baby, the staff can set up a pack ‘n play at the pool or beach.
- It can get windy at the family pool.
- There are ramps for strollers, though you'll probably be happier walking around without one.
- For a break from the pool, you can hike to a picnic spot or join a farm tour.
- Some guests note the service isn’t quite up to Four Seasons standards yet, but it’s a new resort and is improving.
eat
- The resort is quite isolated, so all meals will be on-property. The food is good, but you may tire of it during a week-long stay.
- For dinner, dining outdoors at Sal is a highlight.
- Kids under 5 eat free, and the staff will puree food for babies on request.
- The breakfast buffet is excellent and very kid-friendly.
- Kids will enjoy doing a pizza-making class.
- Some ingredients come from the on-site working farm.
- Pack snacks and essentials—there’s no convenience store.
- Breakfast starts at 7am. If you need food earlier, room service is available 24 hours a day.
The details
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Kids Club
Kids Club/Teen Club:
Carmelo kids club runs 9am - 9pm, complimentary for ages 5 -12. Our 3 year old had a blast here and we always had an adult with her which they allowed. You can also hire them to babysit and participate in the kids club if under 5 and then you don't have to stay with them. There is a large team - they staffed 6 each day so at one point, my kiddo had 4 staff members leading her around on a scavenger hunt throughout the resort since she was the only kid. They were very busy over festive - but this week, the max number of kids while our kiddo was at kids club at any point was 3.
There is also a teen club that in FS fashion is a bit hidden. Once you find it, you'll find a pool table, foosball, air hockey, a bunch of playstations and monitors so kids can play together but separately and then a large movie room - which we used one night as their cinema is not yet ready. Think older kids would really like this hidden area to hang out with friends
Pools
Beach
Babysitting
Activities
Travel & transportation
- It's a bit hard to get here (but worth it once you arrive)
- Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport (ZLO) is a 1 hour drive; LAX, IAH, PHX, DFW, YCC and ATL offer direct flights to ZLO
- Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) is a 4 hour drive
- Private or shared airport transportation, with car seats, is available
- If you're staying in a Premium Suite, they offer free transportation to and from Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport (ZLO) or Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR)
- If anyone in your family gets car sick, they may struggle with the bumpy drive onto the property
- The staff can transport you around the resort in golf carts (you request using an app)
Leave it at home - they have it!
- Cribs
- Pack 'n plays
- Bottle warmer
- Bottle sterilizer
- Baby/toddler bathrobes
- Baby bathtub
- Highchairs
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