The new Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo is its fifth property in Mexico and will be in the lesser-known Costalegre region to the south of popular tourist resort Puerto Vallarta in the state of Jalisco.
Mexican architecture, design, landscapes and flavours feature heavily throughout the oceanfront resort, which Four Seasons describes as “a tribute to Mexico”. Many of its 157 rooms have private plunge pools, while resort facilities include four food and drink outlets, such as Coyul, with famed Mexican Chef Elena Reygadas. A spa and wellness experience showcasing indigenous rituals, three pools, Escondite teen centre and 18-hole golf course will also feature.
The nature-focused resort has three beaches surrounded by a 3,000-acre forested reserve, 98% of which will remain undeveloped. It is also home to the 35-acre Rancho Ortega growing local fruit and vegetables, with plans to make tequila from its agave azul plantation “with the blessing of” Mexico’s Tequila Regulatory Council, the resort said.
At the heart of Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo will be the Discovery Centre, to help guests engage with the natural appeal of the ocean and jungle across the reserve, via a team of on-site biologists. The local area’s biodiversity counts more than 70 endemic species of wildlife and hundreds of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles across the reserve.
An archeoastronomy team will guide guests in star gazing from look-out points such as Vista, identifying specific planets and constellations while explaining the importance of the cosmos for pre-Hispanic people and how it influenced buildings and traditions.
“We are dedicated to the concept of ‘rewilding’, enabling the Earth’s natural rhythms to flourish and nature to recover its balance,” said the resort’s general manager Felix Murillo. “Everything we are doing is guided by this ethos, and it is our hope that our guests will form a deep connection both to the land and the coastline, and that in doing so they can recover their own balance and leave inspired and energised.”
