TOP LEFT: The main building, in a nod to the traditional palapa, has a thatch roof. Flowering copa de oro bushes cover the slope leading down to the shore. ABOVE: Clay sculptures by Adolfo Riestra flank the entrance of the lobby. Sofas and chairs from Ralph Lauren.

LEFT: A pair of 18th-century colonial bronze-studded wood doors, which came from a former hacienda, provide textural contrast to the sleek lines of the reception hall. A pebble mosaic is embedded into the floor. The interiors throughout are by Marisabel Gomez Vazquez .