Hotelito Desconocido Sanctuary Reserve & Spa

Hotelito Desconocido Sanctuary Reserve & Spa may be short on electrical appliances, but it is long on other amenities on this 148 acre property. The waters sports center provides canoes, kayaks, catamaran sailboats, and rowboats. Tennis lessons and yoga classes are offered on site, and fishing is available nearby. Guests can also take cooking lessons, There is a swimming pool and shaded hammock area, plus horseback riding, bird watching, seeing the seasonal release of turtles into the wild, biking, and on some nights an evening bonfire.

For relaxation, guests lounge by the pool, read in the library, order room service, and play billiards. Guests can also visit the Spa Desconocido to use the temazcal (a type of pre-Hispanic sweat lodge), or have a massage, facial, body scrub, or aromatherapy or thalassotherapy treatment. In the evenings guests gather in one of on-site restaurants for dinner and drinks: El Diablito serves fusion cuisine, whereas El Nopalito, which has ocean and pool views, specializes in Mexican fare. Or visit the beach bar. The property also offers an Internet point. Transportation to and from Puerto Vallarta airport is available upon request (surcharge).

Guests of the hotel enjoy complimentary coffee and cookies each morning.

El Diablito - The hotel’s rustic main restaurant is built on stilts over the estuary and serves breakfast and dinner prepared with locally grown organic ingredients.

Nopalito - The hotel’s al fresco beach venue features a palapa roof and wooden furniture. Lunch and tropical drinks are served daily.

Guests enjoy a variety of water sports, including rowboating and canoeing. Others ride horses along the beach, go on a bird-watching tour, or take complimentary bicycles and explore the local area. After an outing, guests relax by the beachside swimming pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

Minimum guest age is 15

No elevators

Caters to couples

Caters to adults only

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 15 years old and younger are not permitted at this adults-only property. All guests staying in hotel guestrooms must be registered with the hotel. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.