Casas Dos Mareas

Rising above the shores of balmy Conchas Chinas, this seven-bedroom beachfront hacienda is a blend of Alta Mar terraced onto the hillside above Baja Mar and connected via a courtyard with hand-carved stone fountain. A glass-walled elevator provides beach access by descending through undulating palms to the waves breaking on the beach below. Designed as living works of art, these crescent-shaped terraces in Mexican tile, graceful walls textured in a rich terracotta stucco and two infinity pools blend harmoniously with the striking blue of ocean and sky amid lush green jungle. Three spacious air-conditioned bedrooms with a smaller fourth bedroom and a separate one-bedroom apartment provide multiple sleeping arrangements in spacious Alta Mar. Domes covering the vaulted ceilings below remind one of a Mediterranean seashore village. Baja Mar boasts living and dining areas separated by a see-through fireplace with stunning hammered-steel chimney and rich terracotta-colored stucco walls all combining to blur the line between indoors and out. Three air-conditioned bedrooms and three baths provide the rest. Make this gathering one to remember.