Four Seasons Tamarindo

Character and identity

Set on a 3,000-acre private peninsula on the Costalegre, only 2 percent of it developed, this 2023-opened resort is the largest in the Four Seasons portfolio and works hard to disappear into the cliffs and jungle around it. The architecture, by a roster of Mexico's leading firms, leans on stone, lava rock, wood and sand-toned cement, with folk-art touches in every one of the 157 freestanding rooms. Four restaurants (Coyul with Elena Reygadas, beachfront Sal, taqueria Nacho, golf-course Nueve), three infinity pools, a working farm, six miles of beach, a copal-scented spa and famously warm, no-tipping service define the experience.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What you're paying for here is privacy at a scale almost no other Mexican resort can match, paired with cooking and service that justify the seclusion. Book a cliffside suite with the 43-foot private infinity pool if the budget allows; visit mid-week in February or October for a quieter, couples-skewed crowd, and arrive ready to stay put.