Punta Pájaros Puerto Escondido

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"Eco focus: Solar smarts This otherworldly brick-and-concrete Tetris is set in the scrub—surf, jungle and mountains softening its monolithic edges. It is pitch-perfect beach modernism for the 21st century from Grupo Habita, the Mexican hotel outfit that has eschewed faceless resorts for something new and sustainable. Terrestre is fully solar powered. Passive cooling and native planting invite birds and butterflies. There are 14 rooms in the main building and guests socialize in a large alfresco restaurant where chefs prepare plantain patties and herby salads. Punta Pájaros, a 40-minute drive from Puerto Escondido, was once the reserve of fishermen and surfers. Now digital entrepreneurs and Californian mini-breakers seek upmarket cultural stays, and Terrestre Hotel is part of the forward-facing new options. (More on that, here.) Hotel address: Carretera Salina Cruz- Pinotepa, 71983 Puerto Escondido, Oax., MexicoPrice: doubles from about $382 Book your stay: Booking.com Book your stay: Expedia" - Condé Nast Traveller

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"Back at Punta Pájaros that afternoon, I moved over to another property, Hotel Terrestre, the most recent to open and by far the most theatrical, with 15 rooms connected in an angular monolith of brick. There is a temescal, a massage area, and a strong whiff of modern wellness. Terrestre is completely solar-powered, with no air-conditioning anywhere, a bold move for an expensive hotel and perhaps a sly act of preservation of both the land and that essence Sodi had spoken to me about."

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