Our stay at this property turned into a nightmare trip. We would not recommend this hotel to anyone. The management was non existent at the time of our stay & they had no interest in the guests & their needs. Conditions were well below standard, we do not mean 5 star ...we mean 2 star at most!.
Everything about this hotel was awful, the food, lodgings & lack of management. The pool was so dirty with a film of grease around it but as swimming at the beach is not an option (due to the strong rip tides) it was frustrating .The sun loungers were tired & soiled., in fact everything about this resort was just awful. It is very isolated, so leaving the property is not an easy option. As it is such an expensive hotel we were bewildered by the simple lack of comforts & basic requirements. We realise it is privately owned but standards are standards & it is just so sad that this property can operate in this way. We have stayed at other "boutique" hotels around the world & have never experienced anything like this. Our worst trip ever, so disappointing & simply ghastly.

All the reviews over the years have been wonderful, and we were thrilled to be able to go to Las Alamandas (the name, by the way, refers to the yellow flowers you see all over the property and as the logo). Most of it was true-- the welcome, the service, the food, the views, all fabulous. The privacy is wonderful and worthy of the Hollywood stars who must love it there (we saw photos of Brad Pitt, Minnie Driver and a bunch of others). We really hope to go back at another time of year.

Without detracting from the real appeal of Las Alamandas, though, I think it's important to tell about the things a guest might not like, as well. We would not have gone there recently if we had realized that rainy season is a bad time to go. It made our expensive holiday, which was supposed to be relaxing, a lot less fun.

We were staying in a villa. They are beautiful, and most of the year, you just open the doors wide to the ocean view. But in summer, this had its disadvantages. First, in the stifling heat of central Mexico, there was no air conditioning except in the bedrooms. It's true that most of the time there is a nice ocean breeze. But at night, the nice ocean breeze carries mosquitoes into your room, and if you shut the mosquitoes out, it becomes horribly hot and stuffy. (No screens on the living room door, just a glass door.)

Second, we were there in the rainy season. The resort is set up for the majority of the time, when it is dry. But once the rain starts to pour, the pleasant rooftop bar is closed (we never got to see it in operation), the hammocks and outdoor cushions are all put away, and you are reduced, in case of heavy rain, to huddling indoors and hoping it doesn't get too hot, since you can't open the doors to the veranda without getting soaked. The resort seems mighty small when your choices are staying in your uncomfortably humid, hot room to eat (with a wet waiter delivering your food from far away) or making your way under an umbrella through a downpour to the little restaurant/bar area more than 100 meters away-- as befitting a resort with few guests, the restaurant is tiny. There is also a nice, large, air-conditioned common room, but if one group is in there watching a movie or television, no one else feels comfortable using the room.

The third disappointment was that, even though Las Alamandas is on a pristine beach, and you can borrow boogie boards, the waves and undertow/ rip current are high and very dangerous. There are no lifeguards, and the employees actively discourage you from swimming or even wading. They are all terrified of the water and you certainly could not count on anyone trying to rescue you if you got into trouble.

It's not the resort's fault that we had bad weather, but it was not a relaxing visit because the rain took away all the pleasant places to hang out, which are all outside. I imagine that is a rare problem! Otherwise, we highly recommend Las Alamandas. The food was delicious, the service top-notch, the people who work there are wonderful and hospitable, and we'd love to go back.... when it's dry.

Las Alamandas was the perfect place for our romantic, elegant and intimate wedding. The staff attended to our every need with pleasure and accuracy.

The management planned all of our wedding details with us. They handled everything from flowers and music to guest itineraries and food, including the wedding cake. I couldn't have asked for more!

Our friends and family had a most memorable weekend and we had our dream wedding.

Las Alamandas is so special we stayed for our honeymoon!

My wife and I spent a three day weekend at Las Alamandas and had a wonderful time. We were seeking a place of "intense relaxation" where our busy work lives would be a distant thought and we found it!
The two hour ride to the resort was our biggest concern but we were delivered in a modern suburban and it was really not an issue thanks to the hospitality of our drivers. We arrived greeted by a wondeful staff and two very tasty margaritas! The two most commen words spoken after any kind of request were, "Of course!". Our host, Victor, and the other staff gave us a private, yet wonderful stay that relaxed us in luxury and left us regenerated. Don't miss the massage by the beach and wine and cheese on the cliffs overlooking the ocean at sunset. We felt like it was our own private resort. We saw only about six other guests the entire time we were there.
Treat yourself and your spouse to this glimpse of paradise.....