Fodor's Expert Review Luz de Mono

Editor's Note: This location is no longer in operation.

About 160 feet from the beach, this hotel has comfortable, tastefully decorated rooms amid a lush, almost junglelike garden. An open-air dome contains a low-key bar and restaurant. Gravel trails lead to a two-story concrete building that houses spacious, all-white rooms with high ceilings, wooden trim and furniture, original artwork, TVs, and small fridges. Fully equipped, secluded, concrete villas have large wooden decks with sea views and all the comforts of home. Only one room has air-conditioning. There’s a large, shaded, rectangular pool with an ocean view, plus a baby pool with a slide.