This is the third time we have been asked this during the last week — each time with just a hint of suspicion — by the otherwise charming staff at this heavenly hideaway deep in the Jalisco state of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I went to Cuixmala, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve site approximately 3 hours from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, this week, I got so ...

The financier Sir James Goldsmith created two lavish retreats in Mexico that are now hotels. A writer checked in to get a peek inside the world of the superwealthy. By Nicholas Casey See more of our ...

There aren’t many properties that take our breath away quite like Cuixmala. Located on the Pacific coast of Mexico in Costalegre, once a private retreat for British entrepreneur Sir James Goldsmith in ...

Once the private home of Franco-British billionaire Sir James Goldsmith, Cuixmala is still among the most decadent, eccentric and welcoming of the small hotels that dot the wonderfully untouched Costa ...

Every day is Earth Day at Cuixmala and Hacienda San Antonio, Mexico’s sister eco-retreats, where unspoiled beaches, tropical forests teeming with rare wildlife, and stunning mountain vistas provide ...

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Each of the buildings designed to match the colorful architecture common to Mexico were constructed from local materials. Techniques employed include earthen architecture combined with tiles, and even ...

My trip to Cuixmala was an example of this, with a hilltop villa that could comfortably accommodate a prince with a retinue of servants (not needed, as the villa comes with three of its own) in four ...

Delta/Aeromexico, American or United from Boston to Mexico City; short connecting flight Mexico City to Puerto Vallarta. Easy 2-hour drive from Puerto Vallarta on a renovated highway. If you don’t ...

With its opulent domed mansion, nature reserve – with imported zebras – and wild Pacific beaches, the estate of the late Sir James Goldsmith is the quirkiest of retreats. Gavin Bell lives the ...