location and staff

restaurant could be more sophisticated for the price range

Breakfast was very nice. The suite I stayed in was spectacular. The pools and common spaces are very relaxing.

This is a very nice hotel, a beachy-casual 5 star experience. The staff is excellent, extremely attentive but not annoying. The location was great, right in the dunes. The facility was really nice and not over-crowded. The overall experience was very pleasant and relaxing.

Any time there was not a strong sea breeze our room and balcony smelled like grilling onions/meats/whatever from the vent from the restaurant below (the vent was somewhat elevated but basically right behind the balcony in our room). This was not a pleasant woody asado sort of smell, it was a strong greasy grill smell. At $900 a night this should not happen. I would recommend not staying in the king bed rooms on the second floor in the main building as the other room in this position seemed to have a similar vent near it. We had to keep the window to the balcony closed most of the time which is a shame - why stay right on the sea and not be able to see and hear it from your room? There seemed to be various bungalows scattered around, and a less expensive queen garden room - either might have been a better way to go to avoid this odor. We booked at the last moment so I can only assume this was the last room available with a king bed. But really at this price point there shouldn't be a lesser room choice. I would stay in this hotel again but I would not stay in the same room.