Duplicate - Lo Sereno - Casa de Playa

Bare concrete walls, left unfinished on purpose, give this ten-room beachfront hotel in Troncones a warmth that slicker resorts spend millions trying to fake. The village itself is still mostly surfers and locals, a half hour up the coast from Zihuatanejo, and Lo Sereno fits that mood: private terraces, spa-like bathrooms, a small bar that becomes the social center by evening. No children under fifteen, which tells you something about the quiet they're protecting.

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