Hacienda de San Antonio

Colima, Mexico [view map]

Style: Exclusive organic enclave
Setting: Volcanic valleys of Colima

Hidden in the highlands of western Mexico, the Goldsmith family’s impeccably restored 19th-century hacienda is a coral pink picture of perfection, with glorious green grounds, volcano vistas and fit-for-royalty service.

Need to know

Rooms: 25 suites.
Rates: Low season, $400–$700; high season, $650–$1,300, excluding 27 per cent taxes and service.
Check-out: Midday, but this is very flexible, depending on occupancy.
Facilities: Huge gardens, tennis court, gym, massage and beauty treatments, library, DVD selection, free WiFi in some areas, private airstrip, free transfers from Colima airport. In rooms: open fireplace, iPod, free WiFi, under-floor heating, bespoke toiletries.
Poolside: A stream flows down the immaculately manicured lawn to an enormous swimming pool, where you can laze away the day on cushioned loungers, in view of the gorgeous gardens and the smoking volcano.
Children: Under-fives stay free, under-11s are $75 a night. Babysitting can be provided for $45 for four hours, if arranged three days in advance.
Eco-friendly: Thanks to its Goldsmith patronage, the hacienda is big on sustainability and runs its own organic ranch, el Jabali, producing fruit, vegetables, coffee, and other foods.
Also: Ground-floor suites are available to guests with small pets (less than 9lbs) in tow. Dogs must be kept on leads, except in the gardens. Pets stay free, but there’s a charge if they need feeding.

In the know

Our favourite rooms: For a view of Colima’s smoke-haloed volcano, you can’t beat the El Quetzal Junior Suite, which has a lovely little terrace from which to admire the panorama, as well as a luxurious living room. Alternatively, La Chalupita is a highly desirable, bright, corner room with huge windows overlooking the lawn and French doors opening on to the patio. El Sol is the largest of the hotel’s suites (ideal for combining with El Quetzal for a honeymoon to remember), and boasts huge fireplaces in the bedroom and living area, as well as sumptuous sofas, beautiful paintings on the walls and a relaxing private terrace.
Packing tips: Leave your mobile at home – it won’t work here anyway. Do bring outdoorsy gear though, whether horse riding, hiking or mountain biking is your bag, you can do it at San Antonio.
Also: If you fancy cocooning yourself away for an evening in front of a film or a sports event, the Mirador sitting room on the rooftop terrace has a gigantic widescreen TV, a working fireplace and comfortable seating.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant: The hacienda arranges dinner in a different room each evening; before the open fireplace of the club room, one night, in the elegant red room on another. The seasonal menu uses produce grown in the grounds to create Mexican European crossover cuisin
Dress code: Refined but unshowy, think indolent aristocrat.
Top table: Ask the hotel staff to set up a table in the formal gardens amid the fountains.
Last orders: Food is available between 7am and 10.30pm; the bar’s open until 11.30pm.
Room service: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available form the restaurant menu anywhere in the hotel while the kitchen is open.
Hotel bar: Homely, relaxed and warmed by a roaring fire, the hacienda’s Yellow Bar opens out into the gardens and serves a potent Hacienda Margarita using mango grappa distilled on the hotel’s estate.

Smith card offer A bottle of tequila or mangrappa, a picnic trip to Epazote lake, chauffeur airport transfers, a visit to the coffee and cheese factory, and a biking tour of the area

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