One&Only Mandarina
Bahía de Banderas, Riviera Nayarit, Nayarit, Mexico
Location
Riviera Nayarit
On a private Pacific peninsula north of Punta Mita, across 80 acres of coastal rainforest, Riviera Nayarit.
Transfer
A Riviera Nayarit transfer
Around 45 to 60 minutes from Puerto Vallarta (PVR).
Villas
105 villas
Around 105 free-standing treehouses and cliff villas, each with a private pool and butler, from around 79 square metres.
Best For
Who it suits
Ultra-luxury families and couples wanting jungle, beach and privacy.
Board Basis
Room only
Breakfast at Alma on many rates.
About the Resort
Treehouses and cliff villas in the rainforest
One&Only Mandarina spreads across 80 acres of coastal rainforest on a private Pacific peninsula in Riviera Nayarit — a collection of free-standing treehouses in the canopy and cliff villas set into the rockface, each with a private pool and butler. Carao brings Enrique Olvera's avant-garde Mexican cooking, five pools step down toward the beach, and a Polo and Equestrian Club rounds out a resort that holds Three Michelin Keys. It suits families and couples in equal measure.
Accommodation
Villas
Around 105 treehouses and cliff villas, each with a private pool.
Treehouse
Treehouse
Sleeps two to three. A canopy treehouse with a private pool, butler and a large terrace, with jungle or ocean views.
Private poolCanopy
Signature
Ocean Treehouse
Sleeps two. Around 79 square metres with a private infinity pool and ocean views.
Infinity pool79 sqm
Cliff
Cliff Villa
Sleeps two. Set into the rockface with a private pool and butler, with ocean or jungle views.
Private poolCliffside
Top view
Panoramic Cliff Villa
Sleeps two. The top cliff tier, with panoramic Pacific views and a private pool.
PanoramicPrivate pool
Family
Villa One
Sleeps up to eight. A two-storey, three-bedroom villa with floor-to-ceiling rainforest views and a private pool.
Three-bedroomPrivate pool
Food & Drink
Dining
Three restaurants, led by Enrique Olvera.
Signature
Carao
Avant-garde Mexican by Enrique Olvera.
All-day
Alma
All-day dining and breakfast.
Beach
Beach & pool
Relaxed poolside plates.
Wellbeing
One&Only Spa
Spa rituals and beach treatments, with five resort pools and a private pool per villa.
Five resort pools
Plus a pool per villa.
One&Only Spa
Rituals and treatments.
Polo & Equestrian Club
Riding and polo.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Jungle, Pacific and Mexican craft.
Carao
Dinner by Enrique Olvera.
Five pools
Stepping down to the beach.
Polo & Equestrian Club
Riding and polo.
The Pacific beach
Surf and sand below the cliffs.
Rainforest trails
Through 80 acres of jungle.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
From Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
Around 45 to 60 minutes by car.
On the peninsula
Private peninsula
Rainforest meeting the Pacific.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting One&Only Mandarina. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Room only; breakfast on many rates.
Made for families
- And couples, across 80 acres.
Setting
- Rainforest on a Pacific peninsula.
Getting there
- Around 45 to 60 minutes from PVR.
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