Why this property? That's an interesting story.
In 2006 two of our sons went on a surfing and a scouting trip to the west coast of Mexico, found their way to San Pancho, and immediately fell in love with the town and the beach. A month later we rearranged some travel plans and went to check it out for ourselves. Well, we also loved the place. The Mexicans were very friendly and also very proud of their charming town.
Equally important, the Americans and Canadians we met seemed to respect the local culture and value their relationships with the residents whose families, in some cases, had lived in San Pancho for over a hundred years. It seemed that this would be an ideal place to build a home for generations of our family.
We purchased this particular property with the hope, just the hope, that we might have a pretty good view of the ocean. As the construction progressed it became clearer and clearer that we would have not only 'a pretty good view,' but SPECTACULAR VIEWS of the ocean, the beach, the town (San Pancho), Sayulita in the distance, and, equally fantastic views of the jungle.... from many different locations in LA CASA QUE CANTA.
As you will see the property presented some challenges since it goes sharply downhill, but Melissa Roberts (with some assistance from three different architects) was able to change those challenges into opportunities, so that as you move from the upper level, where most guests go to see the setting sun (in the winter) or the pyro techniques of thunder and lightning (in the summer rainy season), all the way to the pool level you will find lots of special places for large gatherings or intimate conversations.