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Travel + Leisure: This Stunning New Resort on Mexico's Pacific Coast Is the Perfect Vacation for Families With Young Children
Our first family vacation didn’t go very well. My husband and I planned a week-long trip to Copenhagen last August when our son, Luca, was eight months old, thinking that the weather would be amazing and that Luca was young enough to just go with the flow. (Hear that? It’s the sound of more experienced parents laughing at our naivete.) While the first of our conjectures proved true, the latter did not. Between learning to crawl, experiencing major jet lag, and catching a nasty cold, Luca spent the whole trip completely out of sorts. By the end, we were all sick and exhausted.
Eager for a do-over, my husband and I agreed that we should keep our second attempt super simple and head to a beach resort. We’d been talking about getting back down to Mexico, so I suggested checking out the new Susurros del Corazón, Auberge Resorts Collection, near Punta de Mita on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. We could book a direct flight from New York, it would be a measly one-hour time difference, and I’d heard raves about how well the brand caters to pint-size travelers.
On a Thursday in mid-December, just before the holiday-travel rush, we flew down to Puerto Vallarta, which serves as the gateway to Riviera Nayarit. After zipping 45 minutes north on the highway, we pulled into a long drive that cuts through a lush green lawn and lake. As the path curled around, I spied a group of staff members waiting to greet us at the hotel entrance with ice-cold glasses of tepache, a drink made from fermented pineapple.
“Welcome to Susurros — welcome home,” said Rodrigo Trejo, who introduced himself as our cuate. The title, shared by a team of three concierges, translates to “good friend.” In the five-minute walk to our room, we swapped stories about where we’d each grown up and how we’d weathered the pandemic. I began to understand just how appropriate that friend designation was.