Casa Kona pool and ocean at golden hour sunset overlooking the Pacific Ocean at La Saladita
La Saladita · Guerrero · Mexico

Casa
Kona

1.27 acres beachfront/ 4,048 sq ft/ 3 bed + loft · 4 bath
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Designed by Grant Blakeslee, Hand LLC
Architect behind Ilis, Brooklyn — world’s most beautiful restaurant
The Place

A private beachfront sanctuary on the sand at La Saladita — home to one of the world's great longboard waves.

Built from the land up over four years. Every material, every detail chosen by hand. The result is something you feel the moment you walk in — hand-poured concrete underfoot, local oak and copper throughout, and the Pacific and Sierra Madre del Sur appearing through floor-to-ceiling glass at every turn.

MorningCoffee on the pool deck. Check the surf from the roof. Walk the beach to the point break or paddle out to the reef right in front.
AfternoonWork from the palapa on fiber optic internet. Lunch in the outdoor kitchen. Cool off in the lap pool.
EveningSunset from the roof deck over the Sierra Madre. Dinner under the palapa. The only sound is the ocean.
NightStars over the Pacific. A fire in the courtyard. The waves at the point still breaking down the beach.
1.27
Acres deeded beachfront
4,048
Sq ft indoor living
3+
Bedrooms, loft & 4 baths
4
Years to build by hand
Aerial view of Casa Kona — beachfront compound with palapa, pool and Sierra Madre mountains
Casa Kona palapa — looking through bamboo screens to the ocean
Property Details

Three structures,
one complete world

Land5,151 m² / 1.27 acres deeded beachfront plus ownership of the federal zone beach in front of the property
Indoor area376 m² / 4,048 sq ft across three main buildings
Beachfront palapa117 m² / 1,260 sq ft — chef's kitchen, large pantry, living area & sleeping loft
Pool35 m² / 376 sq ft lap and diving pool overlooking the ocean
Pool deck110 m² / 1,184 sq ft with 55 m² dining area and roof deck
Outdoor bath12 m² / 120 sq ft bathroom and outdoor shower at pool level
Main house103 m² / 1,108 sq ft — 2 bedrooms with en-suite baths, floor-to-ceiling glass walls overlooking the Pacific and the Sierra Madre del Sur
Flex space103 m² / 1,108 sq ft garage, laundry and flex space below main house via piano stair
Casita45 m² / 452 sq ft — bedroom, bathroom, living area and kitchen
Water & energy20,000 liter cistern, private well, 10 solar panels, 3 eco-friendly septic systems
ArchitectGrant Blakeslee, Hand LLC — designed Ilis in Brooklyn, named world’s most beautiful restaurant
Living room with pendant lights, built-in sofa and ocean view Palapa kitchen with island, pendant lights and loft ladder
Overhead view of Casa Kona — palapa, pool deck and loungers from above
Finishes & Features

Built to a standard
you can feel

Bedroom with floor-to-ceiling ocean view Palapa exterior — thatched roof with warm interior glow Palapa great room from above — pendants, art, concrete

La Saladita —
one of the world's great
longboard waves

45 minutes from Zihuatanejo International Airport — direct flights from Houston, Dallas, LAX, Denver, Chicago, and Mexico City. La Saladita is a slow, peeling left that runs for hundreds of meters along a sandy point. The wave breaks year-round, with the best swells from May through October. The famous point is a 20-minute beach walk — your morning warmup. And there's a reef break right out front that fires on the right swell.

Aerial coastline — Casa Kona beachfront with La Saladita waves Pool edge with La Saladita surf breaking behind
Pool deck with loungers and palapa architecture Palapa living room — verdigris pendant light and art over built-in sofa