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A member of The Small Luxury Hotels of The World, this uncommon resort has been constructed in the style of an old Mexican fishing village. Accommodations are in Palafitos, bungalows of indigenous construction, built on stilts over the edge of the estuary that surrounds the main group of structures.

The decor of each Palafito has been modelled after the Mexican lottery, a type of bingo game that uses images rather than numbers. Bathrooms have bamboo showers that provide privacy while giving the feeling of extending out into the garden.

At the Hotelito Desconocido Hotel in Puerto Vallarta there is no electricity; candles provide illumination at night, and solar-powered ceiling fans provide optional in-room cooling. Cleverly disguised solar panels and hot water holding tanks are located outside each room, where water for showers is stored until needed.

Dress is relaxed and unpretentious; bring your most-loved, most comfortable clothes. Dinner is a special time at the Hotelito, and you may want to wear something comfortably appropriate. The hotel suggests that you bring cotton clothing, a light sweater or shawl, and walking shoes or sandals for making your way around the beach sand pathways.

Available activities with additional charge include horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, windsurfing, sailing, kayaks, billiards, bird watching tours, beach volleyball, and hiking. From June to January, participate in the sunset releases of baby sea turtles from the protected nesting area.

Nestled on a wetland estuary between the Sierra Madre Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Hotelito is located in one of the most important sea turtle and bird reserves in Mexico, 60 miles South Puerto Vallarta.More than 150 species of birds live on the land and the estuary surrounding Hotelito. Rowboat tours take you deeper into wooded areas teeming with an impressive variety of land and water birds.