King
Main bedroom
A king bed in the coolest, quietest corner of the house, with the window opening onto the garden and the surf close enough to hear. Ensuite bathroom with a stone basin.
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Casa U’undu · Puerto Escondido · Oaxaca, Mexico
Wake up to
Wake up to
an empty beach.
A private beach house on the wild Oaxacan coast, twenty-five minutes from Puerto Escondido. Two pools, a cook in the kitchen every day and a concierge who arranges the rest — three bedrooms for up to eleven, and nobody else on the property.
3
Bedrooms
11
Guests
2
Pools
Daily
Cook & Housekeeping
5.0 ★
Google · 13 Reviews
The House
A house that ends where the beach begins.
Casa U’undu stands on its own above the dune at Ventanilla, twenty-five minutes east of Puerto Escondido. There is no resort next door and no neighbouring rooftop — only the garden, a long grey-gold beach and a Pacific that arrives loudly and without interruption.
Inside, it is one generous space: a kitchen and a long table, a living room under a great arched window, a bar with a ladder up to the reading mezzanine, and a table-tennis table in the shade that has settled more family arguments than it has started. Three bedrooms open off it. Two pools — a small one to slip into after lunch and a long one set above the surf — with a deck of loungers between them and the sea.
“U’undu means gratitude. The house was built around that idea.”
The owners
The whole house, only yoursThree bedrooms, eight beds, two pools and a garden that ends at the sand. No other guests, no shared areas, no reception.
A cook and a concierge, includedOaxacan home cooking every day and Abigail on hand to arrange the coast around you. You pay for the groceries, not the service.
From US$850 per nightWhole house for up to 8 guests, taxes included; US$100 per additional guest to 11.
Marketed by Villa ExperienceOne advisor, Rocío, from first message to checkout — since 2006.
The Beach & the Coast
A coast that is still mostly wild.
This stretch of Oaxaca is one of the last undeveloped shores in Pacific Mexico — a river mouth, a lagoon, nesting turtles, whales offshore in season and surf that people fly across the world for. All of it is within half an hour of the front door.
Surf
Puerto Escondido is one of the great surf coasts — Zicatela for people who know what they are doing, La Punta and Carrizalillo for everyone else. The beach in front of the house is a strong Pacific shore break: swim in the pools, surf with a guide.
Whales and dolphins
Humpbacks pass offshore in season and dolphin pods are a common morning sight. Boats leave from Puerto Escondido.
Bioluminescence
The lagoon near the house lights up on dark nights — one of the few places in Mexico where you can swim in it.
Turtles
Olive ridleys nest along this coast, and the sanctuaries nearby release hatchlings at dusk in season.
Birds and the lagoon
The Colotepec river meets the sea beside the house: herons, pelicans, iguanas and, at the lagoon, crocodiles at a safe distance.
An empty beach
The nearest thing to a neighbour is a long way down the sand. Most mornings you will not see another person on it.
The Oaxacan Kitchen
Someone cooks for you every day you are here.
Oaxaca is the best place to eat in Mexico, and here the kitchen is part of the house rather than a service you book. The cook is there each morning, and what comes out is coast and market cooking — mole and rice at the long table, ceviche when the boats come in, corn soup in a glazed clay pot, guacamole ground in the molcajete.
You pay for the groceries and nothing for the cooking. Tell Abigail before you arrive what your group eats — allergies, children, vegetarians, a birthday dinner — and it will be waiting.
Service
Abigail, at your service.
Casa U'undu comes with its people. They live on the coast, they know it well, and they are at the house from eight in the morning until five in the afternoon, every day of your stay — included in the rate, not billed as extras.
Abigail, who runs the house
Abi manages the house and is your point of contact from the day you book. She books the boat, finds the surf instructor, sends a car to the airport, gets the shopping done and answers the question you were about to look up. Guests name her in their reviews more often than they name the house.
The cook
In the kitchen every day — breakfast, lunch and dinner. Oaxacan home cooking from the market and the coast. You pay for the groceries; the cooking is included.
Daily housekeeping
The house is cleaned every day, beds made, towels changed, the terrace swept before you are up.
A house assistant
For everything else — the garden, the pools, a bag to carry, a bulb to change.
Arranged for you
Ask Abigail before you arrive or once you are here — these are booked at cost, with no mark-up from us.
Provisioning — Groceries, the pharmacy and restocking during your stay, at cost plus a shopping fee.
Massage at the house — On the terrace or under the vault, booked a day ahead.
Yoga — A teacher comes to the house — mornings on the terrace work best.
Airport transfers & a driver — Met at Puerto Escondido, and a car with a driver for the day.
Surf lessons — An instructor for the beach breaks along this stretch of coast.
Whale and dolphin watching — Boat trips out of Puerto Escondido, in season.
The bioluminescent lagoon — A night on the water when it lights up.
Sport fishing — Half and full days from the local beach launch.
Horseback riding — Along the sand at either end of the day.
Turtle releases — Baby turtles back to the sea at dusk, in season, at the sanctuaries nearby.
Who Comes Here
Built for the people you arrive with.
The house takes one group at a time, so the week shapes itself around whoever is in it.
Families
Three bedrooms that genuinely absorb a family — a king, a room with two doubles, and four single beds for the children. Table tennis in the shade, two pools, and a cook who will make something plain for small appetites and something serious for the adults.
Friends and celebrations
One long table, a bar with a ladder to the reading mezzanine, and a beach with nobody on it. Eleven people, one address, and no neighbours to keep quiet for.
Wellness and quiet weeks
A yoga teacher to the house, massage on the terrace, and a coast that goes to sleep when the sun does. No traffic, no music from next door — just the surf, which is louder than you expect and better than anything you could put on.
A Day Here
Nothing scheduled, and the day still fills itself.
Morning
Coffee on the terrace before anyone else is up
The surf is loudest at dawn. Breakfast appears at eight; the beach in front of the house, most mornings, has nobody else on it. An hour in the hammock, then a walk to the river mouth to watch the pelicans work.
Afternoon
Lunch under the vault, then the long pool
The house stays in moving shade all day, so the middle of the afternoon is the easiest part of it. Ceviche and a cold drink, the loungers between the pool and the dune, table tennis when someone insists, and a massage on the terrace if Abigail booked one.
Evening
Sunset off the deck, dinner at the long table
The Pacific faces west here, so the sunset happens in front of you rather than behind. Mole at the long table as the light goes, and then a sky over an unlit coast — on dark nights, the lagoon nearby lights up.
Film
The house, in motion.
15 seconds, no commentary
The path up from the garden, sun through the palms, the pool above the surf and the loungers in the sea grape at the end of the afternoon — filmed at the house by the owners.
Everything you see is Casa U’undu. No stock footage, no other guests, no neighbours.
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The Bedrooms
Three rooms, eight beds, no short straws.
Split between the upper and lower levels, each with a full bathroom and ceiling fans. One shower is open to the sky.
3
Bedrooms
1 king · 2 doubles + sofa bed · 4 singles
11
Guests
Rate covers 8; US$100 per extra guest
3.5
Bathrooms
Stone basins, cobalt tile, one outdoor shower
Two doubles + sofa bed
The family room
Two double beds side by side plus a sofa bed — the room that absorbs a family or a group of friends without anyone drawing the short straw.
Four singles
The children's room
Four single beds along the length of the room, with its own bathroom. The children's room, the cousins' room, the surf crew's room.
Comfort
Cool all day, without air conditioning.
The house is built as a series of brick vaults, laid by hand and left unplastered. Each one lifts the warm air off the rooms and lets it out at the ridge, while the thickness of the shell holds the cool of the night well into the afternoon.
So there is no air conditioning here, and guests do not miss it. Ceiling fans turn in every bedroom, the sea breeze crosses the house from the garden side to the beach side, and the rooms stay shaded and moving all day. The water in the pipes is warmed by the sun rather than a boiler — it arrives at the temperature you actually want in this climate.
The materials are what the coast gave: fired brick, raw concrete, local hardwood, stone basins, a red-tiled kitchen and one bathroom in cobalt tile.
Designed by Alberto Kalach · Taller de Arquitectura X
Getting Here
Ventanilla, the quiet side of Puerto Escondido.
Puerto Escondido is now one of the most talked-about stretches of coast in Mexico — Zicatela’s surf, the fish restaurants on Playa Manzanillo, the sunset boats out of Puerto Angelito. Casa U’undu sits far enough east that you hear none of it, and close enough that you can be in the middle of it in under half an hour.
Fly into Puerto Escondido (PXM) — direct from Mexico City and Oaxaca City, and seasonally from further afield. Tell us your flight and a driver will be waiting.
The beachDirect access from the garden
Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM)about 25 minutes by car
Puerto Escondido town, Zicatela and La Puntaabout 25 minutes by car
La Barra de Colotepec lagoona few minutes away
Huatulco International Airport (HUX)about 2 hours by car
Ventanilla, Santa María Colotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico · Open in Google Maps →
Photo Tour
Every corner of Casa U’undu.
The beach and the coastPools, garden and terracesLiving, dining and the barFrom the kitchenBedrooms and bathroomsThe house and its garden
The beach and the coast 13 photos
Pools, garden and terraces 21 photos
Living, dining and the bar 8 photos
From the kitchen 5 photos
Bedrooms and bathrooms 10 photos
The house and its garden 3 photos
Guest Reviews
Rated 5.0 on Google by 13 guests.
Casa U’undu takes only a handful of bookings a year, so the review count is modest and every one of them is real.
LuxuryGreat viewQuietChild-friendlyRomanticGreat value
★★★★★
“Watching the sunset from the beach is an experience we will never forget. Beautiful architecture, open spaces, and a perfect blend of nature and comfort — an incredible pool that feels like an oasis.”
Rosa Visser
Google
★★★★★
“It was my favourite stay ever. The location on the beach is awesome, you can surf there. The staff makes the stay exceptional — and you MUST have them make dinner; they make everything by hand with fresh produce.”
Valentin Salembier
Google
★★★★★
“Everything was amazing — the location, the architecture, the food, and the people. Especialmente Abby!”
Rob Rohn
Google
Good to Know
Questions, answered.
Yes. Casa U'undu is only ever let as a whole house. There are no other guests and no shared areas.
Yes — a cook is in the kitchen every day of your stay, breakfast through dinner, included in the nightly rate. You pay for the groceries only. Tell us in advance about allergies, children's tastes or a dinner you want to make a occasion of.
Abigail, your concierge, plus the cook, daily housekeeping and a house assistant. They are on site from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and the house is yours alone outside those hours.
Yes — families stay here often, and there is a room with four single beds, table tennis and two pools. Do note that the pools are not fenced and the house has open edges and level changes, so small children need an adult's eye on them.
The beach is beautiful and almost always empty, and it is a strong Pacific shore break rather than a calm bay — wonderful for walking, watching the surf and running into the shallows, but swimming happens in the two pools. Abigail can arrange a surf guide, or a trip to the calmer bays around Puerto Escondido.
No, and by design. The house is built as a set of brick vaults that lift the warm air out and hold the cool of the night well into the afternoon, with ceiling fans in every bedroom and the Pacific breeze crossing from the garden to the beach side. Guests stay comfortable through the hot months.
There are no water heaters. The pipes run in the sun, so the water arrives warm rather than hot — which is what you want in this climate — and it is part of how lightly the house sits on a stretch of coast with no mains infrastructure.
Eleven, across three bedrooms. The rate covers eight; each additional guest is US$100 per night.
Fly into Puerto Escondido (PXM) — direct from Mexico City and Oaxaca City, and seasonally from other hubs. The house is roughly 25 minutes from the airport and we can have a driver meet your flight.
Three nights in low season, four in high season, and seven nights over Easter, Christmas and New Year.
Check-in is at 3:00 pm and check-out at 11:00 am. No smoking and no pets. Celebrations are welcome for the guests staying at the house. Casa U'undu does not host large events, and non-staying guests are not permitted.
Gratitude. The owners named the house for the feeling they wanted it to hold.
Rates
Whole-house rates, per night in US dollars.
Exclusive use of Casa U’undu for up to 8 guests, taxes included. Each additional guest is US$100 per night, to a maximum of 11.
Rates and details updated October 2026
| Season | Dates | Up to 8 guests | Each extra guest | 11 guests | Minimum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High season | November 1 – April 30 | US$1,200 | + US$100 | US$1,500 | 4 nights |
| Low season | May 1 – October 31 | US$850 | + US$100 | US$1,150 | 3 nights |
| Semana Santa | Easter week | US$1,500 | + US$100 | US$1,800 | 7 nights |
| Christmas & New Year | Christmas and New Year week | US$2,000 | + US$100 | US$2,300 | 7 nights |
Rates are per night in US dollars for exclusive use of the whole house, taxes included, for up to 8 guests. Each additional guest is US$100 per night, to a maximum of 11. Rates are provided by the owner and are subject to change until a reservation is confirmed.
Availability & Reservations
Check your dates, send your inquiry.
Inquire
One advisor, first message to checkout
Share your dates, party size and what you want the week to look like. Rocío at Villa Experience confirms availability with the owner and comes back with a full quote — usually the same day.
Exclusive use of the whole house for up to 11 guests
Cook, concierge and daily housekeeping included in the rate
Transfers, surf, boats, yoga and massage arranged in one place