{"key":"la-flia-oceanfront-casa","blocks":[{"section":"intro","body":"Most beach houses make a group choose between the view and the service. La Flia does not, and the reason is how it is organised: the rooms that face the water are the rooms people actually live in, the kitchen is a working one, and the people who run the house are already in the rate. The practical consequence is that twelve guests arrive and do almost nothing administrative for a week. Meals are cooked on site. Excursions, restaurant reservations and surf lessons are arranged by somebody else. The house is cleaned daily and reset between days. What is left is the part people came for: pool, deck, sand and sunset, roughly in that order, most days."},{"section":"setting","heading":"On the Sand","body":"This is the Oaxacan Pacific rather than the Caribbean side of Mexico, which means surf, sunsets that land over water, and a town that has not been flattened into a resort strip. The villa is beachfront in the literal sense: the deck gives onto sand with nothing in between. Zicatela, the surf-famous stretch up the coast, is about ten minutes by car. Puerto Escondido town, where the restaurants and the market are, is about twelve. The airport is fifteen minutes door to door, which keeps the travel day short at both ends of the stay.","bullets":["Beach directly at the property, no road or path to cross","Pacific sunset views from the villa","Zicatela Beach about 10 minutes by car","Puerto Escondido town about 12 minutes by car","Puerto Escondido airport (PXM) about 15 minutes by car"]},{"section":"interiors","heading":"Four Bedrooms, Open Plan","body":"Four bedrooms, and the bed mix decides how twelve people fit. Bedrooms 1 and 2 each hold a King. Bedrooms 3 and 4 each hold two Doubles, which is how the house gets from eight sleepers to twelve, so a full house means four guests sharing double beds rather than everyone in a king. Four and a half bathrooms serve the house. The living and dining spaces are framed by the ocean through wide openings, and the kitchen is built to be worked rather than admired. Air conditioning and high-speed wi-fi are in place, which matters for anyone stretching a beach trip into a work week.","bullets":["Bedrooms 1 and 2 hold one King each","Bedrooms 3 and 4 hold two Double beds each","Four and a half bathrooms across the house","Chef-grade kitchen","Open-plan dining for twelve","Air conditioning and high-speed wi-fi"]},{"section":"outdoors","heading":"Pool, Deck, Showers","body":"The infinity pool faces the open ocean with sun loungers along the edge, and the deck steps straight down to the sand. Outdoor showers handle the salt before anyone walks back inside. The solar system runs the property, which is the quiet structural fact behind everything else here. The architecture is set up to hold the horizon line in view from the pool, the deck and the main rooms, so the ocean is not a feature reserved for one terrace. Sunsets land over the water rather than behind the house, which decides where people end up sitting at six.","bullets":["Oceanfront infinity pool with sun loungers","Direct beach access from the deck","Outdoor showers","Solar-powered systems","Pacific sunset views"]},{"section":"activities","heading":"What the Week Looks Like","body":"Most days here do not require a plan, because the beach is at the door and the chef has the meals. The concierge sets up surf lessons, excursions and restaurant reservations in town when the group wants structure. Zicatela is the drive for anyone chasing the serious break, and the beach at the villa is the easy option for everyone else. Evenings tend to run long at the dining table because the cooking is handled. The house takes approved events for up to twenty guests, which covers a birthday or a small retreat without turning into a party venue.","bullets":["Surf lessons arranged by the concierge","Excursions and town restaurant reservations arranged","Zicatela break about 10 minutes by car","Beach days straight off the deck","Approved events for up to 20 guests"]},{"section":"staff-service","heading":"Chef and Concierge","body":"The private chef is included in the stay, not billed as an extra, and cooks on the property. The concierge handles the arrangements that otherwise eat a beach week: excursions, reservations, surf lessons and the small local decisions. Daily housekeeping keeps the villa quiet and reset between days. Staff greet the group on arrival. The team is present without being intrusive, which is the standard the house is built around. Our concierge team covers the booking side, and check-in from 3 PM and checkout at 11 AM both flex on request.","bullets":["Private chef included in the stay","Concierge on call for excursions and reservations","Daily housekeeping","Staff greet the group on arrival","Flexible check-in and checkout on request"]},{"section":"ideal-for","heading":"Best For","body":null,"bullets":["Multi-family beach trips of up to twelve","Design and architecture travelers","Creative retreats and small programmes","Groups who want meals handled on site","Eco-conscious travelers","Approved celebrations for up to twenty guests"]}]}