Villa Lina

The bay at night with the city lights below, a warm Pacific breeze, and pozole the cook made from scratch. This is old-school Acapulco glamour without the polish. The terraces look out over the hillside and the water beyond. We swam in the bay, ate traditional seafood at a little place near the pier, drank cold beers watching the boats. My parents honeymooned in Acapulco in 1978 and I finally understand why they still talk about it.

Acapulco coast. No frills. Pool, some books, the Pacific doing its thing. The cook made traditional Guerrero food — pozole one evening, fresh seafood the next. We surfed when the break was on, swam in the bay when it wasn’t. The bay views from the hillside at night with the city lights below are genuinely beautiful. My kids discovered body surfing this trip and did nothing else for five days. I discovered the hammock and did nothing else for five days. Perfect.

Villa Lina has a retro charm to it. Something about the architecture feels 1970s in the best way. We sat on the terrace watching boats cross the bay. Five bedrooms, all decent. The pool terrace is the main living space — you eat, read, and nap there. Cook made traditional Guerrero dishes. Some stairs between levels — standard for the hillside setting.