Las Flores Resort, El Oriente Salvaje, El Salvador
Boutique Hotel, Spa, Yoga Retreat, Surf Club
Las Flores is a dramatic, natural cove, hemmed in by severe topography and dense tropical flora, a playful black sand beach bordering a cauldron of whitewater and waves detonating in the background, a throwback in time to a prehistoric vision of Central America where the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean meet the charcoal sands of ancient volcanic outflows. A stroll in either direction along the secluded beach features stunning rock formations and tidal pools— water draining down the alluvial plain of the beach only to return again later under the mad influence of lunar gravity. The cerulean sky becomes a black starfield, with stars numbering in the millions, unpolluted by urban electrical grids— the spirit is freed here, our preoccupation with daily trivia effaced by the nascent awareness of a more planetary scale of time.
Cast within this primordial setting, Las Flores Resort is an environmentally conscious hotel designed to have a minimal impact on the landscape and ecosystem— conserving all indigenous vegetation, utilizing a sophisticated grey water recycling system to keep our beach pristine, and recycling organic and inorganic waste.
Las Flores Spa professional services are provided to cleanse and regenerate the body while you physically and mentally detox using oils, 26 minerals and trace elements to help prevent evaporation of skin moisture, develop proper blood flow into the skin and prevent the formation of wrinkles due to the loss of minerals. Our experienced and skilled therapists will guide you through our range of services from relaxation massages, muscle strain treatments, reflexology, body wraps, moisturizing and nurturing body treatments to anti aging treatments and facials.
Las Flores Yoga retreats provide a holistic approach to relaxation and rejuvenation through the practice of Sivananda Yoga—a classical yoga tradition from the teachings of Swami Sivananda and his student Swami Vishnu Devananda— a gateway to help you release physical and mental knots accumulated from a daily life of stress, tension, and negative emotions. Yoga means union. It is an integrated system of practice for the body, mind and inner spirit. Yoga practices such as breathing exercises (pranayama), holding postures (asanas), a healthy diet, relaxation (savasana) and meditation are time tested and perfected tools to help you gather your scattered selves.
Gathering our scattered selves for some may only be a conduit to channeling beyond those selves and into the energies of a significant other. As such, Las Flores Resort is the quintessential honeymoon destination or romantic escape. In addition to the cabalistic magnetism of Las Flores Resort’s natural environs, some unique services for couples include:
- “Getaway lunch”: a private boat journey to a secluded beach where a couple will find a canopy and table-for-two with personal waiter upon arrival.
- “Sundown dinners”: a customized menu by personal chef with flowers and candlelight arrangements served on a cliff-side lookout above the crashing surf.
- French champagne on ice served in suite upon arrival
- Couples message by the beach
Las Flores Surf Club offers a unique surfing experience with waves for surfers of any ability level. Its signature surf break Las Flores is a classic point break which peels across the cove directly in front of the hotel. Our superpanga fleet of 3 boats custom-built for the surf offers surfers convenient access to other waves in the area including the world class Punta Mango. For novice surfers our surfing instructors are available for private surfing lessons. For more experienced surfers our resident surf guide will coordinate your daily surfing itinerary and boat trips using local knowledge of swells, tides, and conditions. The waves at Las Flores occur year-round and are generated by distant storms in the Southern Hemisphere thousands of miles away, hence local weather and wind conditions are calm. The strongest months for swell activity are March-November (9 months of the year) with December-February (3 months of the year) offering smaller waves ideal for beginners and longboarders. For more info see SURFING.
Las Flores Resort is the host of Billabong Surf-With-A-Pro Fantasy Camps.
