Find Villa 243 in Los Cabos amid the rustling banana plants and bursts of bougainvillea where soft rattan couches and shaded opium beds keep guests in a permanent state of dreaminess.

The outside experience here is elsewhere. You could be in a villa on the Mediterranean waiting for someone with the likeness of Bond to walk through your foyer or pop in through the palms. While inside this villa in Los Cabos, you are most definitely in Mexico. There, find shades sands and yellows with colorful ceramic tiling, leather headboards and dark wooden antique accents that give Villa 243 a certain sheen.
And that is how it should be in this five-bedroom, five-bathroom manse. A variety of worlds and places to wander make this villa an inviting way to escape the humdrum with ten of your favorite family members and friends.

Villa 243 in Los Cabos is a blend of outdoor and indoor living always keeping the ocean views at front and center. Each bedroom, whether the master bedroom with a grand California king, or a guest bedroom with two doubles, opens onto a patio or private terrace so you can watch the sun rise in quiet meditation. Of course each bedroom comes with an en-suite bathroom reflecting sense of place with bright Mexican touches. For that unexpected guest, the spacious media room offers a comfortable convertible couch option.

Dining in and dining out at Villa 243 in Los Cabos can be casual or formal. A dining room table arrangement seats eight and three chairs against the granite kitchen counter are nearby for the children, should there be an overflow of dinner guests.

But the fun takes place outside around a sparkling blue-tiled pool and raised Jacuzzi. The 1,600 square foot exterior sweep keeps the party going with an assortment of plush chaise arrangements, canvas palapas, shell-covered opium bed and a shaded outdoor dining space near the kitchen.