La Cuna

La Cuna is a modern beachfront house in Troncones, designed around quiet.

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Curved white walls open through glass to a saltwater pool and a garden, with the ocean just beyond. Light and sea breezes move through the whole house, and the kitchen opens straight onto the view. Owner Jocelyn Formento worked with a design team that included La Onda's own Aura Winarick, taking inspiration from a Portuguese designer and from Casa El Arco, a house on a similar coastline.

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The land was once a large cattle grazing area, and for the most part it still is. Jocelyn likes to say that a lot of her neighbors are four-legged.

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There are two king suites, each with its own bathroom. The ground-floor suite opens onto the deck and pool. The upstairs suite has its own terrace with ocean views, a coffee station, a reading corner and a desk. A small bonus room with a single bed is available for an additional charge. The bathrooms are part of the design too, with open-air showers, handmade tile and light that filters through patterned concrete blocks.

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The house is built around natural cross-ventilation and solar power, and guests have the whole property to themselves except the garage. Downtown is about a mile away, a five-minute drive, and a private way leads down to a secluded beach. Guests can cook in the kitchen or ask for prepared meals for an additional charge.

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For Jocelyn, La Cuna has also been her refuge for countless hours on the loom. She's a world-renowned weaver whose work graces the walls of homes across Troncones. You can see her work at jocelynformento.com. A Superhost with twelve years of hosting, she looks after every stay.