Las Estacas Beach — Attraction in Jalisco

So I was able to get to this beach from the north, climbing rocks along the coast. It's a tough path and I got some scratches. Last 10 meters you have to swim (there is no other way). After I landed on the beach in 3 mins a security officer from Hyatt came and told me "You cannot be here". I started a discussion about my freedom being on any beach. He said "I can't watch you all the time and there is no guarantee you will not go to the hotel". I just turned around and walked away ignoring him. He started to call for his team members but I didn't care. I put my towel near the southern side of the beach and spent 3+ hours there. So for the previous reviewer who mentioned they will not care about people coming from the ocean - it's not true. They will chase you and try to take you away. The beach is nice for swimming. Not the cleanest one (plenty of trash). No rocks, no fish, no snorkeling. There are many butterflies there. And absolutely no shade so you can't stay there...

Just Like in the US, you are not allowed to own a private beach in Mexico, however you are allowed to own the land around it and they are not illegally blocking access to the beach. This beach is private due to its geography. It's enclosed on both sides with steep cliffs and there is no way to put a public path in without cutting though the resort. I always stay at Hyatt Ziva, or before that Deams resort because of this beach. The main tower was built in the 60's (though its newly renovated) and it was one of the first resort hotels in PV. You are technically allowed to access the beach from the water. So, they are not blocking the only other reasonable way of access that can be expected from the resort. They also do allow access to local vendors and watersports providers...

We saw beach on google maps looked like a nice beach for swimming.. Walked 1 km only to find no public access. Is entirely fenced off and only access is via the Hyatt private road. All beaches in Hawaii have public access paths. ...