About

We work with the people behind places worth remembering.

Montēs is a creative practice for hospitality — connecting brand, media and demand around what makes each place worth choosing.

Approach

An invitation to discover a destination, explore new cultures and connect with the right people.

Our mission is to shape hospitality into an exceptional experience for the people it brings together — something to be proud of, rooted in cultural belonging, and able to create lasting value for your people, your business and the place you inhabit.

01Place
02Identity
03Experience
04Media
05Demand
06Value

Founder

Creative Director · Brand Consultant · Photographer & Filmmaker

Juan Manuel Pastorino

Juan Manuel works across brand, hospitality and image, combining strategic thinking with direct creative execution. The work begins by understanding the place, the people, the culture and the business before deciding what is worth making.

Selected field notesStrategy · Image · Hospitality
Nômade · Tulum
Nômade · Tulum
Casa Las Tortugas · Holbox
Casa Las Tortugas · Holbox
Ocumare · Tulum
Ocumare · Tulum

Practice

Direction stays close. The team changes with the work.

Montēs brings together the right collaborators around each problem. Strategy and execution can live in the same project, with a clear line from intention to what guests actually see, feel and choose.

01

Brand & Experience

Positioning, identity and the experience that makes a place feel coherent and distinct.

02

Editorial & Media

Photography, film and stories designed to build recognition, desire and useful media assets.

03

Demand & Conversion

Journeys, campaigns and touchpoints that turn attention into direct commercial action.

Working principles

A few ideas guide the work.

  1. 01

    Pay attention before prescribing.

  2. 02

    Build from what is specific to the place.

  3. 03

    Make strategy tangible.

  4. 04

    Create assets that keep working.

  5. 05

    Measure what lasts.

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