Chileno Bay Resort

This idyllic sanctuary on the shores of Santa Maria Bay combines natural beauty with authentic Mexican culture. With the gently lapping waters almost on its doorstep, the resort boasts easy access to some of the best swimming, snorkeling and diving in the area.

The 122 expansive guestrooms, suites and casas and 52 Montage Residences feature warm and inviting colours and textures. Most have gorgeous views, marble bathrooms and some boast private pools.

Mexico’s culinary traditions and fresh, local ingredients are celebrated at the hotel’s various restaurant options. There’s a strong focus on the region’s seafood. Signature restaurant Mezcal is a modern Mexican kitchen which reinterprets ancestral culinary traditions. By day, Marea features Baja inspired cuisine and by night exquisite cuts of aged meats and the finest freshly caught seafood are the draw. If you’re looking for small plates in a night-market style setting, then Talay is the spot for you.

Found in the fashionable MeBe district (El Medano Beach) the ME Cabo is a luxury resort with heaps to offer. Styled by the famed Mexican artist, Yuri Zatarain, the property enjoys an inspirational and calming ambience.

Nearly all of the 151 rooms and suites feature stunning panoramic views of the southern-most tip of Baja and Lovers Beach and are impeccably decorated – complete with rainfall showers and deep soak tubs.

Just a few steps from downtown Cabo, with it’s array of dining options, clubs and shopping, the ME Cabo provides the best of the area at your fingertips.

Closer to the town of San Jose del Cabo on this southernmost tip of Baja California, Palmilla is one of those ‘super’ resorts that does everything well and despite its size, delivers an incredibly personal service.

Each of its rooms are in individual one-storey or three-storey ‘casas’ giving you the added sense of privacy and seclusion. They have been decorated in a typically seaside style with lots of warm colours, light woods and pastel hues, and all come with the high-tech modern comforts, private patio or balcony, 24-hour butler service and breath taking views over the Sea of Cortez.

Furthermore Palmilla is set on one of the only stretches along this coastline whose beaches are good for swimming, and is close to a number of good surfing spots too, not to mention being one of the World’s Top Golf Hotels (Golf Digest). The hotel’s pool concierge service is another thing we can’t fail to mention, seeing that they offer 20-minute foot massages, fully loaded iPods and iPads, and they even clean your sunglasses for you! A private yacht for sunset cruises and four restaurants (one headed by the Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, another specialising in sushi and ceviche, another in gourmet Mediterranean cuisine..), you are left in no doubt about Palmilla’s superiority as a property voted Latin America’s Number One hotel by Travel and Leisure.

Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal arguably has the bigger wow factor with its natural features and setting. This may have something to do with the fact that you only get to the hotel via a private tunnel through the Pedregal mountain, making the property feel very secluded and stunningly styled against these rocky cliffs with its desert-like architecture.

All of its 66 rooms have their own infinity plunge pool, fireplace, separate living area and rainforest showers, giving you that extra feeling of privacy and personal space during your stay there.

Positioned near Land’s End, the rocky point of Baja California where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez, you are also very near to the old quarter of Cabo San Lucas easily reached by foot (10 minutes), bicycle or the resort valet. Then there’s the customary reel of activities to entertain you, and each guest is assigned a personal assistant to help you arrange these and make the most of your time there.

With four pools, three restaurants, and a full spa, the most striking feature of the hotel is simply having a drink in the El Fallaron bar as the sun sets or dining out on its twinkling terraces at night with nothing but the silvery sea in front of you.