One&Only Palmilla
Km 7.5 Carretera Transpeninsular
San José del Cabo
COST: $$$$
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From Travel + Leisure, Feb 2004
“At the tip of Mexico's Baja peninsula, One & Only Palmilla takes moonlight serenades seriously. The 172-room resort can arrange a Latin guitar trio to strum ballads on sandy coves facing the Sea of Cortés, atop a historic bell tower, or in a Casa Gardenia suite. ...” MORE>>
From Food & Wine, Jan 2004
“Specializing in bringing legendary properties back from near death—Le Touessrok in Mauritius was the most recent—One & Only Resorts poured $80 million into this secluded 1956 hotel, which debuts next month. Each of the 172 rooms is at least 750 square feet; even the showers have a view of the Sea of Cortez....” MORE>>
From Travel + Leisure, Nov 2003
“Things will change radically when the Palmilla reopens this coming February as the 172-room One & Only Palmilla. So what does an $80 million makeover from legendary hotelier Sol Kerzner get you? Adam Tihany designing a sea-foam fantasy for Charlie Trotter's C Restaurant, which will have an ambitious Caribbean-Mexican fusion menu. Kerzner has also tempted away Edward Steiner, the managing director who helped put Las Ventanas on every Hollywood Palm Pilot. Expect greatness....” MORE>>
From the T+L 500
Legendary 1956 hacienda with a residential feel, on one of Cabo's few swimmable beaches.
- Stats:
- 172 rooms; 3 restaurants; 3 bars.
- Competitive Edge:
- Rare beachfront setting and a 2:1 staff-to-guest ratio.
- Rooms to Book:
- Ocean Front Superiors 1511, 1512, 1517, and 1518 have extra-large terraces.
- Don't Miss:
- An afternoon spent on a floating bed in a private cove.
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