Esperanza | T+L 500 2007 | Travel + Leisure

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Esperanza

Sprawling resort perched on a rocky bluff overlooking the Sea of Cortés.

Score 85.57
Stats 56 suites; 3 restaurants; 1 bar.
Competitive Edge The most intimate of Cabo's high-end properties.
Rooms to Book All rooms face the ocean; Palapa Casitas have infinity-edge hot tubs.
Don't Miss The twice-weekly tequila tastings with a master tequilero.
Cost Doubles from $675.
Contact Km 7, Carretera Transpeninsular
Punta Ballena
866/311-2226 or 52-624/145-6400

www.esperanzaresort.com

Key:
New to the T+L 500 High-Speed Internet Gym Pool
Spa Tennis Golf Outdoor Activities
Water Activities Fishing Kids' Program    

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“The Technicolor sunsets look digitally enhanced at this lavish 56-room resort on Punta Ballena, or Whale Point, which lives up to its name when the humpbacks arrive for the winter season. What Esperanza lacks in shoreline—it has two tiny coves—the resort compensates for with rare tequila tastings, Baja lime-scented bath products, and a spa where garden paths are illuminated by candles after dusk. Esperanza's huge, airy rooms blend folksy (woven Guadalajara carpets, paintings by emerging Mexican artists) and modern necessities...” MORE>>

Richard Alleman
“The Best of Baja”

Travel + Leisure, Nov 2003

“At the resort's new spa, on a bluff above the Sea of Cortés, hibiscus baths and tropical-essence massages act as potent relaxants, especially when followed by an hour in an indoor steam cave—or in a hidden garden by the sea, where humpback whales migrate right offshore. The resort's 56 guest rooms and suites have oversized tubs and handcrafted furniture, and the infinity pool hovers above a private cove, with a distant view of the southernmost tip of Baja....” MORE>>


“50 Romantic Retreats”

Travel + Leisure, Feb 2003