One & Only Palmilla | T+L 500 2007 | Travel + Leisure

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One & Only Palmilla

No. 1 in Baja

Legendary 1956 Spanish revival-style retreat on one of Cabo's few swimmable beaches.

Score 86.98
Stats 172 rooms; 3 restaurants; 2 bars.
Competitive Edge All the amenities of a mega-resort in a boutique setting.
Rooms to Book Oceanfront Deluxes with rain-style showers and giant windows.
Don't Miss A yoga class with Tony Sanchez.
Cost Doubles from $575.
Contact Km 7.5 Carretera Transpeninsular
888/691-8081 or 52-624/146-7000

www.oneandonlypalmilla.com

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Spa Tennis Golf Outdoor Activities
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“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>>


“25 Romantic Getaways”

Travel + Leisure, Feb 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>>

Richard Alleman
“10 Resorts for Sports”

Food & Wine, Jan 2004

“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>>

Richard Alleman
“The Best of Baja”

Travel + Leisure, Nov 2003