Esperanza | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Esperanza

Extensive resort on a rocky bluff overlooking 2 private coves on the Sea of Cortés.

Score 89.68
Stats 12 suites; 49 casitas; 60 villas; 3 restaurants; 1 bar.
Competitive Edge Cabo's most intimate-feeling resort, full of Latin American art.
Rooms to Book All have ocean views, but the Palapa Spa Casitas add infinity-edge tubs to the deal.
Don't Miss A tasting of Mexico's Baja, Querétaro, and Coahuila wines at El Restaurante.
Cost Doubles from $675.
Contact Km 7, Carretera Transpeninsular
Punta Ballena
866/311-2226 or 52-624/145-6400

www.esperanzaresort.com

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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»

—Shane Mitchell
“The Best of Baja” in 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” in Travel + Leisure, Feb 2003