Is this the new "must play" course on Cabo San Lucas golf vacations?
Do you remember hearing about a lawsuit filed this past summer by a couple dozen National Hockey League players against a guy who supposedly took their $25 million and didn’t build the Cabo San Lucas, Mexico golf course he promised?
Well, the course is built, it’s open for play, and it has been generating some considerable buzz (for the right reasons this time).
You’ll see why when you take a look at these amazing photos, one of which shows stone-sided “hitting caves” on what may be the coolest practice range you’ve ever seen.
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Palmilla
It’s no secret that One&Only Palmilla in Cabo San Lucas is one of the best places to stay on a Mexico golf vacation. But few people know that certain rooms at this posh paradise include the use of a personal butler for the duration of one’s stay.
The original rooms at Palmilla were renovated not that long ago and still maintain their historic charm and Mexican furnishings. The new, pricier wing, however, is the place to stay on your Mexico golf vacation if you’re going “all out.” In addition to offering more modern and luxurious rooms, with huge bathrooms, balconies and flat-screen TVs everywhere, bookings in the new wing come with your own personal valet. Read more →
The One&Only Palmilla is actually one of several world-class resorts in Mexico's Los Cabos.
If there’s one best overall destination for your Mexico golf vacation, it’s Cabo San Lucas or Los Cabos, the resort area located at the tip of the Baja peninsula.
Los Cabos’ roster of top-flight courses includes Jack Nicklaus’ ElDorado, Tom Weiskopf’s Desert Course at Cabo del Sol, and the private (but playable) Tom Fazio-designed Querencia.
Then there’s the Ocean course at Cabo del Sol, also Nicklaus’ work, and virtually reason enough for taking a Mexico golf vacation in the first place.
There are also plenty of upscale hotels in Cabo San Lucas, including several at or near the Cabo Real and Cabo del Sol golf courses. We recommend One&Only Palmilla and Las Ventanas al Paraiso, two of our favorite hotels in the world, and can’t-miss options on a Mexico golf vacation. Read more →
Located in Los Cabos, the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, Las Ventanas al Paraiso is a world-class resort with a spa experience to match.
Inside its white, sun-bleached exterior, surrounded by green desert gardens and azure ocean vistas, the spa’s five-page menu offers a veritable kaleidoscope of organic treatments, remedies and rituals originating locally and from all corners of the globe.
You can be slathered with thousand-year-old mud imported from Austria; exfoliated with boreh, a Balinese hand-crushed rice and spice mixture; detoxified with locally grown, Vitamin C-rich nopal; or simply massaged beside the crashing surf with only the moon and stars overhead – not a bad way to begin or end your Mexico golf vacation. Read more →
For the most atmospheric golf resort on your Mexico golf vacation, stay at the One&Only Palmilla.
The Palmilla, which opened in 1956, was the very first upscale hotel in the Los Cabos, Mexico region. Long a favorite with the Hollywood celebrities seeking privacy on a Mexico golf vacation, guests frequently arrived by yacht or seaplane before the international airport was built.
Today, Los Cabos is a popular international destination for a Mexico golf vacation. The region is known as “Mexico’s Hawaii” for its consistently great weather and array of first class hotels, golf and restaurants.
When One & Only Resorts acquired the Palmilla, it spared no expense — $90 million — in upgrading the rooms, food and service, and transforming it into one of the finest luxury properties for a Mexico golf vacation.
The original rooms were renovated but still maintain their historic charm and Mexican furnishings, while a new wing was added with accommodations that are more modern and luxurious. Each has a balcony with breathtaking views of the Sea of Cortez, and much of the year you can see migrating grey whales or dolphins, especially with the provided telescopes.
Balconies are large enough to host cocktail parties and perfect for room service breakfasts on your Mexico golf vacation. Bathrooms are immense. Each room is individually decorated with custom-made local furnishings, as well as flat screen TVs and DVD players.
Most impressive is the butler service, which comes standard with the pricy rooms in the new wing. Each assigned butler lives on the property for the duration of his guests’ Mexico golf vacation, and can be summoned, day or night, by a speed dial on a loaner cell phone. Going far beyond the usual concierge duties of arranging tee times, spa appointments, fishing and transportation, butlers provide a level of service that is nothing short of spectacular on your Mexico golf vacation.
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With more than 350 sunny days annually, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico has among the most reliable weather of any golf destination, virtually assuring a perfect Mexico golf vacation.
November to May is ideal, with almost no rain and an average temperature of 78.
June and July are quite hot, although it is a dry heat and there is usually a cooling ocean breeze. August and September are hot with a few days of annual, intense rain. Especially in August, when it rains, it pours, filling the desert arroyos and making it impossible to play golf (or maybe even drive) on your Mexico golf vacation.
Other than August, there is hardly a bad time to visit Los Cabos, and you have to be unlucky to get more than a day or two of bad weather in any week on a Mexico golf vacation.
Substantial discounts abound in summer, so if you’re on a budget, it could be a good time for a Mexico golf vacation. Just remember to protect your skin. UV rays are strong year-round owing to the latitude, so always pack your sunscreen for a Mexico golf vacation.
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Part of upscale Rosewood hotels, Las Ventanas al Paraiso, in Los Cabos, is simply one of the finest luxury resort hotels in the world and a must for any spare-no-expense Mexico golf vacation.
What’s romantic? The beauty and unsurpassed luxurious service guarantee an unforgettable, romantic Mexico golf vacation.
The huge rooms are beautiful — all are suites — and most come with hot tubs, fireplaces, rooftop sun decks, telescopes, star charts, and every other bell and whistle you can imagine. All but two of the suites look out on the sea.
These would be the resort’s highlight except for the consistently stellar service. Underground tunnels hide the room service and maid staffs, and no request or inflection goes unnoticed.
With a ratio of five seasoned staffers for every guest, Las Ventanas al Paraiso offers amenities that even the most demanding clientele on a Mexico golf vacation will applaud. These include individually customized sewing kits to match guests’ clothing, and robes in eight sizes for every age and girth.
With six swimming pools for only 61 rooms, you never feel crowded at Las Ventanas al Paraiso. The pool staff passes around complimentary chocolate cups filled with fruit sorbet and provide “wake-up” calls for sunbathers who want to flip. A unique bar features six varieties of ceviche and 50 varieties of tequila.
Did we mention the golf? The Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort sits on the oceanfront 15th hole of the Cabo Real golf course, and also has the Jack Nicklaus-designed ElDorado as its “home” golf course. By special arrangement, guests can also play the private Tom Fazio-designed Querencia on their Mexico golf vacation.
The problem is, with all its luxurious comfort, you may not want to leave Las Ventanas al Paraiso to play golf.
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The best place to eat on your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico golf vacation is Mi Cocina, at the Casa Natalia in San José del Cabo.
At Casa Natalia, the tables of Mi Cocina are set with while linens and Villery & Boch china, with silverware and glassware from Luxembourg. Despite these European influences, the feel is very Mexican.
You can expect to dine well on your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico golf vacation. Here favorite dishes include chile relleno de camarone (whole clams stuffed with baby shrimp), the incredible filete Natalia (a beef filet served under a puff pastry, smothered with a creamy chile sauce), and the seafood specials.
California and Italian wines, plus several wonderful selections from Chile and a few very good Mexican wines from Baja California, highlight an exquisite wine list.
With a sumptuous feast awaiting you at Mi Cocina each evening of your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico golf vacation, you’ll be tempted to pass up the offerings of two other San José del Cabo restaurants. But don’t.
El Chilar offers Mexican haute cuisine in a stunningly romantic dining room, and is almost Mi Cocina’s equal.
At Tequila, another popular but worthy choice, the place to eat is outside in the courtyard. In the evening, exquisite lighting creates a romantic ambiance for your Mexico golf vacation.
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