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The Best Resorts in Los Cabos

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The best resorts in Los Cabos, according to the experts: Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort comes out on top.

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Mar Adentro Cabos and Garza Blanca Los Cabos hold the next two places.

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  1. Perched on a private strip of Medano Beach with Land's End framing the view straight ahead, this resort is really a collection of oversized residences, one to four bedrooms, dressed in handcrafted metalwork and natural stone. Some units come with private pools. The scale is more borrowed vacation home than hotel, which means the general chaos of Cabo is close enough for an evening but easy enough to sleep through.

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  2. The architect Miguel Ángel Aragonés called them "floating boxes," and that's the right way to think about this resort in the quieter, more upscale San José del Cabo. Stark white cubes cantilevered over still reflecting pools, pathways threading between an oceanfront pool, a spa, a gallery, and a sushi restaurant shaped like a nest over water. Rooms are pristine and modern, with floor-to-ceiling sea views. The rooftop bar exists, and you will use it repeatedly.

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  3. Splitting the difference between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo, this sprawling luxury resort runs to 315 suites, eight pools, and six restaurants, depending on how broadly you define "restaurant" (a swim-up taco bar makes the cut here, which feels right). The look gestures toward boutique without making anyone nervous, and suites come with private terraces and hammocks. The spa leans heavily into hydrotherapy, and whale-watching is on the activity list alongside the usual.

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  4. Twenty minutes up the coast from Cabo's louder, louder, louder strip, this adults-only boutique hotel in San José del Cabo runs a resident artist program and a recording studio alongside its rooftop pool bar, which draws the kind of crowd that considers that a perfectly normal combination. Rooms run to polished concrete, loft ceilings, and glass-walled showers, with the better ones adding a private terrace and jacuzzi facing the marina and the Sea of Cortez beyond.

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  5. All-suite, adults-only, all-inclusive on a beach between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, which means the name does most of the heavy lifting before you even unpack. Two infinity pools face the ocean, a spa takes care of the rest, and five restaurants cover the distance from fish tacos eaten in the breeze to proper French cuisine indoors. Tequila tastings are available, in case the setting alone wasn't doing enough work.

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  6. Each of the 54 suites has a teak-furnished terrace facing the Sea of Cortés, which sets the tone for this boutique resort sitting roughly halfway between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo. The hacienda-style rooms lean into dark wood beams and marble bathrooms with rain showers, while the spa adds an oceanfront cabana and five treatment rooms. An on-site organic garden supplies three restaurants, so midnight ceviche is never far away.

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  7. Where desert cliffs drop into the Sea of Cortez, this intimate resort holds only 24 guests at a time, which is either a selling point or a reason to book early depending on your patience. Cottages and suites come with ocean views, rooftop terraces, and plunge pools, and the minimalist architecture borrows its palette from the surrounding scrub and stone. Surfing Nine Palms, diving the reefs, or cruising the coast on an electric bike fills the days, and evenings slow down on their own.

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