Hospitality Like No Other

In the extreme of Baja California, where the sea meets with the desert, with the mountains, and where the waters of the Pacific find the Sea of Cortez, One & Only Palmilla is one of the few places that offers to their visitors beaches with spectacular sights of gray whales majestically emerging only a few meters away from the coast.

In February of 2004 it was finally reopened, after a process of restructuring and expansion, emerging like one of the most important luxury resorts of the world, and like the latest Kerzner International property.

 

It has an extension of 101 hectares within a strategically planned community of 365 hectares, which has an important number of attractions such as a 27 hole golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus, as well as one of the few beaches in the region where you can actually swim. 

For those who love panoramic sea views, the re- sort has 172 oceanfront rooms; an integral spa service with 13 chalets for private treatment, a sports center and a beauty parlor; amazing gastronomic options in its “C” and “Agua” restaurants; as well as an conference center for executives; two pools with infInite edges; one playground and a pool for children, and a picturesque chapel where the tropical scenery of the surroundings may be contemplated.

Accommodation is available in buildings or “hous- es” of one and three floors, which surround the resort’s terrains throughout peninsula. All rooms and suites have a patio or balcony in front the sea thanks to is privileged position over the beach, and they enjoy absolute privacy, as well as unique panoramic sights.

But if your looking for discretion, this is the ideal place, as its service is unbeatable. The butler service is available for all rooms and it specific for every single suit.

In order to be completely relaxed, the One & Only Spa has 13 chalets for private treatments for one or two persons, where the guests will rejuvenate their minds and bodies.

 

Furthermore, the spa has an integral service beauty salon, that includes a gym, an hydrotherapy pool in the open air, and a garden where you can practice yoga.

If you are a very exigent guest, you will be able to choose among a large range of treatments, where a mixture of therapies based on ancestral beauty, healthy, and recovery secrets, come from México, Asia, and the rest of the world.

These millenary traditions focus on the inner spirit and body, nourishing your skin, leaving your muscles relaxed, and your mind in calm. Each and every sense is spoiled by means of rituals to accompany all treatments, uses the most refined antique ingredients, from cactus to limas, as well as other Mexican spices.

 

To begin your day, there’s nothing like the exercise room of the spa, which has 185 square meters, and offers a great variety of resistance training devices, including cardiovascular equipments with LCD screens of 15“, for personal physical conditioning. The dressing rooms, both for men and women, have sauna and steam baths.

To satisfy the most exigent palates, you can go to the restaurant “C” created by the legendary Charlie Trotter, whose Chicago’s establishment is considered one of the greatest in the United States, where you will enjoy the most exquisite meals.

The kitchen offers a great gastronomic room service 24 hours a day. You may also visit the “Agua” restaurant which offers a “mexiterránea” gourmet in the middle of panoramic sights of the pool and the Sea of Cortez.

Finally, for those looking for a chic, exclusive and intimate place to celebrate your wedding, honey- moon or any special occation One & Only Palmilla may be the right place, since it has its own chapel, built in 1956 along with the original resort. The cha- pel, of traditional Mexican style, with white walls, doors and windows, is located over a hill in the middle of the tropical terrains; where inside you may celebrate private ceremonies and accommodate up to 50 guests.

One & Only Palmilla was awarded by Travel + Leisure México as the Best Hotel Mexico 2005, and by Condé Nast Traveler as the Best Resort Latin America 2004. 

 

 

 

 

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