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Los Cabos

Story & Photography by Alison DaRosa

f Cabo triggers memories of spring-break- wild-
child rowdies guzzling tequila shooters at jam-
packed back-street bars, it’s time you re-visited. Los
Cabos has long been Dos Cabos: High-octane party
Icentral at Cabo San Lucas on the tip of Baja and the
tranquil old-Mexico colonial town of San Jose del Cabo
to the northeast. These days, it’s the booming strip
between the two towns that’ll blow you away.
This chic, sophisticated, often all-inclusive and
ultra-luxe third Cabo has pushed the average daily
room rate in Los Cabos to about $300 per night. “Since
2017, our hotel inventory has grown 31 percent,” said
Rodrigo Esponda, director general of Los Cabos
Tourism. “We now can offer 18,000 rooms – with
another 2,500 under construction.
“Hotel occupancy is around 70 percent with that
average daily rate at $300 per room,” he added. “What
Los Cabos is offering is a luxury experience.” Esponda
beams when he talks about the newest resort members
of the Los Cabos family. There’s the recently opened
Garza Blanca Resort & Spa, plus new Nobu and Hard
Rock hotels. By the end of the year, Ritz Carlton, Four
Seasons, Villa la Valenciaand Waldorf Astoria will be
operating here. Park Hyatt and Aman resorts are
planned for 2020. A St. Regis and a no-gaming Caesars
Palace are due in early 2021.

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