Los Cabos, from Palmilla to Pedregal
Five-star hotels in Los Cabos
8 hotels
One&Only Palmilla
Five-star · Tourist Corridor & San José del Cabo
Los Cabos' original grand resort, open since 1956 on the Palmilla point above one of the Corridor's swimmable coves.
From $1,200 per night
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Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort
Five-star · Tourist Corridor & San José del Cabo
Rosewood's Corridor flagship – a butler with every suite, and villas with their own pools along the Sea of Cortez.
From $1,400 per night
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Esperanza, Auberge Resorts Collection
Five-star · Cabo San Lucas & Pedregal
Auberge on the cliffs of Punta Ballena – two private coves below, an oceanfront spa, and Cabo San Lucas minutes away.
From $1,100 per night
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Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection
Five-star · Tourist Corridor & San José del Cabo
Auberge on Chileno Bay, one of the Corridor's few beaches where you swim out and snorkel.
From $1,100 per night
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Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Five-star · Tourist Corridor & San José del Cabo
A Ritz-Carlton Reserve at Puerto Los Cabos – all-suite casitas set into the dunes east of San José del Cabo.
From $1,300 per night
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Montage Los Cabos
Five-star · Tourist Corridor & San José del Cabo
Montage on Santa María Bay – a protected cove on the Corridor where swimming and snorkeling are the point.
From $1,100 per night
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Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
Five-star · Cabo San Lucas & Pedregal
The hideaway behind Pedregal's private tunnel – every room with its own plunge pool over the Pacific.
From $1,100 per night
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Grand Velas Los Cabos
Five-star · Tourist Corridor & San José del Cabo
The Corridor's all-suite, all-inclusive grand hotel, with five-star standing new in 2026.
From $1,300 per night
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Los Cabos is where the desert of Baja California Sur walks into the sea. That sea is the Sea of Cortez along the Tourist Corridor and the open Pacific once you round Cabo San Lucas, and the hotels have taken the best coves, cliffs and dunes between San José del Cabo and Pedregal. All eight hold five-star standing. We looked at every candidate from the East Cape to the Pacific beaches and kept only those whose service holds up to the address. Eight made the cut.
Tourist Corridor & San José del Cabo
The twenty-odd miles of coast on the Sea of Cortez between the two towns, with six of the eight hotels. Along it lie the coves at Palmilla, Chileno Bay and Santa María Bay, the dunes and marina of Puerto Los Cabos, and the older streets of San José del Cabo at the eastern end.
The neighborhoods
Tourist Corridor & San José del Cabo
The twenty-odd miles of coast on the Sea of Cortez between the two towns, with six of the eight hotels. Along it lie the coves at Palmilla, Chileno Bay and Santa María Bay, the dunes and marina of Puerto Los Cabos, and the older streets of San José del Cabo at the eastern end.
Cabo San Lucas & Pedregal
The town at the tip of the peninsula, where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific, with two of the eight hotels. Here are El Arco and the marina, the Punta Ballena cliffs a few minutes east and, beyond, the Pacific side, from Pedregal's private tunnel to the surf at Monuments Beach.
Good to know
Which are the five-star hotels in Los Cabos?
Eight. Every hotel we list in Los Cabos holds five-star standing: One&Only Palmilla; Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort; Esperanza, Auberge Resorts Collection; Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection; Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve; Montage Los Cabos; Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal; and Grand Velas Los Cabos. Each has its own page, reached from the list above, with a concierge behind every stay.
Which side of Los Cabos should I stay on?
The Tourist Corridor and San José del Cabo hold six of the eight – the coves at Palmilla, Chileno Bay and Santa María Bay, the dunes and marina of Puerto Los Cabos, and San José's older streets a few minutes from any of them. Cabo San Lucas and Pedregal hold the other two – Esperanza on the Punta Ballena cliffs a few minutes east of town, and the Pacific side beyond the marina, where Pedregal's private tunnel opens onto the open ocean. Choose the Corridor for swimmable water and quiet; choose Cabo San Lucas when you want El Arco, the marina and the town within minutes of the room.
When is the best season for Los Cabos?
November through May – dry days, a warm sea and cool desert nights, with the humpback whales in the water from about December through April. June and July run hot and bright. August through October is the hurricane season on this coast, quieter and softer, and worth a look at the forecast before you commit; the concierge will tell you what the weather has been doing that week.
Can I swim in the sea at these hotels?
At some of them, and it matters here – much of this coast, and all of the Pacific side, carries surf and currents that keep the beaches for walking rather than swimming. The Corridor's swimmable coves are where the collection's water is: Palmilla below One&Only, Chileno Bay under the Auberge resort of the same name, Santa María Bay at Montage, and Esperanza's two private coves on Punta Ballena. On the Pacific side the plunge pools at Waldorf Astoria Pedregal are the point – the ocean there is for looking at, surfing and sunsets.
How do I reserve a stay?
Search your dates on the hotel's page to see reference rates, then send the concierge a request. The concierge confirms exact rates and availability with you before anything is booked, and any payment and its timing are set out before you confirm.
