The Best Boutique Hotels to Book in Baja California, Mexico

Encuentro Guadalupe welcomes guests with a glass of wine from a vintage sourced from this Baja California hotel’s very own vineyards. Check-in, sit back on the private terrace and enjoy views over the Guadalupe Valley from your luxurious, eco-friendly loft. Take a tour of the winery, hike through the valley and the vineyards, relax in the open-air pool and allow yourself to be immersed in the quiet isolation of this remote region in Baja California.

Travel to Cabañas Cuatrocuatros in Baja California, and you’ll find luxury glamping tents and boutique suites surrounded by vineyards and mountains. You’ll be staying in the Guadalupe Valley, where fertile soil and cool ocean breezes combine to produce sumptuous vintages of Merlot and Cab Sav, which you can sample on a tour of the hotel’s winery. Opt for a bottle of red at Tahona restaurant or invoke the hotel’s “spirit of the agave” with a round of mezcal cocktails and fresh fish tacos.

Travel south to Baja California Sur and you can bask in the southern sunshine at Guaycura Boutique Hotel Beach Club & Spa. Traditionally styled rooms are located within a 19th-century heritage building in downtown Todos Santos, where you can enjoy cocktails and Mexiterranean cuisine as you lounge around the rooftop pool. Head to the hotel’s beach club on the white sands of Todos Santos and jump into the infinity pool, then order up a fresh seafood grill before sitting back under a cabana with a glass of cold Baja California wine.

La Bohemia Baja Hotel has just eight artistically styled boutique rooms where traditional whitewashed walls are illuminated by colourful contemporary artworks, bright furnishings and classical Mexican mosaics. Escape the heat and the crowds of downtown Todos Santos with a cold cerveza or a mojito in the hotel’s quiet courtyard, or head off to the El Faro beach club (entrance is complimentary for guests of La Bohemia Baja Hotel) and laze away the day in the sunshine.

Rancho Pescadero is one for the romantics: this secluded, adults-only hotel in Baja California has just 28 boutique rooms overlooking the white sands of Baja California Sur. Although it’s just a short drive from both Cabo and Todos Santos, Rancho Pescadero is in a world of its own. Start the day with yoga on the beach, then order a papaya and strawberry smoothie as you lounge around one of the two swimming pools. For dinner, book a table at the Garden Restaurant, where freshly caught seafood is spiced and served with organic herbs and vegetables grown in the hotel’s garden.

Eighteen luxurious suites overlook the lush gardens and half-moon swimming pool of San Jose del Cabo’s premier boutique hotel in Baja California. Colourful rooms have been styled by local Cabo artists Tanya Talamante and Alfredo Sosa, while the hotel’s two spacious spa suites feature an oversized terrace with a private jacuzzi. Enjoy a breakfast of fresh fruits and huevos rancheros on your balcony, and make a dinner reservation at Mi Cocina for locally sourced oysters and freshly caught seafood in the evening.

Looking for seclusion in downtown Cabo? Check into Los Milagros Hotel, where 12 luxury rooms are neatly hidden away from the rest of the town. Enjoy the serenity and shade of the traditionally styled boutique hotel’s flower-filled courtyard, before taking a refreshing dip in the cold plunge pool. Watch the sunset with a glass of vino from the rooftop terrace, before stepping out into central Cabo for an evening on the town.

Wine is the water of life at Agua de Vida Resort & Hotel, where you’ll be staying in boutique luxury at this Baja California property in the midst of Mexico’s most important viticulture region. Upcycled wooden furnishings are a feature of the 24 stylish, eco-conscious cabanas, while the industrial designs of the resort’s architecture contrast superbly with the natural, almost desert-like surroundings. Book a table at Pancracia for a fusion lunch of Mediterranean, Mexican and Asian cuisine, then head upstairs to La Tintorera rooftop lounge, where you can sample local wines with a view over Guadalupe.

Contemplate the endless space, verdant vineyards and rolling hills of Baja California as you look out over the Guadalupe Valley from the terrace of your private cabana at Contemplacion Hotel Boutique. The luxury cabanas have glorious floor-to-ceiling doors and windows that open up the valley from every angle of the room, and you’ll need nothing more than a glass of local wine and a moment of silence as you enjoy the isolated luxury of Contemplacion Hotel Boutique.