Mar Adentro Hotel and Residences — San José del Cabo, Mexico

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Exterior of Hotel/Residence with water feature and building white square design
(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

Filled with art galleries, farmers’ markets and an appreciative creative set, San José del Cabo is the calmer, more laid back twin to Cabo San Lucas to the south-west.

Mexican architect Miguel Ángel Aragonés reinforces this mood with his work on the new 205-room Mar Adentro. Set on the edge of the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, the eight-acre resort is an all-white retreat framed by faux canals, saltwater pools, private cinema, and yoga and pilates studios.

All the cube-shaped rooms front the ocean, but what sets the Mar Adentro apart from the pack is a specialist art and music programme. The public spaces are sprinkled with work by established artists and young Turks, while an artist-in-residence programme with Hotel Café provides a vibrant setting for emerging musical artists.

The diversions are plenty including water-pressure massages, oil-infused beverages, clinical aromatherapy and, for those with a more prosaic bent, a beachside food truck that serves fresh fish tacos.

Water feature with enclosed architecturally designed structure with seating area inside

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

Restaurant seating area outside on patio, white tables and chairs match the building colours

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

View from restaurant of water feature and woven-hut design

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

Enclosed table and chairs for private groups

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

Restaurant overlooks pools

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

Sunroom overlooks pools and ocean through glass wall with bed, couches and table

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

Sunroom receives light from large open windowed section

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

Bedroom/apartment enclosed from sunroom by large sliding door panels

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

L-shaped couch with large coffee table, partition contains television between lounge and bed

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

Bathroom with walk in shower and double basin

(Image credit: Joe Fletcher)

ADDRESS

Paseo Malecon San José
San José del Cabo

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Daven Wu

Daven Wu is the Singapore Editor at Wallpaper*. A former corporate lawyer, he has been covering Singapore and the neighbouring South-East Asian region since 1999, writing extensively about architecture, design, and travel for both the magazine and website. He is also the City Editor for the Phaidon Wallpaper* City Guide to Singapore.