Restore Your Body and Soul at Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos

Hacienda del Mar, Los Cabos is a sun-drenched luxury resort at the ocean’s edge facing east toward Punta Cabeza De Ballena and overlooking the Gulf of California. Located just south of the Tropic of Cancer, warm days, sandy beaches, and ocean breezes are just the beginning here. From the moment you arrive, you’ll find yourself falling naturally in rhythm with the heartbeat of this peninsula paradise. The rich Mexican culture and storied history of Baja, the crashing waves on the beaches, turquoise waters, natural diversity, and the smiling, friendly staff who warmly welcome you to Hacienda del Mar make this place special. But Hacienda del Mar is more than just another luxury resort. It’s the perfect place to focus on health, wellness, and relaxation.

The Resort

The resort, a classic, pristinely manicured oasis, is just about equidistant from the two towns, Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, found at the coastal end of the Baja California Sur. The sprawling 11-acre, 19th-century Hacienda-style resort is reminiscent of an exclusive Baja California seaside village, with villas, pathways, and green gardens. The architecture combines traditional Mexican Colonial elements and stylish Mediterranean touches.

The resort is home to six restaurants and five bars, including Pitahayas Restaurant, named after the local pitaya fruit indigenous to the southern Mexican region. Pitahayas is known throughout Los Cabos for its unique culinary offerings. The resort emphasizes its local cultural roots by celebrating key national festivities such as Mexico’s Independence Day and Dia de los Muertos. Hacienda del Mar hosts its annual Cheese and Wine Festival in spring, drawing visitors from throughout the region.

In addition, there are five swimming pools, one with an infinity edge that visually blends into the sea and one with a swim-up bar. Other pools feature pleasant waterfalls. With a wide selection of outdoor activities, this resort offers guests plenty of opportunities to create memorable days enjoying the pleasant climate of the southern Baja California peninsula.

The Cactus Spa at Hacienda del Mar

Commensurate with its expansive layout, the resort features all-inclusive luxuries, elegance, and genuine, warm traditions of Mexican hospitality with a particularly significant emphasis on wellness. Its acclaimed Cactus Spa is an oasis within an oasis. It features a salon, sauna, steam room, and secluded outdoor jacuzzi pool. Here, guests can soothe tired, achy muscles and recharge as they unwind in this lap-of-luxury-inspired wellness center.

Bliss and harmony genuinely come together in the Cactus Spa. For example, the Spa offers ten different types of massages to guests. Each is tailored to your personal needs and designed to relieve stress and tension. Indulge in a full-body massage using Swedish, deep tissue, or sports techniques. Hot stone and therapeutic massages are on the menu. The spa features its Signature Cactus massage inspired by Mexican and Baja ancestral treatments.

The spa also offers seven different facials, including the Signature Agave treatment, the Hydra-Fruit enriched with grape stem cells, the Collagen treatment for mature skin, and the Hydralessence, an ultra-deep hydrating experience, to name a few.

Body treatments include the Detox, the Energy Wrap to revitalize, soften, and moisturize the skin, the Chocolate Experience, and a deep moisturizing experience after exposure to the sun.

Special packages tailored for mothers-to-be, newlyweds, and those wanting to heal body and soul employ ancestral rituals, regional plants, and herbs.

Journey through the Baja region with a guava scrub and mango wrap, or choose the Flavors of the Desert using organic figs and dates. Invigorate your senses with a gentle exfoliation followed by a relaxing massage with Damiana liquor and coffee cream. Or hydrate and revitalize with Baja’s popular fruit, the pitahaya.

Hair, hands, and feet are not left out. Guests can choose waxing, manicures, pedicures, haircuts, or barber services.

Comfort and privacy are essential to any wellness experience. The Cactus Spa assures each guest will be able to follow proper spa etiquette through the helpful assistance of well-trained staff. Health and safety protocols are carefully maintained, as is a quiet and serene atmosphere throughout the spa experience. And the spa offers separate changing areas and lockers for men and women.

Choose a Couples’ Massage for a Romantic Day

On our recent trip to rest and restore at Hacienda del Mar, we opted for a lovely, romantic couples’ massage. After a few relaxing moments in the sauna, we were escorted to a private room with side-by-side massage tables and soft music playing in the background. Two expertly trained massage therapists gave each of us a 50-minute full-body massage using a soothing herbal balm designed to rest our muscles, improve our skin tone, and increase our blood and lymphatic circulation. Back and front, arms and legs, as well as hands and feet, all benefited from deep tissue pressure by the skilled hands and techniques of the masseuse. The experience provided us with a significant release of physical and mental tension and left us with a feeling of complete relaxation for the rest of the day.

Other Wellness Offerings

The fully equipped fitness center offers workout equipment, yoga, Pilates, and water gymnastics exercises, all assisted by a personal trainer. Guests can also engage in Zumba water aerobics in the Activities Pool or pool volleyball for more vigorous exercise. The resort features dozens of walkways throughout the property. Some paths meander along the beachfront, providing a great view, fresh air, and a means to get in some walking exercise.

Why not try the Paint and Sip experience? While one might not define painting and drinking wine as a wellness experience, the activity does take place in the lovely gazebo that overlooks the ocean. We’d call that an exercise in relaxation.

Soothe Your Soul and Pamper Your Body at Hacienda del Mar

When it comes to health and well-being, time spent soothing the soul can often bring us closer to healing what ails us. So why not pamper yourself while you stay at Hacienda del Mar, one of Baja’s best resorts? Leave your deadlines and distractions at the doorstep. Spend the day relaxing and reviving at the world-class Cactus Spa and indulge in a range of wellness-focused experiences that promise rejuvenation and transformation of mind, body, and spirit. It will be a vacation well spent.