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This Cabo San Lucas Boutique Hotel Is a Baja Gem

If you’re heading to Cabo San Lucas, opt to stay at The Cape, a Thompson Hotel: a boutique-style, 161-room outpost on the Sea of Cortez, not far from town.

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The architects who helmed the hotel’s design efforts envisioned an oasis blending the Thompson brand’s signature upscale urban sensibility with an evocative 1960s Baja-meets-Southern California essence — the mid-century modern, open-layout lobby facing towards the sea, with its Malibu surf-inspired art, plus coupling of retro and artisanal Mexican furniture is an archetype of this. The Cape’s build maximizes its most prized feature: a geographic position granting guests unparalleled vantage points of Cabo’s famous natural wonder El Arco from every spot within the hotel. The design weds sea and sand: native landscaping blurs the lines between inside and out; original ceramic masterpieces by Guadalajara artist Jose Noé Suro freckle common areas; one of the two pool’s shape’s bodeful carving into a natural rock formation (the other has a swim-up bar); and a life-size large gray whale sculpture assembled with salvaged driftwood at the entrance.

Rooms-wise, all accommodations have private terraces — many have daybeds — that peer out towards the azure sea, plus the pools and cabanas below. Sybarites should book one of the hotel’s sensational Panoramic Suites: private plunge pools, mid-century Latin American furniture, and telescopes for whale-watching are what to expect.

Mexican chef Enrique Olvera leads the dining experience at the hotel’s hip restaurant Manta, a 114-seat sea-facing culinary bolthole serving a menu employing sophisticated Mexican flavors executed with a technique that celebrates Pacific Rim traditions. Those who want to take the view to the next tier can sip cocktails at The Cape’s Rooftop Bar, a vibey space boasting picturesque panoramas of Cabo and sunken communal seating firepits.

Quench your urge for rejuvenation at the hotel’s seven-room spa, Currents: its gently lit, dark charcoal grey walls plus minimal artwork soothe guests, allowing them to focalize on the natural sights, sounds, and scents of Baja.