Skip to Content

South Beach Style at Cabo’s Hip Bahia Hotel

If you’re looking for one of the best boutique hotels in Cabo San Lucas, check out the Bahia Hotel & Beach Club.

Some of the hippest rooms we’ve encountered recently can be found at this hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Bahia Hotel, Cabo

Owners Lee and Meredith Vosburgh ditched New York for Cabo several years ago to jazz up the old hotel, which had seen better days.

The Bahia Hotel is only a block away from Medano Beach.
The Bahia Hotel is only a block away from Medano Beach

The all-white, minimalist décor and polished concrete floors (in the remodeled deluxe rooms) appeal especially to young couples in their 20s, 30s and 40s (yes – 40 is still young!).

Rooms have queen-size beds or two double beds, but no kings.

Guestroom at the Bahia Hotel, Cabo San Lucas
Guestroom at the Bahia Hotel

Tiny kitchenettes in the studio-style rooms are good for making snacks and perhaps a light breakfast.

The best room is a large poolside “villa.”

It features a king-size bed and a private jacuzzi outside on the patio.

The "villa" suite at Hotel Bahia in Los Cabos
The “villa” suite at Hotel Bahia

Bar Esquina restaurant

Bar Esquina restaurant, Cabo San Lucas
Sushi? Salad? What’s for dinner?

For dinner, check out the hotel’s happening Bar Esquina restaurant.

Start with an intriguing pre-dinner drink. Maybe a spicy cucumber cocktail?

And for food?

The wood-oven pizza is always a hit! (Try the short rib pizza.)

But there are many more options too – like lobster gnocchi and blackened tuna with fennel and celery root sauce.

Location

The Bahia Hotel beach club on Medano Beach
The Bahia Hotel beach club on Medano Beach

Very South Beach in feel, the boutique hotel is about a block away from the lively stretch of Medano Beach.

There, you’ll find a beach club for Bahia guests, along with Cabo SUP (run by the Bahia Hotel’s owners), where you can rent stand-up paddle boards and take SUP lessons.

The Bahia Hotel, Cabo San Lucas, is oh-so-cool!
The Bahia Hotel is oh-so-cool!

When the Medano Beach party gets too much (and you tire of getting sand in your bikini), retreat to the Zen-like pool area back at the hotel.

It features couples’ sunbeds, gauzy white curtains, soft music and free WiFi.

Bahia Hotel, Cabo San Lucas: Check rates and availability here

Our top travel tips and resources

Here are our favorite travel resources:

Hotels: Booking.com is great for scoring a “wow” hotel – or at least a decent one. (We especially like their flexible cancellation policy!)

Vacation homes, condos and rentals: We prefer and use Vrbo (Vacation Rentals by Owner).

Tours: For the best local food, walking and other guided tours plus skip-the-line tickets to attractions, check out GetYourGuide and Viator.

Car rental: Renting a car is often one of the best ways to explore off the beaten path. Discover Cars searches car rental companies so you get the best rates.

Travel insurance: SafetyWing is designed for frequent travelers, long-term adventurers and digital nomads. It covers medical expenses, lost checked luggage, trip interruption and more.

Travel gear: See our travel shop to find the best luggage, accessories and other travel gear. (We suggest these comfy travel sandals for city walking, the beach and kicking about.)

Need more help planning your trip? Check out our travel tips and resources guide for airline booking tips, ways to save money, how to find great hotels and other crazy useful trip planning info.

Pssst! If you make a booking or purchase through our site, we may earn a small commission (at no cost to you). Thanks!


Photo credits: The Bahia Hotel


About the authors

Luxury travel journalists and SATW, NATJA and TMAC “Best Travel Blog” award winners, Janice and George Mucalov are the publishers of Sand In My Suitcase. Between them, they’ve traveled to all 7 continents. See About.

Find destination guides, global food-and-wine stories, luxury hotel reviews, articles on cultural explorations and soft adventure trips, cruise reviews, insanely useful travel tips and more!

Charu

Saturday 23rd of February 2013

The rooms look gorgeous! Love the jacuzzi and pool...very Spanish in look and feel.