A Former Agave Farm Transforms Into a Modern Mexican Retreat on the Baja Peninsula

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FOUR SEASONS CABO SAN LUCAS AT CABO DEL SOL

Designers: Robert C. Glazier (Architecture), Meyer Davis, and EDG (Interior Design)

Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

On offer: Along Baja’s alluring Golden Corridor—connecting vibrant Cabo San Lucas to the artisan town of San José del Cabo—Four Seasons has debuted a sophisticated retreat set on the site of an ancient agave farm. Architect Robert C. Glazier and design studios Meyer Davis and EDG fuse historical roots with sleek modernism, creating a nuanced interpretation of Baja luxury.

The resort’s 96 rooms and 61 private residences, arranged village-style, pay homage to their agrarian past. Each structure, hand-built on-site, varies subtly—rough-hewn beams and terracotta tiles contrast elegantly with intentional steel-and-glass finishes. Interiors feature native materials, including Ojinaga limestone, parota wood, barro negro pottery, fiorito stone, and Mexican alder, imbuing spaces with regional authenticity. Rooms extend naturally into terraces or balconies, many of which have private plunge pools.

The property offers eight dining venues, three pools, and wellness facilities that embrace indoor-outdoor living, plus social spaces including El Taller Art Studio, the Mercado café-market, and La Casona’s grand lobby with its signature sunken bar.

Standout features: EDG channeled Mexico’s Pueblos Mágicos—enchanting towns recognized for preserving cultural richness—when concepting the property’s most distinct spaces. La Casona’s sultry, sunken bar creates the intimacy of a friend’s compound rather than hotel formality, while El Taller Art Studio showcases resident artists translating Baja’s natural palette into works displayed throughout the property. The Mercado functions as both café and marketplace, featuring handwoven textiles and glazed ceramics by local artisans.

Culinary experiences transcend typical resort fare through thoughtful design and programming. At the all-day eatery Palmerio, the show alternates between chefs working the open kitchen and humpback whales breaching beyond floor-to-ceiling windows.

Richard Sandoval’s Cayao elevates Nikkei cuisine on a curved terrace that mirrors the coastline, where Japanese-inspired sculptural forms meet bold Peruvian colors and textures. Custom deep pink lava stone dining tables reference traditional Peruvian textile palettes, while a compact kitchen flanked by a sushi counter and ice display showcasing fresh dayboat seafood anchors the space. For a nightcap, Sora offers craft cocktails featuring regional agave spirits, lively DJ sets, and uninterrupted views of the ocean and sprawling starry sky.

Wellness experiences blur boundaries between built and natural environments. Three pools each capture different moods of the Sea of Cortez, while the Tierra Mar Spa extends this indoor-outdoor philosophy through cobblestone paths weaving between treatment rooms and relaxation lounges set among gardens and reflective ponds. Vaulted wooden ceilings hover above Ojinaga limestone floors, creating spaces that feel more like natural pavilions than enclosed rooms.