Valley de Guadalupe, Mexico’s premier wine nation, is one in every of Mexico’s finest eating and consuming scenes within the nation. To totally benefit from all the nice eating places and wineries, a protracted weekend is the very minimal time you’ll wish to spend there.
Good factor there are some wonderful luxurious resort selections that now exist within the valley for vacationers who need a complete, well-rounded expertise of service, meals, and wine, and a decadent place to put their heads on the finish of the day. Listed below are a couple of of our favourite choices for luxurious Valley de Guadalupe lodges.
Mira Lodge
A newcomer on the scene, Mira opened in 2024 and is about to change into one of many space’s best boutique lodges. There are eight present studios, massive and alluring, constituted of packed-earth partitions and outfitted with inexperienced roofs that assist to reasonable the acute daytime and night temperatures is that this semi-desert setting.
Rooms have a few of the finest stocked fridges within the nation with a number of scrumptious native meals, wine, and cocktails in a can. They even had s’mores making kits for use with the out of doors fireplace pits that come customary to every terrace. Small jacuzzis, comfy beds with prime quality linens and private saunas are only a few of the main points that make these suites shine. Go right here to learn the total evaluate on our website.
Bruma Wine Resort
A sprawling 180- hectare property Bruma has somewhat little bit of every little thing on website with plans so as to add much more facilities within the upcoming 12 months. Three separate choices can be found for luxurious keep. The primary are less complicated rooms with loft bedrooms on the Burma Market, a set of retailers, a country stylish tasting room, the delectable Burma Wine Backyard restaurant, and an upcoming spa.
The second is Casa Ocho with eight luxurious suites that cluster round a property with a big frequent kitchen and front room space, an outside swimming pool, tennis courts and a gymnasium. The third is the Casa Montaña, two separate houses nice for teams which might be extra remoted than the opposite two choices on the property and that include a non-public chef.
The bonus of all of those areas is proximity to Fauna, the property’s award-winning restaurant (probably the greatest in Valle) and their beautiful vineyard.
Banyan Tree Lodge
One other newcomer, the Banyan identify comes with worldwide fame and this is likely one of the most full lodges when it comes to on-site facilities with a number of eating places, two swimming swimming pools, a spa and sauna, a gymnasium and yoga studio, a bakery and extra. Rooms are bordered by grapevines which might be nonetheless of their infancy, however in a couple of years will create a secluded, non-public really feel for every.
Particular person plunge swimming pools, out of doors terraces and ample indoor areas are per Banyan’s repute is a strong luxurious alternative for lodging. Right here you can too the Pictograma vineyard on website for tastings and a tour.
Villa del Valle
Most likely the homiest of those choices, Villa del Valle is not any slouch in terms of comfy and stylish areas like their warp-around pouches, the al fresco eating space for breakfast, the property’s gardens, vineyard and out of doors meals truck and tasting areas. Constructed solidly on sustainable practices, homeowners Eileen and Phil have been the leaders of sustainable motion within the valley for over 20 years.
Among the finest parts of a keep right here is their 5-course dinner menu that you would be able to reserve for an evening in. The younger chef and his spouse (the pastry chef) use native elements and endemic flavors to create one of the unforgettable meals you’ll have in wine nation.
Encuentro Guadalupe
modular rooms sit up above the rugged panorama of the northeastern finish of Valley de Guadalupe and whereas putting in distinction to the encircling panorama have been constructed to have as little of an ecological impression as potential. The pool space right here with a number of small patios for having fun with breakfast has a wide ranging view of the encircling land and is the final word vacation spot for sundown.
Service is heat and accommodating, however the distance to the central foyer will make you’re feeling like you’re all by your self except you want one thing. This resort and vineyard simply opened a brand new restaurant on the entrance of their property and we hope it would stick, there was a little bit of turnover since its opening 12 years in the past.
The winery can also be beneath new agricultural administration with the purpose at making the rising and processing of their wine as sustainable as potential. Learn the evaluate right here to get the total image.
Cuatro Cuatros
It’s been awhile since our first go to however Cuatro Cuatros has luxurious glamping tents arrange in the midst of the vineyards and is by far one of the romantic choices on the listing. From large canvas tents arrange on platforms, a glass of wine at sundown is simply the factor to completely immerse your self in wine nation.
A small bar and occasion area a couple of kilometers from the primary lodging space has otherworldly views of the Pacific Ocean and its rocky shoreline under. There’s been some modifications since our final go to (together with the constructing of residences that we haven’t but toured) however take a look at our earlier evaluate to get a way of what the expertise of staying right here is like.
For all of those lodges, the simplest option to get round is to hire your personal automobile, which you are able to do from Ensenada or Tijuana. Be forewarned that the workplaces in Ensenada are tiny and the workers solely barely fascinated about serving to you, so carry your persistence with you.
Driving right here is comparatively protected however nighttime falls rapidly and the roads are usually not as lit up as you’ll discover elsewhere (one purpose is that they attempt to preserve the sunshine air pollution at a minimal right here), so simply watch out and go slowly for those who hire a automobile.
Uber and taxis can be found however inconsistent and will require lengthy wait occasions. Any of the highest Valle de Guadalupe lodges we’ve stayed at right here is all the time welcome to make eating and consuming reservations for you for those who want them to. Finest to guide far prematurely throughout the excessive season (June to October) for each stays and culinary stops. See all our Baja California luxurious resort evaluates right here.
Article by Timothy
Timothy Scott is the founder and editor of Luxurious Latin America and has been overlaying the area as a journey journalist because the mid-2000s. He has visited every nation we cowl a number of occasions and is predicated in a UNESCO World Heritage metropolis in central Mexico, the place he owns a house. See contact info right here.
