Need to know
Rooms
41 suites.
Check–Out
Check-in is from 3pm, and check-out is at 12 noon. The hotel will attempt to accommodate requests outside of these times if possible.
More details
Room rates don't typically include breakfast, but a traditional Mexican spread of burritos, eggs, fruits, juices and coffee can be purchased. The hotel is for guests aged 18-years and over.
Also
The centrepiece of the Botanical Amphitheatre is El Abuelo (the Grandpa), a protected 200-year old cactus. La Abuela (the Grandma) is similarly aged and marks the entrance to the spa, and the Lovers are an intertwined cactus-thorntree couple.
At the hotel
Open-air lounge and performance space, spa with a temazcal (steam lodge). In rooms: Air-conditioning, free WiFi, USB charging stations.
Our favourite rooms
With minimal light pollution in its desert setting and typically clear weather, Paradero has some phenomenal stargazing opportunities, and the Farm Sky Suite takes full advantage. Thick netting is strung across a void between two elements of the rooftop terrace – grab a few cushions and a favourite companion, and spot shooting stars and far-away constellations ‘till the wee hours.
Poolside
Paradero’s pool brings a Slim Aarons photograph to life. The omnipresent sun makes the white foreground of the half-moon sun terrace gleam, as champagne-sipping guests in wide-brimmed hats and sunglasses recline before a broad infinity lap-pool, which spills over to arid desert views through Mojave yucca and lanky cacti. There’s no dive-bombing or inflatable flotsam in sight – this is water as healing. Abscond the midday heat, cool your feet on its river-pebble floor and every once in a while paddle over to the triangular hole-in-the-wall bar for a mezcal martini. Swim, sip, lounge, nap, repeat.
Spa
Using the word ‘oasis’ to describe a spa is a tired crutch of the unimaginative, but no, this spa is a literal oasis in the desert. A dense foliage of palms and succulents surround an ojo de agua (watering hole), and the welcome desk of the namesake spa (Ojo de Agua Spa and Wellness Centre) is marked by little more than a centuries-old cactus named Grandma. Treatments are based around Mexican healing traditions such as the temazcal (a steam lodge for sound-healing ceremonies) and chakra balancing. There’s a menu of facials, skin treatments, and more traditional massages including Swedish, deep tissue, sports and reflexology, that can be delivered to singles or couples in the outdoor treatment spaces or in-suite. Heaven – or, indeed, an oasis – we’ll allow it, just this once…
Packing tips
Don’t bother bringing your surfboard – Paradero has its own line of custom-shaped boards available.
Also
The hotel has its own cars and drivers to provide transfers (at a cost) to ensure guests are able to experience the local area.
Pet‐friendly
Pets are welcome at Paradero, and there is a US$150 charge, plus taxes, a stay. See more pet-friendly hotels in Baja California.
Sustainability efforts
It was the mission of founders Pablo Carmona and Joshua Kremer to preserve the last remaining family-owned farming communities in Todos Santos without further developing untouched wilderness, so community mindedness and sustainability is at the core of everything Paradero does. Through the Paradero 360 program the hotel supports the local community, it is expanding its green program and sources produce locally, and the hotel offers farming courses as part of its extensive guest experiences. The hotel has banned single-use plastics and non-biodegradable products.