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Read Next Year's Hot Books Today at Las Ventanas in Mexico
We’ve been following the Hotel Bookshelves craze for awhile now, and for good reason. We’re fans of anything that lightens our carry-on load, so books in our room or lobby are welcome. We like to leaf through those big, sexy art books that hotels like the Cooper Square and the Greenwich Hotel in New York stock bedside, and occasionally we might reacquaint ourselves with a classic while we wait for room service.
But the best thing about the books available for guests at Las Ventanas al Paraíso in Los Cabos, Mexico is the fact that you can read them before anyone back home. As we mentioned when the resort first introduced its Hot Type Menu, an arrangement with top publishing houses means that the Las Ventanas library features books six weeks to six months before their official publication date.
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Capella Pedregal in Cabo Finally Opens
Today marks the opening not only of NYLO Las Colinas (yay!), but also of Capella Pedregal in Cabo San Lucas, "boasting a prized and secluded cliffside setting where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez." And, we assume, not yet boasting an embarrassingly-scantily-clad pack of Spring Breakers. And yes, it's super late — it was shooting for November of '08 last we checked.
Oh, well, maybe it never will become a nasty college Spring-Break-y destination: calling itself an "intimate oceanfront hideaway," the resort has only 66 luxe guestrooms, and each one has a private plunge pool, ocean views and a "personal assistant" (i.e. concierge) assigned to its occupants.
Also, apparently you get quite the welcome (according to the sensational wording in the press release, anyway):
Upon arrival, guests emerge from a 1,000-foot private tunnel carved through the mountainside to find a breathtaking expanse of azure sky and sea - an exclusive haven just minutes away from lively downtown Cabo, yet seemingly worlds apart.
Well, that sounds nice, eh? The resort also has a signature, Don Manuel, and the al fresco El Farallon, "with cliffside tables overlooking the crashing waves below."
But avoiding those Spring Breakers is gonna cost you: opening rates start at $525 per room per night, and they're available through October 15th.
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Las Ventanas Now Offering "Energy Ices"
One of our favorite Mexican resorts, Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Cabo, keeps coming out with the quirky-but-cool ideas and we keep lovin' em.
Flavor of this month at Las Ventanas is their new Energy Ice drinks. We already liked their top chef, Fabrice Guisset, for coming up with the Japanese-Mexican fusion menu, and he's now branched out into drinks using both energy drinks we all know along with some of his own special ingredients.
That means you can now order Red Bull Energy Ice and Gatorade Energy Ice drinks at Las Ventanas, made pretty much how you'd expect, or you can be daring and try the Hoja Santa & Lime Energy Ice or the Cola Energy Ice, which uses natural cola nut powder to give you an energy boost.
The only thing that worries us about Las Ventanas wanting to give us "a real pick-me-up"--their exact words--is that we're expecting to be so relaxed on a vacation there that we don't need an energy drink. We'll give them the benefit of the doubt and presume we should indulge in their Energy Ices on arrival so we can get over our travel weariness.
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Las Ventanas Introduces "Hot Type" Book Menu
It’s official: The age of the hotel bookworm has dawned. First, we noted the bookshelf craze; then we told you about the Algonquin’s new Kindles. Today, we bring you more exciting news for the bookish types in our midst: Advanced copies of new novels are now available for guests to read at Las Ventanas al Paraíso in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Through an exclusive arrangement between Rosewood Hotels (Las Ventanas’ parent company) and a few of the U.S.’s top publishing houses, the luxury resort’s new Hot Type Menu includes novels that range from six weeks to six months from being released for sale to the general public. Right now, the following nine novels are on-site:
· Angels of Destruction, by Keith Donohue
· Honeymoon in Tehran, by Azadeh Moaveni
· Joker One, by Donovan Campbell
· The King’s Grace, by Anne Easter Smith
· The Life You Can Save, by Peter Singer
· The Book of the Unknown, by Jonathon Keats
· A Matter of Justice, by Charles Todd
· Bloodprint, by Kitty Sewell
· The Book of Love, by Kathleen McGowan
Obviously, guests can read to their heart’s content while staying at the resort but are asked not to snatch any hot-off-the-press copies as souvenirs. Las Ventanas has always oozed with exclusivity anyways, so we think this is the perfect twist on the book trend.
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Party Hard in Cabo for $60 a Night at Tesoro Resort
Aside from our own misgivings about Mexico, this deal is perfect for the recently laid-off employee who wants to drown their sorrows in tequila, sand and tanning oil. Tesoro Resorts in Cabo are offering "crash" rooms for $60 a night. Why do they call them "crash" rooms? Because dummy, that's all you are going to need them for. The rest of the time you will probably be drinking your face off. Case in point, this copy is straight from the hotel website:
Tesoro is stumbling distance to all the best bars and restaurants in Los Cabos including No Worrys, Cabo Wabo, Body Shot Nightclub, and Nowhere Bar.
And if you're lucky hopefully you won't be crashing in your own room, eh? Also being black out drunk helps you forget that you're in a $60 hotel room in Mexico.
Use code word "crash" for bookings from now until February. 28, 2008.
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Nicky Hilton Breaks the Rules at ME Cabo Hotel
Speaking of Cabo San Lucas, it seems that wannabe hotelier Nicky Hilton jetted down to the Mexican resort town to spend some time with her boyfriend at the ME Cabo Hotel. But perhaps Nicky thought she was in France because she was caught trying to suntan topless. Always on the alert for naked celebrity gossip, Page Six reports:
[Nicky Hilton] was spotted at the Nikki Beach hotel "sunbathing topless in a white Louis Vuitton bikini with her boyfriend, David Katzenberg. "Hotel staff had to tell her to cover up because topless sunbathing is not permitted in Mexico," our tipster giggled.
Actually, the Nikki Beach nightclub is on the premises of the ME Cabo Hotel and they also run the beach part of the hotel. It's kind of confusing because Nikki Beach does have some hotels out there as well as nightclubs. But we're pretty sure Nicky Hilton was trying to let her girls out at the ME Cabo. Still, why didn't she just book one of the level rooms with a private terrace?
Wanna be like Nicky? The ME Cabo is offering a "Cabo Delight Special" with 20 percent off regular room rates. Just keep your top on.
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Park Hyatt Coming to Cabo San Lucas in 2010
We may have another addition to our Best Hotels in Mexico for Cabo Virgins. The only exception is that you will have to hold onto your Mexico V card until 2010. That's when Park Hyatt will be opening up their Cabo San Lucas hotel.
The only details we could find on the place came from Hotels Magazine which said that the Park Hyatt will be part of a larger resort complex called Cabo San Cristobal Resort.
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Oktoberfest Hotels :: Celebrate OktoberFest in Cabo San Lucas
What do you get when you cross a German and a sombrero? OktobeerFiesta!
We realize that might not make a lot of sense, especially since it looks like we didn't even spell check the punchline but we're for real. Casa Dorada in Cabo San Lucas is celebrating OktoberFest at their B Lounge. We're thinking this is probably more affordable than trekking to Germany and the weather is guaranteed to be better.
The package, which includes three nights accommodation in a junior suite, an open beer-bar all day, and a pair of tickets to one night's activities is only $998. (The larger one bedroom suite package is $1,198.) Our calculations show that those rates include taxes, so beer-belly up to the B Lounge.
Since themed festivities don't begin til evening, you can spend the day surfing the free WiFi on your suite's private terrace, or by the pool, or by the beach, or at the spa, or just hanging out in the open bar all day getting your money's worth.
Evening activities include live music, ethnic food with beer pairings, and both German and Mexican snacks. So really, it's like you're traveling to two countries for the price of one. We can't think of a reason not to celebrate OktoberFest--er, um, OktobeerFiesta!--now.
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B Lounge in Cabo San Lucas is For Beer Drinkers Who Don't Do Keg Stands
Beer lovers: screw your bikini insecurities and embrace your beautiful beer bellies in Mexico.
Casa Dorada in Cabo San Lucas has just opened The B Lounge, a new "luxury beer lounge" that boasts beautiful views and over 60 different beers -- including a mango-flavored brew. This is a nice alternative for Mexico vacationers who enjoy beer but don't so much enjoy the rowdy frat parties and keg stands that usually come to mind when we think of drinking beer in Mexico (woo Spring Break!)
If mango-flavored brews don't sound good to you, they've got Corona too. Stick with that.
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Room With a Killer View: Sea, Sand and Swim at Pueblo Bonito
We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.
Thanks to Jason who just got back from a vacation in Cabo, we can enjoy this killer view from his room in the VIP building at the Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Holistic Retreat and Spa.
Since it's totally different from another killer view we liked from Pueblo Bonito a couple of years back, we're super-impressed with this resort. What we especially like about this view is the way you get the pool, the beach and the sea all in one, but there are enough palm fronds to give you a bit of privacy too--you don't want everyone at the pool seeing what you're up to on your balcony.
The only big thumbs down we give is to the Pueblo Bonito's website: all we wanted to do was check some prices but we got bombarded with truly atrocious music and we were too dumb to find the off button for a while. We did manage to find out that a room next week would cost us about $160 a night.
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Craving Japanese Food? Head to Mexico
In Mexico, the Las Ventanas al Paraiso resort is a place of romance and glorious infinity pools and now, oddly, Japanese food.
Strictly speaking, we're talking a Mexican-Japanese fusion, in the form of a transformation of the Tequila & Ceviche Bar into the Tequila & Sushi Bar. Every menu item is an original creation--not too hard, since we don't know too many Mexican-Japanese fusion establishments--including sushi like the Mexican Roll:
The Mexican Roll, for example, is filled with lobster and an array of Mexican ingredients - grilled corn, avocado, cured onion and panela cheese - and wrapped in Hierba Santa (a Mexican herb that means "holy leaf" with a licorice-like flavor) rather than seaweed.
We wouldn't have thought of this ourselves, but it does sound pretty tasty. Other new sushi styles include ingredients like habanero chilli, pineapple and coconut milk, and the sashimi plates include dressings with Mexican ingredients. To top off your meal there's even a fusion dessert of rice pudding, tropical fruits and chocolate with wasabi and ginger sauce--we're less certain about trying that one.
So if romance and one of the most beautiful infinity pools haven't tempted you to try Las Ventanas yet, perhaps the thought of spicy sushi might. Strange, but true.
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Capella Pedregal Well Underway, Shooting for November Open
Last we heard, the Capella Pedregal was on track for a "Fall 2008" opening. (And construction was well underway.) Now we hear that the 66-room hotel part of the property will start taking guests in November.
While it'll probably be a bit of a soft open, many amenities will be ready to go. (So they say.) Among them are 61-foot yachts available for charter and the Auriga spa.
You'll have to be a guest to get all the goods though; the resort sits outside Cabo San Lucas and is only accessible via private tunnel. Swanky!
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