With snow still
piling up and spring nowhere in sight I pointed my trusty
Chevy
Silverado south and headed to Baja California for an
emergency dose of sunshine. I knew I'd find
great lodgings at the southern-most tip of the peninsula at the
celebrated likes of Las Ventanas, the all-inclusive
One
& Only Palmilla, and Casa Natalia in Cabo (look for
my article about Casa Natalia on this site soon). But on the
drive down I was thrilled to discover a group of outstanding
hotels serving other areas of the 1,000 mile long Baja
peninsula.
The Posada De Las Flores group
has eponymously-named boutique hotels in Loreto ($150-$250
featuring the most dramatic roof-top, glass-bottom pool I've ever
seen), La Paz ($150-$250””suite
#470 is the star) and Punta Chivato ($300-$800
including all meals on a cove in the Sea of Cortez). Each is a
stunning mix of Mexican design elements (heavy wood furniture,
rich and earthy colors, elegant tiles) and luxurious touches that
please no matter where on earth you find them (Frette sheets and robes,
L'Occitane
bath products, central locations, attentive service, gourmet
breakfasts).
Sure you could fly straight to
Cabo, but now that you can add Posada De Las Flores to your list
of places to elegantly rest your head why not make a pre-spring
road trip out of it instead?
