One&Only Palmilla lies where the ocean greets the desert and Pacific waters merge with the Sea of Cortez. Where warm waters break gently onto soft sandy beaches. Where gray whales can be seen rising majestically offshore. Where exhilaration and serenity thrive in blissful harmony.

One&Only Palmilla commands the choicest locale in all of Baja California, on land that enjoys a rich and storied history dating back millions of years when volcanic movement and earthquakes split a 1,100-mile-long finger of land off mainland Mexico. Los Cabos (Spanish for ”the capes”) survived merchants, explorers and pirates to later welcome celebrated authors and biologists intrigued by the rich marine life in the Sea of Cortez.

The resort itself was built in 1956 as a 15-room luxury hideaway by Don Abelardo Rodriguez, son of the President of Mexico. Accessible only by yacht or private plane, its earliest guests included Hollywood celebrities like John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, all attracted by the privacy of the resort as well as the region’s deep-sea fishing.