Aman’s first resort in Mexico opened on August 1, 2026, on Baja California Sur’s East Cape. Amanvari sits inside Costa Palmas, a 1,500-acre private estate where desert landscapes meet the Sea of Cortés, according to Aman’s website.
A Coast of Desert, Orchards and Sea
CaribJournal sees the East Cape as a separate proposition from Los Cabos, a coast of long beaches, desert, reefs and fishing grounds. Hotels magazine adds that the estate has three miles of swimmable beach, a yacht club, a deep-water marina, and 18 acres of farmland and orchards.
Guests can also fly in by helicopter, Travelling for Business reports. Drive times from San José del Cabo International Airport vary by outlet: Deep Arrival gives 45 to 60 minutes, while Latte Luxury News puts the resort about 75 minutes north of San José del Cabo.
Eighteen Casitas
Aman’s website counts 18 casitas, each set above the landscape, and says a few stand beside the estuary or right on the sand. Aman puts each casita at 82 square meters (883 square feet), and each has a heated pool of its own.
American Express’s property listing mentions natural materials and local artwork in the casitas.
Aman-branded residences are part of the project too, according to the opening announcement as Business Today published it. A golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones II is among the Costa Palmas amenities open to Amanvari guests, FTN News reports.
The Aman Spa
The spa covers 660 square meters (7,105 square feet), per Aman’s spa menu. The facilities on Aman’s wellness page include a contemporary temazcal, two hydrotherapy facilities (one with a hammam and one with a banya), six treatment rooms, a yoga pavilion, a fitness center, a multifunctional studio and a beauty salon with a head spa.
Latte Luxury News says its contemporary temazcal, a sweat lodge, is Aman’s first of this kind. It also says the spa draws on Mexican ancestral knowledge and healing practices, and frames wellness around longevity.
Three Spa Journeys
Aman’s spa menu lists three Amanvari Spa Journeys:
- The Sacred Elemental Doors is a 90-minute sweat-lodge ceremony with a shaman at the helm. Each of its four stages corresponds to an element, and the session ends in a blanket wrap, with a herbal drink and an optional cool plunge.
- Desert Damiana runs 120 minutes. It opens with a warm herbal drink meant to settle the breath, then moves through deep-tissue massage, hot stones and stretching. The oil is blended from jojoba, desert rosemary and damiana.
- The Oasis Rejuvenation Ritual lasts 90 minutes and is meant to cool skin after sun exposure. It begins with a soft massage, then uses calendula, salvia and aloe vera, and finishes in a grape-seed and mint body wrap.
The spa is open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily, and the menu’s last treatment slot is 7:30 p.m. The fitness center is open 24 hours, according to Latte Luxury News.
Dining and Bars
Aman’s opening announcement pairs Baja’s seasonal produce with the group’s wider culinary outlook. The dining page on Aman’s website names five venues, among them Arva, Sesui, Luma, The Pool and The Lounge Bar.
Smartflyer describes Arva as an Italian concept built on fresh, seasonal ingredients. Sesui offers Japanese dining at a 10-seat omakase counter, according to Trip.com and Afar. Afar says Luma cooks Mexican coastal dishes over open fire.
At the Beach Club, guests eat at tables near the sand, with dishes served in earthenware, according to CaribJournal. For cocktails, the same outlet points to the Lounge as the more laid-back option.
Design
Robb Report credits Elastic Architects with the design, with Heah & Co. making an initial contribution. Terracotta architecture frames the central pool, which sits among palms and low terraces, CaribJournal reports.
What Aman Says
A press statement from Vlad Doronin, Chairman and CEO of Aman Group, describes the opening as a milestone for the company’s growth in the Americas, as quoted by Recommend.
