Cabo hotels with a view of the Arch: Land's End, Médano and the corridor cliffs
Which Cabo hotels actually look at the Arch or sit on Land's End, how far each is from the marina, and how to see the Arch up close.
In this guide
- Hotels with Arch or Land's End views at a glance
- The Land's End hotels: on the rocks themselves
- Sandos Finisterra: the cliff between the Pacific and the bay
- The Médano Beach hotels: the Arch across the bay
- The corridor hotels that look back toward Land's End
- Seeing the Arch up close from a yacht
- The Arch at sunset
- Getting from your hotel to the boat
The hotels with the closest view of the Arch are the ones on Land's End itself: Grand Solmar Land's End and Solmar Resort, both within about 0.8 km of the marina in a straight line. Across the bay, the Médano Beach hotels look straight at Land's End, and on the corridor The Cape says the Arch is visible from almost anywhere on its property. No hotel puts you next to the Arch, though. It stands in the water at the tip of the peninsula, and the only way to see it up close is by boat.
This list includes only hotels whose own pages or press releases describe a view of the Arch or Land's End. We are an independent yacht charter agency with no ties to any of them.
Hotels with Arch or Land's End views at a glance
Distances are to the nearest boarding dock in Marina Cabo San Lucas, in a straight line, with the drive time without traffic.
| Hotel | Where | What it looks at | To the marina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Solmar Land's End | Land's End, Pacific | Land's End rocks, Pacific | 0.8 km, 3 min |
| Solmar Resort | Playa Solmar | Pacific, near the Arch | 0.7 km, 3 min |
| Playa Grande | Land's End, Pacific | Pacific beach | Steps from the marina |
| Sandos Finisterra | Cliff above the marina | Pacific and the bay | Steps from the marina |
| Casa Dorada | Médano | The Arch across the bay | 0.7 km, 2 min |
| ME Cabo | Médano | Faces the Arch | 0.8 km, 2 min |
| The Cape | Monuments Beach | The Arch across the bay | 4.4 km, 16 min |
| Hacienda Encantada | Punta Ballena | Toward Land's End | 6.8 km, 18 min |
For every hotel in Los Cabos with its distance and transfer zone, see the hotels hub.
The Land's End hotels: on the rocks themselves
Land's End is the granite headland at the tip of the peninsula, and the Arch is at its end. Its Pacific side has a handful of hotels, and three of them belong to one family.
Grand Solmar Land's End
Grand Solmar Land's End is built into the rocks of Land's End on the Pacific side, next to the Arch. It opened in February 2011 and has 247 suites. Its beach sits between cliffs and is reached through the hotel, and the surf there is not safe for swimming, so guests use the infinity pools. The side it faces is the Divorce Beach side, the open Pacific.
According to Mexico News Daily, no hospitality brand other than Solmar has built hotels on that headland.
Solmar Resort
Solmar Resort opened in 1974 as Hotel Solmar, with 20 rooms and two suites, close to the Arch on Playa Solmar. Today it has 104 rooms. Playa Solmar faces the open Pacific: good for walks and sunsets, not for swimming, because of rogue waves, a steep drop-off and undertow.
Playa Grande
Playa Grande Resort & Grand Spa opened next door in 1998, with 261 rooms and a private beach on the Pacific side near Land's End. It is steps from the marina. Grand Solmar guests get a free shuttle to Playa Grande and the group's other hotels.
Sandos Finisterra: the cliff between the Pacific and the bay
Sandos Finisterra is built into the cliffs between the Pacific and the marina. It opened in 1971 as Hotel Finisterra, and when Sandos took it over in 2012 the announcement described views over the Pacific and the bay. Some rooms hang out from the rock face. It has 272 rooms and is steps from the marina, about 2 minutes by car without traffic.
The Médano Beach hotels: the Arch across the bay
From Médano you look south across the bay at Land's End, so these hotels see the rocks from the front.
Casa Dorada says you see the Arch across the bay from its stretch of sand, and when it opened it had 13 penthouse suites facing Land's End. ME Cabo sits on Médano facing the Arch. Corazón Cabo notes the Arch is visible across the bay, and its Rooftop 360 is nine stories up. Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas, at the east end, says the Arch can be seen from its beach. At Pueblo Bonito Rosé, the big pool faces the Land's End rock formations.
These are the hotels closest to the boats too: from 0.6 km in a straight line for Corazón to about 2.5 km for Riu Palace. Read more about the beach in our Médano Beach guide.
The corridor hotels that look back toward Land's End
East of town the coast curves, and a few hotels on its first cliffs look back west toward the Arch.
The Cape, a Thompson Hotel opened on June 29, 2015 on Monuments Beach, and its sources say the Arch is visible from almost anywhere on the property. One of its pools is a saltwater pool built into a natural rock formation. It is about 4.4 km from the marina in a straight line, around 16 minutes by car.
Hacienda Encantada sits on a granite cliff at Punta Ballena with a view toward Land's End. It is about 6.8 km away in a straight line, around 18 minutes by car. Its neighbor on the same point, Esperanza, overlooks two coves that face Land's End, about 6.1 km away, around 14 minutes.
Seeing the Arch up close from a yacht
A room with a view shows you the Arch from a distance. From a boat you get close to it, see the sea lions on the rocks and pass Lover's Beach and Divorce Beach on either side. The Arch is about 1.9 km from the marina, so even a 2 hour charter has plenty of time there. Our guide to the Arch covers what you see on the way.
The 2 hour route goes out past Pelican Rock, the sea lion colony, the Arch, Lover's Beach and Divorce Beach, then back along Médano. If you are staying at a Médano hotel, that last stretch shows you your own hotel from the water.
| Yacht | Guests | 2 hours | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparral 28 | up to 10 | USD 519 / MXN 9,799 | A quick look at the Arch |
| Bayliner 30 | up to 6 | USD 549 / MXN 10,499 | Couples and small families |
| Sea Ray 40 | up to 12 | USD 879 / MXN 16,799 | Flybridge view, towels on board |
| Azimut 45 | up to 12 | USD 1,249 / MXN 23,799 | Paddle board and towels included |
Prices are per boat, not per person, with 16% IVA included. A 15% crew tip is suggested and not included. The CONANP conservation fee for the Arch area is already in our price.
The Arch at sunset
The light on Land's End changes fast in the last hour of the day. The sunset cruise is 2 hours: you round Land's End to the Pacific side and face the sun as it drops toward the Cabo Falso lighthouse, then come back past the Arch with the town lights coming on. Afternoon departures run until 7 PM, and boats from the marina can stay anchored in the bay until 10 PM.
Getting from your hotel to the boat
The yacht does not pick you up at the hotel. Each yacht boards at its own dock in Marina Cabo San Lucas; your exact dock and a map link come on your boarding pass. From Playa Grande and Sandos Finisterra you can walk. From the Médano hotels it is a short walk or a few minutes by car.
From The Cape, Esperanza or Hacienda Encantada you need a car. We can book a private round trip to the marina through our transportation service. The Cape, Hacienda Encantada and the Cabo San Lucas hotels are in Zone 3, where a round trip by SUV for up to 4 people is USD 160 cash (168 by card) and an Escalade for up to 6 is USD 180 cash (189 by card). The driver collects the fare, separate from the yacht: the cash price, or 5% more by card on the driver's terminal.
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Questions people ask
Which hotel is closest to the Arch in Cabo San Lucas?
Grand Solmar Land's End is built into the rocks of Land's End on the Pacific side, next to the Arch, and Solmar Resort sits on Playa Solmar close to it. Both are about 0.7 to 0.8 km from the marina in a straight line.
Can you see the Arch from Medano Beach hotels?
Yes. Casa Dorada, ME Cabo, Corazón and Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas all describe the Arch or Land's End as visible across the bay from their stretch of Médano.
Which corridor hotel has a view of the Arch?
The Cape, a Thompson Hotel, on Monuments Beach, says the Arch is visible from almost anywhere on the property. Esperanza and Hacienda Encantada, on the cliffs of Punta Ballena, look toward Land's End.
How do you see the Arch up close?
Only from the water. A private yacht from Marina Cabo San Lucas reaches it in minutes, and a 2 hour charter starts at USD 519 / MXN 9,799 per boat on the Chaparral 28, tax included.
Plan your day on the water
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