Marina Cabo San Lucas
Where every yacht boards at its own dock. It is about 0.6 km away in a straight line, around 3 minutes by car without traffic.4
Photo of the area: Alexis Doine, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Hotels · luxury resort on the Pacific reached by a private tunnel
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
Pedregal · Zone 4 · 0.6 km in a straight line
- Zone
- Pedregal
- From the marina
- 0.6 km
- Opened
- 2009
- Rooms
- 119
The hotel
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal is a luxury resort of about 119 rooms and suites on the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas, in the Pedregal hills, and guests reach it through the private Dos Mares tunnel, about 300 meters long. It is only about 0.6 km from the Cabo San Lucas marina, around 3 minutes without traffic, although downtown traffic can make that longer. It opened in 2009 as Capella Pedregal and became the first Waldorf Astoria in Mexico in 2019.
The resort is built on the beach and into the foot of a hillside on the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas, with an infinity pool that seems to flow into the ocean. The official sources we found do not say whether the sea in front is safe for swimming. This is open Pacific coast, so ask the resort about conditions before going in; for calm water, Playa El Médano is on the bay side, a few minutes away by car.1
History and curious facts
The story of Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
The resort opened on July 13, 2009 as Capella Pedregal, with 66 rooms and three restaurants: Don Manuel, El Farallon and the Beach Club. From the start, guests arrived through a private tunnel of about 1,000 feet carved through the mountain. In November 2014 the owners ended the affiliation with Capella and renamed it The Resort at Pedregal, then described as 66 rooms and suites and 21 residential villas on 24 acres, with the Luna y Mar spa. Hurricane Odile damaged the resort in 2014 and it reopened in 2015. In 2019 Travel + Leisure named it the best resort in Mexico, and that September Hilton converted it into Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal, the brand's first hotel in Mexico, with 119 rooms and suites on 25 acres and a 12,000-square-foot spa.
Things you may not know
- The only way in by car is the Dos Mares tunnel, 984 feet (300 m) long, built for the resort. Dos Mares means two seas.1
- It was the first Waldorf Astoria to open in Mexico, in September 2019.2
- El Farallon, the restaurant over the ocean, has been there since the resort opened as Capella Pedregal in 2009.3
- In 2019, before it became a Waldorf Astoria, Travel + Leisure called The Resort at Pedregal the best resort in Mexico.2
Getting to the marina
From Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal to Marina Cabo San Lucas
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal is 0.6 km in a straight line from Marina Cabo San Lucas, and the closest boarding dock is Captain Tony's. The trip is about 3 min by car without traffic, according to the route OSRM calculates with OpenStreetMap data. At rush hour the drive takes longer, so give yourself a margin before boarding.
We can book a driver who picks you up at the hotel, takes you to your yacht and brings you back. Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal is in Zone 4: Pedregal and Pacific side. The prices below are per vehicle and in USD, and you pay them to the driver on the day, separately from the yacht: the first price in cash, or the second by card on the driver's terminal, which adds a 5% fee.
- 0.6 km
- in a straight line
- 3 min
- by car without traffic
| Vehicle | Guests | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUV | up to 4 | USD 100 cashUSD 105 card | USD 160 cashUSD 168 card |
| Escalade | up to 6 | USD 135 cashUSD 142 card | USD 180 cashUSD 189 card |
| Van (Hiace) | 9 to 11 | USD 105 cashUSD 111 card | USD 160 cashUSD 168 card |
| Sprinter | 19 to 20 | USD 145 cashUSD 153 card | USD 220 cashUSD 231 card |
Boarding docks
Where the yachts board
There is no single dock for every boat. Each yacht boards at its own dock in Marina Cabo San Lucas, and your boarding pass has the exact one with a map link. These are the meeting points and the yachts that use each one:
Your yacht day
A day on a yacht from Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
The marina is only minutes away, so the yacht day can start almost the moment you leave the room. Our transfer picks you up at the resort, goes through the tunnel and drops you at your yacht's dock in the marina in a few minutes, then brings you back; the driver collects the fare, which depends on the hotel's zone. For a couple or a small group, a private sunset outing is the obvious pick, and a snorkel outing gives you calm water that the Pacific beach in front does not. From December to April, whale watching from a private yacht is an easy morning plan, with plenty of time back at the resort afterwards.
Chaparral 28
Up to 10 guests · from $519 for 2 h. See the yacht
Sea Ray 40
Up to 12 guests · from $879 for 2 h. See the yacht
Azimut 45 Flybridge
Up to 12 guests · from $1,249 for 2 h. See the yacht
Sea Ray 55
Up to 15 guests · from $2,129 for 3 h. See the yacht
Pontoon 38
Up to 18 guests · from $869 for 2 h. See the yacht
Charters that fit this hotel
Questions
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal: what guests ask
How close is Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal to the marina?
Very close: about 0.6 km, around 3 minutes by car without traffic through the Dos Mares tunnel. Downtown traffic can add a few minutes.
Why do you enter Waldorf Astoria Pedregal through a tunnel?
The resort sits on the Pacific side of the Pedregal hills, and the private Dos Mares tunnel, about 300 meters long, was built so cars could reach it from town.
What was the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal called before?
It opened in 2009 as Capella Pedregal, became The Resort at Pedregal in 2014 and turned into a Waldorf Astoria in 2019.
Do I need a transfer if the marina is so close?
It saves you the tunnel and town traffic. Our driver picks you up at the resort, leaves you at your yacht's dock and brings you back.
From your hotel to the water
Tell us your hotel and your group. We plan the pickup and the boat.
A written reply within 2 hours, 8 AM to 8 PM Cabo time.
Sources
- CLAD, Waldorf Astoria makes Mexican debut (26 sep 2019)
- Houstonia, Hot Hotels (ene 2020)
- Comunicado de apertura de Capella Pedregal, 10 jul 2009 (Hotel Executive)
- router.project-osrm.org
- Club Solaris, guía de playas
- commons.wikimedia.org
- Comunicado The Resort at Pedregal, 7 nov 2014 (Hotel Online)
- The Points Guy, anuncio del Waldorf (jun 2019)
- Distances: OpenStreetMap/OSRM (straight line from the hotel to the closest boarding dock in the marina; drive time without traffic with OSRM). Hotel location: INEGI DENUE and OpenStreetMap.
- Pickup prices: our price list by zone and vehicle (data/transport.json), paid to the driver.
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