HILTON LOS CABOS BEACH & GOLF RESORT UNDERGOES COMPLETE REMODELING

Edited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady

Can Los Cabos get any better? It is one of my favorite places with some of the most breathtaking views. Everywhere you look, it is picture perfect beautiful.

But beauty is more than skin deep.

And so the Hilton Los Cabos has gone for a complete makeover, updating all its rooms and resort areas.

Discover the new lavish Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort, now under the ownership of Beny Alagem who also owns the world-famous Beverly Hilton.

 The master plan is for  the remodeling of their guest rooms and outdoor areas featuring the artistry of top designers. With a fashionably posh appeal, the Hilton Los Cabos is laying the groundwork to create and fill a niche in the luxury travel market, previously unavailable in Los Cabos.

“Our dramatic aesthetic upgrades will enable us to offer an opulent vacation experience, previously only available at smaller hotels in Los Cabos,” says Antonio Vera, Area Director of Sales & Marketing for Hilton Hotels Corporation in Mexico. “Now all travel consumers, including corporate groups, families, etc. will have the opportunity to experience the sophisticated elegance that they’ve come to expect when they visit a high-end destination such as Los Cabos.”

The new richly styled guestrooms are the creation of renowned designer, Paul Duesing of Paul Duesing Partners, specialists in lifestyle design for high-end hotel properties. Best known for his cutting-edge design of the famous One & Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, and The Palms in Turks & Caicos, Duesing’s work has been rated #1 by Condé Nast magazine and profiled in the Architectural Digest for taking design a step beyond the ordinary.

The much-anticipated redesign costing approximately $15,000 per room features special finishes by local artisans ranging from the gentle to the vivacious.  The variety of textures enhances the sensuality of experience; glowing painted plaster walls and antiqued hand-hewn hardwoods at the entry doors and cabinetry garnish each room with an air of simplicity and grace.  Complimenting the hotel’s Mediterranean architectural backdrop, the furniture embodies the dramatic tradition of the Spanish heritage, showing its form in deeply stained, carved headboards, distressed armoires, and unique decorative accessories.  Fabrics are heavily embroidered, colorfully striped, and lightly fringed; and provide a casual flair to balance and contrast the more-traditional Spanish design. Richly hued marble baths are highlighted by colorful hand-painted sinks and coordinating ceramic bath amenities. Italian-made Mascioni 100% Egyptian cotton linens and flat screen televisions add to the sumptuous appeal.

Guests’ sense of arrival is also enhanced as they are greeted by plush gardens and fountains, immediately creating the sense of a sumptuous oasis in the desert.

In 2006, the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort was named one of Conde Nast Traveler’s Top 15 Resorts in Mexico; was selected as a Top 3 pick by Travel + Leisure Golf in the categories of Best Family Resort and Best Resort for Buddy Trips; and was one of Smart Meetings magazine’s Top 100 Platinum Choice Winners for its standard of excellence as a meetings facility. Additionally, the Hilton Los Cabos was the 2005 and 2006 winner of the prestigious “Connie Award” for best overall performance among the entire Hilton Hotels Corporation Resort Division of 240 properties.

This AAA Four Diamond resort features 375 luxuriously appointed guest rooms and suites offering spectacular views of the Sea of Cortés, four ocean view restaurants, draped beach front palapas, two lighted tennis courts, ‘Vacation Station’ children’s program, a full service spa and fitness center, infinity edge swimming pool, and dramatic architectural and interior design detail. For reservations and more information, please call toll free 1-800-HILTONS or visit www.hiltonloscabos.com . Guests can also earn HHonors Points and Miles.

MORE ABOUT MEXICO

BEST SOUVENIRS OF MEXICO

legal drugs. I always get Retin-A for myself and friends. I know people who also buy antibiotics and other prescription drugs that are available over-the-counter in Mexico

Damiana. A sweet liquor believed to be an aphrodisiac. I think it works because it is so yummy you drink too much. And the bottle could be a collector’s item, it is shaped like a voluptuous nude woman

Mexican sea salt. Easily available in supermarkets. A wonderful gifts for gourmet foodie friends.

Other food gifts include mountain grown coffee, Mexican vanilla, and sweets made of tamarindo and coconut.

MOST REQUESTED THINGS TO BRING BACK FOR FRIENDS

RETINA- if you are old enough to need it, you know what it is and will appreciate that it costs about 90% less if you buy it in Mexico. If  you have lots of friends who want it, it may be worth a trip to Wal-Mart. But call ahead and tell them you want to order some, the day I was there they only had 3 tubes in stock. I had had four disappointed friends.

Kahlua

Mezcal with a worm

MY FAVORITE MEXICAN DRINK

Dirty banana   (recipe compliments of Dorado Pacifico Ixtapa)

½ oz. condensed milk

½ oz. coconut cream

½ oz coffee liquor

1 oz. brandy

½ banana

Combine all ingredients and blend with ice

Serve in tall glass garnished with a banana slice

TO GET A TASTE OF MEXICO AT HOME

CULINARY MEXICO
By Daniel Hoyer
Gibbs Smith Publisher
www.gibbs-smith.com

LA COMIDA DEL BARIOBy
Ron Sanchez
Latin-American cooking in the USA
Sanchez is one of the cohosts of MELTING POT on Food Network
Clarkson Potter Publishers
www.randomhouse.com
www.clarksonpotter.com

A YUCATAN KITCHEN
By Loretta Scott Miller
Regional recipes from Mexico’s Mundo Maya
Pelican
www.pelicanpub.com

SPEAK LIKE A NATIVE

HIDE THIS SPANISH BOOK
Berlitz
The cover gives this warning: Highly inflammatory text inside, so not open near Spanish teachers, not for classroom use. Inside, you will find the lingo on sex—before, during and after, and fashion trends and styles.
www.berlitzbooks.com/hidethisbook.htm

LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF MEXICO

LATIN PLAYGROUNDS
A Fiesta of upbeat Latin American music for children and families
Putumayo World Music
www.putumayo.com

MEXICO
Savor the spicy and romantic flavors of Mexican music from the “sones” of Veracruz to the “boleros” of Oaxaca
www.putumayo.com

MUSIC FROM THE COFFEE LANDS
Melodic, uplifting Latin and African songs are the essence of this musical journey. Get a cup of coffee, sit back and enjoy this music from the “coffee lands”
www.putumayo.com

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this Cd will be contributed to Coffee Kids, an International non-profit organization established to improve the quality of life for children and families who live in coffee-growing communities around the world.

BEST MAP

Hammond International
Mexico and Central America
www.hammondmap.com

GUIDEBOOKS

FROMMERS MEXICO 2006
(comes with foldout map)
By David Baird and Lynne Bairstow
Published by Wiley Inc
www.frommers.com

MEXICO: HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAVEL GUIDE
By Robert H. Page MD and Curtis P. Page MD
Including a comprehensive directory of the best hospitals and English Speaking Doctors
Published by MedToGo
info@medtogo.com

INSIGHT GUIDES MEXICO
Extremely well organized with lots of practical tips
Langenscheidt Publishers
www.insightguides.com

A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE JEWISH CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN
By Ben G. Frank
A practical, anecdotal, and adventurous journey through historic Jewish Caribbean and South America including Kosher restaurants, cafes, synagogues, and museums, plus cultural and heritage sites.

LET’S GO MEXICO
Edited by Anthony Gabriele
ST.MARTIN’S PRESS
www.letsgo.com

Lonely Planet Mexico
Well organized with great pictures and maps
Terrific section on shopping
www.lonelyplanet.com

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES MEXICO
DK PUBLISHING, INC
WWW.dk.com 

FOLK WISDOM OF MEXICO
By Jeff M. Sellers
Proverbs turn truth into Poetry
www.chronicebooks.com

TRAVELERS TALES GUIDES
MEXICO
Edited by James O’Reily and Larry Habegger

MEXICAN DAYS
Journeys into the Heart of Mexico
By Tony  Cohan
www.broadwaysbooks.com

MOON HANDBOOKS PACIFIC MEXICO
By Bruce Whipperman
Avalon Travel Publishing
www.Moon.com

Michelin Tourist Guide to Mexico, Guatemala and Belize

HIDDEN BAJA
By Richard Harris
Ulysses Press
www.ulyssespress.com

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Something Seductive to do when it is really cold Outside
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