Montage Los Cabos vs One&Only Palmilla: Which to Book

The short answer

The short answer.

Both give you something rare in Los Cabos: water you can swim in. Montage is the family resort on Santa Maria Bay. Palmilla is the original 1956 estate, made for couples and golfers.

Montage Los Cabos

Rooms122 rooms and suites, 52 residences and two large Casas of four and five bedrooms.

Setting39 acres on Santa Maria Bay with walk-in snorkeling and an on-site diving center.

Best forFamilies and multi-room groups.

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One&Only Palmilla

Rooms174 rooms in whitewashed haciendas.

SettingAbove one of the corridor’s few swimmable coves, with Jack Nicklaus golf next door.

Best forCouples, honeymoons, golf and celebrations.

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Montage Los Cabos

Built for the whole family.

Three pools, Spa Montage, tennis, pickleball and the Paintbox children’s program. You walk straight into the bay to swim and snorkel.

It is the only resort in Los Cabos with an on-site diving center. Marea suites have private pools, and the Casas include daily breakfast for every guest.

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One&Only Palmilla

Where Los Cabos began.

The 1956 estate that started it all. Whitewashed haciendas sit above a cove you can actually swim in.

Jack Nicklaus golf is next door. It is the classic choice for a couple or a celebration.

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Same rate. More included.

You pay the hotel’s own rate at either one. Montage adds an upgrade when available, an $80 daily breakfast credit per bedroom, a $100 resort credit and early check-in or late check-out; Specialty Suites add a one-way private airport transfer and Casas a roundtrip.

Palmilla adds an upgrade when available, daily full breakfast for two per bedroom, a $150 resort credit and early check-in or late check-out.

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Our pick

Which one we’d book.

For families: Montage Los Cabos. Paintbox, three pools and walk-in snorkeling keep kids happy, and the residences give you space.

For couples and golfers: One&Only Palmilla. The original estate, a swimmable cove and Nicklaus golf next door.

Tell us who’s coming and we’ll tell you which rooms are worth it.

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Questions, answered.

Which is better for families?

Montage Los Cabos. It has the Paintbox children’s program, three pools, walk-in snorkeling, tennis and pickleball, plus residences of three bedrooms and Casas of four and five.

Which is better for couples?

One&Only Palmilla. It is the 1956 estate where Los Cabos began, with haciendas above a swimmable cove and Jack Nicklaus golf next door.

How do they differ?

Montage is a 39-acre family resort on Santa Maria Bay with 122 rooms and suites, 52 residences and a diving center. Palmilla is a 174-room classic built for couples. Both have water you can swim in.

Is the rate the same as booking direct?

Yes. At both hotels the nightly rate is identical to the hotel’s own best available rate. The Virtuoso amenities are added on top and confirmed in writing.

Do I pay you or the hotel?

You pay the hotel directly. We confirm availability and the rate, attach the amenities in writing and hold the room, at no fee to you.

Montage or
Palmilla?

The short answer.

Montage Los Cabos

One&Only Palmilla

Built for the whole family.

Where Los Cabos began.

Swimmable water in Cabo.

Same rate. More included.

Which one we’d book.

Questions, answered.

Tell us your dates. You’ll hear back in minutes.

Montage orPalmilla?

The short answer.

Montage Los Cabos

One&Only Palmilla

Built for the whole family.

Where Los Cabos began.

Swimmable water in Cabo.

Same rate. More included.

Which one we’d book.

Questions, answered.

Tell us your dates. You’ll hear back in minutes.

Montage or
Palmilla?