(The major difference between this bar and a Napa tasting room?

Your seat faces the ocean.)

1 resort hotel in MexicoinTravel+ Leisure’s 2022 World’s Best Awards.

Aerial view Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal

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It also came in at No.

31 on this year’s list ofbest hotels in the world.

The main drag of Cabo San Lucas is not what I’d call an authentic Baja experience.

Agave Study at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal

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And while Pedregal is actually walking distance from that Cabo San Lucas strip, it feels a world away.

A massive cliff separates the oceanfront resort from the center of town.

Called Va y Viene (which translates to “goes and comes” like the tide, get it?

El Farallon Cangrejos Terrace at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal

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), the shack serves only top-tier Champagnes you wouldn’t normally find by the glass.

The exterior of Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal

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The Va y Viene Beach Bar at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal

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View from a suite at Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal

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