Lounges

Francisco Zarco, Baja California

Valle de Guadalupe is Mexico's most exciting wine region — a Baja California valley where over 150 boutique wineries, outstanding restaurant/winery hybrid establishments (notably Fauna and Corazón de Tierra), and the extraordinary Mediterranean climate create the most dynamic new wine culture in the Americas. Valle de Guadalupe's remarkable transformation from a humble Guadalajaran immigrant farming community to a world-class wine destination creates wine lounges of genuine New World wine cultural significance.

Carretera Ensenada-Tecate Km 77, Valle de Guadalupe, BC 22760

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur

Los Cabos is Mexico's most dramatic natural resort destination — a rocky desert peninsula where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez at Land's End (El Arco), creating the most spectacular natural arch formation in North America. Los Cabos's extraordinary natural setting, outstanding sport fishing (some of the finest marlin fishing in the world), and remarkable luxury resort development create cocktail lounges of genuine Mexican Pacific coast luxury significance.

Camino Viejo San José del Cabo km 0.5, Los Cabos, BCS 23405

Mexico City, Ciudad de México

Mexico City's Polanco cocktail lounge scene serves the most affluent neighborhood in Latin America — a Presidente Masaryk corridor where outstanding restaurants, excellent cocktail bars, and extraordinary luxury boutiques create a lounge environment of remarkable Latin American elite urban sophistication. Mexico City's remarkable position as one of the world's great cosmopolitan cities and Polanco's extraordinary concentration of outstanding independent establishments create cocktail lounges of genuine Mexican urban luxury significance.

Presidente Masaryk 513, Polanco, CDMX 11560

Mexico City, Ciudad de México

The rooftop terrace bars around the Zócalo serve Mexico City's most historically and symbolically significant public space — the largest urban square in the Western Hemisphere, where the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Palace (containing Diego Rivera's most ambitious murals), and the Aztec ruins of Templo Mayor create an entertainment environment of astonishing historical depth. Drinking on a Zócalo rooftop while surveying three civilizations' worth of history creates a lounge experience of unique world heritage significance.

Av. 5 de Mayo 61, Centro, CDMX 06000

Mexico City, Ciudad de México

Condesa DF is Mexico City's most design-forward boutique hotel and social lounge — a Colonia Condesa institution where outstanding cocktails, excellent design aesthetic, and the remarkable Roma-Condesa neighborhood's creative community create a lobby lounge of genuine Latin American design culture significance. Mexico City's extraordinary Roma-Condesa neighborhood (the most vibrant urban neighborhood in Latin America, where outstanding restaurants, galleries, and independent bookstores create a genuinely world-class creative community) creates cocktail lounges of remarkable cultural significance.

Av. Veracruz 102, Condesa, CDMX 06600

Zihuatanejo, Guerrero

Zihuatanejo is Mexico's most beloved authentic Pacific fishing village resort — the town immortalized in "The Shawshank Redemption" as the ultimate destination of freedom and possibility. Zihuatanejo's extraordinary combination of genuine fishing community character, beautiful Pacific beaches, outstanding seafood, and the remarkable Playa La Ropa (one of the finest protected bay beaches in Mexico) create a beach lounge environment of genuine Mexican Pacific coast cultural significance.

Playa La Ropa, Zihuatanejo, Gro 40880

Sayulita, Nayarit

Sayulita is the most beloved surf and bohemian village in Mexico — a Riviera Nayarit beach community where outstanding surf, excellent beach bars, and the remarkable creative expatriate and Mexican community create a lounge culture of authentic Pacific coast Mexican surf community significance.

Calle Miramar, Sayulita, Nay 63734

Puebla, Puebla

Puebla is Mexico's most culinarily significant colonial city — the birthplace of both mole poblano (Mexico's most complex and celebrated sauce) and chile en nogada (the dish representing Mexican national identity, colored green, white, and red like the flag). La Pasita and Puebla's extraordinary Centro Histórico bar scene create lounge experiences deeply connected to the most important culinary heritage city in Mexico.

Oriente 6 602, Centro Historico, Puebla 72000

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo

Rosewood Mayakoba is the most luxurious resort on the Riviera Maya — a Mexican Caribbean property where stunning cenote-adjacent lagoons, outstanding service, and the beautiful Mayan jungle create a cocktail lounge experience of remarkable tropical luxury significance. The Riviera Maya's extraordinary transformation from empty jungle coast to one of the world's most visited resort destinations (over 12 million tourists annually) and Rosewood Mayakoba's position at the apex of that market create a lounge of genuine Caribbean resort significance.

Carretera Federal 307 Km 298, Playa del Carmen, QR 77710

Mérida, Yucatán

Mérida is Mexico's most culturally distinctive regional capital — the "White City" of the Yucatan Peninsula where the extraordinary combination of Maya civilization heritage, outstanding Spanish colonial architecture, excellent Yucatecan cuisine (poc chuc, cochinita pibil), and the remarkable Paseo de Montejo (modeled after the Champs-Elysées, lined with French-style mansion museums) create a cocktail lounge culture of genuine Maya cultural heritage significance.

Paseo de Montejo, Mérida, Yuc 97000