Nobu Residences Los Cabos features 60 exclusive residences and is the first Nobu hotel in Mexico.

Nobu’s first hotel in Mexico, Nobu Hotel Los Cabos is located on the southernmost tip of the Baja Peninsula and offers stunning water views, 200 guest rooms and suites, a Nobu restaurant on the beach, and Esencia Wellness Spa.

For guests that are seeking an even more elevated and private experience, Nobu Residences Los Cabos is next door to the hotel and features 60 exclusive residences, restaurants and amenities; golf course views, and a distinctive luxurious service. All of the expansive suites offer garden or golf views, with select suites that include private pools.

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Esencia Spa & Onsen at Nobu Residences Los Cabos is a luxurious wellness sanctuary that is exclusively for guests staying at Nobu Residences and offers Nobu Hotels’ signature spa experiences, drawing from the best practices in wellness and relaxation. Guests enjoy various grounding experiences rooted in Japanese philosophies and practices, ranging from forest bathing-inspired massages to Onsen (hot spring) experiences and more.

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We chatted with Paola Moreno, Spa Manager at Esencia Spa & Onsen, who shared more details about the spa’s amenities, treatments to try, insider tips, and more.

Nobu Residences Los Cabos has 60 exclusive residences and a distinctive luxurious service.

Why You’ll Love It: Guests love the ambiance of the spa from the moment they arrive, the courteous treatment of a warm welcome along with the amenities, the lighting, the design, and the sound produced by the reflecting pool at the entrance. Everything together makes it a very relaxing experience.

Select suites at Nobu Residences Los Cabos have private pools for guests to enjoy.

Key Features: We have everything to pamper our Residence members, they only have to arrive with comfortable clothes and the rest is given to them inside the spa: Bathrobes, slippers, face cream, body scrub, body cream, deodorant, brushes, everything they need for their personal care. Inside the dressing rooms they can find a shower, steam room, and sauna.

In the ONSEN room treatments where we offer our Exclusive Ceremonies, they will find a hot tub of water with magnesium filtering to offer the benefits of thermal water on the skin, plus one shower with different water pressures and a sauna to enjoy as a couple.

And in the VIP rooms for guests who choose to enjoy one of our private experiences, we have a private sauna, hot tub, and cold plunge.

The exclusive three-bedroom Sakyü suite features a private pool, BBQ area, and jacuzzi with stunning garden views.

Snacks Served: We have refreshing citrus and digestive infusions, we also offer fresh fruit, dried fruits, nuts, and a different type of seeds; plus delicate and delicious teas from the Tea Forte brand.

Guests staying at Nobu Residences also have their own wellness sanctuary: Esencia Spa & Onsen.

Bonus: We welcome our residence members with love—and with delicious and light-flavored homemade sake. This sake is made especially for Esencia Spa by one of our mixologists.

The spa’s relaxation room is outfitted with MIND-SYNC™ HARMONIC SLEEP LOUNGERS that combine Vibro-Acoustic sound wave therapy with Zero-Gravity positioning to achieve unprecedented levels of relaxation and theta sleep states.

Insider’s Tip: You cannot leave without first enjoying our relaxation room, where we have the MIND-SYNC™ HARMONIC SLEEP LOUNGER, to enjoy one of the six relaxing programs that are programmed. This is one of the jewels that has blown the minds of our members in residences, it really is the “icing on the cake” that no one expects to conclude their day of relaxation.

Esencia Spa & Onsen at Nobu Residences Los Cabos draws from the best practices in wellness and relaxation to offer guests Nobu Hotels’ signature spa experiences.

Unique Treatment: Ikigai, our Signature Massage, is not very typical. It is specially created to delight the senses and includes a sensory experience that merges a deep tissue massage with oriental techniques such as shiatsu, reflexology, and hot poultices to relieve stress and help our guests integrate and disconnect.

The spa offers various grounding experiences rooted in Japanese philosophies and practices.

Splurge Treatment: You have to try them all! But if I had to recommend just one I would say Komorebi. It's a special eye treatment that moisturizes, tones, and reduces inflammation. You can add it to any treatment and it's great for jet-lagged, weary-eyed travelers.

One of the private treatment rooms at the spa.

Insider’s Favorite: I love Agatsu because it's a true pampering experience. Created for couples, it includes a body treatment, an aromatic oil massage, and a facial created to restore density and tone while nourishing the skin. Guests leave together with a true sense of peace and emotion balance.

Guests at the spa can also enjoy couples treatments in the double suite.

Featured Products: Our most distinguished brand of cosmetic products is Evidence, it is a French-Japanese brand of facial products specifically for delicate skin, but with innovative active ingredients that leave the skin beautiful and youthful looking. We also have other well-known brands such as Natura Bisse and Aromatherapy Associates.

For more information on Nobu Residences Los Cabos, visit their website and follow on Instagram: @nobuloscabos. To book your next stay, click here.

[Photos courtesy of Nobu Residences Los Cabos]