Situated on the shores of Danzante Bay on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa at the Islands of Loreto is an ideal wellness and retreat destination. It is within the world’s second largest protected national marine park in the small coastal town of Loreto. The award-winning resort offers 181 spacious suites, five swimming pools, customized food options, and abundant activities such as kayaking, paddle boarding, ATVs, and 18 holes of golf at the Rees Jones-designed TPC Danzante Bay. Just a two-hour flight from Los Angeles international Airport and 330 miles north of Cabo San Lucas, it is an ideal destination for relaxing getaways and family vacations.

A retreat for the senses, Sabila Spa at Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto features a backdrop of stunning Sierra de la Giganta mountain views and 39,000 square-feet of healing space. Its specialized treatments, which range from aromatherapy treatments and body scrubs to full-body services and facials, are focused on a combination of healing traditions and modern innovations inspired by the soothing plant and herb extracts native to the region.

We interviewed Claudine Riemer, Sabila Spa Director, who provided insider tips and spa bonuses, favorite treatments, and more.

Why You’ll Love It: Our quality of service in our hydrotherapy areas, as well as having many spa menu choices—over 75 to be exact!

Key Features: Our hydrotherapy area is quite extensive. Our guests can enjoy it as part of their treatment. Our 10 different stations of true pampering and relaxing are true bliss. 

Insider’s Tip: Our spa is called Sabila Spa (also known as Aloe Vera). We create our very own aloe vera after-sun gel, which is easy to make and extremely soothing for the skin. We cut fresh aloe vera for our guests and we show them how to make their own gel by simply putting the pulp into the blender and adding ice—voila, instant relief!

Snacks Served: We offer assorted infused waters, teas, dried fruit, nuts, and apples.

Bonus: We offer many added values on different days. Guests could be coming in for an 80-minute facial and be given a back, neck, and shoulder massage. We truly want our guests to feel the experience, as well as receive some added values. 

Insider’s Favorite: My personal favorite is the Magnesium Treatment and our therapeutic Mud Moor Massages. 

Unique Treatment: Our Magnesium Treatment has been specially designed to make sure guests get the required magnesium intake, but also to truly relax the body and relax contracted muscles. The journey begins with a magnesium oil body wrap, followed by an Epsom salts private Jacuzzi and a full-body relaxation massage using organic coconut oil.

Splurge Treatment: I honestly can’t recommend a luxurious spa treatment. We are more geared toward a wellness spa, so we offer different wellness treatments, as well as rehabilitation-type treatments, and of course, classic spa treatments. If I were to pick one, I would say our Tropical Body Blend Treatment, which entails a fully-body papaya scrub followed by a yogurt wrap, and finishes with a mango bomb, leaving the skin silky, smooth, and rejuvenated. It’s our anti-aging body treatment!

Featured Products: We have several options. We have our own line of products, Sabila Spa, We also use fresh organic products and the Pevonia line. 

For more information and to book a treatment, visit the website and follow them on Instagram: @villadelpalmarl

[Images courtesy of Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa]

Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa

Ensenada Blanca Loreto

23880 Loreto

Baja California Sur

Mexico

Tel: (62 31) 6003-8888