Desierto Azul

We loved our stay at Desierto Azul thanks to its exceptionally kind and hospitable staff. The property is beautifully designed and efficiently operated. The hotel offered breathtaking desert scenery that invited us to embrace a calm and contemplative ambiance. The room was air-conditioned and clean with a comfortable bed. The pool is super nice.

Quiet, super ‘chill’, small hotel. Only 4 rooms. Beautifully designed rooms with big bathrooms and comfortable beds. Service is great — the staff is very friendly and helpful. The small pool is lovely and with only four rooms we never saw anyone else there in five days except once. Most of the time you feel like you have the place to yourself. Breakfast options are super simple, fresh juices, including a fabulous green juice, fresh fruit, yogurt, granola, toast, and hard boiled eggs. They also offer a delicious avocado toast. My only recommendation to them is to try to provide other options for those who stay more than a couple nights. Bar service is limited but excellent. The property is filled with amazing cactus plants and is a bird haven. The hotel operates a gluten-free bakery next door, which is popular with locals. The hotel is about 10 minutes outside the center of town and about a 10 or 15 minute walk from the turtle sanctuary which was worth visiting.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this hotel. We had been torn between two properties in Todos Santos, but really glad we chose to stay here - however, a couple of things worth noting. The hotel is some distance out of town. We did walk it, but even at a pace you're talking 45 minutes. There's no Uber, but there are a few taxis, which will cost about £8 each way. I do think they should invest in a couple of bikes (or better still, e-bikes) even if they charge to rent. It sort of defeats the object of being so eco friendly when you then have to drive everywhere. The other thing to note is that there are some new properties overlooking the hotel, so it was not quite as isolated as I had envisaged in my head. That said, I still found the place to be calm and calming. We had the largest, twin bedded, room as I was traveling with a fried, so we needed two separate beds. To be honest, I'd seriously consider this room even if traveling as a couple, as I think there are benefits to it over the other rooms. For example, it’s the most secluded, so we would wake up each morning and fling the doors wide open whilst still in bed, knowing no one would walk by. Waking up like that every morning was a wonderful experience, and something you can't do in most hotels. The rooms were spotlessly clean and it was great to have drinkable water from the tap. The included breakfast offers a small, but tasty, selection of bits to start the day. There are a few bars and restaurants nearby, so you don't have to go into town. I would strongly suggest asking the host for his recommendations. The sushi place he suggested (Palmas Del Pacifico) was amazing, as was the street food fish taco stand (Tacos de pescado "El MAR AZUL") he told us about in town. Note, that a lot of restaurants in town seem to close quite early - 9pm ish - so don't leave it too late to eat. The pool area is a really nice space, but I would have liked the pool to have been heated. There is a lovely beach within walking distance, and they provide beach towels. Being so small makes everything seem more intimate, which I really liked, but it may not be for everyone. There were some lovely, like minded, guests staying when we were there, and having so few people seemed to make it more sociable.