Los Cabos has spent the last decade redefining luxury in a way few destinations have. The region is growing exponentially, attracting serious investment, world-class restaurants, ANIMA which is home to high-end shopping, and some of the best golf and wellness offerings in the hemisphere. Travelers want sun and sophistication, but they also want ease — places that feel restorative, connected, and genuinely livable. Increasingly, the answer is not another resort stay; it’s finding a place where you can actually put down roots.
That’s where Querencia comes in. Set along Cabo’s southern coastline, just a 20-minute drive from the SJD international airport, this private golf and beach community blends high design, outdoor immersion, thoughtful amenities, and the kind of social fabric that comes only from people who return year after year. “Querencia isn’t a resort-style development. It’s a community of people who come back time and again with their kids, their friends, for milestones, and more,” says Jorge Carrera, Partner and CEO.
What differentiates Querencia is its sense of community. It was never designed for short stays or revolving traffic. It was built for people who want a sense of connection, a gathering place in Cabo: a home, and a lifestyle that stretches well beyond a vacation calendar. Everything on property reflects that mindset — the scale of the facilities, the strength of the programming, the emphasis on wellness, and the way public spaces encourage people to actually interact. With an award-winning 18-hole Fazio course and a second set to open in 2026, along with a robust and vibrant activity center, including tennis, pickleball, and padel, Querencia is everyday life, elevated. Cabo’s luxury boom has created dozens of high-touch places to stay. Querencia created a place to belong.
Accommodations Designed for Real Living
Querencia’s residences are designed for people who want more than a long weekend. Homes and homesites span a range of architectural styles — modern desert, coastal contemporary, traditional Baja influences — but the throughline is always livability. Spaces are generous without feeling excessive, indoor–outdoor flow is prioritized, and views of the Sea of Cortez anchor daily life.
Unlike resorts that retrofit privacy into compact footprints, Querencia starts with the assumption that time here should feel natural and unrushed. Kitchens are made for actual cooking, terraces for full afternoons, and layouts for families that work with what you need during each visit. Because ownership is the foundation of the community, the design language supports long-term comfort, not transient convenience.
A Culinary Program with Range and Intention
Querencia’s food scene is discerning but relaxed, curious but not trend chasing. The community has invested heavily in its culinary identity, including a new head chef and director who has expanded programming with seasonal menus, monthly chef’s table dinners, and an annual wine and food festival which always sells out.
What stands out is the flexibility. Members can sit down for a refined dinner, grab lunch after golf, or enjoy a casual family meal without sacrificing quality. Baja regional ingredients show up across the menus, but the interpretation is modern and unfussy. It feels like the elevated version of how you’d want to eat if you lived by the ocean full-time.
Wellness That Fits Daily Life
Wellness at Querencia isn’t treated as a single amenity; it’s built into the rhythm of the day. The spa and fitness options are scaled for real usage, not resort turnover, with serious equipment, recovery-focused treatments, and instruction that caters to members who don’t pause their routines just because they’re in Mexico.
Miles of trails weave through the property for hiking, e-biking, and mountain biking, offering sunrise workouts with ocean views and an easy way to stay active without overplanning. This is where Querencia quietly outperforms traditional vacation destinations: “Wellness isn’t an add-on, it’s something people actually maintain and enjoy here,” explains Nacho Bancalari, club manager.
The Beach Club: The Heartbeat of the Community
The Beach Club is one of Querencia’s biggest draws and often the moment when visitors understand why the community feels different. Set on a spacious, swimmable stretch of shoreline — and the best surf break in the area — it delivers the kind of all-day easy luxury travelers talk about but also expect and oftentimes don’t get even at five-star luxury resorts.
The aesthetic is contemporary but welcoming and service is polished without being precious. You can easily go from beach to pool to restaurant without ever feeling the need to plan or change. It’s also a social anchor, a place where friendships form and where the community’s personality becomes visible. People linger not because they have to, but because it’s genuinely the best seat in Cabo.
A Family Mindset That Goes Beyond “Kid-Friendly”
Querencia thinks about families in a way that reflects real life: not just young kids, but teens, adult children, grandparents, and multigenerational groups who travel together. The Canyon Club is the clearest expression of this philosophy, with dedicated spaces for little kids, teens, and adults, plus an expansive oceanview pool, lounges, casual dining, and programming that supports togetherness without forcing everyone into the same schedule.
Screen-free zones give parents a break; independent spaces give teens autonomy; and flexible gathering areas make it easy for families to spend time together without crowding each other. Other amenities in these areas include: a restaurant, arcade, indoor climbing wall, trampoline park, golf simulator, playground, ninja course, and more. It’s the rare environment where everyone — from toddlers to grandparents — actually wants to be.
Even with its amenities, culinary expansion, new Canyon Club, and a second 18-hole golf course on the way, the real magic of Querencia is how it feels. It has the scale and sophistication of a major luxury development, but the warmth and ease of a place people genuinely treat as home. Trails, a popular speaker series, and community events add dimension, but none of it feels forced.
Across the industry, luxury resorts are adding residences to keep guests connected beyond a single stay. Querencia flips that model. It’s a community first, not a hotel with homes attached, which is why the lifestyle feels lived-in rather than manufactured. People come for the setting, but they stay because it feels like somewhere they actually belong: a destination they keep returning to and for many, ownership becomes the natural progression.
In Partnership with Querencia; all photos courtesy of Querencia.
