Cielo Azul: Intimate Elegance with Endless Horizons

Cielo Azul is all about the deepening blue confluence of the sea and sky, as all vantages allow for unobstructed views that seemingly go on forever. A stay at Cielo Azul is as much a trip for the mind as a vacation for the restless spirit.

THE EXPERIENCE

Enjoy a stay in this home on a rise over the Sea of Cortez in one of five bedrooms – four of them grand master suites. Walkthrough the travertine foyer to the living room of cathedral proportions, overlooked by the balustrade along the second story corridors and opening up to a full pan of the waters. The villa is a lesson in indoor/outdoor living where bedrooms attach to shaded patios with endless views and an infinity pool soundscape brings plenty of places to lounge between dips. At night, those cool dips are complemented by warm soaking sessions in the Jacuzzi against the hypnotic blaze of the firepit. But you can watch the stars from any position. Cielo Azul is rife with plush furnishings indoors and out, where you can gaze deeply into the starlit skies in this Tropic of Cancer hideaway. Interiors are given to Neo Spanish Colonial design motifs. Comfortable contemporary sofas and lounging seats work with the many touches of heavily carved wood appointments and wrought iron fixtures.

Greco-Roman columns along with the stone and mosaic floors keep the light of the room and airy with neutral tones throughout. Dining is available indoors and out in generous and wowing set-ups for up to a dozen guests. A fully equipped and colorful gourmet kitchen brings a casual dining island, all managed by a dedicated chef and butler. But there are so many places to take libations, whether on the private bedroom terrace, the pool terrace, the villa’s rambling verandah or even in the library and office, should thereby some important virtual meetings or school lessons to manage. At night, those meals can be prepared by a local master chef, often at the helm of a notable restaurant in Los Cabos, who can be booked through the butler according to a proprietary relationship available only through Elegant Mexico. Those meals can be enhanced through preferred wine labels kept crisp within the private villa wine cellar.

After dinner, media rooms on both floors are available for guests to watch movies or play games, ensuring there is a spot for everyone in the group — perfect for families who may have differing interests in activity choices. All five bedrooms offer complete privacy and comfort and also come with expansive adjoining bathrooms, double vanities, ample closet space, and satellite television. But the lofty views remain the primary attraction, and as this 10,000- square-foot villa rises nearly 300 feet, there is little in the way to distract the far-sighted dreaming and wandering imagination.

What’s to Love?

What’s not to love about being served breakfast in bed without having to think about it? Take that breakfast on your terrace over the Sea of Cortez and then decide whether you want an in-room massage or would prefer to check out the sparkling spa at adjacent One&Only Palmilla where you have full signing privileges. Perhaps a yoga session at Club Espiritu first and, later, a sunset cruise around the iconic El Arco. A quick consult with your concierge and all is set. Or perhaps the day will be spent finishing a good book in the morning and then a round of golf at the nearby Jack Nicklaus designed, 27-hole course in the afternoon. Naturally, a swim before dinner is in order. The villa sleeps eight but there is plenty of space for all comers and, with the villa’s butler service, eight is great as the work involved is simply lifted away to create a perfect vacation for all.