Marina Cabo San Lucas
Yacht charters with us leave from the Cabo San Lucas marina, about 33.0 km west in a straight line, around 41 minutes by car without traffic. Puerto Los Cabos has its own marina, but our boats do not depart from there.1
Photo of the area: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hotels · luxury beachfront resort
JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa
La Playa Puerto Los Cabos · Zone 3 · 33 km in a straight line
- Zone
- Cabo San Lucas
- From the marina
- 33 km
- Opened
- 2015
- Rooms
- 299
The hotel
JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa is a 299-room beachfront resort in the Puerto Los Cabos community, on the coast just outside San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur. It is about 33.0 km in a straight line from the Cabo San Lucas marina, where yacht charters depart, around 41 minutes by car without traffic, and longer at rush hour. Marriott opened it on November 2, 2015, with architecture by Jim Olson of Olson Kundig and the Mexico City firm IDEA Asociados.
The resort stands in the dunes of Puerto Los Cabos, on the coast east of San José del Cabo, and the Griffin Club inside it has its own private beach. Marriott's opening release does not say whether the sea in front is safe for swimming, so ask at the hotel; the resort has six pools, including sea water and infinity pools.1
History and curious facts
The story of JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa
Marriott International opened JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa on November 2, 2015, as a five-star beachfront resort of its JW Marriott brand. The project was designed by Jim Olson of Olson Kundig together with IDEA Asociados of Mexico City, with architecture inspired by local Mexican traditions and the desert; in Olson's words, the buildings were meant to frame nature. All 299 rooms and suites were planned with an unobstructed ocean view. Inside the resort sits the Griffin Club, a 45-room boutique hotel with its own private beach and pool, butler and chef service, private spa areas and a movie theater. The 21,000-square-foot Jasha Spa includes a modern temazcal, a Mexican sweat lodge, guided by a temazcalero. The resort opened with seven restaurants and bars, among them Café des Artistes by chef Thierry Blouet, the Mexican restaurant Úa and P'yote Rooftop Bar, and with more than 37,000 square feet of event space, including the 7,104-square-foot Sum-San amphitheater inspired by ancient Greek forums.
Things you may not know
- The name of the Mexican restaurant, Úa, means home in Cochimí, a language of the Baja California peninsula.1
- The resort has a hotel inside the hotel: the Griffin Club, with 45 rooms, its own private beach and pool, and butler and chef service.1
- Its art collection includes works by Jaume Plensa, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Jan Hendrix and Héctor Zamora, among other artists.2
- The open-air Sum-San amphitheater, 7,104 square feet, was designed after the forums of ancient Greece and hosts performances under the stars.1
Around the hotel
What is near JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa
San José del Cabo
The town nearest to the resort grew around a mission founded in 1730 on the San José River, which flows into an estuary, the largest body of fresh water in Baja California Sur.3
Puerto Los Cabos
The resort is part of the Puerto Los Cabos community, which has golf courses designed by Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus.1
Getting to the marina
From JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa to Marina Cabo San Lucas
JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa is 33 km in a straight line from Marina Cabo San Lucas, and the closest boarding dock is Fisherman's Landing. The trip is about 41 min by car without traffic, according to the route OSRM calculates with OpenStreetMap data. At rush hour the drive takes longer, so give yourself a margin before boarding.
We can book a driver who picks you up at the hotel, takes you to your yacht and brings you back. JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa is in Zone 3: Cabo San Lucas, Hacienda Encantada, Puerto Los Cabos. The prices below are per vehicle and in USD, and you pay them to the driver on the day, separately from the yacht: the first price in cash, or the second by card on the driver's terminal, which adds a 5% fee.
- 33 km
- in a straight line
- 41 min
- by car without traffic
| Vehicle | Guests | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUV | up to 4 | USD 95 cashUSD 100 card | USD 160 cashUSD 168 card |
| Escalade | up to 6 | USD 115 cashUSD 121 card | USD 180 cashUSD 189 card |
| Van (Hiace) | 9 to 11 | USD 95 cashUSD 100 card | USD 160 cashUSD 168 card |
| Sprinter | 19 to 20 | USD 125 cashUSD 132 card | USD 220 cashUSD 231 card |
Boarding docks
Where the yachts board
There is no single dock for every boat. Each yacht boards at its own dock in Marina Cabo San Lucas, and your boarding pass has the exact one with a map link. These are the meeting points and the yachts that use each one:
Your yacht day
A day on a yacht from JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa
JW Marriott Los Cabos is on the San José del Cabo side of Los Cabos, so the trip to the boat is the longest in this guide: about 33.0 km in a straight line to the Cabo San Lucas marina, around 41 minutes without traffic and more at rush hour. Even though Puerto Los Cabos has its own marina, your yacht departs from its dock in Cabo San Lucas. Our driver picks you up at the resort, takes you along the coast highway to the dock and brings you back after the trip; you pay the driver, and the transfer is priced by the zone assigned to the hotel. Because of the drive, a longer charter makes the most sense from here: a family outing with a snorkel stop, a corporate group day, or a sunset cruise with dinner in Cabo San Lucas before heading back. From December to April, whale watching is another reason to make the trip.
Chaparral 28
Up to 10 guests · from $519 for 2 h. See the yacht
Sea Ray 40
Up to 12 guests · from $879 for 2 h. See the yacht
Azimut 45 Flybridge
Up to 12 guests · from $1,249 for 2 h. See the yacht
Sea Ray 55
Up to 15 guests · from $2,129 for 3 h. See the yacht
Pontoon 38
Up to 18 guests · from $869 for 2 h. See the yacht
Charters that fit this hotel
Questions
JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa: what guests ask
Does my yacht leave from the Puerto Los Cabos marina next to the JW Marriott?
No. Our yachts depart from their docks in the Cabo San Lucas marina, about 33.0 km from the hotel in a straight line. We can book the transfer from the JW Marriott to the dock and back.
How long is the drive from JW Marriott Los Cabos to the Cabo San Lucas marina?
Around 41 minutes by car without traffic; the marina is about 33.0 km away in a straight line. At rush hour it takes longer, so leave extra time before your departure.
Who designed JW Marriott Los Cabos?
Jim Olson of Olson Kundig, working with the Mexico City firm IDEA Asociados.
How is the transfer from JW Marriott Los Cabos paid?
You pay the driver directly. The price depends on the zone assigned to the hotel, and we confirm it when you book.
From your hotel to the water
Tell us your hotel and your group. We plan the pickup and the boat.
A written reply within 2 hours, 8 AM to 8 PM Cabo time.
Sources
- Distances: OpenStreetMap/OSRM (straight line from the hotel to the closest boarding dock in the marina; drive time without traffic with OSRM). Hotel location: INEGI DENUE and OpenStreetMap.
- Pickup prices: our price list by zone and vehicle (data/transport.json), paid to the driver.
Private Charters Cabo is an independent company with no affiliation with JW Marriott Los Cabos Beach Resort & Spa. The hotel's name and information are shown for reference only; photos carry their author's credit and license.