"Set on a previously unused five‑and‑a‑half‑acre plot in a farming community outside Todos Santos, I saw how Paradero positions itself as the first hotel brand to introduce experience‑based lodging to Mexico, with founders Pablo Carmona and Joshua Kremer aiming to preserve the surrounding 160+ acres of family farms. The resort’s brutalist‑inspired buildings (by Ruben Valdez and Yashar Yektajo) are finished in golden, sunbaked hues that let the 100,000‑square‑foot botanical garden—red sand verbena, Mojave yucca, Shaw’s agave—pop. Though the outdoor spa and half‑moon infinity pool make the grounds hard to leave, there are guided hikes through cactus fields to Las Palmas beach, taco tours, private surf lessons, custom boards in the open‑air living room, and seafood‑centric meals from chef Eduardo Ríos (a Pujol alum)." - Paris Wilson