Villa Turquesa

Villa Turquesa...the crown jewel of El Pedregal was the perfect setting for my 60th birthday party with 22 of my guests. i hadnt shared a picture with any of them and watched their surprised faces as they walked into the villa and experienced the house and saw the view! Every detail of the villa was very well thought out as were the incredible furnishings, coral collections and beautiful folklore artifacts in very corner of every room. Each room was stunning...linens, towels and even room personalized robes !! To top the trip off was the incredible staff...led by Lorenzo who has been the chef for over 15 years. We also used some outside help for the party that included flowers, entertainment and party decor. The Trip will live on in the memories of the guests as a once in lifetime trip !!! This is a 6 star villa with a full staff of super friendly professionals.

We were invited to a dear friend's 60th birthday celebration which had to be postponed on more than one occasion due to COVID-19. Let's just say we were so glad it was postponed and not cancelled. The trip was help in mid May 2021 for 23 guests and we arrived in Cabo San Lucas in small groups. From the moment we arrived at the villa we were overcome with how enormous it is and the location was simply spectacular. The villa is located high on a cliff top (what it took to construct this villa is mind boggling) and the photos on the website do not do this villa justice. The home was enormous, much larger than we imagined it would be. So much detail has been put into the design and styling of this home, each room is very different than the next and someone with a great amount of design skill, taste and knowledge of Mexican culture, customs and design worked very hard to create this masterpiece high on the cliff top. The cliff top location is located in El Pedregal which is a very exclusive neighborhood that's very centrally located in Cabo and would be considered the Beverly Hills / Malibu or Bel Air of Cabo San Lucas. This location is where celebrities and CEO's make their vacation palaces come to life. The villa is at the very top and end cul de sac of the drive to the top of El Pedregal neighborhood. Now back to the design: with every corner you turn or step you take, another high end designer piece or wall art or ceiling treatment greets you. There was no expenses spared in the design of this home. Every bedroom has it's own name and even the towels in the bathroom of each ensuite bedroom / bathroom, are embroidered with the name of that bedroom. And you don't get 2-4 towels in each bathroom, there are baskets full. Same goes for the pool area, there is the most adorable wooden donkey sculpture that sits as a piece of art and is filled with the most luxurious pool towels you'd ever want. On the pool deck there are at least 10-12 chaise lounges, a pool swim up bar, multiple seating areas for watching the ocean waves that crash 1000 feet below you. The setting is spectacular. There is enough room in the kitchen / dining room for a party of 30-40 (in case you wish to have friends over for a special evening celebration. (We did just that!) The culinary / Chef team is nothing less than spectacular. We were thrilled each morning at breakfast but especially dinners where the food was beyond over the top with presentation, taste and quality. On our final night we had a seafood extravaganza that most high end restaurants in the United States would have a tough time competing with. The bedrooms were very quiet at night and even though some of our group were more late night talkers, we couldn't hear a peep from our room and slept very soundly. We wanted the know what the mattresses and pillows were from because it felt like sleeping at the St. Regis or Four Seasons. So comfortable and plush! The villa as a full bar outside by the pool as well as a full bar station area near the kitchen and the staff are very talented at making cocktails, serving wine and keeping everyone hydrated and refreshed. I would most definitely book this villa again in a heartbeat and again, remember if you think this villa is large by the photos you see, remember it's 5X larger than what you think. It's simply massive in size and scope. And the coastal views are incredible. Lastly, I'd like to say one thing as an American traveling to Mexico. Please Please Please respect and treat your staff well. They are all from wonderful families just like you and I are....and they deserve our respect. They gave us so much help with so many requests, and they enjoyed doing it for us. We tipped them VERY WELL...and you should plan on doing so too. I'd recommend no less than $200-$300 per person for the duration of the trip. (we were there for four nights and five days). The staff went so far above and beyond...they deserved every penny. I would hate to think that any American (or anyone else for that matter) wouldn't give them back the gratuity and tips they deserve for their hard work. Just please let your guests know (if you're hosting them) to bring $200-$300 in USD cash...and had that over to the staff upon your departure. If you're booking this villa yourself and paying for everyone, PLEASE budget in tips and gratuity for the kitchen staff as well as all the housekeeping and maintenance staff too. Make sure this is in your budget as you book so it's covered when you're ready to leave. Don't be THAT American tourist who gets treated like a KING or QUEEN during your stay and then depart and forget to take care of the people who did that work for you. I cannot say this enough, we were so glad we planned ahead and I'm sure the staff were very grateful that we appreciated their hard work. They did a LOT for our group and we wanted to reward them for that work. All this in mind, I don't think I've ever stayed in a villa this nice with Four Seasons and St. Regis level of butler service. It was over the top. Thank you for such a wonderful stay, I will surely recommend this villa to friends in the future and may book this villa again myself.

To everyone who had a part of making our trip to Casa Turquesa special I wanted to say thank you! Everything was wonderful! The house, staff, tequila tasting, A matter of Taste's dinners, the decorations, massages, yoga, golf, Chef Lorenzo, and workouts were all amazing and top notch. Thank you so much for making my husband's 40th birthday one he will never forget!!