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Delano East Cape

Ennismore's Delano brand heads to the quiet East Cape with a beachfront resort, branded residences and a large spa.

Delano East Cape, Los Cabos (illustrative image)
Illustrative image, AI-generated. Not the actual property.

Delano is a lifestyle hotel brand with a strong design identity, and it is part of Ennismore, the lifestyle hospitality company majority-owned by Accor. In June 2025 Ennismore confirmed Delano East Cape as part of its growth in the Americas, with a target opening of 2029.

What is planned

The resort will sit on about 100 metres of beachfront on the Sea of Cortez coast of the East Cape. Plans call for 117 guest rooms and 60 branded residences, along with five restaurants and bars, event spaces and an expansive wellness centre and spa. The developer has not been named in the announcements we have read.

The East Cape context

The East Cape is the least developed part of Los Cabos, a coast of long beaches, fishing villages and desert running down to calm water. Its luxury offer has grown around Costa Palmas, home to the Four Seasons and Amanvari, Aman’s first property in Mexico. Delano would be a different kind of arrival: a brand known for social energy and design rather than seclusion.

Why it matters

A Delano on the East Cape signals that brands now see the region as more than a quiet retreat. That brings opportunity, and it also brings questions about scale on a coast whose appeal rests on space and nature. How the project handles that balance will be worth watching.

Reading the timeline

2029 is a distant target, and East Cape projects have a history of long timelines. Ennismore itself has described the date as a target that could shift. We include Delano East Cape because it is a confirmed brand signing with published plans, and we will update this page as the project moves from paper to construction.

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01Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood ResortTourist CorridorCabo's benchmark ultra-luxury resort: butler-served suites with private plunge pools and rooftop terraces on the Sea of Cortez.02Montage Los CabosTourist CorridorSanta Maria Bay resort on one of Cabo's few calm swimming beaches, with a place on the World's 50 Best Hotels 2026 extended list.03One&Only PalmillaTourist CorridorThe original Cabo glamour resort on the historic Palmilla estate, with a swimmable beach and personal butler service.04Esperanza, Auberge CollectionTourist CorridorIntimate clifftop retreat at Punta Ballena between two coves, with oceanfront casitas and a Five-Star spa.05Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge CollectionTourist CorridorModern resort on protected Chileno Bay with a snorkel-friendly reef, villa residences and chef Enrique Olvera's Comal.06Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos PedregalCabo San LucasReached through a private tunnel into Pedregal; Pacific-facing suites each with a plunge pool and fire pit.07Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton ReserveSan José del CaboPuerto Los Cabos' Reserve-level resort of pool villas with butler-style service and a Sensei wellness partnership.08AmanvariEast CapeAman's first Mexico resort, opened August 2026: just 18 casitas at Costa Palmas between estuary, desert and beach.09Grand Velas Los CabosTourist CorridorCabo's top all-inclusive: all-suite, all ocean view, and home to Cocina de Autor. Newly elevated to Forbes Five-Star for 2026.10Four Seasons Resort and Residences Los Cabos at Costa PalmasEast CapeExpansive East Cape resort on a calm swimmable beach with a private marina, golf and a family-friendly layout.

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