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77 A U S T I N W A Y L A T E F A L L 2 0 1 7 | M O D E R N L U X U R Y . C O M CHILENO BAY RESIDENCES PHOTO BY PATRICIA LYONS helmed by the two Michelin-starred chef Sidney Schutte), with 50 included wines and another 200 available at additional cost. e breakfast buet is beyond. Have a dietary restriction? It's been thought of and addressed before you even ask. Grand Velas is also one of the few resorts that has truly mastered the delicate balancing act of serving guests traveling with kids as well as those without— with an extremely separate kids' pool and splash pad, in addition to kids' and teen clubs that stay open until about 11 and midnight, respectively, so parents can have a proper date night (nanny services are also available). And let's not forget the spa: ere are 35,000 square feet of it, spread across two levels, with the now-expected-from-the-brand Water Journey, a gigantic pool with multiple stations oering dierent sensory experiences. Mar Adentro (room rates price upon request, maradentrocabos.com) oers a dierent sensory experience, namely one for the color and clutter averse. It is a minimalist's paradise, owned and designed by a Miguel Angel Aragonés, an architect who clearly spared no expense in creating the rooms, which were built in a European factory and assembled on-site. Each room, whether in the hotel or the adjacent residences, has at least a partial view of the sea (Mar Adentro translates to "the sea inside"), and almost everything in the room is white, with lights, shades, sound system and the like, all controlled via tablet. e pièce de résistance here, from the point of view of someone who didn't experience the property beyond a perfunctory tour (it was still being nalized), is the nestlike structures that demand to be Instagrammed. One houses a restaurant, and the other is a structure to pass through to reach the beach, complete with cleverly disguised showers … Clockwise top: Stunning views from the Ty Warner Mansion at Las Ventanas al Paraiso, a Rosewood Resort; the dramatic lobby at Grand Velas Los Cabos; oceanfront galleria lawn seating at Chileno Bay Resorts & Residences.