Aman has opened reservations for Amanvari, its first-ever Mexican resort: 18 standalone casitas on the East Cape of Baja California Sur, starting at approximately $4,500 per night before taxes and fees, with stays available from August 1, 2026. Worth booking now if you track Aman openings and want one of the first stays, at 18 casitas, this is one of the smallest resort footprints the brand has built anywhere, and inventory will be gone quickly once word fully circulates.
What Makes Amanvari Aman's Most Anticipated Debut in Years
Aman has been conspicuously absent from Mexico while building out its Americas portfolio with Aman New York, Amanyara in Turks and Caicos, and upcoming projects including Aman Beverly Hills, Aman Miami Beach, and Amancaya in the Bahamas. Amanvari fills that gap, and does so in a location that is deliberately not Los Cabos.
The East Cape of Baja California Sur sits well removed from the resort corridors of Cabo San Lucas, where the beach clubs and marina developments have made the area feel less like a remote escape and more like a well-appointed suburb.
The East Cape still has the Sea of Cortés, the desert-meets-ocean landscape, and the Sierra de la Laguna mountains as backdrop, without the infrastructure density that has softened the edge off the more commercialized western tip of the peninsula.
Amanvari sits within Costa Palmas, a 1,500-acre private beachfront community that includes a Robert Trent Jones II-designed golf course, a deep-water marina, organic farms, and orchards.
The community context matters: guests are not arriving at a standalone hotel dropped into raw wilderness, but at a curated private enclave with the amenities to support extended stays.
For Aman's core clientele, who tend to stay longer and want access to both total quiet and structured activity, the combination of the brand's service model with Costa Palmas's infrastructure is a more practical proposition than a purely remote outpost would be.
Snorkeling excursions to Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park and sailing on the Sea of Cortés are both accessible from the property.
The name Amanvari joins the Sanskrit roots for peace and water, consistent with Aman's naming conventions across its global portfolio. Architecture was conceived by Heah and Co.
and brought to life by Elastic Architects, with a design language built around natural stone, white concrete, tropical hardwoods, and sand-toned textures that track the surrounding desert and coastline.
Mexican artistry is woven through the interiors: bespoke ceramics and works from local artisans add specificity to what could otherwise be a generic desert resort aesthetic.
Casitas are positioned to capture views of the Sea of Cortés, the Sierra de la Laguna mountains, and the East Cape's open sky, with indoor-outdoor living spaces designed for natural ventilation rather than sealed air-conditioned boxes.
Inside the 18 Casitas: Design, Privacy, and the East Cape Setting
Eighteen casitas is a small number even by Aman's standards. The brand has built its reputation on low-density properties, but most Aman resorts operate with 30 to 50-plus keys. At 18 standalone units, Amanvari sits at the intimate end of the brand's own range, closer in scale to Aman's most private properties than to its larger urban hotels. Each casita functions as a self-contained private sanctuary: generous indoor-outdoor living areas, a private pool, terraces, and panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. The accommodations are spread across the property to prevent any sense of adjacency between guests, which is the point.
For comparison: Amanyara in Turks and Caicos, long considered one of Aman's strongest beach properties in the Americas, operates with 40 pavilions and villas. Amanvari offers less than half that inventory. If the East Cape setting and the Aman service model are what you are after, the practical implication is that booking windows will be narrow and peak-season availability will be the first to go. Rates are expected to climb significantly above the $4,500 starting point during peak travel periods, so the floor price is not the ceiling.
The wellness program at Amanvari is built around both Aman's global spa philosophy and regional Mexican tradition. A contemporary temazcal, drawing on traditional Mexican purification rituals, anchors the offering alongside dedicated Spa Houses and open-air yoga pavilions. Holistic wellness programming and personalized treatments focused on longevity and restoration are part of the plan. The temazcal inclusion signals that Amanvari is not simply transplanting a generic Aman spa template into a Mexican setting, but incorporating the specific healing traditions of the region.
Dining at Amanvari: Four Venues, One Strong Baja Focus
Four dining venues are confirmed for Amanvari. Luma leads with open-fire coastal cooking rooted in Baja's seasonal and regional produce, the format most likely to reflect the East Cape's fishing and agricultural traditions. Sesui handles Japanese cuisine, Arva covers Italian, and The Lounge offers a lower-key setting for cocktails.
The Sesui and Arva pairing is familiar Aman territory: the brand runs Japanese and Italian concepts at several of its properties globally, and both tend to be executed at a high level.
Luma is the more locally specific proposition and the one most worth watching, open-fire coastal cooking in a Baja setting, with access to Costa Palmas's organic farms and orchards as a sourcing foundation, has real potential.
The dining lineup positions Amanvari well against the East Cape's limited alternatives. This is not a neighborhood with a deep independent restaurant scene, which means the on-property dining carries more weight than it would at an urban Aman like New York. Guests staying multiple nights will rely on these four venues, so the range matters. Four concepts across different formats, fire-driven coastal, Japanese, Italian, casual lounge, gives enough variety for a five-to-seven night stay without repetition fatigue.
Amanvari Baja California: Pricing, Availability, and How to Book
Reservations are open now at aman.com, with stays beginning August 1, 2026. Starting rates are approximately $4,500 USD per night before taxes and fees, with peak-period pricing expected to run higher. Every accommodation category at Amanvari is a one-bedroom casita, there are no multi-bedroom villas or suites in the hotel inventory, though Aman Residences at Costa Palmas, ranging from beachfront villas to golf course-view homes, are available for purchase separately.
The source recommends booking through a Virtuoso travel advisor, which can provide benefits including complimentary breakfast, resort credits, room upgrades subject to availability, early check-in, late check-out, and VIP amenities. At $4,500-plus per night, those add-ons represent meaningful value, a complimentary breakfast for two and a resort credit at this rate tier can easily add up to $500 or more per stay. If you have an established Virtuoso relationship, use it here.
Who this is for: Aman loyalists who have been waiting for the brand's Mexico entry and want to be among the first guests. Travelers who prioritize privacy over amenity density, 18 casitas means near-total quiet, but it also means no large pool scene, no sprawling spa wing, no anonymity in the dining room.
Couples and solo travelers rather than groups; the casita-only format and the property's scale do not lend themselves to multi-family or corporate buyouts in the way that larger Aman properties do.
And anyone who tracks the East Cape as an emerging destination before the next wave of development arrives, Costa Palmas is already established, but the broader East Cape corridor is still early.
Amanvari's August 2026 opening also arrives as Aman accelerates its Americas expansion. With Beverly Hills, Miami Beach, and the Bahamas all in the pipeline, the brand is clearly building toward a more complete Western Hemisphere presence. How Amanvari performs, and whether the East Cape location holds its appeal against the more accessible Los Cabos alternatives, will likely shape how aggressively Aman pursues further Mexico development in the years ahead.
