Hilton News | Sustainable Travel Bucket List: 10 of the Best Eco-conscious Hiltons Around the World #3 Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
Accessible via Mexico’s only privately owned tunnel, this luxury hideaway is an eco-conscious traveler’s dream escape off of the Baja California Peninsula. Nestled into a rocky cliffside offering cerulean views of the Pacific, the resort’s authentic architecture and landscape truly reflect the spirit of Cabo San Lucas by utilizing a number of native desert plants, which require minimal watering, including the Bird of Paradise, Agave Variegata, and Pitahaya, among others. Home to several plunge pools, the hotel uses high-efficiency variable speed pumps, electrical heaters, and gas heaters to help reduce energy by up to 50%. In an effort to also reduce energy use, each of the guest room doors automatically shuts off the cold-water valve when the guest leaves the door ajar, helping to also minimize condensation. Water and electricity consumption have also been greatly reduced with the hotel’s larger capacity machines for laundry enabling housekeeping to run fewer loads of laundry per day. The hotel’s on-site restaurant, El Farallon, offers an ocean-to-table menu featuring daily bounty from local fishermen, with the culinary team practicing sustainable fishing by using fish from certified farms and fish providers for mahi-mahi and more