Can regular travelers book the same buildings celebrities stay in?

In many cases, yes. Private estates in Pedregal are not generally bookable, but the beachfront resort residences on Medano Beach are individually owned condominiums, and many owners rent them directly. Villa #3301 at Villa La Estancia is one of them — the same building, the same beach, the same resort amenities, booked direct with the owner.

Is Medano Beach private or public?

All beaches in Mexico are legally public, including Medano. What differs is access and the buffer between the sand and where you sleep. Resort residences like Villa La Estancia have gated grounds, 24-hour security, a private beach club area with reserved loungers, and elevated terraces well above the beach walkway — which is what most privacy-minded guests are actually after.

Which Cabo neighborhood is the most private?

Pedregal, on the Pacific-facing hillside, is the most secluded — but it's a drive from the marina and its beach is not swimmable. The Tourist Corridor resorts are private but isolated. Medano Beach trades a little seclusion for the ability to walk to restaurants, the marina, and downtown, while gated resort grounds still keep the public out of where you're staying.

What makes a villa feel like a celebrity stay without the price tag?

Three things, in this order: the view, the outdoor space, and not sharing a wall with a hotel corridor. Villa #3301 is a corner unit with a wrap-around terrace, a private jacuzzi, and panoramic Sea of Cortez and Land's End views through floor-to-ceiling glass in every main room — the same qualities that make estate photography look the way it does, in a three-bedroom residence you can actually book.

So, what celebrities have stayed at Villa 3301?

Shhhh. We don't discuss our guests — not their names, not their dates, not who came with them. Discretion is part of what we offer, and it's a large part of why the people who value it keep coming back. What we will tell you is that more than half of our bookings are returning guests, and that the villa is rented directly by its owner, so the guest list never passes through a third-party platform.

Evening view from the oceanfront terrace of Villa 3301 over Medano Beach, Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas · Insider Guide

Where Celebrities Stay in Cabo San Lucas

Q: Where do celebrities stay in Cabo San Lucas?

Most high-profile visitors split between three areas: the private estate corridor along the Pacific side (Pedregal and the Cabo San Lucas hillside), the ultra-luxury resort strip along the Tourist Corridor toward San José del Cabo, and the beachfront residences on Medano Beach. Medano is the one that combines privacy with walkable nightlife and swimmable water, which is why the beachfront villa buildings there — including Villa La Estancia — stay booked through high season.

An honest look at the three areas that draw people who could stay anywhere — and the one where you can book the same oceanfront building they do.

See the Villa Check Availability

Cabo San Lucas has a reputation that arrived with the rock stars and never really left. Musicians, actors, athletes, and the quietly wealthy have been coming down to the tip of the Baja peninsula for decades — long enough that "where do celebrities stay in Cabo San Lucas" has become one of the most-asked questions about the town.

The honest answer is that they don't all stay in one place. Cabo splits into three very different worlds, and which one someone picks says more about how they like to travel than about how famous they are. Here's the real geography — and where a normal traveler can land in the same square footage, the same beach, and the same view, without an estate budget.

The Geography

Cabo's Three Worlds

Pedregal

The Pacific-facing hillside above town. Gated private estates with cliff views and total seclusion — but a drive from the marina, and the surf is too strong to swim.

Most private. Least convenient. Almost never bookable.

Medano Beach

The only swimmable beach in Cabo San Lucas, with gated beachfront resort residences facing El Arco. Walk the sand to restaurants; walk 15 minutes to the marina.

Private enough, and the only one you can walk out of.

The Tourist Corridor

The 20-mile stretch toward San José del Cabo, home to the biggest-name resorts. Beautiful, buttoned-up, and completely car-dependent for anything off property.

Resort-perfect. You will not walk anywhere.

Private jacuzzi on the terrace of Villa 3301 framed by an arch, looking out over the Sea of Cortez

The Bookable One

Medano Beach Is the One You Can Actually Book

Pedregal estates change hands privately and rarely rent. Corridor resorts sell you a room, not a residence. The beachfront villa buildings on Medano are the exception: they're individually owned condominiums inside a full-service resort, and owners rent them directly to guests.

That's what Hermosa Vista is. Villa #3301 is a privately owned three-bedroom oceanfront residence inside Villa La Estancia Beach Resort & Spa — one of only four fully panoramic corner units in the building.

Wrap-around terrace with private jacuzzi
Floor-to-ceiling glass in every main room, facing El Arco
Full chef's kitchen with private chef option
Gated grounds, 24-hour security, resort concierge

So, Which Celebrities Have Stayed at Villa 3301?

Shhhh.

We respect our guests' privacy — every one of them. No names, no dates, no stories traded for attention. That discretion is precisely why the people who need it keep coming back, and why our reputation travels the way it does: quietly, and by referral.

What we can tell you is what you get: an oceanfront terrace above Medano Beach, the arch on the horizon, a gated resort with 24-hour security, and an owner who answers the phone. More than half of our bookings are returning guests. Make of that what you will.

Privacy

What Privacy Actually Means in Cabo

Gated, Not Isolated

Villa La Estancia is a gated resort with 24-hour security and a staffed entrance — the public beach stays public, and the grounds stay yours.

Elevated Above the Sand

A third-floor corner terrace means the view is uninterrupted and the sightlines run one way — out to the Sea of Cortez, not in from the beach walkway.

Your Own Front Door

A residence, not a hotel room: private entry, full kitchen, and no shared corridor traffic outside your bedroom at 2 a.m.

FAQ

Cabo's Celebrity Side: Common Questions

Keep Exploring

Inside Villa 3301 Medano Beach Villa Rentals Villa La Estancia Guide Guest Reviews

Sunset over the Sea of Cortez from the Villa 3301 oceanfront terrace

Book the View, Not the Name

Villa #3301 rents direct from the owner — no platform fees, same-day answers on dates and rates.

Check Availability