A 26-acre private culinary estate in the East Cape — one celebration a day, for up to 280 guests
Beauty shaped by its own terroir.
Monte Cardón is a private culinary estate set atop a hill in the East Cape of Los Cabos, 25 minutes from the main square of San José del Cabo — a true gem to be discovered. Twenty-six acres of Baja desert open here into a sequence of stone terraces that reveal the Sierra de la Laguna to the west and the blue of the Sea of Cortés to the south. In the last hour of light the mountains take on layer upon layer of hue, unveiling the most magnificent sunsets of the Baja, while the sea breeze crosses the estate — cool, unhurried, carrying the salt spice of the water.
The estate was born from the dream of a married couple. Chef Ubaldo Martínez and his wife, Ourem, raised it together over years, out of a shared passion for hospitality, for the culinary arts, for nature, and for this land they love. What began as a life shared between two people became a place made to be shared with others beginning theirs.
The architecture rises from the ground itself: granite from the hillside became walls, local woods became beams, the earth beneath became terracotta. Terroir turned into architecture — a wedding venue built as a home first.
The venue arrives wedding ready. What remains is your inspiration — a beautiful canvas for your style, your design, and your story.
This is our standard of service: the quiet art of welcoming with warmth, intention, and attention to every detail.
Here, couples and their guests are welcomed into our home and into the dream we built. Every arrival, every glass poured, every course served, every detail — each one considered long before it is needed and tailored to your story, so that nothing feels staged and everything feels made for you.
Hosting, for us, is a promise: we do not create transactions. We create relationships — and together, one of the most memorable days of your lives.
Every celebration here is singular and intimate, which is why the estate hosts a single event per day — the whole property, kept for you and your guests alone. Discover the spaces that make up the finca, and how each one can shape a celebration of your own.
At Monte Cardón the culinary experience stands level with everything else on the estate. The menu is composed by the founding chef who created this property — so the food becomes an essential part of the experience.
Our cuisine is contemporary Mexican with a Baja-Mediterranean soul, rooted in the slow food philosophy: cooking that honors provenance, season and craft, and preserves the Mexican heritage Chef Ubaldo carries with pride in his roots. What reaches the table is drawn from the ranches, farms and boats within thirty miles of this kitchen, prepared with technique, intention and meaning.
Every menu is created together — tailor-made between each couple and Chef Ubaldo Martínez, who designs the culinary direction of every celebration personally, alongside you.
One celebration a day. Twenty-six private acres kept for you and your guests — never shared with hotel guests or a second event.
Menus composed by our founding chef and shaped tailor-made with each couple. Not a banquet line — a private table in the desert.
From the sunset ceremony platform to the bridal suite, greenhouse and veranda — ceremony, cocktails, dinner and dancing, all within the estate.
The Sierra de la Laguna to the west, the Sea of Cortés to the south. A setting no resort ballroom can offer, twenty-five minutes from San José del Cabo.
The venue and all six spaces, the bridal suite, tables, chairs, glassware, napkins, flatware, porcelain and full lighting — all part of the estate fee.
Monte Cardón is an estate that functions as a wedding venue — built as a home first, offered to a single celebration at a time.
Fill in the form and we will send you the full wedding brochure, with detailed information. But more than that, we would love to begin a conversation — Chef Ubaldo and our team would be glad to hear your story and your vision, and to shape a proposal made specially for you.
Thirty minutes, simple. We would love to meet you and hear your vision — as wedding professionals, we bring more than the venue itself. Tell us a little about you, and we will write back personally.
You write to us using the form.
We reply within the day, with the wedding brochure and a few times for our conversation.
We talk. No obligation — we would simply like to meet you and learn what you are dreaming of.