Las Ventanas al Paraíso stages Halloween and Día de Muertos across two nights
The Rosewood resort in Los Cabos will transform into a candlelit haunt and then a pre-Hispanic underworld, anchored by a five-course tasting menu.
Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort, will host a two-night celebration of Halloween and Día de Muertos on October 31 and November 1, blending the Celtic and Mexican traditions that both imagine spirits drawing close to the living. The resort will move from a candlelit evening of theatrical encounters to a multi-course journey through Mictlán, the pre-Hispanic vision of the afterlife.
On Halloween, Michelin-recognized restaurant Árbol will transform into a world called Till Death Do Us Part. Candlelight, distressed florals and ghostly details will set the scene, with an afternoon of trick-or-treating for younger guests followed by an evening menu featuring Halloween-themed cocktails, daily specials and desserts.
A five-course journey through the underworld
Executive Chef Víctor Palma will anchor Día de Muertos on November 1 with a five-course tasting menu, each course drawing from a different stage of the soul’s passage through Mictlán and inspired by culinary traditions across Mexico’s regions. The experience opens with The Call of the Ancestors, described as combining sweet lime and mezcal with marigold air and worm salt.
The first course, Itzcuintlán – The Path of Flowers, draws on Mixquic in Mexico City and centers on roasted heirloom pumpkin and squash blossoms joined by pickled cactus fruit, pear, nuts and cheese in a vinaigrette made from pulque and prickly pear.
The second course, Apanohuacalhuia – Crossing the Waters, honours Lake Pátzcuaro and the Purépecha fishing traditions of Michoacán. Smoked lake trout forms the base, accompanied by blue corn, chile, mole and avocado, with pickled chayote and blue corn mayonnaise on the side.
The complex black mole references the clashing mountains of Mictlán and honours Oaxacan Día de Muertos traditions.
The fourth course, Iztepetl – The Obsidian Mountain, takes inspiration from Xantolo in La Huasteca Region. Dessert progresses from a tepache and charred pineapple granita to a final course reimagining the sweet offerings left on family altars, made with fried pastry, aged cheese cream and guava.
Ritual and spectacle across the resort
Beyond the tasting menu, Mictlán’s world will extend across the property. Thousands of cempasúchil flowers, candlelight and symbolic details will surround altars, while an interactive altar will invite guests to engage with remembrance. Folkloric performers, Catrinas and stilt-walking alebrijes will move through the resort to live mariachi and marimba.
Las Ventanas al Paraíso was recently ranked 25th on The 50 Best Hotels 2026 list and received the Highest Climber Award 2026.
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