Mexico Los Cabos recommend a resort?

[Redlyne_jr]

Thinking of booking a trip down to mexico to escape winter for a week sometime in December. Settled on Los Cabos, who has been where? any resort recommendations? Looking for a 4.5+, good food, preferably a younger crowd..

[colinxx235]

Riu in Cabo probably the nicest resort I've been to in Mexico.

As for young people, all resorts are hit or miss. At christmas can get lucky. But I found groups usally go more towards the cheaper resorts so a 4.5+ star doesn't help. Regardless, hard to regret going to the Riu.


edit: Oops I meant the Riu Palace in Cabo... gorgeous

[lasimmon]

There are a few RIU resorts in cabo.

I stayed at the RIU Santa Fe in may and it was a wonderful experience. Food was good and plentiful. Drinks were good.

There was 1 swim up "party pool". A main pool for family's and a more relaxed swim up pool. Lots of young people.

I'd definitely recommend this resort. And I would go back.

[Redlyne_jr]

Originally posted by colinxx235
Riu in Cabo probably the nicest resort I've been to in Mexico.

As for young people, all resorts are hit or miss. At christmas can get lucky. But I found groups usally go more towards the cheaper resorts so a 4.5+ star doesn't help. Regardless, hard to regret going to the Riu.

True but everywhere i read says you wanna stay in a 4.5+ unless you wanna eat shit quality food.. Considering food is kind of important im putting that on the top of the list..

Who do you guys book through? iv explored a couple different websites

exitnow.com
expedia.com
redflag.com

any others that i am missing..

[lasimmon]

I use Expedia or red tag.

My trip to cabo in may was ~$1000 on Expedia.

[Redlyne_jr]

Originally posted by lasimmon
I use Expedia or red tag.

My trip to cabo in may was ~$1000 on Expedia.

Edit the palace and santa fe are attached are they not? palace is right on the beach?

[lasimmon]

I believe if you stay at the palace you can go to the Santa Fe but not vice versa. And I'm pretty sure the palace has beach access. The santa Fe for sure.

Myself and 2 girls hopped the fence and went to the palace. But got kicks out like peasants haha.

There are stairs between the 2... Not sure why we hopped te fence.

[colinxx235]

Palace and sante fe are attached. Palace has higher end rooms, better food/restaurants, amenities etc.

You are 100% correct about the food comment. I was more stating that if your goal is to shoot for younger party crowds its tough unless you pick a time like spring break. Good thing about staying at palace is you get the nicer hotel but get a mix of crowds between the two. Sante fe can bring some good younger crowds. Makes the night life/day life better with beach activities or just drinking.


Check expedia, west jet vacations, red tag. sometimes you luck out and one site is just cheaper

[A790]

Went to the Riu Palace to visit. It was nice. I've stayed at other Riu's before and they're are certainly great resorts. I'd stay at any one of them without pause.

Stayed at the Barcelo Los Cabos for 7 nights. Loved it. Had a blast. Would go back there again. More adult in feel, great decor. Food/service was always good. 5 minute cab fare from San Jose del Cabo, 20 minutes from Cabo San Lucas. Definitely one of the best all inclusive's I've visited

Oh, and free internet access on your TV w/ keyboard and mouse. And it was decently fast too (we streamed South Park haha).

[jus_sum_guy]

Barcelo, any of the RIU and Melia are your best bets.

If you want a GUARANTEED young crowd party hotel, check out Desire....a little risque there tho

[Proyecto2000]

I stayed at Barcelo Los Cabos last winter and it was AWESOME! I recommend upgrading to the premium package

[dannie]

Stayed at the Riu Palace and I agree with the comments about the food. The thing that I didnt know before we got there, was that swimming at the beach at the hotel, is virtually none.

[Redlyne_jr]

Originally posted by dannie
Stayed at the Riu Palace and I agree with the comments about the food. The thing that I didnt know before we got there, was that swimming at the beach at the hotel, is virtually none.

Im confused both resorts don't have beach access? I was under the impression Palace had beach access and the Santa Fe was directly behind the palace and didnt have access?

[colinxx235]

Nah what he's referring to is that a lot of people don't swim at that resort.

Lots of the beaches in cabo are very rocky and have to be careful.

That resort specifically is where those two guys died surfing (3 years ago...?) My parents were actually at the resort that day.

[lasimmon]

Unsure about the palace, but the Santa Fe has direct beach access.

People don't swim there because of the big waves an massive undertow. Very easy to get sucked out and drown, even for strong swimmers. Most of the Cabo area is like this.

There is a swimming beach in town however.

[dannie]

Santa fe and palace are attached to each other. Santa fe is at the back of the property (so no views of the ocean) and the palace is at the beach front. Both have the same access to the beach, but the beach has a massive undertow. The week we were there, no one went swimming because you couldn't.

So, if swimming in the ocean at the hotel is a make or break, look elsewhere

[Hi-Psi]

We went to the Riu Sante Fe from May 6-13 for a stag with 18 guys.

We loved the resort and had an absolute blast in town almost every night!

We killed that resort, such a good time! The amount of women was absolutely ridiculous too!

[lasimmon]

Originally posted by Hi-Psi
We went to the Riu Sante Fe from May 6-13 for a stag with 18 guys.

We loved the resort and had an absolute blast in town almost every night!

We killed that resort, such a good time! The amount of women was absolutely ridiculous too!

Don't want to sound bad... But was the groom a big black guy?

[danno]

If you stay at the palace you will be closer to the beach, if you stay at the Santa Fe you may be far from the beach, 10 min walk. But you can upgrade your room so your room is around the party pool and closer to the beach , that's what we did. I wouldn't swim in the ocean as it drops off very fast. The pool is very nice though. I was there 4 years ago and the food was some of the best I've had on any all inclusive. In town is kinda like cancun. You can walk to town on the beach from he riu it was about a hour walk with not to much to see as far as I am concerned.

[Hi-Psi]

Originally posted by lasimmon


Don't want to sound bad... But was the groom a big black guy?

haha yeah he was, his name is Jeff.

Did you hang out with any of us?