Solmar suites was an excellent place to stay. Beautiful beach and a short walk to divorce and lovers beach. The marina is a short walk and you can also take a water taxi to the other beaches. The only drawback was the partiers that were staying next to my husband and I. The students were up very late and distracted the sound of the ocean at night. You may want to avoid the Spring break time. The pools were never over packed and allowed for a very relaxing time. We would recommend Solmar Suites to anyone.

The view was the best part of this resort. Our room was a one bedroom, two bath which was great since we both became ill while there. The room was very clean and housekeepping was done in the mornings. The service was not good, even with tipping extensively. We used the "middle pool " it had a swim up bar but you had to get your own drinks. It was not busy but no one came around to the lounge chair area to order your drinks from. The service in the main bar was slow and mostly without a smile. The only meals we ate there were breakfast and bar snacks in the afternoon. The food was good, the prices were sky high. I would suggest eating in doors for breakfast as the flies are very abundant outdoors around the food. The drink prices were $4.50 for a beer and $8.50 for a cocktail (gin and tonic), during happy hour you can only order certain select drinks and only one kind of beer is available. The location is close to the Marina, although you walk up, down and around construction going on right now. It is a "doable" walk unless you have any physical problems. We were offered coupons for the 3 restaurants the hotel "owns", we used one at the El Galeon, but the meal you get with it is a fish fillet and pasta (no selection) if you want to order off the regular menu you can use the coupon for a $25.00 discount (which we did). The food was very good, the atmosphere and view were not. We had no problems with check out. Upon check in our room was not ready until 4:30pm.

Our first visit to Cabo San Lucas and we stayed at Solmar Suites, which we arranged through an RCI exchange. The hotel is small, compared to the mega resorts that have sprung up all along the beach. It's tucked away behind the cliffs and the view is absolutely breathtaking. We stayed in the hotel portion, which consists of small suites right on the beach. The one-bedroom suites are behind the hotel units. We could hear the waves crashing every night. Everyone talks about the short walk to the marina - which by the way is pretty much where you go in Cabo - but the walk is not easy for everyone, especially if it is brutally hot, as it was during our stay. It's up and down hills, up against a concrete wall and past construction. We usually walked one way and took a cab back. Well worth six dollars. If you aren't into bar-hopping or fishing, there isn't a lot to do in Cabo. A couple of hours along the Marina, with vendors and timeshare people in your face constantly, and we were ready for the quiet seclusion of Solmar. The pool is fantastic, the swim-up bar a treat and a mariachi band seranades every evening. Housekeeping was immaculate (we found one bug the day we declined housekeeping because of our schedule). The staff was friendly and responsive. We took the shuttle to Playa de Grande one day and used the pool. Nice, but we preferred the exclusivity of Solmar. Take in the Saturday night fiesta. It's well worth it! Also the dinner cruise, which was very, very well organized and fun. Food was great as well. We took a water taxi to the public beach but after being accosted by vendors every minute, we left after a couple of hours because it wasn't exactly relaxing. We said "no, gracias" but even that gets tiresome after 50 or 60 times. We wouldn't rush back to Cabo, but if we did we would stay again at the Solmar. A hidden treasure.

I have just got back from a week at the Solmar, my advise is spend a liitle more and stay somewhere else. The service is not very good, the staff are not very nice, and if you're hungry after 9:30pm you'd better be prepared to walk into town, because that place closes up, same too of the Playa Grande, the resort next door that guests of the Solmar have access to. You might want to use the pools there also, much nicer. There is a free shuttle bus that runs to and from the resorts. On another note, if you're looking for a great inexpensive place to eat,there is new restaurant in town, "La Fonda" a little bit off the beaten path, but well worth it.