We just went to Cabo for the first time. We were so excited! We went for a wedding and a quiet getaway. This hotel was so far from it! The rooms were so loud and smelled funky. We did not sleep at all because the beds were terrible. That was not even the worst of it!!! The time share people at the hotel were borderline abusive. We felt like we couldn't even walk around without being hounded. They called our rooms several times and one of them even pointed at my husband and said, "don't look at me like that, we are your amigos." Oh, my....please do not patronize this hotel. We tried to look at the positive and the food was good! :)

Hello, 1st trip to Cabo. We are 60 years young this year and this is our 40th anniversary. Birthday and Anniversary present to each other. We had a great time. We used Trip advisor and thru Bookit had a vacation that didn't break the retirement fund. We stayed at Villa Del Palmar, Bookit was the only site to offer All- inclusive at half the price of any ther travel site. All- inclusive is the only way to go, Tequila Sun Rise to sunset. Our hotel had a bar and hot tub area where everyone hung out both young and old. Can walk into town but don't for $7 you can save time for other things. Cobo Wabo best bar for any age to dance all night.
Our room faced the ocean and was clean and spacious. Food at all of the restaurants varied daily .Wounderful flavor and presentation. No problem with time share people after the first day of saying NO. We would stay there again. Deborah

We made our reservations through Bookit.com. We stayed 9 days and enjoyed Villa Del Palmar very much. It's not the swankiest resort but a very good value. There were plenty of activities if you wanted to participate, including the nightly dinner shows which were quite entertaining and included a dinner buffet. The food was above average overall and some dishes were excellent. The service was very good with a friendly, attentive staff. The beach is very nice, the water kind of rough, but there are 3 swimming pools on the property and 2 jacuzzis.
If an all inclusive is available get it when you are booking your vacation (not after you get there). I can't emphasize this enough. You will save a lot of money in the long run since the food, beverages, shows, and some of the amenities have individual costs and will add up pretty fast.
About time share presentations, you will be contacted regarding a welcome package. It is useful information, some of which is available in the brown folder in your room. You will be asked at that time if you would like to have a free breakfast at their newest resort (which you don't need if you have the all inclusive). If you are planning on doing a lot of activities outside the resort it will probably be worth your time. If you are not interested simply tell them so. I have heard you will get poor service if you say no to a time share presentation. That is someone's imagination getting away from them. They don't have the time to contact every staff member about you and it's not like you're wearing a name tag anyway. We didn't do a time share since we weren't interested in doing tours anyway. We received very good service during our entire stay. The official "greeters" would much rather spend their time contacting other people about time shares who they think might be interested.
The main building (where the lobby is) has the noisiest rooms(mostly doors opening and closing). But it primarily affects the rooms in the main atrium area, which is a small percentage of the whole resort. If the noise is too much it doesn't hurt to ask to see another room.
Overall Villa Del Palmar is a clean, fun place which we thoroughly enjoyed. We've done a fair amount of traveling and I can tell you that Villa Del Palmar is a good value. We will definitely be back. G.S. Bellingham,Wa.

Food and drinks were fabulous. Best frozen margarita I had anywhere in Cabo. Poolside restaurant was wonderful. the room was clean and adequate. The minibar is charged extra and so is the coffee for the coffee-makers so beware. When you are on an all-inclusive vacation it should include in room coffee. I left my cell phone in the room and they brought it down to me at checkout. I thought everyone was very friendly. Just ignore the timeshare stuff they are everywhere- worse at the airport! Beach is flat and nice in front of the resort. I never went to the other resorts on the property because I moved to another hotel up the road because I had read so many bad reviews. I think they are undeserved. the food was the best I had anywhere in Cabo including downtown. I did not eat at big ticket restaurants but I did have some big checks despite that fact.
Go out whale-watching on the ECOCAT but bundle up- it was really cold. A fabulous boat! nice staff too. They felt bad we didnt' see whales but not their fault. there were only 10 folks on the sunset sail we went out on. It was like a VIP sail!
The airport:
Go straight out of immigration to outdoors where your pre-arranged transportation awaits you. Do not stop just outside immmigration after the first set of doors- you will be attacked by people telling you that they are employees of the Villa Del Palmar and they will take you to the resort- they are the dreaded tiemshare people. just keep walking- don't try to be polite, they don't listen and keep shouting at you to come with them and they will take you to the resort. Pre-arrange your transport becuase a cab is $50 minimum. Take the bus to the marina downtown or to cabo-wabo or where ever- it is 70 cents! A taxi is $10-12 for a less than 5 minute ride!
WEather-
Water and air in January are COLD at night and no heat in your hotel room. It is breezy everywhere. The daytime was 78 or so. Only Canadians were brave enough to swim in the ocean. I am from NC and could never tolerate that cold water for swimming.
Overall, I think the reviews are harsh here or perhaps they have cleaned up their act. I thought the beds were very comfy for Mexico- sheets weren't fitted but hey neither are more expensive resorts. If you get a good rate here for all-inclusive- the food is great. The resort is small relative to other places and that is kind of nice.
I think I would have been happier here than the resort that I transferred to after one night- it is closer to downtown too. New is not always better.