Just got back from a week at the Villa del Palmar. I'm giving it a 3 rating for the large size of the suites and the decks with amazing full on ocean views. My family of 7 had two 2 bedroom villas and there was more than enough room for everyone to have their own space and not get on each other's nerves. Each of the suites had two bedrooms, THREE full bathrooms, a nook kitchen, a living room and a porch. Lots of space! The porches were great, and I spent many a moment staring out at the ocean from my perch.

The location on the beach very close to Cabo San Lucas was great too! The town is just a $7 taxi ride or a 20 minute walk away (far enough away for peace, but close enough to easily enjoy)

That being said, there were some negatives. The beds were really hard (not very comfy), the food at all the restaurants was blah and overpriced (may be the same way at all the resorts), the decor was a bit outdated and the hot tubs at the pool always seemed to be murky and not very hot. They wouldn't let us use the pool at the Villa del arco next door, which we thought was kind of tacky since the two hotels are on the same grounds and they allowed us to use villa del arco's facilities whenever it would benefit them (i.e. you can pay to use the absolutely gorgeous spa at villa del arco or eat at the restaurant).

If you're looking for an affordable place with plenty of space for the family or a group of friends, I would definitely recommend Villa del palmar. If you're looking for luxury, I would say find another place. Have fun!

We stayed at the Villa del Palmar April 25 to May 2. Had two - 2bedroom units, which were very spacious. Three bathrooms in each, a kitchen (minus an oven), and large living space/balcony. The bedrooms each had a king bed and lots of room for storage. Bathrooms in the room had marble shower; hallway bath had a tub/shower combo.

After reading the reviews and previously staying at the Villa del Arco, I was a bit hesistant to book the rooms here. However, I was pleasantly surprised. The rooms (building 1, 16 and 17th floors) were clean, recently renovated and had great views (better than VDA) of the beach/bay. We really enjoyed the mature foilage and trees, especially when lazing in a lounge chair - extra shade! The staff was friendly and there were lots of activities to participate in - Spanish class, yoga, volleyball, etc.

Having stayed at both Villa del Arco and Villa del Palmar (AND purchasing a time share!), there are differences, but I would definitely stay at this resort again.

Whether you are a owner/member or someone looking for a nice place to relax, check out Villa del Palmar!

We booked our trip through a travel agent, and were ready to get to Cabo to relax, and have some down time. We arrived early and of course our room was not ready, we expected this and it was ok, however while we waited for our room we were greated by an employee with our "welcome package." Beware of this, they are going to hound you about their timeshare, and booking an appointment to see it. After fighting to get out of the airport with the timesahre bloodhounds, this is the last thing we wanted to do. We set a time just to get her off our back, and cancelled the next day, that was when the real fun started.

The day we cancelled, our room did not get cleaned until almost 5 p.m., the next day, our room was cleaned, however there were cigarette butts all over our floor, I guess if you do not follow through with their plan for you you get bad service.

Love Cabo, will never stay at this location again. If you are looking to relax, this is not the place to go, if you are looking for a timeshare hounding this is the place to be. Not impressed at all.

My mom, two sisters and I stayed at the Villa Del Palmar for five nights in April. The resort is beautiful and right on the beach. Unfortunately, they do not heat their pools. They do have several pools, one of which has daily activities and a fun slide for the kids (and adults). The food at the restaurant outside the bar was pretty good but not inexpensive. We had pizza which was good, breakfasts and lunches there. They also had a wonderful buffet one night for $38 pp that was very delicious Mexican food with entertainment and all you could drink alcohol. Also, they have happy hour 2 for 1 drinks from 4 pm to 5:30 every day and the margaritas on the rocks were pretty strong.

We had a few problems - we asked the maid to clean up a coke that had exploded in our fridge (it was from their honor bar) and left her a tip but she never did it. It took 3 more calls to the front desk to get this task accomplished. Also, one day my 82-year-old mother wanted an umbrella at the pool and, after seeing one of the guys who worked there drag an umbrella over for someone else, the gentleman we asked said he would "look for one" and "if" he found one he would bring it over. This guy had the little earpiece in his ear and was obviously some kind of manager. My sister and I decided to just to get an umbrella ourselves but ended up asking someone else and they gladly brought it over. Not sure why the other guy wouldn't comply with our simple request.

We had a one bedroom suite. The bed in the bedroom was okay but the fold out bed in the living room was horrible. It was not comfortable at all and my sister and I got little sleep when we were there. The suite itself is pretty nice though with a small kitchen and two bathrooms, balcony with a view and tv's in both rooms. The tv had little to choose from - TNT, CNN and some American Channel that played American TV shows like Letterman, Wheel of Fortune, etc. at odd times during the day.

Be warned that if you sit on the beach you will be constantly approached by the vendors. If you just say nicely no they will go away but if you show any interest whatsoever, they hop the rope and start showing you their merchandise. We actually went and sat on the beach (they have lounges and umbrellas there too) just so we could multitask by laying out and shopping at the same time. However, at times it was annoying.

When we checked in, they took our bags and said they would be right up but we waited and waited and had to call 2 times to get them so do not let your bags be taken by the bellboys if you don't want to have to wait.

The hotel has a nice little deli and store right on the premises. We went to the supermarket thinking we would save money but it wasn't worth the cost of the cab. We probably should have just bought the food at the little market for all the hassle of going into town to the store.