We spent our 10 year anniversary at the Villa Del Palmar from Sept. 21 to Sept 27.
We had a great time. The rooms were clean and the beds were firm but not back-breaking. We were in the 2nd tower overlooking the pools/ocean. All staff were friendly and pleasant. Never had a problem finding a spot by the pools, but we did go later in the season when kids are in school.

We went into town each night for dinner; prices were comparable with US; dinners ranged from 40 - 80 for two dinners with drinks/appetizers. Never had a bad meal. Mi Casa/Office had very good food.

Walk on the beach was tiring; weather was hot and muggy but after a few days we became accustomed to it. If you plan on going into town, take the local bus that is outside of the gated entrance; otherwise it is $7 each way to downtime, which can add up.

If you want to do the time share promo, ask for better discounts on para-sailing, sunset cruises, waverunners, etc. Negotiating is all part of the game. You can typically get better prices if you book your entertainment outside of the resort unless you have negotiated a better rate from the timeshare folks.

Would definitely return to Cabo and probably go back to VDP but would not mind looking at the VDE or the Melia San Lucas, which were beautiful.

Attended the Mexican night show at the VDP, which was awesome. Great drinks, good food and the staff put on a great show. If you can only attend one, attend this one.

We have stayed at the Villa del Palmar three times and are going back next month. the service is great. and the attention to detail is fantastic. The main pool area is activity filled and something going on from 11:00am to 5:oopm. Stay here and relax. only a 20 minute walk to downtown or hop on a local bus for a quarter. ENJOY ! SCOTT L. CHICAGO HGTS. IL.

A friend and I decided that while in Cabo we would take some time to getting a relaxing massage. We booked treatments (20% down, non-refundable) online two weeks before we headed to Cabo at Villa Del Palmar Spa. Well relaxation was not to be. When we arrived at the spa, they had no record of our treatments. Thank goodness that we printed the confirmations. We were told that the manager, who is responsible for booking the online appointments into the spa computer was on vacation for 10 days and he was the only who knew about the online bookings.

So we were offered another time for our treatments but since we were staying close to town (Villa is about a 15 minute cab ride) a taxi ride $12 USD each way was really not worth our time and trouble. So we headed back to our hotel feeling very much NOT relaxed.

Don't book on-line and the cab ride there and back may not even be worth it since we were in no way compensated for their mix up.

Cabos San Lucas was lots of fun and it was a perfect way to celebrate our 1st anniversary.

Villa del Palmar was okay. Our room was clean and comfortable. Yes, the beds are hard. But, they offer foam mattresses through the premium services group-so you should be able to work it out one way or another.

Our room was on the ground floor which was not so bad, since we were right by the pool. But, two days after we arrived the pool was closed for 4 days due to reconstruction. I guess September being a slower time of year-is the time they do their construction projects. What ya gonna do?

Activities every day by the pool were fun. They have theme dinners every night-which we did not particpate in-but they seemed well attended. We found most restaraunts to be less expensive than the theme nights and we had some really wonderful meals!

Gold card and time share presentation was strong. We did the time share presentation to get the gold card...and really we only saved money on excursions. You get 15% off of drinks and meals as well-but we ate off property a great deal. Not sure if it was worth it in the end.

They charge you $4 a day for housekeeping if you are using as a timeshare. Well worth it-the maid cleaned our dishes and made cute tissue flowers and towel animals. I love that stuff.

We rented a car. We found this much more convenient. Cabo is HOT. So, a 20 minute walk into town under normal conditions is not too bad-but when it is 100 degrees...gimme a break. We found the car god to have-since we also took trips to Los Cabos and Todos Santos. We love to walk and Cabo seems safe-but I liked knowing we had a car. Be forewarned-they make you sign your life away if you decline their insurance. I booked through AMEX which has a rental car insurance deal. But still, I signed my life away....for a FORD focus. LOL!

Get the Mexico for Dummies Book! We ate at some great places---Cafe Carmela (by the marina) for breakfast. Great mango smoothies..yummy.

Peacocks had amazing fresh fish.

Mi Casa...great mexican food and fish.

In Los Cabos we ate at the Tropicana which was also delicious. Peacocks was very romantic and delicious....by far my favorite.

If you just want an American hamburger and a daquiri...try Billygans. Very Americanized...by a good local place. They have HUGE 2/1 drinks.

As far as activities...ATV to Candelaria was AMAZING, snorkel cruise to santa maria and the sunset cruise were great. If you ATV, prepare to get dirty....you are in a desert!

We had a great time and Villa del Palmar is convenient to downtown and the marina, and they have an on-site excusrsion place that can help you book your activities. Hilton and Westin are farrrrr away from downtown-and if you do not have a car-it will cost you a small fortune in taxi money.

Have fun!