Great hotel nice location in the heart of town but I prefer a beach in front of the hotel, oh well not like I didn't know about the location before.

Good service and food at the buffet.

La carte restaurant was amazing (we caught a Mahi Mahi and they cooked it up for us).

Pool and 2nd floor bars great service, but one night at the lobby bar we were ignored by the bartender, one half was gringos the other Mexicans (Mexicans won) we left and went upstairs to the 2nd floor.

The only bad thing BEWARE the phone service from your room is outrageous - $40.00 per call breaks down like this; $14.97 connection fee and $4.97 per minute with a 5 minute minimum, I bought a calling card from the street for $10.00 and it was good for 40 minutes.

Rooms were clean but dated, people complain about the beds we thought they were okay had a good sleep every night.

Elevator service was consistent

Me, my boyfriend and another couple chose to stay at the Tesoro 11/30-12/5 because it was centrally located - vice being out in the Hotel Zone/Corridor which is out of town. We chose not to take the All-Inclusive option since we were in the heart of the tourist area.

The first thing you want to know is that there's construction happening in the hotel (starting at 7:30 am) as well as in the surrounding area of the hotel. I asked for a quiet room, but really there was no such thing at this time.

Some of the hotel rooms have been remodeled, some not. Every room is different in configuration/layout. We were in room 348 whose balcony overlooked the minature golf course and had a view of the Marina. The room was spacious and clean. It didn't have a microwave & stove, but it did have a coffee pot & mini-fridge. The beds were very firm (not a Westin Heavenly bed!), but some rooms have even firmer beds since they sat on a cement pedestal instead of a box spring like ours did. We worried about bedbugs & brought bug spray, but luckily nothing to worry about. We did see an exterminator during our stay so I assume they stay on top of these things.

Shower pressure & temperature was sufficient. The shower faucet broke and the maintenance guys were at my door & had it fixed within minutes of calling them. Most of the staff were nice.
It irritated the other couple that the hot tub was turned off at 7pm though there were still people in it. The hotel said it's because of the noise and the possible disturbance to the rooms poolside. They never closed the bars at 7pm or held off the construction till a decent hour because of the noise.

There's a computer for guests to use for free that has internet but no printer. There's a 15 minute time limit if other folks are waiting to use it. We didn't have a problem getting on. It's in the tiny room next to the lady that wants to "welcome" you by inviting you to a timeshare presentation.

The best nightlife we found was at Squid Roe. That's nightlife, not drinks. Their drinks were watered down - my boyfriend had 4 Long Island Ice Teas and wasn't even buzzed. He's usually happy by two beers. The couple with us found a little bar just a couple of blocks from the Tesoro buried inside a bunch of souvenir stalls. The only way you'd know there's a bar is that there's a small handwritten 3x1 margarita sign (3 for 1) hanging over the sidewalk. The drinks are potent. Sergio the owner is very personable. We didn't have any problems from the ice and water, though we mostly had sodas and alcohol. We were waiting for the opening of a new bar, Pancho's & Blondie's, but the procrastination of the Mexican regulators prevented them from opening on time. We met the bar owners, Dave & Mary, and we expect it to be a great hangout.

Restaurants: The Office was fantastic & on the expensive side. Mi Casa was delicious and reasonable. Jerry Walton, the Mi Casa waiter, is entertaining and prompt. La Palapa and Romeo & Julietta were fine. We had our breakfasts at Wamongo & Soloman's Landing which are just out the back door. We did hit a couple of hole-in-the-wall taco stands and they weren't too bad. The hole-in-the-walls are the only cheap eats one could find.

Golf: Don't do the Cabo San Lucas Country Club (formerly Raven). It's right next to the sewage pumping plant and the air is full of its "perfume". The course staff instructs you to move your ball if it lands off the fairway since the sand it lands in tends to ruin your clubs. My boyfriend was able to get a 9:30 tee time online for $108 (regular around $170). All the other courses will cost at least $150 for twilight since they are outstanding courses.

Scuba/Snorkel: Tesoro is right at the Marina. Plenty of things for a beginner diver to see just 10 minutes from the Marina - Pelican Rock and North Wall. We took a catamaran to snorkel Santa Maria for $49/person. It was a calm cove but not a whole lot of sea life. Best part was meeting a fun couple from Atlanta (Hi Rebecca & James!). We took the public bus to Chilleno (just past Santa Maria) for 24 pesos/person round trip. It had more sea life to view. Our one mistake was to leave Chilleno at rush hour - the return bus was packed. People riding the bus were very nice. One guy reminded the bus driver several times that we wanted off at Chilleno. On the return, one guy figured out that we didn't know where to get off after we didn't get off at the main bus stop for Cabo. He yelled to the driver to stop so we could get off.

All in all it was a fairly relaxing vacation. We were able to walk to most places with no problem - proximity-wise and safety-wise.

Just spent a week at the Tesoro (Nov 25-Dec2) & it's not a bad as you've read.

AIRPORT: All the booths you encounter when you first arrive are for Timeshare, not your tour operators. Run, don't walk outside to meet your tour operators arranged transportation. One couple on our charter didn't know this & delayed our bus to the hotel by 1.5 hours as they got stuck talking to a Timeshare person. While this wasn't the fault of our tour operator it was very annoying to the rest of us as our usual 50 minute ride to hotel turned out be be almost 3 hours due to our wait.

ROOMS: First of all book a Deluxe Junior Suite. They are renovated with a real bed (mattress & box spring) new furniture and are clean, with evertyhing working. This room type is more expenisve but worth it considering the complaints I heard from people in other room types. Our fridge was restocked daily . At check make sure to say "So that is Deluxe Junior Suite I've booked" as I don't think they always read your tour voucher. The guy changed our room number 3 times while we were checking in so I think if I hadn't said that I might have ended up in another room type. But that is just my impression. **Remember you get what you pay for **.

FOOD: For food was very good with alot of variety - typical all inclusive fare. The French dinner wasn't great, but the other meals were very good. The food in the specialty restaraunt is excellent and the surcharge for lobster ($15) is CLEARLY stated on the menu and other info given to you at check in. There is a large number of menu items that have no surcharge so that you can eat for free.

BEVERAGES: Many reviewers claim that only local drinks are included however I did not find that to be the case. I drink vodka and Smirnoff was always used for my drinks. I also noticed other major brands behind the bar. I could get anything from a Pina Colada to a Vodka martini as part of my all inclusive package. Premium things like Grand Marnier were not part of the package but could be purchased at a 50% discount of the usual cost for all inclusive guests.

VIP SNACK ROOM: As an AI guest you have access to a 24 hour snack room. I have read that the snacks are never changed for days on end so I was very careful to check daily as I very curious about this comment. The snacks are changed as every monring - the room was empited in the morning & restocked in the afternoon. We snacked there every afternoon & everything seems to be fine: pizza, pastires, hot dogs, sandwichs (not refridgerated so I didn't touch them), sodas & beer. What the snacks looked like at 2am I do not know - can't stay up that late anymore.

BEACH CLUB: Again the info given at check in CLEARLY states you must pick up "Beach Club Tickets" from the front desk before heading out to the beach. You get 3 tickets daily per person for drinks & food. After they are gone you have to pay for drinks & food. The beach club a short walk so we never used the shuttle or water taxi provided.

SERVICE: The service was good & bad. Bar service & waiter service in the restaurant was good at the beginning of the week. On Thursday 2 large groups arrived at the resort & I noticed a huge drop in service as everyone semmed to be catering to the large groups. That was disappointing as until then I felt the service was very attentive. On Saturday at breakfast we weren't even offered coffee so we had to get it ourselves. The maid service was great and everything we requested from the front desk was handled within the hour. The service around the pool as excellent & continuous.

LOCATION: Being in town you can walk to almost anywhere, however be warned >it is noisy<. There is noise from the marina, the street, the restaurants below and the construction next to the hotel (depending where your room is located). You do get used to it but a more peaceful environment would have been nice.

OVERALL: Overall I personally have no major issues with vacationing at the Tesoro again. The Conceirge is at the hotel to push timeshare at the Cabo Villas so tread carefully with them if you are not interested in timeshare purchase.

the hotel was just like i had heard the beds were hard and our sink was clogged up not to mention that at 6:00 in the morning the banging started and was very loud but the staff was nice. the food was ok not what im use to and there where no beaches i had to catch a water taxi to get to one and i didnt enjoy be hustled by little kids as young as 4 if i come back to cabo i will not stay here..........