We had the MOST amazing trip ever to the Melia Cabo Real closest to SanJose Del Cabo NOT Los Cabos.
I have been to.....probably about 15 resorts in the last 3 years. This one or the RIUs are my favourites by FAR. I was nervous after reading some of the reviews but know better to get my own experience and I have to wonder if these people are crazy!

Travelled with my husband our ages 46-56. Transfers and check-in was perfect and efficient.

The resort grounds are immaculate. They are constantly cleaning, sweeping, you name it. The pools, buildings, everything were clean and well-maintained. We stayed in a building overlooking a bit of everything with the ocean, pool and gardens...we had it all and loved it. We asked for a room with oceanview as a upgrade due to celebrating our Anniversary and got it. Rooms were clean and perfect. We even received a complimentary bottle of champagne and welcome letter due to celebrating our Anniversary there. We even got to meet and chit chat with the GM as he is walking the grounds. Nice Nice people. Their wedding planner who arranged our Romantic Dinner on the Beach for my Husbands Birthday took as much time and pride in planning our supper. The setup took all day, it took as long as the wedding setup the day before....like WOW it was just supper on the beach people BUT truly was amazing. A Huge "Hats Off" to the Melia staff!

FOOD: The food was really, really good and the a'la cartes were excellent with excellent service. They even did the fancy coffee show for us. My husband is a steak snob due to the fact we have the best beef in the world here in Saskatchewan and he said it was incredible and could literally cut with a fork but does say the filet cut is the better way to go in Mexico versus the other cuts he chooses at home. We were treated like Kings and Queens at all a'la cartes.
I was really impressed with breakfast at the buffet which had many options to please all and great service. Some people were a bit annoyed with a couple birds but I love being outside and eating and it doesn't bother me and they have some eco friendly misting outlets to get the birds to go away.

Bar staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. They even made REAL drinks - like Cosmopolitans, special martinis, mojitos, you name it. AND - they never acted like they expected a tip or gave better service for it. I mean, I tip pretty frequently but sometimes I would almost have to chase them down for a tip - they weren't waiting with their hands out. Wine at most resorts in Cabo or Cabo anywhere is not great....not sure why. A friend of mine and I two years ago had a NON all inclusive and we are wine drinkers and we purchased many wines before finding any good ones...wish I remembered the names. Last year my Regina friend who was at this resort at the same time brought some duty free wine over and shared with me. Think I will do that this year.

The view is absolutely stunning, you can see the ocen, the gardens, beach and the Palms which I love.

Beach: a little rocky at the start then very smooth. NOTE: THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY RESORTS in Cabo that YOU CAN SWIM IN THE OCEAN....calm water in a bay like area. Beach is beautiful and you can walk for hours on it if you choose.

This resort is inbetween Los Cabos and SanJose Del Cabo...closer to San Jose del Cabo where you fly into to. We were 100% ok with this as we needed a very relaxing holiday and was actually fine to hang at the resort and explore the area and just go to San Jose Del Cabo to explore. We have been to Los Cabos a few times. If you are wanting to party it up at the bars in Cabo then I advise you to stay closer to Cabo so that you are not paying a lot in taxis although it is doable.

Cabo San Lucas and San Jose Del Cabo are fabulous towns. Safe, excellent bars, restaurants. Easy cab service or bus. Melia also has good security - you can't get in without showing your bracelet on your way home from the bars.

Activities were plentiful and reasonably priced. $70 for ATVing (four hours); $90 for ziplining and rappeling (5 hours), $40 for a 2-hour party boat ride thing. We have done on past trips!

A few tips:
- It can get chilly at night (like maybe 16- 18 degrees celsius?) You definitely need pants and sweaters at night.
- you can negotiate cab prices on your way home from Cabo.
- definitely worth it to eat off the resort around the marina at least once. Excellent restaurants there.

Overall, its probably a 4 1/2 star hotel -because some people think it needs to be HUGE and glamorous But it has it ALL and definitely an excellent resort!! and would definitely recommend to my Mother and or Best friend. It does please all ages except for travel to bars in Cabo if you are into that every night or being at the Marina daily could get costly.

Ask for Mario with Guest Relations and he will be sure you have a great visit at the Melia Cabo Real.

I would go back to the hotel in a heartbeat and welcome any questions!
Enjoy your stay at the Melia Cabo Real!
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We just returned from a week at the all inclusive Hotel Melia Cabo Real. It was an overall great experience, reading other comments I have to agree that the rooms were not ready at 3 it was more like 4 but we were sent for lunch which made the time go by a bit faster. We were given an upgrade of our room without asking. We found the front desk staff and all personnel very friendly. Internet connection was a hit and miss but staff was more than eager to rectify the problem. Hotel is clean and well kept, the food was the best we had by far from all previous all inclusive trip to various areas in Mexico. The faucet in our room was not functioning well and a lot of water is wasted. Something they can really look into as they do experience water shortages from time to time. My only real complain if you can call it that was that house keeping was done very late in the day. Our room was never cleaned before at least four in the afternoon which was a bit of a irritation as by then you had enough of the beach and swimming pool and just want to relax in your room. I would gladly return to this hotel and recommend it to other travelers. I usually find something to complain about as my husband points out regularly but I was a great all inclusive holiday at this resort. It is definitely worth four stars!!!

Our rooms weren't that nice - overlooking scrubs and a highway. Our rooms were not ready and missing towels, toilet paper - basically everything. The staff was a bit slow during check-in and although we were supposed to be allowed check-in at 3, none of the rooms were ready until 4. The resort itself is pretty nice though - the pool, the beach, and the food was pretty good overall as well.

We just arrived back from a wonderful vacation at the Melia on November 4th. In reading the reviews prior to booking our trip, I was VERY sceptical. However, the Melia was FANTASTIC!! Upon arriving, they saw that we had a 2 yr old and, without asking, they changed our room to a ground level room close to the kiddie pool in building 3. So grateful for that!! They were also promptly in our room putting mattress toppers on the beds as I had requested them when I booked our trip.

The first evening we were there, they were doing the baby sea turtle release (apparently, they have the authority for this). That was pretty neat! They had a bunch of baby sea turtles and took a lot of people down to the beach and everyone got to release their own baby sea turtle to the ocean.

So, some of the issues people ‘seemed’ to have with the resort:

Rooms: the beds are not that bad. I actually found them quite comfortable with the mattress topper. The pillows were really nice-I did need an extra blanket as it cooled off a fair bit at night. We did not have issues with noise from the pool as the patio doors were enough to quiet any noise in the afternoon so nap time was no issue.

Food: we mostly ate at the Palapa, the buffet, as we had a 2 year old. Breakfast and lunch were pretty standard every day. If we ever needed anything that wasn’t there, we just asked the head chef or the ‘Captain’ and they were always accommodating. The evening ‘theme’ dinners were really good. They were different every night. My two favourites were the Brazilian BBQ and the Oriental dinners. In the daytime, there is a snack bar that is open and they have hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza (surprisingly, really good), nachos, chicken nuggets and some other dishes. We usually ended up there with our little boy as he seemed to prefer that to the buffet. The only A La Carte dinner we did was the Japanese and it was fabulous.

We had Angelica come and stay with our son one evening so we could go to dinner. She is the lady that does the children’s program and is amazing with the children! The have a great setup for the kids during the day if you want to drop them off for a while in the morning or afternoon and many evenings they had something for the children as well.

Beach: There is a rock reef at the beach so that you can actually go in the ocean which was very nice. Also, in the morning only, there is a little tide pool that was perfect for our 2 year old to play in without worrying about the waves.

Staff: nothing short of fabulous! The staff at the resort was great. Things were always kept in very good order and very clean and were quick to accommodate any requests we had.
If I had to think of something that could be improved, it would be the wildlife at the buffet. It is an open to the outside buffet so during the day there would be birds inside but they did a wonderful job of keeping food covered. Also, the playground left something to be desired. We took our little boy there once and that was enough for him-he had more fun at the pool and beach.

The resort is pretty much in the middle of the Cabo San Lucas and San Jose with nothing around but there is a bus stop right out front of the resort. We took the bus to each of the towns and found lots to do.

I would definitely go back and would recommend the Melia for a wonderful family vacation.