Our family of six people; 4 & 2-1/2 year old boys, Nana & Opa, and Mommy and Daddy, just returned from a FABULOUS stay here 4/10-14.

We couldn't get over the luxurious accommodations, beautiful views from every villa, and impeccable grounds. Using the neighboring hotel's kiddie pool and whale slide was a plus too, but we'd have been perfectly content just using the hotels two pools (with shallow areas for kids), plus great beach access (mostly yellow flags while we were there, so no swimming for our kids but fun wading & sandcastle-making!) We found great deals by searching online and booking through people/companies who represent 20+ villa owners. We will definitely stay here on our next family trip. Note, this is NOT a hotel, think of it as a condo rental with great bonus amenities.

If you do go with kids, go to Casa del Dorado. Fabulous meal (where the locals go), and they also have goats, chickens, roosters and peacocks, PLUS a swingset behind the restaurant. So our kids had a fabulous time, (and we did too without fussing kids at the table!). Our boys kept on wanting to return to the "farm restaurant" the rest of the trip, we will next time!

Complex overbuilt for public areas available to guests. While we were there over Easter there were not enough pool chairs. We observerd many guests in arguements over pool chairs.. claiming their territories as early as 6 o'clock in the morning. Service was also terrible as there was not enough staff for the amount of guests. Since this is a partial ownership complex, if there is anything wrong with your villa the resort will blame the owner and the owner will blame the resort. Consequently nothing will get fixed. This is a very expensive resort and the expected amenities such as concierge service, workout facilities, pool area, food, spa are all very average. Your money would be better spent elsewhere. They are building more phases next store so it will ony get more crowded. We were extremely disappointed with Villa La Estancia.

The atmosphere is incredibly relaxing.. I would say more for families or mature college kids.. My parents had a room.. and got me and my 5 best friends (21 year old college girls) a condo.. We like to go out and do our share of partying, but love to relax and lay out during the day. The hotel next door was a little more of a party scene.. But then again, we went the very last spring break week.. So i'm sure it was more fun the prior weeks. Anyway- The accomodations were excellent. The interiors were beautiful.. Very spacious balcony which was wonderful, everything about the condo was wonderful. The poolside restaurant was good too. Pretty pricy- the food is worth it, but our only issue was the $4.50 bottled water and soft drinks! haha. The view from this resort is amazing. Thats the only word i can think of to describe it. I suggest not to go all-inclusive, only b/c of all the great places to eat throughout cabo. You must dine at Alexander (ate their for my 21st birthday dinner, excellent) and Ediths (probably the best place in cabo). I recommend the shrimp dishes at both places. Also the caesar salad. The grounds at Estancia are beautiful. There are 5 hottubs- wonderful. The pool is awesome.. and gorgeous. The flowers are beautiful. The staff was so friendly and the waiters around the pool are so friendly and funny. I didnt use the gym, but saw it and it was awesome! The only negative thing you should watch out for is using the phones to call the U.S... I was with girls who had boyfriends back home and called them several times. One girl called an operator and was told it would cost $1 per minute. Something along the lines of: No matter if you use a calling card or not, its like, $3.50 or so to call the U.S. from the resort. So we had 3 substantial phone calls worth over $150 total. So dont call the U.S.! We should have known better though. Overall, this place is paradise. I loved it and couldnt have asked for anywhere better!

Just returned (3-25 to 3-29). This was the most beautiful place we have ever stay'd. We were in a 1 bed/2 bath unit, middle section, 8th floor (top) and had beautiful views of the clear blue sky and full moon at night. The stonework in this place was unbelievable. My favorite part was the spacious outside terrace. I could have spent the entire vacation out there. The people below us, actually slept out there every night. Our only negative were the HARD beds. I love very firm beds, but these were like sleeping on the floor. They really should offer an alternative. My husband never complains, but woke up every day complaining about his back. They cleaned our unit every day and everyone was very helpful and nice. We did not eat dinner at either VE or VLP, as the lunch was only so so. One word of advise, if you don't get a lounge chair by sun-up, they were all gone by 7:00 a.m. There was plenty of deck for more chairs, but for some reason they only had a few up by the first pool (there were not enough for everyone during spring break, thats for sure, and I heard that complaint during the whole trip. Small complaints for such a beautiful place.