I booked our room online through orbitz.com and it was quite expensive. The hotel looked really nice, though, so we decided to splurge. Once again, I selected "king bed" and upon our arrival discovered that we had two full beds instead. We asked to be moved, but there were no other rooms available. I think since orbitz and like sites don't guarantee your room selections, the hotels really take advantage of that and just give you whatever's left.

We were basically renting a bedroom, that had a seperate entrance, from a time share owner who didn't need the room that weekend.

Our balcony was shared with the room next to us that, from the outside, appeared to be huge. There were furnishings, a grill and other items that were obviously personal all over the balcony, so we weren't sure.....were we allowed to use the grill that was on our side of the balcony? It was as if we were staying in a room at a strangers home and we didn't want to be in their way. It made things very uncomfortable for us.

We were in town for a friends wedding. They were suppose to call us with details of the wedding events. They left us messages on our room voicemail, but the light was not working on the phone, so we did not receive the messages until it was too late to attend the events. Very disappointing, room equipment should be maintained properly.

We were very disappointed with the room and did not feel that the staff was very supportive nor friendly. We will return to Cabo, but not to this hotel or any of it's partners.

This place single handedly ruined our trip. The management was HORRIBLE. We booked our hotel room with an ocean view and paid a large amount of money for this. When we arrived...surprise!...no rooms left with an ocean view. They then proceeded to tell us it was our fault and that there was nothing they could do to help. When we threatened to cancel the rest of our reservation they said: Okay, we'll reimburse some of the cost. This was a lie. When we checked out the manager said: "TOO BAD! I am not going to reimburse anything. We do not guarantee an ocean view." We were forced to pay for an ocean view and we got a view of a dying bush on the "garden" level. We had just come from another hotel in Cabo so we were aware of what an impressive hotel looks like and Estancia falls incredibly short. On top of the poor service, the food was putrid, the rooms swelled like a combination of urine and vomit and they charge twelve dollars for a bottle of water--even after you pay an exorbitant amount of money for your room. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COST IF YOU WANT TO AVOID HAVING YOUR TRIP RUINED! SERIOUSLY.

Our family just returned from VLE and wish we were still there. We stayed in a 2 bedroom, 3 bath villa with two adults and three teen-age boys. I had researched Cabo and the many different places and areas to stay and finally decided to stay at VLE because of the location. Our view of the ocean and pool were incredible. We loved the location as we could walk down the beach or take a short cab ride to downtown. We only had one problem with VLE and that was the prices of food and beverage. We have stayed in many 5 star resorts and have no problem with paying a little more. However I am offended when a resort feels the need to actually rip you off. A glass of beer(not even an actual full can of beer) at the pool is $5.00. Bloody Mary's are $9.00 for a small glass. I overheard several people complaining about the price of drinks and food around the pool. I noticed that several people brought their own beer or drinks with them. Because of the previous reviews and our actual experience we chose to eat out every night. The market on the property is very overpriced as well.

The staff is wonderful and always very friendly. The new spa (Desert Spa) had been open for 2 weeks. It was the nicest spa I have been in and the staff was great! Best massage I have ever had (ask for Betty). We decided that this is probably the nices resort that we hace stayed in and hope to return soon. Hopefully they will re-evaluate their food and beverage prices both at the resort and at the market.

My husband and I (late 20s) just returned from a week-long trip in Cabo in July of 2007. We shared a two bedroom condo at the Villa La Estancia with my parents (late 50s/early 60s). The hotel was everything we hoped for and more for our trip. We spent countless hours planning and researching this trip and were not disappointed!

The hotel was close enough to all the action in downtown Cabo that we could take a cheap cab ride to town ($7 to the mall, $12 to the far side of the marina). But it was also far enough away from all the craziness and party scene that we could relax and unwind. We didn't want a spring break scene, but we did want to kick back and have a few beers and some mild nights on the town.

The condo we stayed in was well-maintained and had everything we needed - stereo, TV, all kitchen amenities (blender, dishwasher, dishes, etc.). Housekeeping service was literally the best I've ever had - we tipped our housekeeper well after our week there. And the resort was beautiful - manicured lawns, huge clean pools, high quality beach chairs and umbrellas, and a large modern gym that was almost always empty. The property also has two neighboring resorts that all share a market, spa, internet cafe, shops, and deli. We literally could have stayed at the resort the whole week and would have had everything we needed.

The pool was basically deserted in the mornings and we could lounge and read under the umbrellas. Folks tended to come out a bit more in afternoons and everyone happily enjoyed a beer or a margarita at the swim up pool bar. Resort guests were happy to be on vacation and chatted casually with each other at this time - very fun! I suspect that some of the guests spent time at the pools at the neighboring resorts (Estancia guests can use the Arco and Palmar properties, but not vice versa). The Palmar was better for kids (lots of pool games), but was too hectic , loud, and crowded when we went over for a brief visit for our taste.

The only negatives were minor: the on-site restaurants (as we suspected) were overpriced and not that great. La Casona was decent, but way too much money for what it was. We also ate at La Perla at the neighboring Arco resort and literally had inedible seafood. The shrimp and calamari were like chewing rubber bands and the fish was cooked to death. But we were going for convenience both nights, so we weren't that surprised by this. Next time, I would just take a cab ride to town every night for dinner because the restaurants there were amazing. (By the way, our favorite restaurant in town was La Fonda - we went twice it was so good!).

The other small problem we had was that the air conditioning in our unit broke one day. The front desk was a little slow to get the message and to act on our complaint. After several reminder calls, they finally got with it and fixed it. My advice - be persistent!

We rented directly from an owner through VRBO.com and saved nearly 50% off the regular rates. I would highly recommend this option. One reviewer complained that they received lesser service if they rented from an owner, but we did not find this to be the case at all.

I thought this was one of the best options in Cabo and really the only luxury resort in Cabo proper on the Medano beach side. When we go back, we will definitely stay here again!