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Hotel Finisterra
Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico 23410, Cabo San Lucas 23410, Mexico
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Finesterra=Fantastic

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Lexington, KY
May 14, 2004
4/4 found this review helpful

I can't believe there are no reviews for this wonderful place! My husband and I spent our honeymoon at the Finesterra in December of 2000. Granted, that's a while ago, but the experience was so pleasant, it's still worth writing about. We absolutely loved it. The views of the ocean and the marina/town/mountains were beautiful and the resort itself is fantastic. It's built such that it blends with the earth and seems part of it. The staff were wonderful. The first night I was there I broke one of the straps on a dress (a result of too many dos equis in the hot tub that afternoon) and my husband took it to the front desk where a sweet girl sewed it up no problem. He gladly gave her $10 just for being so helpful and friendly, but it was totally his choice, she asked for nothing. We also had them do some laundry for us - not overpriced for the service - and our clothes smelled so good we've been trying to find something in the U.S. that smells like that for 3 years now with no luck. We still talk about how great our clothes smelled! Silly, I know but what the heck? They really did smell great :-)

The food at the resort was pretty good, but we ate out a lot because that's what we do when we go on vacation. Casa Rafael's is the best restaurant we've ever been to, not so much because of the food, which was great, but more so for the ambiance and the overall experience. Dinner for the two of us was about $100, but worth every single penny - and believe me, we are not rich by any stretch of the imagination, $100 bucks is A LOT of money for us to spend on dinner! But here's what we got for that... superb setting, dark, quiet, very romantic - excellent service with three wait staff people that served us and only us the entire time we were there. One person took our order and brought our drinks/food and made sure we had everything we needed, another kept the table clean literally using a little brush to wipe away any crumbs and such and another person dedicated soley to dessert. The food was very good and not limited to typical Mexican fare, the menu was international with something for everyone. I had quail - delicious. This really was a great experience because we felt like high society and it wasn't like it is in the states when you go to places like that where the staff is looking down their noses at you becuase they know you aren't high society. These people treated us like royalty.

Anyway - I highly reccomend both the Finesterra and Casa Rafael's. If you are looking for the best breakfast in Cabo, look no further than Captain Tony's on the Marina. Absolutely the best breakfast burritos in the world. They are huge and muy tasty.

We are going back to Cabo in two weeks, staying at the Playa Grande this time (same owner as Finesterra), hope our experience is as wonderful as it was the first time.

Most definitely reccomend the Finesterra.
Finesterra=Fantastic!

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Finnisterra great place and location

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5 of 5 stars
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Fremont, CA
May 4, 2004

We stayed in a Jr suite of the new section and the room was very nice, it had a mini kitchen, table two beds and was a nice size over all. We were on the first floor right off the lobby and everything was within easy walking distance. The hotel provides a van that will drive you to the bottom of the hill and everything on the Marina is within short walking distance. The pools are all on the cold side , and the restaurants food were good, but not great! We loved having breakfast at the Whale watchers, great way to start your day. No venodrs constantly bugging you at the hotel. We would stay here again because overall it was a great place and the staff was so great!

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very customer freindly

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joetoygo 2 contributions
akutan alaska
May 2, 2004

excelent hotel with nice rooms, my only disslike was the timeshare speals from people not associated with the finisterra. we were weathered in for 3 days so were late getting there, the hotel didnt charge us and they extended our stay for the original 5 nights. no hassle what so ever.will be back

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Great Locaton.....Good Value....

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4 of 5 stars
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Apr 21, 2004
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My wife and I just returned from 7 days at the Finisterra and we enjoyed our stay. DON"T believe everything you read in the reviews for this resort. I did not find rude people here in fact they went out of their way to please especially Angel at he pool bar and Freddy at the bell desk. These people work hard and if you show your appreciation when you first arrive (tips) they do not forget! Our room was in the new section (a must) on 6th floor. I highly recommend an upper floor for best view. Food was very good at the pool and excellent at the Blue Marlin / Whale Watch restaurant bar. Cocktail prices are reasonable and they have 2 for 1 happy hour pool side 2 to 4 and 4 to 6 pm at the Whale Watch. The beach is no swimming as it on the Pacific with riptides. You can walk the beach but it's soft sand which makes it a little tuff. This Resort is in walking distance to town with quality resturants, bars and shopping close by. You can stay at other Resorts in Cabo and pay a lot more money and not get the Quality and Value of the Finisterra. Oh, and I might add, NO time share hassles or beach vendors!

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Palapa Beach is the best!

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Connecticut
Apr 4, 2004
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We went to the Hotel Finisterra on an RCI timeshare exchange during the week of 12/25/03. When we arrived at our 2 bedroom room (Casa Uno) my heart sank. It was in the old section and it was old! It was like stepping back into the 1970's. The room was completely below todays 3 star standards. It was dark, musty, had broken and mildewing tiles, bedspreads that were literally from the 70's, as well as cockroaches in the kitchen cabinets. We had no hot water for the first 24 hours and the room overlooked the taxi stand so you heard the taxi drivers all night. We slept in that room for 1 night and I went to the timeshare office and demanded a room change. After some argueing, I managed to get 2 suites in the Palapa Beach section. The rooms were beautiful, had great views and were new. If you are exchanging a timeshare, be sure to ask if it is in the oldest section. There is another timeshare section that overlooks the Pacific that is much newer than on the other side of the hill. Unfortunately, the Palapa beach rooms aren't used for timeshare exchange. The Playa Grande is brand new and right next door.
I would try for that hotel first.

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Address: Cabo San Lucas, BCS Mexico 23410, Cabo San Lucas 23410, Mexico