My boyfriend and I stayed at this resort April 1-7, 2007. We found the hotel to be extremely beautiful and well-maintained, the staff is friendly and helpful.

Before traveling, we did arrange roundtrip transport from the airport to the hotel and back through TransCabo's website. They were reasonable--$28 a person for roundtrip transfers, on time and pleasant. I highly recommend using them and booking in advance. After getting through customs/etc when arriving, you can skip all the timeshare sellers and go right outside to meet TransCabo.

Anyway, arrving at the hotel, we were very impressed and pleased that everything was ok with the booking (we used Travelocity, which was an ordeal in itself, but not related to the hotel itself).

The staff was pleasant and accommodating, however things are very expensive here. For the rate we were paying, I did not feel it was in the hotel's best interest to nickel and dime their guests on everything else ($10/day for wireless internet acces, $10/day for use of the fitness center, $9 for 8 oz margaritas and other drinks, $5 for use of the in-room coffee maker, no continental or complimentary breakfast, etc). I guess I am used to getting those things with my hotel stay in the US. Regardless, I would recommend this hotel, but I would suggest trying to get to Costco or other off site markets for things like sunscreen, bottled water, snacks, etc.

The pools were never over crowded, even though the hotel was full, however, sometime there was a lack of lounge chairs, etc midday, just because everyone was sunning.

We couldn't swim at this beach--it's too rocky and the water is rough, but really clear and you can all kinds of sea creatures along the shore.

We could even see whales from our hotel room balcony or right on the beach, jumping and crashing in the water. It was amazing.

We tried all 3 restaurants and everything was good--nothing over the top outstanding, but everything decent to delicious and portion sizes were large.

The hotel is a short cab ride from downtown Cabo san Lucas, but it will cost you $20 for 2 people, one way. This got to be expensive, so we only went into town 3 days.

We took a sunset dinner cruise and did some whale watching in the Sea of Cortez--I highly recommend SunRider tours. Good food, good sights, NOT a booze cruise. We got great photos of el Arco, Sea lion colony, sunset, other boats, etc. My boyfriend also went deep sea fishing on a charter--caught his first marlin.

At the end of the trip, transcabo picked us up on time for the airport, just like they promised and we headed back home. We enjoyed our stay, and would recommend this hotel.

Well My girlfriend and I stayed at the Fiesta Americana Grand back in august of 2006.. and we were blown away by the views and the rooms.. the first night there we went into town to get food for the week and when we got back our room had been completely invaded by moths... and the glass sliding doors had moths all over it trying to get their way in... this was partly our fault for leaving a couple lights on but another part of the problem was the gap under the doors that allowed for the bugs to easily make their way into the room..with all of this aside.. the hotel was just great, the room was very nice and everything was in great shape.. the pools were great and the resort wasn't crowded which was nice, at times it felt as if we were the only people there.the only thing that bothered us was the fact that the hotel was so far away from the city and wanting to go to the city for shopping/clubbing/etc.... and the taxis were rather expensive at $20 for a trip back and forth...

P.S. And i dont recommend going in august because of the heat.. .and hurricanes(we had to leave 2 days early to avoid a hurricane)

We were ripped off!!!

We were sold a 2 bedroom villa in our vacation package, upon checkin we were given a 1 bedroom villa. I had a letter from them stating we were getting a 2 bedroom. The room we were given had a joining second bedroom that was empty but they would not allow us to use it. The rooom they gave us was next to the construction that started at 8 am and went on until 10:30 pm. We could not open our balcony door due to the construction noise and dust. The entire resort is under construction including areas around the swiming pool.

The managememt did not care that we were unhappy, they ignored us.

Yes, there were giant roaches walking around the lobby and resort.

The restaurant was outrageous, mexican buffet was $50 per person. There was no one eating there night after night.

If you go there rent a car, their shuttle is $20 per person to leave the resort. You will need the car to find a decent restaurant.

They lied to us to sell us a vacation package as well as others staying there.

We had a bad expereience and would not go there again nor recommend the place to anyone!

My fiance and I stayed at the Fiesta Americana from March 30 through April 4, 2007. I had meetings on Mon, Tues, Wed, but we went early to enjoy what Cabo has to offer. Let me get the work stuff out of the way, they accomodate business travelers very well and the meeting facilities, food, business offices, etc. are all top notch. They do have wireless connection that costs about $15 per 1/2 hour.

The facilties are exceptional. Four very clean pools, one has a bar in it, one is for the kids, one buts up against the beach, and one is for swimming. Lots of room to lay out, the beach sand is very coarse, not really made to lay out on, but they have plenty of chairs and hammocks to relax in. The water is very clear, lots of aquatic life to watch (whales, sea lions, dolphins, fish, crabs, etc.). Our room was on the third floor and was $280 USD plus tax a night. It was cleaned daily and sheets turned down nightly. They have two great golf courses that I did not play (they are $300 a round), but the friends that did said they were amazing.

Prices are not cheap (bottle of water $4, beer $4.50, snickers bar $4), but the food is good and prices seem in line with a higher-end resort. It is a $45 USD cab ride from airport and another $20 cab ride into Cabo San Lucas. Downtown Cabo is cool. Lots of awesome nightlife and restaurants. My recommendations are Margaritaville (best and biggest margaritas), Lorenzillos (best lobster in Cabo), The "new" Trailer Park (you HAVE to go hear, outstanding sea food and steaks), Cabo Wabo Cantina.

We went SCUBA diving twice with Underwater Diversions. They are down by the marina near the El Tesoro hotel. It is American run and a great place. Ask for Ivan. The diving is PHENOMENOL, my fiance and I have been all over the Carribean and this is some of the best. $133 USD for a 2-day, 2-tank dive package plus $30 USD for wetsuit and BCD. Water is around 70 degrees, but they provide thick wetsuits and I was nevery cold.

We also did some fishing with Dream Maker charters. Ask for Dale, again, American run. We fished with Francisco, he is very good. We went on a 1/2 day trip on a 22 ft. Panga and caught about 15 Sierra (Spanish Mackeral). Cost was $175 USD plus $26 for our licenses and another $20 USD for bait.

Finally, we did a dune buggy tour into the mountains (or hills). We went with Buggy Adventure out of downtown Cabo. It was $90 USD per couple for a 3 hour tour. Well, ours turned into about a 4 hour tour because the buggys kept breaking down. Lets just say it was an adventure. We had a riot and chalked it up to an adventure that we will talk about for years to come. Great way to see life outside of Cabo, the Mexican wilderness, and some "authentic" scenery and company.

All in all a great trip I would recommend to anyone. Enjoy.