The Resort didn't have the extra touch. My husband and I stayed at an all inclusive last year in Nueva Vallarta. We loved the Grand Velas there and thought we would try Los Cabos for a few days after christmas. The best part of Dreams was the glass of champagne and cookie at check in. It went down hill from there. The lady at check in was gracious but hinted very loudly that the staff could accept tips. We tried to avoid the greeter like other travelers suggested and found it impossible. Not only did he corner us, but when my husband asked about the spa services he declared that my husband could have anything he wanted, even a happy ending. OMG - who says that! Whatever. Our room was clean, spacious, with a nice view. The lounge chairs were clean and there are enough umbrellas for shade. The pool was clean, but cold. The spa was cold and full of kids using it as there own kiddie pool. There are few servers. The 'glasses' are those cheap plastic glasses you get at the party store, which never smelled fresh. Try drinking a cocktail in that! The margaritas were pre-made with mix, not fresh lime juice like other resorts. The 'finest' restaurant, Portofinos, had the WORST food. The theme nights were ok. There is a band for the 1 bar in the hotel and no dancing. However, if you plan to get a good night sleep, you'll have to wait until 12 when the band/show stops. We saw no bugs, except there was a mouse in our room - on the 5th floor! We had to switch rooms, only after the manager insinuated we never saw one. Who makes that up, considering I was in the room taking a little sun break when I saw the darn thing scurry across the floor! The spa was only ok, again kids everywhere, running in and out of the jacuzzi, the steam, etc. The steam room was never really hot, the sauna was almost hot. The only good food was the Japanese restaurant and the seafood restaurant. Do not order room service, except for coffee. Have breakfast at El Patio where you can control the amount of oil in your omelet. We didn't have a bad time, the weather was perfect and we were with friends. We chose Dreams based on some good reviews and for the price point. But in hind sight, I'd rather do it right, go a little over budget and go back to Grand Velas.

My Husband and I stayed at Dreams this past July. This was our first trip to Los Cabos and we booked this vacation for a romantic getaway. Our relatives who vacation in Cabo yearly advised us not to book an AI as there are many great restaurants in downtown Cabo, however we went against their advice and decided to stay at the Dreams because of its four-five star rating. Although we loved Cabo and will definitely vacation there again, let me just say that it has nothing to do with Dreams. Our experience with the resort, which by the way is definitely not a four star resort, was subpar from the beginning.

CHECK-IN/ROOMS:
Upon checkin we were notified that our Oceanview room, which my husband reserved twice by personally calling the resort both two weeks and one day prior to our arrival, was not available. After explaining to the attendant about our previous requests we were questioned about what we told and by whom, as if we were lying. After my husband provided details of his previous conversations with the manager as to how rooms were assigned/reserved, the checkin attendant agreed that the information we were given was indeed correct but that there weren't any more Oceanview rooms available that day. She told us to check back the next day and perhaps they could change our room then but in the meantime we were escorted to another room which was a junior suite on the first floor. When we got to our room, we quickly noticed how filthy it was. There was mold growing on the mini refrigerator, the microwave door was rusted and the furniture was old and chipped. But the main problem was that the room was right across from the Seaside grill and all we could hear was the sound of glasses, plates, and utensils clanging together. We soon realized that the patio sliding door which looks out to the diners in the restaurant, didn't close so anyone walking by the restaurant could enter our room. We called the front desk and were told again that there weren't any other rooms available but that someone would come by to fix the balcony door/lock. We took our luggage and went back to the reception desk and after speaking with another individual, we were escorted to another room which was not a junior suite but was fairly clean and had a door that locked.

My husband and I decided to forget about the checkin disaster as we reminded ourselves that we were on a vacation. We are not snobby people with extremely high expectations. But having traveled to other three to four star resorts in the Carribbean, Hawaii, and Mexico, we expected the same if not more from the Dreams since it is touted as a four-five star resort.

FOOD:
The food was just horrible and pretty much inedible. We ate at all of the restaurants and they only item that was edible were the french fries. The fish at Oceana had a metallic bitter taste - can you say mercury poisoning? The shrimp cocktail at the Seaside grill was so nasty we still cringe at the thought of it, and the buffet at El patio was crawling with flies. Both times we went, half of the food was gone. One can only presume the flies got to the food first. Portifino was okay but the tiramisu desert we ordered tasted like it was years old. I can honestly say that my husband and I lost weight during our stay at the Dreams. We ended up going out to eat our last two nights in downtown Cabo where the food was excellent. There are so many great restaurants in town that we only regret not eating in town sooner.

SERVICE:
The staff at the resort was not very friendly and it seemed that tips were expected for everything. Even though we did tip during our entire stay there, you could barely get a smile out of the staff. It was as if they just didn't want to be there. We never not Pool side service the entire time we were there (which was five days).
We waited for 30 minutes one time at the Seaside Grill before someone came to take our drink and lunch order. Just not what one would expect from a four star resort.

LOCATION/TRANSPORTATION: The hotel is located pretty far from downtown which is about a 20 minute drive. Taxi's leaving the hotel cost $25 (one way), however when leaving downtown to return to the hotel, we found we could negotiate the fare to $18. There is a bus stand right across the street from the entrance to the Dreams, however when we inquired about it the staff discouraged us from using the bus stating that it is too dangerous to cross the street. We decided to try it anyway and we saw a Dreams staffmember at bus stop. I guess they think Americans are too stupid to cross the road. The bus is $1/pp and takes you right into Downtown Cabo dropping you off at the Mall. We took the bus into town and cabbed it back to the resort as the last bus leaves downtown at 10:30PM.

GROUNDS:
The only thing nice about this resort is its beautiful grounds which are well kept, and the wonderful view of the Sea of Cortez.


Overall, the Dreams was horrible and we would not recommend it to anyone.

I had read reviews before I went and was worried. I had never been to Mexico before but I decided to go without any expectations and had the best time! I went with 3 other family members (adult women) and had a wonderful time. Never once did I feel unsafe. The hotel room was clean and always stocked. The movie on the beach was fun and the shows every night were great. We called room service at 2:00am and it came quickly and the food was good. The bars and the pools were wonderful. Food was good and service was excellent.

Went on the Pub Crawl which was a great and safe way to see the clubs. Absolutly worth the $20.

Loved every bit of it and will go back again!!!!

We travel all over the world. This trip was our extended family vacation. We booked three rooms for the five of us.

This was my Parents and Aunt's first All Inculsive. My Parents were very leary of doing an All Inclusive. My hubby and I stay at All Inclusives all the time and love them. This is by far the BEST All Inclusive we have stayed at.

Upon arrival both couples were uprgraded to the Two Room Suites. WOW! We were impressed. Not a lot of time share people hitting us up for time shares.

Beach is sandy and beautiful. The usual people offering to sell you stuff, (typical of Mexico).

Staff was great, extra friendly. Concierge gave great Deep Sea fishing reccomendations, the guy's caught several fish. Reccomendation for Horse Back Riding was excellent.

The food was great, the rooms clean and the staff friendly and helpful. Would reccomend again. Parent;s loved it so much thatthe next extended vacation is at another All Inclusive. Thank you for making a great vacation. We will be back soon,