We stayed at Dreams April 5-12, 2008 with 3 other couples to RELAX! The first thing we noticed was how clean it is. We saw staff at all hours sweeping, mopping, cleaning. The public bathrooms were all very clean with wonderful incense burning. We had an average suite - no pressures to upgrade or listen to time share ptiches.
One friend & I had fabulous massages at the spa. It is very nice there & worth checking out.
As for food, we loved the Japanese and Oceana the most. Most of the food is ok all-inclusive type quality. Dinners were the best. They had different lunch buffets at the beach bar every day, which is good if you just want to grab something & not have to "cover up" One thing we noticed was that they leave mayonaise and coffee cream on the tables all the time. It was 90 + degrees every day- not sure if that is the cause of some food poisoning- we never used it and were fine all week, all 8 of us. We even used tap water in our room to make coffee.
The pool bars have staff that bring you drinks & any food that you might want. We had excellent service at all the pools, but Daniel at the lower pool was outstanding!! Antonio at the Lobby Bar is awesome too! I had trouble getting waited on when I would walk/swim up to the bars myself, even with a dollar or two waving. The bartenders waited on men before me. That got a little annoying at times- good thing I had Daniel to take care of my thirst!!
Our room was always clean, had turn-down service every night with our little chocolates & the next day's itinerary. The in-room frig was restocked every day. We didn't use the air, slept with the balcony door opened, it was nice to sleep with the sounds of the ocean & the fresh breeze.
The daily activities seemed adequate- no pressure to join in. There are people on the beach selling their wares behind a rope, apparently they can't cross the rope onto the Dreams property. Can't tell you how many times I heard "Hey lady . . . " The resort has a Mexican night when they bring in some vendors, so if you don't make it off the resort, you still have a chance to shop.
We went into Cabo twice, with the group it was $12 each roundtrip cab. My husband & I took a trip to San Jose & it was $20 each way.
All in all, it was a great vacation because we made it that way. I probably won't go back mostly because of the location- it took approx. 9 hours with layovers to get there & home (we live in Michigan). And we just didn't feel the love we felt at Dreams Punta Cana (Sunscape) - the Dominican people are a lot happier & friendlier. Dreams Cabo was much more costly, and just not worth it when comparing the two resorts.

My husband and I stayed at Dreams from 4.19.08 to 4.26.08 for our honeymoon in room 3318 (junior suite) that overlooked the smaller "quiet" pool. Arrival in Cabo was a breeze, after getting through customs and baggage claim, you walk through the two rooms to the exit- we were never harassed by anyone inside the airport. We took a $60 cab (I think that was a rip off, but the guy wouldn't go down) to Dreams (30 minute ride) and checked in around noon (check in literally took 10 minutes and no one bothered us EVER about sitting in on a time share presentation). Our room was not ready yet, so we left our baggage with the bell boys, changed into swim suits and headed for the pool and bars. We laid around the pools and explored for a few hours before checking back at the front desk at 2 and our room was ready. Our luggage was brought up, we unpacked a bit, then headed back out to the pools.

My husband and I have traveled a lot to mexico and have done our fair share of all inclusives and we must say that the grounds, room, food and drink were all amazing. Our room was beautifully decorated and updated, all with new tile and a four poster king size bed. There was a mini fridge in the room which was convenient-it was stocked everyday. They also provided robes and slippers, and decorated our room with flower petals and candles the first night we arrived. We never had problems getting chairs around the small quiet pool or the big pool, nor did we ever have to wait to get into any of the restaurants. Towel huts are located next to each pool. They have a store that sells postcards, suntan lotion, cigars, etc. Internet was $7 for 30 minutes.

We had breakfast every morning at El Patio (great view of the ocean and the gazebo area) Our favorites at breakfast included : mimosas, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, choice of juices and fruit, pastries, the yogurt selection, omelet and waffle bar, and the other typical mexican breakfast foods such as beans (refried and black), and chicken and beef options.

We ate dinner at every restarant, 3 times at the Sea Side grill where we tried the beef tenderloin with bearnaise(my very, very favorite to eat anywhere-make sure you order your steaks a step or two rarer, they tend to cook steak more than in the US ), red snapper, rib eye, cheese cake, brownies, apple stroudel(another favorite). At Oceana (adults only) we enjoyed the tuna steak, shrimp egg roll, scallops, steak and shrimp, catalan cream, and chocolate mousse. At Portofino (Italian) we tried the mushroom and beef pasta, ocean mix pasta, shrimp and alfredo pasta(another one of my favories here), caprese salad, the calamares, and the white chocolate mousse. At Himitsu we had the tuna roll, shrimp tempura, egg roll and spring roll, peanut sauce chicken satays and pad thai. Wine was decent and they were always ready to fill our glass again and again.

They've also got a great beach bar called Barracuda which was fun to sit at and enjoy the sunsets at after dinner. Palapas and more chairs and hammocks are down on the beach. Obviously no swimming in the ocean at this resort, but the waves are so cool to watch-the waves crash so hard it sounds like thunder. While we were there, 2 weddings were performed (one on the beach, one in the gazebo). It looked like all of those guests had an amazing time, this is a georgous venue, and had we not been married in the US, me would have gotten married here!

For us our days consisted of laying out and reading by the small quiet pool and drinking and eating as much as we pleased. Food is ordered off of the menu and delivered to your chair at the small pool from the Oceana restaurant area/bar. We made sure to order a variety of items, we tried the shrimp burrito, chicken fingers and fries(fabulous), shrimp and avacado salad (one of my absolute FAVORITES), and nachos. Otherwise you can grab what you like from the buffet at the Sea Side Grill by the big pool and bring it over yourself( you must try the guacamole and chips from the Sea Side, it's the BEST, we also tried the other buffet items and the shrimp quesadillas).

We had our fair share of the wine, beer (corono or negro modelo), margaritas (regular and mango), pina coladas and mixed drinks. We can't complain about any of the food or drinks we ordered, it was all fresh and made to order(and if you don't think there's enough liquor in your drink, just ask for more). All in all, we loved everything about the resort, the grounds were maticulously cared for, the waiters were always pleasant, and our room was very clean (we tipped a few dollars everyday).

We didn't participate in much of the entertainment nights, but we did have fun playing Wii on the big screen and dancing to the live band on the beach one night. There were also other movies that were played on the big screen, a magic show night, latin dance show night, gambeling, and pirate night. A couple nights they had vendors set up shop near El Patio to sell goods.
Check out and leaving the resort was easy too. Taxis were waiting to take us to the airport, it was $35/40 to get back.

The only complaints we have are in regards to other travelers that seemed to never have been to a resort before. Here are a few pointers for my fellow travelers so that everyone can have an enjoyable time: first, there were a TON of babies and kids at this resort, not really sure if it was the week we picked or what, but it was ridiculous the amount of crying, running, screaming, splashing and complete disregard the children AND parents displayed towards other guests. This resort is meant to provide peace and relaxation, and for those of you who go on a "family" vacation to this resort with your kids, please realize that it is not a vacation from parenting and discipline. We saw kids running all around the pools (since when is running around a pool EVER safe or allowed?), swinging uncontrollably in the hammocks, using spot lights as digging toys in the sand around the pools, screaming, talking rudely to the workers, and most horridly, a couple brought their 6 month old baby into the pool WITH OUT A DIAPER OR BATHING SUIT ON (people, this is not a lake, or the ocean, or your own private pool, it is a public pool and that is disgusting! No one wants to swim around in your kids urine or worse. Please keep your children appropriately diapered, dressed, AND behaved-if you have questions about such rules, just consult the pool rule board that states "bathing suits are required at all times"-regardless of age!) If you want to let your kids act like maniacs or swim naked, take them to Disney World like everyone else, and not this type of resort. And secondly, please refrain from playing your music for the entire world. There were numerous occasions when people would play their ipods or radios on speakers. The sound carries so badly around the pools and it's very tough to read and nap while having some horrible country or phil collins song blasting in your ears-use head phones like everyone else!

I have stayed in several nice resorts, mainly the Occidental resorts in the Mexican Caribbean and this is my first time in Cabo. One of the problems with the Dreams resort is that it looks much better in pictures than it actuality is . I stayed in the one bedroom suite. Even though it had a marble tub and travertine floors, the whole place looked outdated and could really need some renovation. Because the surf is too rough in front of the resort, everyone is at the pool and the pool water gets very cloudy. At first, I snubbed swimming in it, but my four year old made me go with her everyday so I did. The food at Dreams was a disappointment. They have 4 restaurants, but we could not go to the Oceana because it is adults only. We went to El Patio almost everyday because it's a buffet style and thus easy to go with the kids. The food was not great. Italian night was the one night where I could say the food was very good but during Asian night the food was barely edible. Although the food during lunch and dinner was very inconsistent, breakfast was always very good. Another thing that bothered me was that the Kids Explorer Club had this policy that no adult can look inside the cabin where the children are kept. This is very bizarre and no one knows of the sanitary condition of the place, or whether it is even a safe area. All you know is that if you want a break from the kids, you drop them off in the playground area and hope for the best. In all fairness, nothing has happened when I dropped off my four year old there, but still I really dislike the fact that you can't check the place out. Overall, my advice is if you are gong to stay jn Cabo, stay at a place with a swimmable beach. The whole week was torture since the ocean water was so tempting, and yet so forbidden. I did not see any shows except for the magic show which was really good. They have a sister resort called the Casa Dorada. It's really nice and is on a swimmable beach. I would rather stay there next time. The only thing is that it's close to the main bars so it's not quiet. These will eventually be timeshares and the Dreams resort people were really pushing us to go and hear their pitch (annoying as usual, but not high pressure). Overall, not a bad place to stay but not excellent.

My husband and I were originally going to Aventura spa palace, but because of the ATA disaster we had to change our plans. We booked Dreams one week before and didn't have a ton of time to research our trip there. I was a little nervous about the reviews I have read.

First I will give the down side of this resort. Don't worry, It isn't too bad.... check in was pretty irritating! Eric at the front desk is a con artist. Long strory short he said they didn't have a room with a king size bed. (it was our 5 yr anniversary, and was a big deal to us.) He says we can upgrade to a govenors suite for $200 per night. Well do the math on a 7 night stay, that wasn't happening. So he draggs us to several different rooms quoting us different prices and convienently the key to the junior suite that was included didn't work. Go figure! After an hour of this we paid $200 for a honeymoon suite for the week. I really felt abused at this point, but ultimately it was a nice room with a seperate bedroom and kitchen with great view of the ocean an the pool.

My second complaint is that I definitely got some sort of food poisoning. I am not really sure what it was that I ate, but I can tell you that I am very particular about the types of food that I eat, in other words careful. No red meat, mayonaise, lunch meat ect. This was a 4 day stint of nocturnal stomach issues. So bad, that if I were home with the symtoms I was experiencing I would have gone to the ER.

OK, on with the good...
The service is great at dinner! The lobby bar in the evening has great service too, ask for Pepe! The beach bar with the swings has some great servers that will bring you drinks by the beach and lunch. I would say the worst service is at the sea side grill for lunch during the day. Go to Oceana for lunch. Much better selection of food and nice waitstaff.

The room was always very clean and turn down service consistant.

The beach is beautiful, the grounds are well kept, and the people work really hard to make your stay a nice one.

The resort also does a very nice job with activities. Not the loud bull horn garbage that you see at other resorts. You can actually relax at the pool here. They always have live music in the lobby bar, nightly shows, and movies on the beach. All 3 choices everynight.

The food for all inclusive is actually good. I don't really have any complaints but the stomach issues. The drinks are good and I never found they were lacking in alcohol. I guess if you are drinking daquiris its gonna take you a little longer to catch a buzz, but who can drink those all day long?

Overall, we had a really great stay. I would definitely come back and would tell my friends to stay here too.