My family returned from a late August five night stay at Dreams Los Cabos and can report that this resort met and usually exceeded our expectations for an all-inclusive resort.

Two years ago, we stayed at the neighboring Casa Del Mar, but decided to stay this time at an all-inclusive since we were bringing a family of 5 adults and one infant.

Based on a previous stay at an all-inclusive, we were expecting below average food, drinks, facilities, and accomodations compared to luxury resorts. Dreams proved us wrong on most counts.

Food - Every meal (buffet, a la carte, and room service) had at least a few outstanding dishes mixed in with the normal assortment of so-so food.

Drinks - The drinks from the bar were only okay at best, but I found that tipping does help.

Facilities - The pool was cleaned every morning. Our toddler loved playing in the fountain. The landscaping was as nice as most of the other Cabo resorts. The lobby bar area was enjoyable. The restaurant, however, only has one high-chair which is not always available. They have a second restaurant which is currently closed and used for time-share pitch meetings.

Accomodations - The rooms had great views and were of average size. The bathrooms were smaller than expected. But everything was clean and served our purposes. The mini-bar fridge and microwave were nice for anyone with an infant. An employee told us that the new management has ordered DVD players for the rooms among other upgrades which should be arriving in the near future. The views we had from our three top floor center rooms were great.

Service - The staff ranged from outstanding to indifferent. There were enough enthusiastic and responsive employees to more than make up for anybody that was slow or unfriendly. They have people dedicated to organizing activities such as ping-pong and vollyball. They also have a schedule of events for kids.

I would not hesitate to recommend Dreams Los Cabos to anyone visiting Mexico for a family vacation. Although for a romantic get-away, you'd do better elsewhere (such as Casa Del Mar).

We just returned August 26, 2004 from Dreams. I thank the reviewer dated August 15, 2004 (Chicago Burbs). He saved me a great deal of typing. I must agree with everything he said and it very accurately described my husband's and my experience at Dreams. Having booked it 2 weeks before on Expedia, we were a little reluctant. But, it was truly wonderful.

The hotel is very well kept and clean. The staff are great and very attentive and friendly. The head waiter Juan Hose is an amazing employee. A tip does help, as they do not make much money. $4-5 U.S. a day is minimum wage. Cab drivers and shuttle drivers were very promt. Although they laugh about a "Mexican minute," everything was pretty much on time. There are no wrist bands. We did appreciate that.

There are only 3 shuttles a day into Cabo (10 a.m., 1 & 10 p.m.) and you must book ahead as it seats only 10. You can catch the local bus that runs every 20 mins. into town for only 10 pesos right outside the hotel.

It is not safe to swim at the beach infront of the hotel. We found a nearby beach named Chilano and another Santa Maria (beside each other), that are only a short local bus ride towards Cabo from the hotel. Ask the driver to stop there. You cross the highway and walk only 4 or 5 minutes to a beautiful little beach. There is snorkel rentals and a small concession. Sundays are very busy as it's the locals day off.

With all the sweet drinks around the bar there are sure to be bees. They're harmless. Didn't bother us at all. And the drinks were not watered down. They were down right wicked at times. Great margaritas. Try a Funky Monkey you Bailey's fans. The water is safe, bottled or otherwise.

Note that many shops are closed towards the end of August due to the hurricane and rain season. Tados Santos is a very cool little artist town about 1 1.2 hours from the hotel. You need at least 4-5 hours to comfortably check it out. We booked a tour from the hotel. It's also home to the famous Hotel California in Don Henley's song! Cabo San Lucas is very tourist oriented. Vendors at the hotel offered the same wears at lower prices and slightly better quality. And in Cabo you will still be approached in some restuarants to attend a free cruise or snorkel tour....yes, time shares. As always, kindly say no and they will leave you alone.

Are only complaint is that the latin and fiesta nights were too short. The entertainment and food was great. We expected to dance at little or something! We felt there was not enough entertainment at night. Although watching the "Pirates of the Carribean" in front of the beach on a 50 foot screen was pretty cool.

We would definitely return again. Next time in the cooler months. It reached 39 Celsius most days.

We stayed 8 days at the Dreams the 2nd week of August for our family vacation. This was our second time there, we had been there 2 yrs ago, when it was still Melia Los Cabos. We really liked it 2yrs ago and that's why we went back, but this time was even better. If you are looking for a place to relax...this is it. Although young, my husband and I are not party animals; however, we do have a 3yr old daughter whom we love entertaining and Dreams made it all possible.

They welcomed us with a glass of champagne and cold towels...oh and of course chocolate chip cookies for our daughter. It took us 2 minutes to check-in and in 5 minutes we were in our room, 1st floor steps from the new pool. So convinient...when exhausted from having so much fun in the water, our daughter would take naps right in front of our eyes while my husband and I enjoyed cooling off in the pool at sunset...perfect!!!

The new pool is almost always empty because the bar is not in service yet...but there is always someone going over to make sure you are taken care of. We enjoyed both pools, specially our daughter. Although unable to swim in the beach area we loved taking strolls down beach side...we were practically the only ones in a 1/2 radius ...completely disconnecting from the busy world we are used to.

Whenever we wanted a little more excitement we just had to take the shuttle on a 15 min. ride to San Lucas, we went there a couple of days, stayed a few hrs at the Melia San Lucas' beach and took the glass bottom boat to lovers beach. We loved being in control of our stay in Cabos, whenever it felt too crowded we would just take the shuttle or bus back to our hotel...and back to peace and quiet.

The ALL-INCLUSIVE package was great. Food exceeded our expectations. Breakfast was buffet, lunch was ala carte and for dinner they always had a theme...loved the steak and mexican night.

In the afternoon we loved relaxing in front of the beach at the private hammocks, and at night after dinner enjoy the outdoor movie theater (giant movie screen right over the sea) comfortably seated on the lounge chairs by the pool under the amazingly clear sky and beautiful bright stars...incredible!!!

Great place, unforgettable vacation.

Pros…
Champagne on arrival
The rooms and grounds are beautiful
All the people were friendly and helpful
No wrist bands for being All-inclusive

Con’s
You have to sign out every time you order something (even if you’re all-inclusive)
There were having problems with bee’s at the pool bar

Overall everything was almost perfect. They will want to sit you down when you first arrive to talk about timeshares, just tell them straight out that you are not interested, and that your just on vacation, and they will basically thank you for not wasting there time and leave you alone. The quiet pool on the eastside of the complex is very nice, but the pool bar on that side is not open yet, but don’t forget to try it. The pool has a whole different feel to it.

Danny, Egualdo, and Norberto are great bartenders; tell Norberto in the lobby bar that you want a Kendel elspecial