After visiting this resort in May 2006, we decided to book another vacation for our first Anniversary. We arrived the end of October and stayed for 9 days. This visit was even better than the last!

There will always be travelers that have bad experiences at any resort; therefore I would not get discouraged about the negative reviews you may read. If I did, I never would have experienced a place we loved to visit over and over again. I have stayed at this resort twice in a six month period and had a great time; so much so that we want to purchase a timeshare soon. On our first visit, I addressed some concerns and disappointments we had regarding our stay. I cannot stress enough, how wonderful and professional the management was at this hotel. They take care of their guests both inside and outside of the resort. They more than made up for any inconvenience we endured.

Our most recent stay was truly amazing. It was less crowded than it was back in May. It made it much more enjoyable, plus we didn’t have to race out every morning to get a seat by the pool in the early am. Timing is key- It was wonderful. The weather was incredible. Nine days of sun-sun-sun! Dreams has done some updating since our last stay in May and are currently updating rooms which will be absolutely beautiful when finished. The current rooms are very nice and clean, but lack the elegance I think the rest of the resort emanates. We had a suite on the top floor with an amazing view.

For an all-inclusive resort the restaurants have far surpassed our expectations. Most all-inclusives do not even come close to the this level of cuisine. We are from New York, with great restaurants everywhere, so we do have high expectations-they were well met at Dreams. We never endured more than a 40-45 min wait during the busy season. This past visit, 10 minutes at most, if we were not seated immediately. Our favorites are the Italian and Japanese restaurants! I was never big on buffets-except the breakfast buffet here is pretty good. We highly recommend spending the money for the romantic dinner for two on the beach. They did an excellent job! Romantic and private along with great food! Although gratuity is included in your package, it doesn’t hurt to bring a bunch of 5s and singles. It was found to be quite appreciated by their employees.

There are only two concerns I have with this resort:

1.) They need to enforce the reservation of pool floats by guests not using them. It still surprises me how inconsiderate people are. This is why management needs to make changes-possibly add more pool staff supervision or provide more floats. If guests are not using floats for an extended period of time, they should kindly place them back in the pool, not hidden and secured by their lounge chairs. It’s stressful just trying to get a darn pool float, and frustrating to see people not using them.

2.) # of Weddings. While Dreams does indeed do a wonderful job for the bride, groom, and their guests...there are other guests that are there to just relax. Again, I think the time of the year plays a huge part in your relaxation. Higher # weddings = MORE CRAZINESS POOLSIDE!

Taking these into consideration, we prefer the October/November stay over the May visit. We can't wait to return to Dreams Los Cabos!

My husband and I just returned from a 5-night stay at the Dreams Resort (December 27 - January 1). We decided to give Dreams a try for a number of reasons including that we had never been to Mexico together (only the stereotypical Mexican Spring Break trips with friends) and also because we wanted to experience an All-Inclusive resort. Additionally, we booked a Honeymoon / Anniversary Package as we were celebrating our first year anniversary during our stay (I would not recommend spending the extra money on this package because the room was no different than a "normal" room and "special romantic dinner" is really not any more special than a normal dinner)!

Okay, first the positive aspects of the stay:
1. The hotel greeting staff was excellent and check-in was fast and easy.
2. The resort's outward appearance is very nice and the grounds, especially the public bathrooms are very clean.
3. There are many activities to choose from while at the resort including ping-pong, a life sized chess board, horse shoes, etc.
4. There was never a wait at the resturants and no need to make reservations.
5. The breakfast buffet was very good and had a nice variety of food to choose from.
6. All you can drink (a good selection of the hard stuff, Corona, Bud, and Modelo Light were the beer options)!
7. The maids and room service came on time.
8. Very friendly bartenders and waiters in the resturants.

Okay, and now for the negative aspects of the stay (unfortunately this list far outnumbers the postive list):
1. The room is large but not romantic or impressive. The fridge and the lamp shades actually had huge rust stains on them!
2. The water in the shower never gets hot (neither my husband or I ever turned the cold water on at all)!
3. The food (except for the breakfast buffet) is mediocre at best. We are not picky eaters but we felt as if we were eating at a wedding reception or banquet most of the time. The only exceptions to this were Portifino (the Italian resturant) and Oceana (seafood). These resturants were better but still not spectacular.
4. You have to get up by 7:30am and put towels down on the chairs at the pool or you won't have a spot all day. This is particularly annoying because a number of guests would put towels down and NEVER show up!
5. We were harrassed everyday by the pool staff to do water aerobics, cooking lessons, salsa lessons, etc. We appreciated being asked but when we politely turned down the offer we were still bothered by other staff members to join the activities.
6. The blended drinks were really bland and had huge chunks of ice in them. The lobby bar was the best but many of the drinks were not carefully mixed.
7. All of the kids hang out in the hot tub (enough said).
8. The swimming pools are not heated so they were not really used because the weather was a bit breezy (I can see how this would be a nice feature in the summer).
9. The gym was really, really, hot and stuffy and did not have a large variety of working equipment.
10. The spa was small and simple, however my husband and I did enjoy our massages.
11. No swimming in the ocean by the resort.

I would recommend this resort to college students who want to do a lot of drinking,and families with small children.

The bottom line is that if you are used to staying at places like the Four Seasons, the Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt Resorts, or top Starwood properties like the St. Regis or Westin Resorts, you will be disappointed with Dreams. It is not a horrible place but your money would be better spent some place else. If my husband and I go back to Cabo (I think we are going to stick the Hawaii in the future), we will NOT be returning to Dreams! Good luck and enjoy your future travels!

We spent our vacation at Dreams from 12-18-06 to 12-25-06. First the good stuff our room was okay had a beautiful ocean view. The landscaping and fountains were very nice and the turtles in the lobby fountain were really fun to watch. The pools were very nice, a little on the cool side. The restaurants had average food. The maid service was very good. They work really hard to keep things clean and they were very friendly.
The staff in general were not very friendly with a few exceptions, but after seeing how the people at the resort were acting I could kind of understand. I have never seen such rude people in my life. People should try to remember they are not the only people at a resort and need to respect that some people take vacations to relax. I did not spend that much money on a vacation to listen to the man below us yell from his balcony to his daughter "Olivia" in the pool every 5 minutes for 5 days in a row.
I wanted to treat my daughters to a massage at the spa and instead of relaxing and enjoying there massages they were listening to two women laughing and talking really loud, right outside there room. The sign says SPA NOT ZOO. The management did take 20% off, but come on people wake up! I was ashamed to be an american, no wonder all other countries hate us.
The restaurant by the smaller pool would be better off not being open. They could save alot of money if they did not have to pay the 8 to 10 employees who stood around doing nothing day after day. The people around the pool were not getting service and if you went to them they were so slow you might as well call room service, go back to your room and carry it back to the pool.
We were in the wing of the resort that went out from the main resort overlooking the smaller pool. We had a great view of the ocean but the noise from the highway bounced off the other building and was very noisy.
I love cabo and I will go back again, but I will not stay at Dreams.

Was there from 12/23-12/30 with 2 teenage kids and another family with one teenage daughter. Overall, very nice trip. A bit difficult to get to from NYC (look for one of the rare direct flights) but the property is beautiful and the help was very nice. Breakfast and lunch were pretty much "A" quality but dinner was so-so at best "Cplus to Bminus". We ate dinner off the property several times. Cabo is pretty active at night ( if you are 18-25). Otherwise, the older crowd hung at the hotel- they have a nice outdoor fire pit. Evenings were chilly- so bring a jacket. But the days were very nice. Pools were excellent- gym is decent. Rooms are very large and are well stocked with a minibar. No one got ill. Highly recommended (especially if you live on the West Coast where travel to Cabo is much easier).