Reading reviews helped me decide to book the Pacifica so I thought I'd return the favor. If you are looking to RELAX somewhere WITHOUT kids or raucous vacationers at the swim up bar, this is the place. The attention to detail in the design of this place is simply stunning. I especially liked reading on the patio at dusk where the recessed lighting was placed at lap level. There are even reading lights built into the head board of the bed.

Pro's: The property itself. The security and the service are top-notch. The rooms all have ocean views and the front desk did not hesitate to give us a better one upon asking. Lunch at the pool is fairly priced for the hefty, delicious portions. The spa was quaint and services excellent. The 2 pools have different vibes and I liked being able to choose. The lounge chairs in the water were heavenly.

Con's: The timeshare pitch. When my husband and I cancelled and tried to get our $20 "deposit" back were told we would have to take the shuttle up to the Sunset the next day for our money. It's personal choice, it you've got a few hours to kill for $200, do it. You can't get time back so we didn't.

The shuttle service is ridiculous. They take you up the hill where you have to stand in line for a ticket to board another bus. This bus takes you downtown where you get off and have to walk 4 blocks to downtown down a dirt road. If you need to go to town, take a cab. If you can't afford $20 for a RT, you shouldn't be staying here! There is NOTHING to see or shop for downtown.

The "invaders" at poolside. We were told that if you book at a Pueblo Bonito you are welcomed at any of there 5 properties. Soooo, all these people from the (cheaper) Sunset up the hill came down to the pool everyday. I don't mean to sound snobbish but I think they should limit the number of others they let in each day. The folks that came down clearly didn't know the Pacifica is meant to be a quiet "holistic retreat" and the beds on the beach weren't free for thier taking.

Word of warning...if you drink premium tequila in your margaritas be prepared to spend $14 to $16 each depending on your choice. Siempre for dinner was way overpriced and menu limited. It's another story for breakfast. Excellent. The little Cafe makes a good cappuccino and great muffins for a light breakfast even though the a.m. staff there should learn to smile. The tapas at the Wine Bar were also good.

Lastly, plan a trip to The One & Only Palmilla for dinner at Charlie Trotter's "C" restaurant. Even if you're not from Chicago like me, it's an amazing experience. Taxi will run you $40 each way but it's is well worth it.

Enjoy!

We stayed at the Pacifica during the last week including New Years eve and loved every minute of it! Thanks to all the postings on TripAdvisor we knew exactly what to expect.

This is an amazing place for a couple to go to get away. The grounds are beautiful, the beach is quiet and uncrowded and the service is amazing. We chose not to go into town but to eat at the resort most nights. The key to not spending too much money is to eat out by the pool. The fish tacos were great! We also got breakfast at the little deli instead of eating at the main restaurant.

We also loved the "Miami Vice" - a drink that is half pina colada and half strawberry daquiri. Yumm!

I have stayed at many 5 star resorts including the ritz in Maui, and this was on par. If you can deal with a few soft sales pitches to tour the time shares (which I did and was well worth it for all the free coupons and activities like massages you get for going, plus the timeshares are breathtaking), this place is great. It is 5 minutes from downtown so you need a rental car, but if you are looking for the most beautiful place at a reasonable place in Cabo go here, it is a loss leader for their time shares so you are getting it for basically below cost. The place looks nothing like a time share - to give you an idea, i found out that it cost them several million us dollars to just put in the roadway to the resort paying mexican day laborers - you do the math. stay here and you will love it. one word of caution - if you like to swim in the ocean in front of your hotel as your main activity do not stay here since it faces the rough pacific ocean. they have a beautiful beach but it can be windy. i prefer to be at the pool overlooking the ocean so it was perfect for me. (every hotel room views the ocean). If you go ask the concierge for help booking acitivities - there are some great ones from ATV in the desert and beach to the best which was the party sailboat cruise we took - free drinks and cruising the sunset on a an awesome sail boat with dance music - it was really fun.

After reading through all of the reviews on this site, I canceled our reservations at the Westin and booked 4 nights at the Pacifica. I was glad I made this decision since Westin is much further out and away from town than Pacifica. This was our first trip to Mexico. There are tons of people waiting to "greet" you at the airport but we didn't have any problem as we walked right by without stopping.

I was pleasantly surprised to see so much security from the minute you enter the Pueblo campus. From the minute you walk in, you're instantly relaxed by the lavendar smell and the zen like setting. The staff was very friendly and always willing to help. I knew all about the "welcome package" aka timeshare presentation from reading the comments on the site. We received 2 free drink coupons each upon arrival as part of our welcome package. We decided to go for it since they give you $200 in food/beverage credit, discounted tours, and a $50 spa credit. It took us less than 90 minutes from the time we entered so it was well worth it. Once you tell them you don't have any intentions of purchasing, it goes by fast! Since we were celebrating our 6th anniversary, a nicely decorated plate of chocolates awaited us in our room.

We had lunch at the sky pool over at Sunset beach and it was very reasonable and the views were awsome! We ate dinner at La Nao at the Sunset and once again food was very good. They serve Mexican coffee tableside - some of the best coffe I've ever had! The Bistro over at Sunset was so-so. We did a couple's message at the Pacifica spa and it was excellent!

We did rent a car since we always like to explore. Although the hotel seems very secluded it wasn't too far from town. We usually went to the Marina or downtown in the evenings. Dinner at The Office was a great experience! Don't miss the glass bottom tours to the arch and lover's beach. We ate lunch at Margaritaville which was overpriced ($70 for 2 people and 2 drinks) and the food was not good. El Squid Row is a fun place to grab a drink after dinner. We also went on a sunset cruise and a 2.5 hour ATV tour which was a blast! Overall it was the best vacation we've taken thus far.

Bottom line, don't stay at the Pacifica if you're looking for a lot of action, people watching, etc. (Medano beach is the place for you) but if you want to be away from the action and go to the action when/if you want, this is definately the place! If we return to Cabo, we would definately stay at the Pacifica once again.