I had never been to Cabo and so I took a huge risk by deciding to have my destination wedding where I had never been. Cabo has tons of resorts to choose from and I did a lot of research. I honestly picked the absolute best resort in Cabo. The Hacienda del Mar rocked! Seriously, I am reasonably well traveled and I have never been to a more beautiful resort. The resort is not one giant building with a million hotel rooms but instead it is laid out like a community. I guess you could compare it to an apartment complex layout but with only like 2 streets and no parking spots blocking the view. The theme of the buildings is like mexican hacienda style. I just LOVE it! So much more character than a normal giant rectangle hotel. The grounds were the most beautifully landscaped I have ever seen. Every inch had cactus, tropical flowers and my personal favorite palm trees galore. I'm not just talking one kind of palm tree. Probably 100 different varieties of palm trees and they all make me smile. Is that the most amazing shade of tree flower or what! The hotel has pools all along the ocean front and a few hidden in the resort. There are has 10 places to eat (although during the day 4 of the places have the same menu). From the ugly number on the scale after the trip I clearly liked the food. Tomatoes full breakfast buffet is amazing (all you can drink mimosas and bloody marys). The golf club house has a great Sunday brunch (steak, lobster, all you can drink) but we did not know about it until after Sunday so I can’t really vouch for it. The 5-star diamond restaurant Pitahayas was actually a little disappointing. The food was very bland. I’m from Texas, I like lots of flavor. Maybe it was just too fancy for me. DeCortez was so good we went there twice. Both Pitahayas and DeCortez have the most amazing views. The Mexican restaurant, not listed on the Hacienda website, is called Girasoles. They have an awesome breakfast every day. Its all you can eat/drink off the menu (like $15 per person). The dinner was pretty good, but again, I like lots of spice and real Mexican is more bland. The sushi bar opens at 4pm and I ate there 3 times. If your whole group does not want sushi they will give you the Tomatoes menu to order from. Tomatoes food is comparable to Chilis. Not complicated food, fantastic pizzas, they have something for everyone. Although the Hacienda does not have much nightlife they certainly have good drinks. Every day the happy hour rotates bars and for 1 hour its 2-for-1 drinks. If you get frozen drinks go ahead and ask for an extra shot, it will be worth it. The wine menu is very extensive expecially at Pitahayas. If you thinking about the Hacienda for a destination wedding, do it! The food was great, the decoration/setting was amazing. They had another wedding the day of mine but we never saw the other group. One of our guests spoke to the brother of the other bride and said she toured every hotel in Cabo and choose the Hacienda for her wedding; that’s how wonderful the place is. We had both and ocean front and a ocean view room and honestly the property is so amazing you would be fine with even a garden view. The Hacienda has a internet area with like 15 laptops for anyone to use and you get like 90minutes free. The spa is beautiful and reasonably priced. I dont play golf but the course is beautiful. It is about a 10 minute cab ride from the Hacienda to Cabo and 15-20 to San Jose. Obviously, I am a huge Hacienda del Mar fan and I will absolutely be staying there again.

We spent a week at the Hacienda del Mar and loved every minute of it. The hotel, grounds and pools are amazing. We talked to several couples who attended weddings at nearby resorts and said they don't even compare to this one. We had dinner at every restaurant. My favorite was "De Cortez" because we had a table right by the ocean. The food at every restaurant was good. The rooms were clean and well taken care of as were the grounds. We enjoyed the pools and loved the endless pool as you can sit there and just enjoy the waves coming in. There was nothing not to enjoy at this resort. We met another couple on the shuttle to the hotel who told us of a Walmart nearby where we were able to pick up some water, drinks etc. for the room. We took a trip to San Jose and Cabo San Lucas and enjoyed both. The art and pottery are beautiful and we brough a few pieces home with us. This is a resort definitely worth visiting and I hope to go there again one day soon!

in ten years of traveling to resorts thru timeshare, we've never stayed at such a beautiful and service oriented resort as the sheraton hacienda del mar resort in cabo. just got back and missing it aready! could not have had better service, gourmet meals, and great accomodations. truly a tropical paradise with stone paths, lush gardens, beaches, mountains, great restaurants, pools, spa, and gym. and very cozy. also lots to do in area. went on sunset cruise on la princesa to el arco. went horseback riding. went to cabo wabo. and shopped at local shops in both cabo san lucas and san jose del cabo. also bought from the many vendors on beach and at marina. wonderful craftsmanship and fair prices. please go to mexico for a wonderful experience close to home for less the price of hawaii or alaska or further. they are hurting due to the media hype about the swine flu although they have had no cases reported in baja at all. they are lowering prices on everything just to get business. it is so sad, they have so much to offer. you won't be sorry.

Just got back after 2 1/2 weeks in Cabo. Wow what a place. Stayed at Sheraton Hacienda Del Mar and Solmar Suites. Both were beautiful in their own right. We loved all things we did. San Jose Del cabo is a wonderful spot to get to a less commercialised place for a day. Great food and good shopping. Todos Santos is spectacular. Hotel California is sensational and we will stay there for a couple of nights next time. We did a trip with one of Arturro's guys from Translobo Co. named Ernesto. He was fantastic. He stayed with us all the way through the town and pointed out some wonderful places to see. He was also very knowledgeable about the local flora and fauna on the way there and back. We loved the taco's at Gordo Lele's. The best in Mexico. We also highly recommend the Eco Cat Sunset cruise. The captain and his crew are sensational!.
All over a spectatcular holiday in a spectacular place with wonderful friends. The people of Cabo are extremely helpful and courteous and we will return.