I have stayed at big hotels and over the hill in the big condo complex whose name I won't say. Forget it. If you want the ultimate in quiet, on the sand experience, this is your place. If you want the loud DJ's or the sterile Marriott like experience, go for the others. Terrasol beach has the best of both worlds. You are on the beach on the Pacific side, which is the beautiful side vs. being in the bay. Why is it better? Because you get to look the endless horizon. And sunsets. Because you don't stare out and see nothing but cruise ship, which is the case if you are staying at most hotels in town. The problem with the Pacific side usually is you have to cab over the hill to town. Not a big deal, but a deal none the less. The solution? Terrasol. Because of the location you can go out of the complex, and you are in the middle of everything. The complex was built in the late 80's. I rented from Craig Harrison who bought many of these units (13?) and rents them out on VRBO. When you call Craig, he is usually on the golf course. Before you become a hater, the guy is great. He redid his condos using the best materials, in the case of 169 Turtle Cove, Italian marble. He used a decorator and did a top notch job with appointments. So the place exceeded expectations by far. I hate getting somewhere that was hyped and you walk in and go "oh". This won't happen. #169 is right on the sand. I am the type that likes fresh air, and I leave the windows open all the time. At night I felt safe. There were was no sense of any crime or vagrancy at all on this beach. 169 is set back a touch from the ocean yet offers an ocean view when you kick back on the couch or sit having coffee on the patio. IF you are tempted to call your buddy at home and tell him to sell your house (this will happen, trust me on this), Craig and his wife it turns out are big realtors in Cabo. Check out their website. On Craig, a couple things. First, you have to know I am a pain in the a--. I made changes to a solid reservation, I seem to notice things that don't work everywhere I go. I guess you could say I am a bit of a perfectionist. Craig is a cool customer. He makes changes, hammers out any issues and has the great staff at Terrasol beamed in to handle it instantly. So don't be a hater because he has the life you want. Craig does send an extensive instruction list to you with his recommendations. Read it. It has everything you will need to know. He helps you find good local vendors who will give you great service and won't rip your head off. He is a good man and runs his place on the honor system. And that is the place I want to stay. Food at Terrasol is a small beach bar/restaurant managed and worked by the same guy for 20 years-Mario. The food is excellent and less than half the price of the hotels on either side of Terrasol. And right on the sand. There is a safe in the room for your jewelry, which we left at home just to be safe. You can probably bring "the wife's rock" and be fine, the town seemed fine. We did not stop at a grocery store, and we probably should have. The things you want to stock are a case of water, just because all beach water has a lot of stuff in it, I know because I have a test stick I bought on Amazon. It tested the same as Santa Barbara, which is not great for drinking. So buy water and fruit for sure. TP and paper towels also at a minimum. Other than, we ate out. The food is incredible. And for us Californians, cheap. It felt like we were paying less than half price to eat out. Lastly, the staff at Terrasol was great. I wanted to take everyone home with me by the end.