Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa

Categories: Mexico, Los Cabos

Jun 2nd

 Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa, located on the coast of the Sea of Cortez, offers luxury and comfort ability with superior amenities and limitless accommodations.

This unlimited-luxury, all-suite oasis features no rooms, only over 300 luxury suites.  All suites come with spectacular ocean views, elegant décor, private patios and terraces, lush king-size beds, bathrobes and slippers, satellite TV, DVD player, an electronic in-room safe, stocked mini bar, a coffee-tea maker, nightly turndown service, 24-hour room service, and an attentive concierge on stand-by.

Featured on the grounds are three swimming pools (two with swim-up bars and one for just kids), pool and beach wait service, a top-quality fitness center, air-conditioned public areas, big-screen movies on the beach, laundry and dry cleaning services, and a fully equipped business center.  Also on the grounds are many activities.  On land there is everything from volleyball, aerobics, tennis and an Explorer’s Club for Kids for ages 3 to 12, and is where children can go through programs dealing with science, nature and exploration, and weekly campout adventures.  On the water there are many activities such as fishing, scuba diving, parasailing, water skiing and kayaking.

When it comes to dining, you can indulge in one of the five casual and elegant restaurants that range with menus specializing in Pan-Asian, a la carte Italian, authentic Mexican and Mediterranean.  Snacks are great at the Seaside Grill, cocktails are a grabbed often at the freshwater, swim-up bar, and you can arrange for a romantic dinner for two on the beach or in your suite.

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Sol Melia’s All-Inclusive Hotels & Resorts

Categories: Mexico, Los Cabos, Riviera Maya, Puerto Vallarta, All-Inclusive

Mar 20th

 Sol Melia has seven brands and more than 350 hotels around the world, but only two of their brands, Melia and Paradisus have all-inclusives.  These all-inclusive hotels are in Mexico in locations like Cozumel, Ixtapa, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Maya.  Among their resorts, Melia Puerto Vallarta, Melia Cabo Real, Melia Cozumel, Melia Azul Ixtapa and Paradisus Riviera Cancun are all-inclusive.

 Included in their all-inclusive plan is breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, night shows and entertainment, daily activities (like bartending lessons, aquaerobics, and dance classes), non-motorized watersports, access to the fitness center, kid’s club with supervised activities throughout the day, and taxes and gratuities.  Also, the Paradisus Riviear Cancun also offers ‘Life Enriching’ classes, such as candle making, painting, photography, wine tasting, Zen philosophy, star gazing, flower arranging, and tango classes.  They also have shopping trips to cancun throughout the week.

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AMResorts

Categories: Mexico, Los Cabos, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta

Mar 12th

 AMResorts offer many resorts in Cancun, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Maya.  They also plan to open five more in Hautulco, Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto Morelos this year.  AMREsorts has three branches; Secrets, Dreams, and SunscapeSecrets offer soft luxury with a sense of intimacy with their adults-only policy.  Dreams still appeals to couples with a romantic offers and amenities, while providing convenient extras for their children.  And Sunscape appeals all-out to children and targeting for families with excitement, activities.  And all of these properties offer modern, full-service spas.

 Secrets and Dreams feature 24-hour-room service, daily refreshed mini-bars, full breakfast, lunch, and dinner, snacks, lounges and bars, unlimited alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, tennis clinics, daytime activities (from dance lessons to water activities), non-moterized watersports (such as kayaking and windsurfing), nightly entertainment (such as evening shows and beach parties), fitness center and all taxes and gratuities.  All these things are included in their ‘Unlimited Luxury’ plan, and Sunscape’s ‘Unlimited Fun’ plan features similar benefits, but for both children and adults. 

 Secrets

 Among the Secrets Resorts is Secrets Capri in Riviera Maya, Secrets Maroma Beach in Riviera Maya, Secrets Silversands in Riviera Maya, Secrets La Romana in the Dominican Republic, Secrets Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, and Secrets Montego Bay in Jamaica.  These resorts all offer a high level of romantic luxury, all with gourmet restaurants.  Also, Secrets Capri Riviera Cancun offers daily shuttles to Playa del Carmen for offsite shopping and exploration.

 Among the Dreams Resorts is Dreams Cancun in Mexico, Dreams Riviera Cancun, Dreams Tulum and Dreams Puerto Aventuras in Riviera Maya, Dreams Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, Dreams Villamagna in Puerto Vallarta, Dreams Los Cabos in Mexico, Dreams Huatulco in Mexico, and Dreams Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.  The Dreams Resorts offer activities and arrangements for couples and families alike, with an array of day and nighttime activities and spacious rooms, everyone is sure to be pleased.  They promise “Unlimited Luxury” to all their guests, be them young or old.  Among the services specific to a resort, Dreams Tulum offers bike tours of the ruins of Tulum, Dreams Puerto Vallarta features a sea turtle conservation program, and Dreams Cancun has a dolphinarium where you can interact with the dolphins for an additional charge.  The Dreams Resorts also offer the Explorer’s Club, where they feature supervised activities for kids ages 3-12.

 Among the Sunscape Resorts is Sunscape Casa Del Mar in La Romana, Sunscape Puerto Aventuras in Riviera Maya, and Sunscape Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.  The Sunscape Properties boast their ‘Unlimited Fun’ promise with activities that appeal to every one of all ages.  They also offer multiple specialty themed restaurants and bars.  They too offer an Explorer’s Club along with activities like rock n’ roll parties, scuba lessons, and sports.

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Shopping in Los Cabos

Categories: Mexico, Los Cabos

Feb 15th

 Los Cabos has much to offer when it comes to shopping, and they add new choices everyday.  When walking around you will find beautiful jewelry made with materials like gold, emeralds, sapphires, rubies, amethysts and diamonds, and silver, which has long been a major product of Mexico.  You will also come across all sorts of clothing, liquor, wine and handmade Mexican crafts and décor.

 In Cabo San Lucas you can treat yourself by visiting the Puerto Paraiso Mall.  This hotspot’s three levels consist of more than 100 shops, full of wonderful finds, along with art galleries that show talents of Mexican and international artists, clothing boutiques, and more.  Some popular shops here are:  Cabostyle, which sells T-shirts that make for great gifts, Cotton Club, which specializes in casual resort wear, and Puerto Paraiso’s Harley-Davidson boutique.

 Also there is the Marina Golden Zone, located just outside Puerto Paraiso.  This boardwalk of shops is ideal for strolling along while shopping and dining.  Here you will find contemporary art, handmade jewelry, Royal Jewelers, along with Ultrajewels, which sells luxury items, and Ultrafemme, where you will find a wide variety of name-brand fragrances.

 In San Jose Del Cabo you can shop just as great, while avoiding the noise and hustle of Cabo San Lucas.  Between November and May, galleries in the blocks surrounding the main church in San Jose stay open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays, for the Art Walk event.  Local galleries take part in this event, such as the Galeria de Ida Victoria (a three-level facility that is home to weekly lectures), Fops Art Gallery (which features oil paintings and offers art classes), and the Galeria de Kaki Bassi (which houses the work of a variety of local and international artists).

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Beaches in Los Cabos

Categories: Mexico, Los Cabos

Feb 4th

Los Cabos offers a coastline that fronts both the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortes, so it’s no surprise that the beaches are so popular, with the dramatic coves and cliffs, alongside peaceful bays, you can find what you’re looking for, be it a secluded relaxation on a tucked away beach, or a walk along a dramatic beach, with its rough terrain and crashing waters.

Costa Azul

In San Jose Del Cabo, you can find many beaches that are perfect, whether perfect to you is calm waters for swimming or great waves for surfing and scenery.  The Playa Costa Azul, ‘Blue Coast Beach,’ is favored among surfers, and if you are not as skilled in surfing you can learn at the local surf camp or just watch the more experienced, you can also enjoy the inexpensive food from the beachfront restaurant.  The Playa El Estero, or ‘Estuary Beach,’ is the gateway to the protected estuary, where you can find hundreds of species of wildlife.  The La Playita, or ‘the little beach,’ is not recommended for swimming, but is great for sportfishing, and a great place to watch fishermen from generations down bring in their catch.  The Playa Hotelera, or ‘Hotel Beach,’ isn’t great for swimming due to the rough shore break, but is ideal for stretching out in the sun, or for shopping and dining along the Plazas Garuffi and Caracol, found on the west end of the beach.  And if you are looking for the perfects place for swimming, Playa Palmilla is it, with its calm, sheltered waters, it is best in the area for swimming and snorkeling.

Chileno

In The Tourist Corridor you will find the Playa Sanda Maria, which takes a bit of walking to get to, but pays off with the beautiful horseshoe-shaped beach.  Great snorkeling and swimming is found here without the hustle of shops and stands.  Also here is Playa Chileno, located next to the Chileno Bay Club, this is a great place for kid with shallow, calm water.  Also available here are facilities like showers, rentable beach umbrellas and chairs, and equipment available for renting for diving, snorkeling, kayaking and boating.

Playa del amor

In Cabo San Lucas you and your mate can visit Playa del Amore, or ‘Lovers Beach,’ which is reached by a short Panga ride from Medano Beach.  Or you can visit Playa del Divorcio, or ‘Divorce Beach,’ which isn’t good for swimming, but offers great scenery of rigid bluffs and crashing surf.  The Playa Medano, or ‘Dune Beach,’ is One of the most popular beach destinations in Cabo San Lucas and offers many activities such as volleyball, snorkeling, Jet Skis, great beachside restaurants and a lively party scene after dark.  And last is Playa Solmar, a stretch of white sand that faces the Pacific Ocean, swimming is not recommended because of the strong Pacific currents, but the views are beautiful, which explains why there are several hotels located nearby.

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Golf in Los Cabos

Categories: Mexico, Los Cabos, Golf

Jan 31st

 Los Cabos is home to many challenging golf courses created by names like Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson, Tom Weiskopf, Tom Fazio and Robert Trent Jones Jr.  Los Cabos has also played host to many golf tournaments such as People vs. the Pros Championship golf Event, one of the PGA’s events, this is where amateurs compete against professionals from the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.  They are also host to the Annual Stars and Stripes Fishing & Golf Tournament, which is a combination of fishing and golf that is held for the benefit of the Big Brothers & Big Sisters or Orange County, CA.  Here are some of the many big names in Los Cabos Golf Courses.

 Cabo Del Sol is a 1,800-acre resort community consisting of two courses; First, the Ocean Course, is designed by Nicklaus, and has one and a half miles of oceanfront and holds a position on Golf Magazine’s list of Top 100 Golf Courses in the World, and Second is the Desert Course, which opened in 2002 and was designed by Weiskopf.

Cabo del sol - desert

 Cabo Pacifica is a Nicklaus designed two 18-hole signature course that opens in 2008. It combines challenging play with beautiful scenery as it is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and desert terrain.

 Cabo Real Golf Club is found at Cabo Real and is designed by Jones.  This 18-hole course is surrounded by five luxury resort hotels and has hosted the 1996 PGA Senior Slam Tournament and the 1999 Senior Slam.  It has a newly expanded and refurbished clubhouse along with improvements on the greens and landscape.

 Cabo San Lucas Country Club is the new name for the Raven Golf Club.  This 18-hole course was born from the ideas of the Pete Dye design team and features the longest hole in Mexico, and is also the only course with a view of Land’s End.

Cabo san Lucas country club

 Chileno Bay Club is a 1,300-acre, private resort-style community consisting of two courses: one, designed by Fazio and the other by Nicklaus.  It is found four miles north of Cabo del Sol and features two and a half miles of coastline.

 Club Campestre San Jose is a 550-acre gated community with 18 holes on the Nicklaus-designed course which was designed in 2007.  It is the first course to use Paspalum grass, which is resistant to salt water, in Los Cabos and offers a beach club and 40,000-square-foot clubhouse to those who golf there.

 Diamante Cabo San Lucas is a 1,500-acre, Phil Mickelson-designed golf course that features practice and learning facilities, a beach club, tennis complex, spa, fitness center, swimming pools and ice hockey rink.

 El Dorado Golf & Beach Club is designed by Nickalus.  This 18-hole course became private in 2006 and is currently being redesigned.

 Palmilla Golf Club is the only 27-hole course in Los Cabos.  It is designed by Nicklaus and has three parts - the Arroyo Nine, the Mountain Nine, and the Ocean Nine - and is enhanced by canyon, mountain and water scenery.

Palmilla Golf Club

 Puerto Las Cabos is one of the largest developments in Los Cabos.  This gated community of two 18-hole courses designed by Nicklaus and Greg Norman.

 Querencia golf Club is designed by Fazio and features a nine-hole course, practice facilities, a 26,000-square-foot clubhouse and offers only 350 memberships.

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The Culinary Delights of Los Cabos

Categories: Mexico, Los Cabos

Jan 29th

Los Cabos has much to offer when it comes to pleasing your culinary needs.  Los Cabos also features the Los Cabos Culinary Festival which is held in December, it brings together some of the best chefs of the region so they can offer some of their best creations.  But any time of the year you can visit Los Cabos’ many restaurants.  Here are some of the best ones you can find when visiting this region:

Marina Golden Zone

In Cabo San Lucas, you can eat at the Marina Golden Zone, where you can find some of the newest choices for shopping and dining.  The Marina Golden Zone features many restaurants such as the Presto (which serves past, pizza and light dishes), Los Deseos (which specialized in Mexican dishes), Fish and Shrimp Cabo, and Los Corsarios (where you can find thick steaks, and a soup-and-salad bar for lunch).  You can also go to the Puerto Paraiso Mall, not only is this a popular shopping center, but home to many delicious restaurants such as Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Tsuki Sushi and Tepan Grill (which offers gourmet sushi along side traditional Japanese cuisine), Ristorante Amarone (where you can eat homemade pastas as well as fresh-caught seafood).  And also in Cabo San Lucas you can go to Medano Beach, where you can take your pick of many traditional restaurants and get a taste of the heritage, such as The Office, which is one of the area’s oldest eateries and plays host to Mexican fiestas weekly that serve jumbo shrimp, super-sized margaritas and buckets of beer.  At Medano Beach you can also find Edith’s Restaurante, where you can eat handmade tortillas with fillings like lobster, shrimp and steak, or at Mango Deck a bar/restaurant/beach club that is popular because of their extended 8 AM to 6 PM happy hour.

La panga Antigua

In San Jose Del Cabo, you can go to the Tequila Restaurant which offers a long wine list, a large selection of tequila, and a menu that features Asian and Mediterranean influences, along with ingredients from the restaurant’s own organic farm.  Also found here is the La Panga Antigua, where you can eat contemporary Mexican cuisine in an elegant colonial mansion, and the El Chilar, which features a constantly changing menu with an extensive wine and tequila list.

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Los Cabos – Exotic Escape

Categories: Mexico, Los Cabos

Sep 5th

Venture south of the California border, and head to Los Cabos, Mexico, for an exotic escape. Los Cabos is located at the Southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, and it offers something for everyone.
Los Cabos Marina
Two towns, Cabo San Lucas, and laid-back San Jose del Cabo are bridged by a 20 mile corridor. The corridor is lined with world-class oceanfront hotels, and championship golf courses, to perfect your swing. The average year-round temperature is 78°F. From October to April, the temperature is typically 80°F. The climate is arid with over 300 days of sunshine. Average annual rainfall is 5-10 inches. Do not expect to see your usual green scenery; like you see in the Caribbean, and other Mexico destinations. Los Cabos looks more like the desert, a common sight is sage brush and tumble weed. One more thing, most of the beaches are not swim able due to strong currents.

Spa treatments are another activity you can partake in while visiting Los Cabos. Treat weary muscles or everyday stress by indulging in one of the Los Cabos endless array of spa experiences in one of the luxury resorts. Los Cabos boast more world class spas, than any other destination in Mexico. There are numerous spa styles to select from, go for deluxe, boutique, rustic, or elegant; there is a spa that is right for everyone. Many resorts are all inclusive resorts such as, RIU Palace, this deluxe beachfront property is located in Cabo San Lucas, just 10 minutes from town, where all the shopping, beautiful Marina, and restaurants are located. Other resorts, such as, Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach offers a European plan, (that means no meals are included); this is an exquisite resort, overlooking the ocean, it has an amazing 75 acre beach.

With Los Cabos’s white sand beaches, unspoiled desert landscapes, and first class amenities, vacationers have steadily flocked here, helping to make Los Cabos one of most popular vacation destinations in Mexico.

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