Cabo Azul Resort

I'm breaking down my review into categories. Price/Value I booked a week through RCI exchange program and I paid $299 fee and used 52,000 points to book the "Hotel" or "Studio" room. I knew at booking that they charged a resort fee of 1200 pesos, but it was unclear if that was per stay or per day. It's per-day and with taxes, it was 1392 pesos, or approximately $67/day. That fee doesn't get you anything - there's no bottled water in your room, it doesn't get you breakfast or any type of resort credit. Then there's the signs at the main pool that state you can't bring your own cups/water bottles and everything needs to be purchased from the hotel pool bar. I had security come up to me to tell me this after I was drinking water from a yeti cup. I just find this policy rather silly, as I would have been happy to buy their drinks and food but I'd already bought water and I didn't feel like paying them $9+ for a warm bottle to drink out of a plastic cup. I'd never experienced this at another resort in the Cabo area and it really annoyed me. I will say, at least in Dec, if you go to the quiet pools, there were no servers so I could bring my cups there and there were no issues. Their alcohol drinks were rather expensive ($16-22) and not very balanced (lots of bottled mixes) and when they do happy hour "2 for 1" they put them in smaller cups, so it's not exactly a big savings ($13 for drinks, $9 for a beer). Location The location is incredible and there's a lot of options directly across the street to have breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as drinks for way less than on-property. We ate at the Bistro, La Forchetta and grabbed desserts and coffee from Azucar. The Wine Spot also sells wine by the glass or bottles and the owners are wonderful. We had a car, so we did go into downtown San Jose Del Cabo for dinner a few nights, though we could have also taken a cab fairly easily if needed. I think this is one of the best locations to easily access downtown San Jose and that would be the reason to stay here again. Room We stayed in the main building, ground floor - which at first I was not excited about. But then after my experience with security, I realized that having our room directly off of the quiet pool, where we can easily access our room, refrigerator and covered patio was actually a fantastic location. The room was huge, double sinks in separate areas in the restroom. You get a mini fridge and a coffee machine, but not a microwave. So warming up leftovers is not an option. There is twice daily housekeeping, which is nice, maybe a little overkill for just 2 adults. Service/Check-In This and the "service" at the main pool are the reason for my rating. Upon arrival, someone at the circle drive takes your luggage and puts it on a cart and kind of rolls it away from you. They offer you a shot a tequila (but because this is a time-share property - I firmly declined. I just have learned to take nothing from the lobby 'staff'.) We got our keys at check in desk and they did a little walk through on a map of the property, but the map didn't have any room numbers/zones on it. They directed us back to the lobby staff for our bags and to take us to our room. The group of guys milling around immediately offered the tequila again, asked us if we have excursions booked, blah blah...I knew where this was leading. We said we were all set, and we didn't need anything but our luggage and our room at this time. The man simply started to pout, walked away from us and refused to get our luggage or show us our room. My husband had to go back to wait in line at check in for the front desk agents, who then had to tell someone else to roll our luggage out and then tell us where our room was. I felt that a grown man basically throwing a tantrum was fairly inappropriate and someone needs to show you where your room is AND I really disliked my luggage being held hostage until time-share dude used his power to release it to me. IF we ever come back here (again - location so fantastic) I will refuse to hand over my luggage to anyone and roll it with me to check in.

Like a veil the service and attention to detail intoxicate. We enjoyed a relaxing and pampered experience at a well-kept resort adorned with top shelf hospitality over a week of nearby events for a family wedding. Our room was comfortable and inspiring, quality food choices nearby always satisfied. Bravo Azul!

Cabo Azul is one of our favorite places to visit. The pool and grounds are beautiful. They even have lounge beds on the water. The waiters, especially Ruben, take care of your every need. Don’t miss 2-for-1 happy hour daily from 3-5 pm. Arturo, one of the rec staff, led aqua Zumba and aqua bike classes that were not only fun, but great exercise. Cesar, another rec staff, was really helpful during bracelet making class. The rooms are beautiful (but be sure to bring socks or slippers because the marble floor gets cold). The bathrooms are equipped with shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, lotion and a hair dryer. There are robes in your room. Each room has a full kitchen. Good idea to bring along some ziplock bags or foil for leftovers. There’s also a market on site, or a large grocery store just up the street. Save Thursday nights for art walk in the city, just a short walk or bus ride up the street. The fitness center is state of the art and is kept at a nice cool temperature. There is a Starbucks and gelato on site too. This is a great place to relax and unwind. Note to those who like to go in the ocean - you cannot swim at the beach in front of the resort.

This is a beautiful property with a great staff and lovely beach area. There are activities and there are restaurants and stores across from the resort. There is a kids pool as well as a pool bar and other pools. There is a lovely chapel and a sushi bar. There is a cafe and small store but I always stop on my way to the property to buy some snacks and drinks.

This is a very beautiful property with spacious rooms. However, there are a few caveats to be aware of: 1- there are many rooms with fully blocked views ( one in our group described them as prison like) many others face others room with limited view of the garden. Close to impossible to upgrade and change to a room with view. 2- the restaurant at the property is extremely expensive (I.e. $35 basic burger). As such the restaurant is often not busy. This may be a general issue with Cabo. 3- a few of us had beds with very soft mattress and woke up to neck and back pain. All that said, if you are booking get a room with ocean view up front