Francesco R
29 febbraio 2024
First, the good things. The location is nothing short of phenomenal for anybody in search of peace, quiet, calm, and solitude, offering a magnificient twist on the Cabos holiday experience. From the terrace or the beach, just off the Eastern Cabo dirt road, you generally spot more whales blowing out their air or jumping above the water than you see people around you. The rooms are comfortable, the beds are good, everything is silent in the desert surrounding the hotel apart from the waves breaking on the shore, making for restful nights. It's an hour to San José del Cabo (decide for yourself whether that's good or bad), a bit less to Cabo Pulmo, and all of it is driveable in a standard car, a 4X4 is not required. I wouldn't venture on that road in heavy rain nor in the dark of the night, but that's just about the only drawbacks I can think of, in terms of mobility. Then, the less good things. We got there late-afternoon. There were rusty free weights and a couple of benches littering one side of the entrance to the reception area; there were broken appliances and various semi-abandoned building materials on the othe side. But, interestingly, no receptionist. We went around the whole place, greeted a couple of employees (we guessed) at the bar, didn't get any wiser about getting our room, and so returned and got one of them to come to reception and check us in - or so we think as the guy couldn't find our booking, didn't ask for a credit card nor any ID, said he'd figure it out later, took us to a room and left us to ourselves for the next 3 days. The check-out would be similarly "touchless", except I decided not to disturb anybody and I just hung the room key back on the board, with all the others. So, in terms of service, and attention from staff, well, it was literally absent. The original plan for the resort was grand and beautiful, as can be seen on the images at reception (why they leave those there, no idea, but then again, there's also photos of someone's babies, so hey, why not). The hotel was built modern, swanky, beautiful but probably about a quarter of the size it was meant to be, and that includes the available services and common areas. It is unfortunately testament to the overall project not going according to plans; this is now a decaying hotel, with every rusty metal bit cracking the concrete that makes up most of the architecture of the complex. It's still holding but, short of a major overhaul that was not happening when we were there, there's little hope to save the place. Accessorily, the vast glass panes fronting most sides of the building need a regular clean to retain their splendor, and that doesn't seem to happen neither. The pool area is OK but the pool itself is useless. Its shape and size prevent any kind of swimming or playing, and the swim-up bar that's in the middle having obviously been decommissionned some time ago, it can't be used for drinking neither. The beach is desert and beautiful, but also mostly unswi
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