I thought it would be better

the grounds were awesome, the people were terrific, the food was ok. We were told 2 years ago that there was going to be, more choices for restaurants. If I had known there wasn't any changes I would have gone somewhere else. we love Cabo but unfortunately we wont go back to Holiday Inn. The main pool was hit and miss on warm or cold, the aduite pool was hot and the "kids pool" was freezing, so over all disappointed

Birders Paradise

This hotel is right next to a protected bird sanctuary. Perfect for photographers and birdwatchers. The beach is huge, stretching for miles. The food is some of the best I've ever had at an all-inclusive. Fish tacos at the snack bar were outstanding. Room was clean. Lots of hot water in the shower. Did not see or feel a mosquito or cockroach the whole time. Town and shops within walking distance. Thursday nights art walk in the town. Lots of good restaurants if you tire of the hotel food. Pools  [... lire plus]are heated and comfortable. Evenings at this time of year can be on the cool side. Bring a jacket. Hotel itself is well maintained. Mixed drinks are good quality. A few of the nightly shows were pretty good, particularly the Friday night live band. Beds were very comfortable. Would suggest to management to install small refrigerators and minibars in the rooms. Also the normal problem: people putting towels on the chairs early and denying others the availabilty of a place to sit.

Definitely worth visiting

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Cabo for one week. It was a very clean, comfortable, centrally located hotel which was very well maintained. The hotel is older however the grounds, beach, 3 pool areas, restaurants and facilities are great. You can not swim in the ocean however other beaches are available close-by. The staff was extremely friendly, helpful and very polite. The hotel is a 10 minute walk to San Jose which is worth visiting. Definitely a hotel I would stay at again.

Quiet resort

Check in was very fast and the girls at the front desk are very helpful and knowledgable. No problems what-so-ever! The grounds at this resort are beautiful. 4 pools...an adult pool that is around the other side of the hotel making it very private and quiet. The activity pool, a kiddie pool and a family pool, all very clean and very nice. We had a poolfront lanai room, (nice spacious room with GREAT beds) facing the adult pool, which I would highly recommend, they have a hammock and table  [... lire plus]and chairs and a very short walk to the pool. This is a very quiet resort and there really isnt alot to do there if you want to party. You would need to go into town or to Cabos San Lucas. They do offer a pub crawl on certain nights. But we enjoyed the relaxing quiet atmosphere. The beach chairs are VERY far from the ocean and the sand is rocky and not so nice to walk in. BUT if you are going to Cabo you know the ocean is off limits except for certain cove areas. The food was good, not always hot at the buffet but very good in the ala cart restuarant. Victor is THE BEST EVER server and can speak perfect english. The staff are are very very friendly, never grumpy or rude. Right outside the gates of the hotel is a horse rental place. $40 for an hour on the beach ride. The horses are in great shape and Edwardo is a very friendly nice guide. Do this if you get a chance....amazing galloping in the water down the beach!! I would recommend this resort but keep in mind it is a quiet resort, I am 50 and I was one of the younger people in the crowd.

Great family resort for the price!

We were a family of 8 adults and 1 toddler visiting the Cabo area over Christmas and this resort met our needs. We expected to pay more over Christmas. Grounds and all areas of hotel were very clean, although rooms are getting a bit worn, especially bathroom tiling. Staff are very friendly and cannot do enough for you. The drawback at this location is that the beach is not swimmable but there are 2 beaches nearby that we enjoyed swimming at...one a half hour walk a way and the other a 10 minute  [... lire plus]taxi ride away. Despite the Christmas season, we found this to be a relatively quiet resort as entertainment shut down by about 10:30. We frequented the a la carte restaurant for the most part and found it to be satisfactory. We did the omelette station for breakfasts. One does tend to get tired of the buffet. With 2 restaurants, we would consider dining options to be limited but we made it work for us, with the occasional meal off resort.

Relaxing.. Beachfront pointless

OK overall, food was OK, bars all shut down by 12. Beach pretty much useless and unswimmable. If you are going to the Baja for further or nightlife.. Better off staying in Cabo San Lucas as San Jose Del Cabo is super sleepy. Staff very friendly

Amazing Resort- We were very pleased with our room

This hotel is well maintained and staff are helpful and friendly no matter your concern. Food was very tastefully presented and we enjoyed every meal to its fullest. Grounds are very enjoyable to just relax in or wonder around -

What A Come Back Story !!!

Never having been to that area of the world I went with no bias either way. I read a ton of revues and almost all of them were good, with a few nay sayers. I am totally happy with my time there. The resort was basically wiped out by the hurricane last fall and this resort has staged an amazing come back. When we arrived, our room wasn't ready, so the man behind the reception desk was so apologetic that we got transferred from a partial ocean view smaller room to a full ocean view suite with two  [... lire plus]bathrooms, one with a jacuzzi, two large screen tv's, and a full living room. The renovation to the suite were just finishing up, so at first we had no safe, the jacuzzi tub had no shower head, and there was even no toilette paper. But as soon as we called, within 15 minutes a staff person would show up and fix our "problem". Every day as you walked your area, one of the staff would ask if your enjoying your stay, and if there was anything they could help with just ask. Three of the restaurants were still under repair , but the other two changed their menus every day, and all of the meals were delicious. Even the hamburgers were excellant. The layout of the pools really impressed me. The kids pool looked great for young families, the swim up bar was suited for active partiers, and for us more reserved oldies, the adult pool was off to a quiet area, with a wonderful little bar, and it was so nice to just sit, drink and socialize. Then to top it off the nature preserve estuary was next to the resort for a beautiful stroll, with turtles, pelicans, and cranes. A twenty minute walk took us into the cultural core of San Jose del Cabo, a quieter, laid back town, with great bars, food, and shops. Try the 'Retro Bar" its a blast. Finally we took a cab to Cabo San Lucas, walked around. Its much faster paced, catering to a more partying crowd, where we had supper at the "The Office", a restaurant on the beach that is an experience you won't forget. It was a total pleasure.

Ok for families and retired couples ONLY

If you have a family or are retired I suppose this would be an ok resort but be forewarned that they roll up the carpet at 10 and the staff are less than friendly. Also be warned that you are at the end of the hotel zone so if you want to go into town you'll be paying for transportation. The west wing was annoying to get to and there is no elevator. This was my 6th trip to Mexico and this was resort scored the lowest of the low. There is zero night life. Front desk staff are not helpful and the  [... lire plus]bar staff are terrible. If you want a vacation that will numb your senses, stay here. The ONLY positive thing about the resort was the patio of the room. We asked to be transferred and eventually were 3 days later. We paid the difference and ended up at Barceló which was a more enjoyable stay. I would suggest you spend the extra and avoid the frustration of a 1 star resort because that's really what it is. Our saving grace was the WestJet representative 'Rosa' who was helpful in getting us relocated.

Fantastic

I was very happy with this resort! It felt like a brand new resort! After the hurricane everything has been redone. The food was fantastic. There is a quite pool and a kids/activities pool. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Everything was very clean. If u enjoy swimming in the ocean - then this ia not the place for u. There were many workers working on getter more parts of the resort operational. Los Cabos needs the tourists to come back - tourism is their main resource. I highly recommend th [... lire plus]e Holiday Inn

Awesome Trip, Hotel a work in Progress

It was our first stay in Los Cabos and overall our trip was great but there was some good and some things Holiday Inn need to work on. 2 weeks prior to our trip we received an email stating that the tennis courts would be shut down which was no big deal and when we arrived we found out we were given a free room upgrade to a partial ocean view with balcony which was amazing! Soon we found out though that it was not just the tennis courts that were shut down but 50% of the resort was under repair  [... lire plus]due to the hurricane. I was slightly miffed by this as I felt they were dishonest by not disclosing this prior to our departure as we were expecting a lot more of the facilities to be available. All the staff at the hotel was super friendly and so I brushed it off because they are recovering from the 2nd worst hurricane in the history in Mexico and every single day we saw how hard they worked and the improvements that were made each and everyday to the hotel and grounds. Just to note at what was available: 2 of 3 pools 4 out of 8 bars 1 Buffet restaurant 1 Beach Snack bar (which turned into a makeshift a la carte restaurant at night, not requiring reservations but was only open some nights we never knew when) Room Service was free but the rooms didn't have menus which made it difficult to know what was available to order. When I tried to call our phone was broken so I ended up having to go to the front desk to order. What is closed: The Spa The Tennis courts All of the a la carte restaurants and we didn't figure this out until I tried to make reservations (something that perhaps should have been communicated during check in) Entertainment was small and took place in the middle of the buffet restaurant on the outdoor patio. It took place some nights and not others but again you never knew until that night. The Rooms: The King size bed was incredible comfortable and we both had fantastic sleeps The whole room was super clean all the time The shower was roomy but either scalding hot or super cold We wish there was a fridge in the room for snacks and cold beverages including cold water. Balcony was big and nice The Food: For the most part was decent but sometimes had weird choices. Breakfast was definitely the best, omelettesm bacon, sausage, waffles, french toast, pancakes, hashbrowns, muffins, cereal, yogurt, fresh fruit, etc. For 90% of the time the service was fast and efficient but other days the waiters seemed slightly disorganized forgetting your order or having longer than normal wait times. Honestly I would love to go back in a year's time and really see how this hotel operates at 100% because I think many of their issues are directly related to the hurricane recovery.

It was okay

Rooms were clean grounds were okay despite construction going on, half the resort was closed due to the hurricane, which was unknown to us. There wasn't alot of food choices, 1 buffet and one A La Cart was surprised to see that. Was not impressed with this trip other than the weather.

Wonderful time

This was our first time to Cabo. Absolutely loved it! Hot & super sunny! This hotel Is super close to San Jose! A beautiful little town! Close enough to ride a bike or walk! The hotel was clean! Food was overall good! Staff is very friendly! Always making rounds by the pool for drink orders!

Great resort!

Rooms were roomy and comfortable. Very nice grounds. Food was good as was the entertainment. Had a great holiday!Would go back again and take the grandchildren. Would be a great place to have them.Loved walking the beach.

Great location

We travelled to this resort with our two older sons and were concerned that they would be bored due to the location. Not to be they had lots of excursions to take as well as an organized bar crawl to Cabo San Lucas we Mark enjoyed. The hotel site and village were extremely clean and all the vendors in town were very friendly and not pushy as in some other locations in Mexico.

Would easily go back

Our stay here was great. Would have been even better if there was actual night life there. The resort seemed to close down by 11 pm. Only one bar open made for long line ups and the evening entertainment was a woman singing in a corner. Had to go off the resort to have a good time. Over all it was great

Great resort

Fantastic staff...great hotel...clean...but found mostly older people there...and a little too quite after 7 pm...food was okay...breakfast being my favorite...however the absolute best location to walk into San Jose del Cabo...we took the local bus and also city bus into Cabo...beautiful place.

Great place to stay.

Close to town, comfortable accommodations, variety of pools and dining areas. Children's area as well as adult pool for quiet relaxation. For solo female traveller this was an area that I was very comfortable in and met many people for socializing with. This hotel catered to mature age groups as well as young families. Staff helpful, variety of foods at buffets, liked a la carte menu choices. Entertainment most evenings. Enjoyed proximity to beach for walking and nature park next door to hotel.  [... lire plus]Musts to do- Thursday night Art Walk in town and Saturday market. Short bus ride to town if don't want to walk.

Comfortable resort

The stay was pleasant enough. We were disappointed that we had such a minimum choice of eating places. We realize we were in the off season but maybe this could be mentioned when booking. Would we come back ; give us the garden room and we are in. Thanks. The staff was great.