Villa Del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa Cabo San Lucas
Relaxed all-inclusive beachfront with room to cook your own breakfast
About this hotel
The multiple restaurants here matter more than the star rating suggests: a group tired of deciding where to eat after golf has several on-site options plus an all-inclusive plan to fall back on, and some rooms carry kitchens for anyone who wants to control their own breakfast before an early tee time. The outdoor pools and spa keep rest days easy, and while El Medano Beach itself is a ten-minute taxi rather than a walk, the beachfront setting means there's sand and sea right at the property. It reads as a working base rather than a showpiece resort, which suits a group whose real focus is the golf and not the lobby.
- All-inclusive available
- Beachfront setting
- Spa
- Airport shuttle
Our take
This suits a group that wants an all-inclusive plan with more restaurant variety than a single dining room, plus the option to self-cater breakfast. It's not a polished luxury resort, so anyone chasing a five-star finish should look at the Riu or Pueblo Bonito properties nearby instead, both closer to that mark.
- Choose a kitchen-equipped room category if the group wants to control breakfast timing before early tee times.
- Rotate through the on-site restaurants across the trip rather than defaulting to one, since several are included.
- Confirm the airport shuttle pickup window in advance, since it's a scheduled service rather than on-demand.
Why we love it
- Multiple on-site restaurants
- All-inclusive option available
- Some rooms include kitchens
- Spa and outdoor pools
Why guests love itThe restaurant variety saved us from the usual group argument over where to eat after golf. We had a kitchen in our room and used it most mornings before the 6:30am tee times, which the on-site restaurants weren't set up for that early. The beach itself needs a taxi, which we only realized after checking in. We'd factor that into the decision again if we were rebooking for a future golf trip to the area.