Overall I would say that is the place to eat! If you go to Cabo you absolutely must take a boat tour over to "Lovers Island" and "Divorce beach."

Recommend the short boat ride to The Cabo Arch at Lovers Beach and Divorce Beach.

We took a water taxi to the rocks and arch, highly recommend going to Divorce Beach there as the beach is beautiful.

Saw sea lions, lovers and divorce beach where we got out for an hour and enjoyed a swim.

Sea Lions, whale watching and more from the beach out there called Lover's Beach and Divorce Beach.

but always had exhaust fan noise from 8 am to 8pm.

We didn’t sit on the beach during the day just at sunrise, so we didn’t have to worry about the constant pressure sales.

Construction noise was annoying and prevented me from a relaxing massage.

but they are not easy to hear around the hotel, and heard of several rooms who could not hear these announcements at all.

The booze was constantly flowing and it wasn't a constant party every night

PROS: GREAT VIEWS (that's it)
CONS: NO RUNNING WATER, NO AC, HORRIBLE FOOD, WATERED DOWN DRINKS, NOISE ALL NIGHT, FLIES EVERYWHERE, CHILDREN'S RESORT CONNECTED, BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO RESOLVE OR COMPS OFFERED FOR BAD SERVICE, HOT WATER IN POOLS, NO COOL RELIEF ANYWHERE.

but these were constant and were pushing drugs.

The restrooms on the resort were horrendous, people were using the bathrooms and there was urine and feces everywhere.

My husband is a plumber and if you don’t hear air when you turn the faucet, there’s no water.

But because the air conditioner being so loud you couldn't hardly hear the TV anyway.

My only thing is that while in your room, you can hear all the noise from the hallways, including the doors constantly closing, and the people being loud in the hallways as well as the nighttime entertainment, I wish there was a way to soundproof them more.

This place reeks of a spring break party atmosphere with constant, constant noise and ridiculously loud music at all hours of day and night.

But if it was off, you could hear either pool or show noise like you were right there.

If I had my family at the other resort, I would be pissed to have the loud noise and experience around my kids.

Because after many calls to the hotel property, RIU.com, and Priceline I have been unable to get any sort of refund on a trip canceled by my airline due to Cabo runway damage.

Note this is a large U shape resort and you can hear music like an amphitheater
•	English is universal here,

We came to our room to rest after a long day of traveling and could hear people yelling and screaming through the hotel.

We had fresh, delicious food daily and our rooms were being cleaned daily.

The staff were attentive, resort/ room clean, and buffet was delicious!

What I liked during our stay was the cleanness of the room and facility, the events and activities scheduled, and services all over.

We had taken Jr Suite Ocean Front room which was good

Everything about this hotel was top tier -- the service, the parties, the food, the pools and the clean and spacious rooms.

Our room was comfortable and cleaned each day.

The room fridges were restocked daily with plenty of water and beer.

The resort is very clean (rooms and grounds).

The rooms were clean, spacious, and very comfortable.

Using the App was easy and our room was beautiful.

Also we had a couple above our room fighting for hours.

The resort is beautiful, rooms clean and food good.

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Free parking

Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)

Pool

me and my friend wanted to do a photo shoot at lovers beach and divorce beach and it was incredible.

While Casa Dorada does offer a 2 for 1 special on alcoholic drinks on Tuesdays from 11am-12pm and 3-4pm, the drinks are very expensive.

I will join others in saying Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort and Spa is OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive.

cabo is just expensive and things like water or coffee are not complimentary.

but not worth the price
Much better deals out there so check around.

This time we noticed a drastic change in room prices as well as food and beverage costs.

They seemed more interested in aggressively selling cabanas at seemingly inflated prices rather than catering to the needs of hotel guests.

but was just okay and if we would have had to pay it would have been almost 100.00 US for two.

We were told it must be purchased from the resort at their exceptional high prices.

However, I am a bit mixed as we had good pool side service along with the food (which is a bit more expensive vs outside the resort).

12 Tribes in particular was absurdly expensive.

My disappointment was the unreasonable increase in food prices.

but this added expense will be a factor in my decision to move my family to another hotel on future trips.

Prices seemed a little outrages, rivaling Vegas at appx $10 a beer and $20 for a mixed drink!

It costs a little more than some of places I had researched prior to booking

The one area of caution is arrange your own shuttle service to the airport, they will tell you taxi  prices are one price then bate and switch you then you are stuck because you trusted their advice.

but they did a 100% increase in food and beverage prices.

My only criticism would be the would be the high cost of food and beverages at the hotel.

If there was a downside, drinks are very expensive poolside.

LOCATION: the resort’s website seems to leave out that the hotel is nestled next to a night club…the beach in front of the resort is a constant party scene with blaring music and relentless vendors often times trying to sell inappropriate merchandise to children.

Every time someone would flushed their toilet, the jet tub would make a gargling sound.

Our room was directly across from one of the busier clubs and with your patio sliding door closed you could barely hear anything.

The nightlife in the area might be a little noisy for early risers,

The pre recorded artificial crowd noise got old quick.

Everything was 5 stars except for the loud noise from the club a few doors down.

It was non stop noise for morning to night.

The rooms were very sound proof as well, we never heard any hall our outside noise.

The only negative is that there is a bar close by (Mango Deck) that is a little loud at night

Our door opened up to the sounds and smells of the hotel trash and parking.

Along with the umbrellas & chairs there is a near constant stench of weed.

Since you're in the middle of a popular area, it can be a little noisy at night from clubs nearby,

The only minor issue was the somewhat loud noise and music coming from the Mango Deck (the beach club bar adjacent to the property).

It does get active and loud in that area,

There are several popular restaurants/beach clubs surrounding the resort that can get a little loud.

However, it is awful if you are looking for anything like a quiet get-away.

Our all inclusive experience was a one star at best…
ROOMS: the rooms were spacious and clean.

You can only see the pool from your room.

The only positive is that the rooms were large.

Our room was excellent, comfortable, and very clean.

I specifically requested a room that would afford the newlyweds some privacy from our guests, and she not only fulfilled this request

The girl who cleaned our room, Monica, was very good and so pleasant.

The rooms are over the top - so much bigger than necessary

The rooms are spacious and always cleaned while we were away.

Bedding and pillows were topnotch and comfortable and the room was kept immaculate by the staff.

We loved the room and the pizzas were great!

the rooms are very spacious and it was clean and well equipped.

The room was amazing, possibly the best I’ve ever stayed in and the views were incredible.

Front desk were helpful, the manager Noel was available at all times, changed our room at our 1st request ( we needed a larger room).

I was really surprised as it seemed reasonable to give me the difference between a spa room and a regular room for the 3 days we were there.

Our room was outstanding the the staff was very friendly and helpful.

Although it is one of the nicer hotels on the beach, it is “out pricing” itself., especially as they have done no updating to rooms or pool area.

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We took a private yacht tour out of the marina to see the sea lions and the arch, lovers and divorce beach.

The best part about downtown is that you can rent a private nice boat for about $150.00 an hour to take you to the Ach, Lovers, Divorce beach and whale watching or fishing .We did that and it was amazing.

Other things to do in Cabo 5/5: 
Water taxi to lover’s beach/divorce beach/el arco.

Around the property, it seemed to be stronger and more consistent.That is a concern as we were stuck having to do zoom calls in public areas of the hotel for the WiFi and that was not as comfortable.

but you also don’t want to run up your mobile phone bill by using 3G/5G when WiFi ***should*** be PLENTIFUL.

However, my partner got their phone taken from one of the cubbies at the neon party and unfortunately it wasn’t recovered before we had to leave the following afternoon, so I’d suggest keeping anything valuable on you or locked in your room.

My son also stated that when he went to there called the security guy on his personal cellphone..not on the walkie-talkie not on the hotel phone.

She
told the person on the phone that we need both housekeeping AND maintenance.

My friends had to call a pharmacy themselves.

Brother had blood stains on his duvet
- Had to call and ask 3x for a rollaway bed

He calls the front and gets the room number.

We were not allowed out of room come Sat and that was all the food given until 2pm - after numerous calls.

After realizing this I wandered around and asked 3 different security people to let us in our room or at the very least call the front desk to have someone come let us in.

Could not even talk or hear music on the phone.

My only tip would be to upgrade the plugs etc to accomadate phones etc.

Had to call for maintenance to get it unlocked.

There was a sense of dissatisfaction if employees didn’t receive tips for the slightest of actions as calling a cab.

I figured no one was taking me seriously so I did not want to call and instead just went there.

I attempted to call the front desk 5x from the phone in our room without any success.

Before then my phone was turned off so I was not able to locate it.

- If you are less mobile, please note there are LOTS of stairs to get around here. I would like to note that Nicole tried to make amends for the many issues we had in our room upon checkin by making us a few "reservations" at the specialty restaurant (though getting a table at the restaurants was not hard)

The single weakness was the quality of the WiFi signal in our room.

The rooms were comfy and the property absolutely spotless.

At the front desk, Antonio gave us the best room on the property, #4025.

Food was excellent, staff were very friendly and responsive, and the rooms were nice.

The room was very clean and the staff was very friendly and helpful.

but includes access to sauna, steam room and hot tub before and after which is great.

Rooms were always clean and well stocked and the pools were great.

I have to mention that I left a valuable in my room after check out and the hotel sent a cab with my article to meet me at the airport.

Our AC didn’t work the greatest in our room.

They try to keep the Hotel clean at all times, ok rooms and bed.

Our rooms were well appointed and taken care of in a timely manner.

Our room 2156 gave onto the empty lot south of the property which was so quiet and perfect.

The layout of the room wasn’t great and there wasn’t any space to really be all together (we have 5 in our fam).

The room, food and entertainment were as good as always.

Very happy with the location of the hotel and the view from the room.

but when 
we opened our doors, we were taken aback by a very strong overwhelming sewer stench in both our 
rooms.

- Moldy bathroom and dirty bedroom furniture.

Rooms showed signs of mold and smell of mildew.

The sheets feel wet and everything smells musty.

The windows, balcony, furniture were left FILTHY!

Just a disgusting experience especially the food.

Smells like sewer really bad and rooms have fallen apart. Beware.

but there are paint chips, chipped wood moldings,cracked tiles, chukcn out of concrete walls, bathroom fans that don't work, etc.

Even the Saxaphone was dripping in sweat which was also not appealing.

Smoking locations are not wheelchair accessible and too remote.

very stiff and questionable and the seafood smelled like it had been left out in the sun for days.

Very warm and smelly elevators, lacking any form of ventilation.

Food lacked flavor, floor in room got my feet dirty when walking barefoot on first day of stay, sometimes it smelled like sewer water in our room and on the atea by the pool, taxi service super high compared to local rates

but since there was no exhaust fan in the bathroom, the room felt musty and a bid humid.

They shouldn't put the smoking station by the swim up rooms that people pay more money for!

but our neighbor smoked on his balcony, there was someone by beach washrooms smoking, guests on ground floor with pools attached smoked in their pools and a few poolside smokers trying to be sneaky.

We'll just open the balcony door and enjoy some fresh air since the room was musty smelling anyway.

Hotel Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas

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It was under construction and WINDY, both of which we didn't expect.

Only to arrive after a long day,  they book you in, then tell you that they are having maintenance issues and they will be sending you to their sister hotel, way out of town,
Stupid expensive, and you are stuck in the middle of no where, and the place is being
Built still so the construction is ridiculous.

but were disappointed this year when we found out the construction of the Grand Solmar has taken away a pool from the Solmar.

Besides wasting the whole afternoon in their crazy shuttle, we wasted the evening trying to fix the air conditioner… (10) By the second day we were there they started construction in 2 rooms, one right by our right and one right by our left.

but "classic"  to the era of construction.

There is construction going on at the resort (even

Not sure if it will ever be the same if and when the construction stops.

Yes, our first room was a bit outdated and unfortunately was right next to/over the construction happening on their new entryway,

Construction was still ongoing at the Solmar,

We moved into a room, that was away from construction noise and had sun.

Another issue was when ever we wanted to take a nap in the middle of the day they had construction going on continuously and the worst part was the Jack hammers.

Despite some negative reviews I read there was hardly any construction noise.

The resort again was inundated with construction noise from the additional lobby work.

Construction going on which was very loud at times.

But more than that, we were given a room (told it was a free upgrade to a special suite, "no extra charge"), only to find a major jack-hammering construction project was going on right outside of our balcony, 10 hours a day.

Because of construction, we were relocated to the Playa Grande from the Solmar Resort and Beach Club.

The beds were comfortable and I did not hear any of the construction noise others have mentioned.

The construction noise was at times loud,

The prices are bad to start with then they add IVA tax and a 10% resort service charge - which according to the manager is optional

We also played multiple cards games on the daily.

I would caution people that they do charge to the room even if you request to pay separately which caused disruption at checkout

The resort will shuttle guests to their other properties without charge.

The All-Inclusive option is a tremendous value and we love the food and drink options, we do wish the tip option was a little more transparent so we could ensure if we were tipping on the room charge that it would go to our server,

no ac 
Plumbing was backwards
Everything  was not so
Hot water not so hot
Ac not so cold
Refrigerator not so cold
They wouldn't let uber past the gate because the hotel charges $100 for airport when it's $40 for uber.

I paid the balance a week before the trip.

Paid online and my card was processed on Mar 19, 2022.

One thing to be aware of is you cannot add a tip to your credit card.

Don't drink any of the bottled water provided in the room or you will be charged.

I lost $800, and no credit was offered either.

Not even a place to charge your phone by the bed.

Additionally we got home to find $$271.00 additional charges on our credit card.

I was charged 40.00 for 4 shots of Don Tequila when I have been sober for 30 years.

On top of that they triple charged our credit card charged us the day we checked out days after we left so now we have to call the bank and have that fixed.

but he could use my west jet credit card.

The rental agent agreed and it was only when I received my credit card statement when I returned to the US that I saw I had been charged the higher price.

Has overpriced restaurants charging $25 for a fettuccine Alfredo when their sister facilities sells full seafood dinner buffets for $37 for adults and half for kids.

Walking over to Divorce beach and snorkeling over at Lovers Beach is a highlight.

We were able walk from the hotel to climb over the rocks to Honeymoon Beach, Divorce Beach and Lovers Beach to swim in the Sea of Cortez.

You are a few yards away from what they call divorce beach.

If you are reasonably fit and up for a scramble you can walk to lovers/divorce beach - bring your snorkel or rent one at lovers beach to swim at pelican rock.

The rock formations are phenomenal and offer small beaches including a honeymoon and a divorce beach; both lovely!

The location near land's end was perfect as well, so you can hike over the small rock formation to get to Lover's Beach and Divorce Beach.

If you would like to take a ride from the harbor (marina) to the arc or a lovers beach, divorce beach,Medano beach, look for "el Capitan Perico".

We walked to the end and went up and over the big rock hill to the lovers beach and divorce beach.

Solmar is RIGHT in the middle of the marina, el arco (the arch) and between Divorce beach and Lovers beach.

From the location point of view, you can stroll along a magnificent beach undisturbed and access Divorce Beach and Lover's Beach by climbing over a small rock hill.

If you're in good physical condition, you can climb the rock formations a short distance from the resort and make it to Lover's Beach and Divorce Beach within a 5 minute walk from the resort.

The walk over the rocks at the end of the peninsula led to Lover's beach (swimable) and Divorce beach (not swimable).

So, don't pay extra for the taxi and just climb the big stone (a very easy hike with sandals NOT flipflops) and you're at divorce beach, which is right across from lovers beach.

Quick walk to Lover's Beach, Divorce Beach and Los Arcos.

Comfortable rooms with a basic kitchenette.

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