Which Region is for You

Which Region is for You

Expect high-quality accommodations wherever you stay in Los Cabos. Much of the area's many miles of beach are now backed by major properties all vying for the best stretch, which is the reason they charge the big bucks for their oceanfront rooms with incredible sea views. Sprawling Mexican- and Mediterranean-style resorts of generally 200 to 400 rooms dominate Los Cabos, especially along the 18-mi- -long Corridor, but also in San José and Cabo San Lucas.

San José del Cabo is the closest to the international airport, and farthest, both literally and figuratively, from the madding crowd that gravitates towards downtown Cabo San Lucas' fiesta atmosphere. San José's Playa del Sol has a number of up-and-coming developments, the newest of which are still unfinished but nearing completion. Some small hotels and bed-and-breakfasts lie in or near the San José del Cabo town center, and others are more remote. For high-season stays, try to make reservations at least three months in advance, and six months in advance for holidays. Precious few lodgings serve travelers on a budget.

The Corridor, that stretch which connects San José with Cabo, has seen the growth of several new mega-resorts, such as Cabo Real and Cabo del Sol, constructed as towns in miniature. These microcosms contain two or more hotels, throughout which golf courses, private villas, and upscale condo projects are interspersed. Here, with everything at their fingertips, guests rarely leave the property.

As for Cabo San Lucas, it continues its meteoric climb into the five-star stratosphere. Nearly every hotel in Cabo has undergone some kind of renovation, from minor to complete makeover of its rooms and entire image. The ME Cabo by Meliá is one such example. Esperanza has doubled the size of its spa. And the early-2008 opening of the glitzy, new Casa Dorada Resort, located in the middle of busy El Médano Beach, has continued to raise the bar in regards to rooms, services, and the pampering of Cabo guests.

The current amount of ongoing construction continues, and remains astonishing. As develop-able space in the Los Cabos region diminishes and becomes pricy, the coming development is expanding to the Sea of Cortez coastline north of San José del Cabo, known as the "East Cape," and north of Cabo San Lucas along the Pacific coast which will soon connect it with the town of Todos Santos. For years, building restrictions have been discussed, even threatened-or promised, depending on your view, but money talks, amigo! It appears that the only "restrictions" are natural, how much actual land is left.