Description: My husband and I wanted a weekend to rejuvenate. With direct flights from Atlanta to Cabo, we chose to visit Mexico.
The Melia Cabo Real was our first experience at an all inclusive resort. In all honesty I think paying for food, beverages and lodging up front is a mixed bag. While it was truly wonderful to not have to carry around a wallet--we wore wrist bands--I also thought that sometimes the quality of food and drink seemed a bit compromised. Still, we had a good time here.
What was our room like? Spacious with a tiled floor and a king-sized bed, our room had a nice balcony from which I sipped coffee, read a book, and gazed across the Sea of Cortez. The bathroom was plenty large with lots of counterspace though I heard another guest with bad knees complaining about having to step over the side of a tub to take a shower. My husband found the mattress to be a wee bit hard, but I thought it was quite comfortable. We had a mini-bar that was stocked with Mexican beers, bottled waters, and soda.
What was the swimming like? While you could walk down to the beach, the sand there was hard and granular on our feet. A small cove surrounded by gray rocks swarming with tiny black crabs allowed us to wade into the cool sea, but riptides and rough waters made swimming apart from this area unsafe. With that said, my husband rented a jet ski and had a great time playing farther out where fishing boats were anchored close to shore. We also paddled a very stable kayak beyond the rocks where we could gaze down into the blue waters and see the rock shelf drop away. The POOL on the resort grounds was very nice with a swim-up bar and a jacuzzi nearby.
How about the restaurants? As part of our plan, we were allowed to eat in the two nicer restaurants one night each. The Japanese food was okay though the wine was lacking. (Your choices are "red" or "white.") The other restaurant was more continental. Again, just okay. The best meals we had were breakfast when fresh fruit was spread out in the open-air restaurant by the pool. A couple of Mexican dishes were in the buffet then. I loved the resort's salsa.
Extras? The golf course was first-rate though the pricey greens fees were extra. A full service spa offered wonderful massages.
Bottom line? I liked sipping pina coladas and relaxing in the sun. Supposedly there is a shuttle into nearby Cabo San Lucas, but I never saw it running. We took a cab for $25 once, and then we took the city bus for $1.50 per person from then on. Resort service was friendly. The grounds were pretty. The environment could feel "resort artificial" at times, but the best thing about staying here was that our vacation was easy.
Sometimes all you want to do is relax.
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