Originally Posted by
ne0ven0m
Well, my early October trip is sneaking up on me. Wanted to share my plans to get any feedback from you experienced lot. My aim is a chill and relaxing trip without any planned excursions and activities.
3 night stay, with flight arriving around 12:30pm. Not sure if our room will be ready right away, so plan on eating at Beach Club/Crudo. Want to keep it simple for day 1, just use pool, explore around property, walk on beach, etc. Want to eat on site for dinner, but I'm shying away from EF after all the "meh" reviews. Want to try the Trevesia multi-course experience, anyone tried that lately?
Day 2: more chilling on property, spa booking. I saw others said you can use spa's other amenities after your scheduled session, but can anyone get a little deeper into what all you can do? Or how much time you could take up. Planning on walking out for dinner, saw decent reviews for Romeo y Julieta and Chubby Noodle.
Day 3: potentially go back into town during day time, definitely want to try out Taco Guss. Spend evening back at hotel, either at DM or just ordering room service.
Is tap water safe to drink at the hotel, or am I going to get nickled and dimed for each water bottle? May have to stock up at the convenience store mentioned a few times in this thread; as well as getting some pesos there.
At the spa, you can save time afterwards for nibbles in the separate men's and women's lounge areas. Within those areas, there is a small circuit (I'm a bit fuzzy on this, so forgive me) of sauna, ice room, jacuzzi and maybe one other room. After your massage there's a specific outdoor spa pool and lounge areas. We very much enjoyed our massages and felt incredibly relaxed afterwards.
I think your plan to just relax is an excellent one. Here's some other dining recommendations, all which typically have live music in the evenings:
- Casa Martin, courtyard setting (short Uber)
- Bar Esquina, outdoors, but feels indoors, dark, moody setting
- Hacienda Cocina y Cantina- beachside setting
I personally think if you haven't been to EF, you should give it a chance, but keep it simple. I think the setting just has to be experienced. The meal and service are good. I personally think people tend to expect that meals will be less than back at home, simply because they are in Mexico. That's simply not the case and one certainly won't be looking through candlelights at whales in the pacific ocean back at home.
Remember it will be HOT in October. Ubering is SO cheap when you head into town- don't be afraid to use it. Perhaps consider whale watching if the season has started while you are there.
As mentioned, always ask for house water at the resort. It's completely safe at all the resorts in Cabo, as is the ice. For standalone restaurants, I stick with bottled water, if ordering water.