Hotel Mar de Cortez — Hotel in Ildefonso Green

The Hotel is exactly as advertised. I wanted an inexpensive vacation in Cabo San Lucas. I have stayed in Cabo many times but always down on the Marina. My budget this trip was just too restrictive for accomodations on the marina that would have been more than double the price. This is an old hotel with the regular construction and maintainance methods that would have any Canadian electrical inspector cringe. Once you come to realization that that is Mexico, then you can get to a point where the hotel can be enjoyed. It is a two floor concrete structure that except for some electrical creativity, is well maintained. The pool is great to sit by but is not heated. The cleanliness is impressive. WiFi is tranmitted throughout the property but can get a bit sketchy in the room but to be expected with solid concrete walls. Staff are constantly sweeping, mopping and wiping. There is an on-site restaurant/bar with a limited but sufficient menu with the food being both well prepared and safe to eat. Staff as with most if not all of Mexico are very friendly and even if they don't understand any English, they will find someone who does. Just know that the property is in the downtown core of Cabo. Though a large selection of restaurants are within a five minute walk so are the "Happy Endings" massage parlors and the so called "Gentle's Clubs". That is beyond the control of the Hotel but just be aware. The marina is a short ten minute walk and souvenir vendors abound. Other posts have mentioned noise and loud music going till the early hours of the morning from neighboring establishments but I honestly didn't experience that. The free parking is on site, gated and locked down 24 hrs. Your car will as safe as it can be. The rooms again are very basic but as with tbe rest of the property, clean and functional. My bed is firm but not a rock. I have finished my thirteen day stay. I feel comfortable in recommending the property to the budget minded traveler who understands that it is not the Ritz and nor...

Me and my husband just got back from our vacation.It was our first time in Cabo San Lucas And kinda sketchy what we gonna expect.So if your first timer I’ll give you something about our experience.Hope these will help on your trip.At the airport always get the shuttle cheaper than the taxi it take less than an hour.And always bring Usd money atleast 100dollar by 1$ I know not everybody is a tipper but u will eventually cuz you will feel sorry after.You will see the hospitality and how people treat you as soon as u arrive in your hotel.Yes I fell in love with the scenery,ocean,food but above all the locals in Cabo San Lucas.Yes u will encounter a lot of vendors on the street trying to lure u a lot of staff but yes we did go one presentation not because to buy unit or timeshare just to have free excursion.Its worth it cuz u will have the bomb breakfast and then they will talk to you show the 5star hotel which a good experience you will see how nice these resort are and only last for an hour.Then we stayed for week here in mar de Cortez which made more our trip convenient and easy to everything.Close to Cabo Wabo cantina which just 2block cross the street.Taco Guss just left side.If your looking for affordable nothing fancy inside the room there’s no TV,and WiFi slow but the catch is your close to everything all the bar,resto,dance club,marina,mall and Medano Beach.Mar de Cortez has a bar and really good food with reasonable price we love spending time at the bar especially happy hour.They can serve you food even though your at the poolside.Taxi outside the hotel always ready to serve you.And actually mar de Cortez serve a shuttle to get back to airport which more convenient for you.hope to comeback next...

Visited Cabo a couple years ago with a group of 7 people. We stayed up stairs and the rooms were fair, but clean and comfortable. One of our friends stayed downstairs in the old part of the hotel and his room was amazing and gorgeous! Beautiful, hand carved furniture, wood beams and paintings on the ceiling, and a patio with table and chairs. I recommend asking for a room downstairs. The staff was very friendly (2 years ago). Maggie was very nice and gave us lots of advice on where to go and what to do. We even ran into her somewhere else and she came up to us and talked to us and was very nice. The location is very Central and around the corner from Cabo Wabo. Down the street was our favorite taco shop, Tacos Gus, and a fruit stand out front where I purchased my breakfast every morning. We stayed here for $30 per night in May. Nice little pool too. Also, felt very safe with the "Govenor"...