Villa La Estancia
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: Although children are permitted, this condominium resort primarily caters to adults. Guests have full access to an adjoining family-friendly resort, Villa Del Palmar Resort & Spa, which features complimentary activities and a children's club.
Amenity highlights: Flanked by sundecks with lounge chairs and umbrellas is a two-level, freeform pool with gentle waterfalls, garden islets, and a swim-up bar on each level; the pool extends 73 meters (240 feet) through a central garden. Three 12-person spa tubs bordered by lawns and gardens are arrayed along the beachfront, and a lobby-level fountain-and-garden courtyard contains two 12-person spa tubs. (Spa-tub minimum age is 12.)
Insider tip: The main section of Médano Beach lies 400 meters (437 yards) south of the resort and offers water sports and beachfront restaurant/bars.
Property Amenities
The Villa La Estancia and an adjoining companion resort, Villa Del Palmar Resort & Spa, share a shopping center that contains a supermarket, a pharmacy, an ice-cream counter, a self-serve laundry, shops and boutiques, a video/DVD-rental store, a deli/Internet center, and an open-air plaza with arts-and-crafts vendors. Villa Del Palmar Resort & Spa also includes a health-and-beauty spa and a fitness center offering complimentary work-out classes, to which this resort's guests enjoy complimentary access.
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Swim-up bar
- Spa tub
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Concierge desk
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (24 hours)
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Parking (valet)
- Parking garage
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Banquet facilities
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Number of rooms: 158
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Number of floors: 4-8
- Tour assistance
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Medical assistance available
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning service
- Grocery
- Elevator/lift
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
This Cabo San Lucas resort offers 158 guest suites and villas in sand-colored buildings of 4-8 stories, with red-tile roofs that form a narrow, elongated U-shape down a gentle slope to the beach. Furnished balconies or ground-floor terraces provide views of a central garden and/or the Sea of Cortez. Contemporary decor includes marble floors, pale-olive walls, white ceilings and crown molding, muslin drapes, white and bleached-wood furniture, light-caramel-colored cabinetry, plants, and Mexican ceramic bathroom accessories. Each unit includes a furnished entryway behind a wrought-iron gate, with suite or villa doors opening off the entryway.
Designed as condominium units, one-, two-, and three-bedroom villas feature jetted tubs, separate living/dining rooms, stacked washer/dryers, cassette/CD stereos, and fully equipped kitchens with ice-dispensing refrigerators, four-burner ranges, microwave ovens, dishwashers, garbage disposals, and three-stool breakfast bars. Suites form part of full villas, share balconies or terraces with them, and are furnished like hotel rooms.
Wood-paddle ceiling fans cool balconies and terraces as well as complement suites and villas' air conditioning. Beds include comforters and throw pillows. Flat-screen televisions offer music channels. Villas include cassette/CD stereos and VCRs. Rental VCRs are available for suites. Local calls, including those placed with calling cards, carry a surcharge.
Room Features
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Access via exterior corridors
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Massage - available in room
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Area Attractions
Downtown Cabo San Lucas - 1 km (0.75 mi)
The Raven Golf Club - 1 km (0.75 mi)
Cabo del Sol golf courses - 10 km (6.25 mi)
Cabo Real Golf Course - 20 km (12.5 mi)
Palmilla Golf Course - 26 km (16.25 mi)
Downtown San José del Cabo - 32 km (20 mi)
Miraflores town - 73.5 km (46 mi)
Todos Santos town - 75 km (47 mi)
Getting there: Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this resort, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
Getting around: Public buses operate through Cabo San Lucas and to San José del Cabo. Taxis are available at the resort, and motor scooters and bicycles can be rented though the resort.
Activities
A heated, two-level, freeform pool featuring gentle waterfalls, gardens islets, and a swim-up bar on each level extends 73 meters (240 feet) through a central garden toward the beach. Three 12-person spa tubs bordered by lawns and gardens are arrayed along the beachfront, and a lobby-level fountain-and-garden courtyard contains two more 12-person spa tubs. (Spa-tub minimum age is 12.)
The resort lies on the northern edge of Cabo San Lucas' principal beach, Playa El Médano, which has calm water in most weather conditions and is furnished along the resort's frontage with lounge chairs and umbrellas. On request, the resort's staff summon independent operators to provide water sports such as personal watercraft, parasailing, banana-boating, glass-bottom boat trips; and snorkeling and scuba diving excursions. Whale-watching excursions are available in Cabo San Lucas during the January-March migration of gray whales.
Use of two lighted, hard-surface tennis courts is complimentary, as is use of an air-conditioned fitness center with cardio machines, weight machines, free weights, and women's and men's saunas, steam rooms, and three-person spa tubs. Guests also enjoy complimentary access to a fully equipped fitness center at the adjoining companion resort, Villa Del Palmar Resort & Spa, where there is a work-out studio offering complimentary yoga, step-aerobics, and kick-boxing classes.
Distances to Los Cabos's principal golf courses are: The Raven Golf Club 1 km (0.75 mi); Cabo del Sol golf courses 10 km 6.25 mi); Cabo Real Golf Course 20 km (12.5 mi); Palmilla Golf Course 26 km (16.25 mi).
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Personal watercraft on site
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Swimming on site
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Whale-watching nearby
- Boat launch nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Tennis on site
- Aerobics nearby
- Volleyball nearby
- Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Parasailing on site
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Hunting nearby
Restaurants & Bars
La Casona - Fine-dining restaurant/bar with air-conditioned dining room and open-air terrace under wood-beam ceiling draped with fabric, bordered by wood-burning fireplace and giant candles after dark. Pianist in evening. Buffet breakfast daily. Dinner menu featuring appetizers, soups, salads, steaks, fish, shrimp, and nightly chef's-special three-course meal.
La Parrilla Grill - Casual, open-air spot with flower-garden roof, two swim-up-bars, umbrella tables on poolside terrace. Bar open mid-morning to early evening. Food service, with choices such as salads, burgers, sandwiches, tacos, quesadillas, burritos, from mid-day to late afternoon.
Deli - Located in adjacent shopping center. Open early morning to late night for sandwiches, salads, pizza, hot dogs, nachos, desserts, pastries, smoothies, milk shakes, espresso and coffee drinks. Includes Internet center with laptop stations and 12 computers offering high-speed access.
Location
Camino Viejo A San Jose Km 6
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur 23410
Mexico
Nearest major airport:
Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD-Los Cabos Intl.)
Area:
Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Important Information
Passports are required for travel outside of travelers' country of residence. Please be advised that some destinations require an entry visa.
Extra-person charges may apply depending on hotel policy.
Rollaways and cribs may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required upon check-in for incidental charges.
All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
