We have just returned from a 2 week visit to Cabo San Lucas and Villa del Palmar.
We were three adults staying in a 1 bdrm unit overlooking the pool. There is a very nice wall bed unit in the living area which is a vast improvement over the usual sofa beds. We enjoyed friendly service and although we were near the end of the line for housekeeping, we appreciated the daily maid service and clean linens. The pool towels were substantial and easily traded for dry towels as many times as you wished. Villa del Palmar caters more to a younger crowd with young families - more activities happening around the pools etc. Pool areas very clean & well maintained. The Fiesta and BBQ nights were well attended and we were able to enjoy the terrific music from our balcony in spite of not attending either event. We bought food at Costco, Walmart & Soriano & cooked in our unit for most meals. We did buy a timeshare at Villa del Arco - because it is newer, quieter and more luxurious and are looking forward to taking our family there next year. Beautiful, safe for swimming beach. -

My husband and I stayed here for a week through our timeshare program. We would return, but have a few 'plus and minus' comments.
1. The people, service, and cleanliness of the resort are outstanding. From the front desk, to the great variety of waiters, to the housekeeping and bell staff. Absolutely 100%.
2. The timeshare - owners update - is not great - but we went to express our dissaction with our original purchase process and promises not kept. After that they left us alone.
3. We had a studio unit - this was a negative for us. We were told that traveling at this time of year we should expect an upgrade to a one bedroom. This didn't happen - even though the resort was not very busy (maybe only 50%). The studio was a very poor design compared to the PV Villa resort. It had a bed, small kitchen facilities, but only 1 chair in the room - so no place for us to sit and eat - other than on the balcony. And no way for both of us to sit inside the room. Very strange. The studio design that we were shown in the ts presentation looked great - but this isn't what we had.
4. The weather was great - so we didn't spend alot of time in the room anyway, but one of the great advantages of the condo type units is the kitchen facilites so you don't have to eat out all of the time. It just wasn't workable with this studio design.
5. Loved Cabo. Had great times in the town, and at Baja Buggies. Superb service in the restaurants in the city.

So, we'll be back - and maybe even at the Villa del Arco - but never again in this type of studio.

My wife and I stayed at Villa Del Arco from January 21-28, 2012. We have some friends with a timeshare and the 4 of us stayed in a two bedroom. The location was great. We were on the 6th floor right above the ship in the pool. We could have thrown a rock into the ocean it was so close.
Balcony was great place to watch sunrises and eat breakfast.

Had no problems with any timeshare sales reps. We were not ever approached.

My new husband and I just got home a couple days ago from an unbelievable honeymoon at Villa del Arco. As owners/members, I knew that we would have a great vacation but never could have imagined the hospitality shown by the staff. From check in all the way through our stay we were greeted by name and consistently given great honeymoon perks (champagne, activity discounts, great upgrades). The rooms themselves are gorgeously updated and luxurious. We had an unbelievable view of the water with a huge patio. The pool is great and the beach is even better. During our stay we were able to use the cabanas for free, and had fantastic beach-side drink and food service.

Overall I would absolutely recommend this resort to all. One word of caution- I would not to the all-inclusive option. The food at the restaurants is mediocre at best, but who wants to eat at the resort when there are multiple great beach bars and nice restaurants just a quick cab ride away? :)