We had a group of 11 who traveled during Thanksgiving to celebrate a birthday for a week. We were able to stay in two units of Las Mananitas, one 3 bedroom & one 2 bedroom. Both units had all the comforts of home, were well cared for and in a great location. This is not the place to stay if you want pool side service & a restaurant on site. We however enjoyed walking to get breakfast & lunch groceries at the nearby Mega-Mart. Dinners were spent walking to the very good nearby restaurants (check out Cynthia Fresh or Villa Valentina) & stopping for Gelato for dessert on the way back. The grounds are immaculate & we even enjoyed grilling fresh caught fish on the outdoor community BBQ’s. We wouldn’t hesitate returning to Las Mananitas as the on-site staff was great & location to the beach with pool access can’t be beat! Truly a hidden treasure!

This is our 3rd time staying at the Las Mananitas. It is so quiet in the summer..... you have the whole place pretty much to yourself. The 2200 sq ft ~ 2 bedroom~ 2 bathroom suite boasts a huge Plasma TV with the best selection of Channels ~ A Modern kitchen with all stainless steal appliances. There's a King size bed, Double sinks, a Jacuzzi tub and an awesome shower in the master bedroom...... the view of the ocean on the 3rd floor is remarkable!! The Mega Grocery store is within walking distance.... the San Jose is a great little town only minutes away by bus or cab. Great restaurants restaurants restaurants shopping.

First of all, if you are looking for all-inclusive, this is not the place for you, as there is no restaurant or bar service on the premises. We have stayed at many places throughout Mexico, but none of them have been as beautiful as Las Mananitas. We stayed in a 3-bedroom (3503) that had incredible views from every room.....miss it already! The rooms were large and the beds were very comfortable. The pools were wonderful as well. There is a swim up bar in all of the pools, with icemakers, sinks, and refrigerators so that you can bring your own food/drink and have a pool party. The Mega store is a few minutes walk up the street if you want to buy groceries and wagons are provided to tote them back. The staff at Las Mananitas are very friendly and helpful. Nice indoor gym, putting green by one of the pools, and outdoor tennis/basketball court.....rackets and balls provided. The location is great. On the beach, close to town, the bus stops right in front (7 pesos to go into the center of town).

Restaurants are much more expensive in the Cabo area than other parts of Mexico. We went to Zippers down the road, nice view, but not impressed with the food. Ate in Cabo and then at a few local taquerias. The best meal we had was at "The Container" located at the new marina in San Jose del Cabo. My husband and son caught some tuna and dorado earlier in the day and brought it to the restaurant. The tuna was prepared as sashimi and the dorado 2 different ways (garlic and italian with olives). At $6 a plate, my only regret was that they didn't catch the fish earlier in the trip for us to eat there almost every night! A superb dinner and several drinks for 5 was under $70!!!

As for adventures, we did the Oceanus Minisub Dive tour, Baja's ATV tour (2-1/2 hours was really about 4 hours of fun) and the Costa Azul zipline and rappel. Lots of fun, we would recommend all of them.

Cabo is full of mega resorts where you are trapped in compounds. The town is full of bars, restaurants and tourists......if you are in your 20's and like to party all the time, this is the place for you. San Jose is a quieter location for those who have already seen all the touristy stuff. As I mentioned earlier, we have been all over Mexico and were happy with our decision to stay in San Jose del Cabo. If we ever go back to the area, we would definately stay at Las Mananitas.

We recently stayed at Las Mananitas room 107 which was located on the ground floor. We were traveling with our three teens and one extra. We had plenty of room in this condo. Condo was very nice, three bedrooms. Beds alittle hard but not so bad you couldn't sleep. Upon arrival at condo we had beer and pop in fridge along with a well stocked bar including everything for margaritas. I thought that was really awesome!!! Before leaving we made sure we replaced everything we used so was all set for next visitors. Condo also had all the necessities for cooking including spices etc.. so if cooking you didn't need to buy everything. Mega store is 5 minute walk they have everything. Great bfast pastries, donuts, fresh bread. You can buy fresh salsa, guac and chips all great prices. Starbucks is right there too!
Also in the condo are two beach chairs a beach umbrella and beach towels. Having a washer and dryer were a plus too!
The grounds at Las Mananitas are just beautiful. Nicest pool, hot tub, everything was very well kept and spotless. The ocean surf is too much though. really can't swim there. We have always stayed at all-inclusives but decided we wanted to try the condo way since our kids are now bigger. We were staying during spring break and well you wouldn't know it as Las Mananitas. First few days we were the only ones by the pool. Felt like our own private resort which was nice but.. we still like to chat and meet people so this was the only downside. Boring for the kids. Seems more of an adult atmosphere as more people came.
Cabo very easy to get around. We rented a vehicle during our stay so we were always out and about on excursions. Go to Chileno Bay (snorkeling), Cerritos Beach (surfing), Todos Santos and Medano Beach Club in Cabo (rent jet ski for $50 2 people 45 mins)