I stayed at the property a year ago when it was the Playa del Sol and was in the process of being converted to the Bel Aire. What a difference a year makes. First, my hats off to Victor, Charly, and Alejandra for always being so courteous and helpful at the front desk. The entire staff was very friendly. My main complaints last year were the hard beds and the no hot tubs. The beds are greatly improved with padding. The hot tubs were still not working when we arrived, but had been fixed by the time we left. It was nice to see the restaurant and pool bar up and running this year. We ate at the pool twice for lunch. I had ceviche. It was very good. The Bel Aire has also upgraded the beach facilities with new chairs and other lounging furniture. The beach area appeared to be raked and refreshed nightly. Both were an improvement over last year. The rooms are still well appointed and have been repainted and freshened up a bit to reflect what appears to be the Bel Aire "look". We stayed in a one bedroom suite. What was a seating area in the main room last year was replaced by a bed. So, sitting space was reduced. It seemed a little odd. The upside is that we were able to sleep next to the large sliding doors to hear the ocean all night. From our experience, the other bedroom can be a little loud with car noise. Personally, we prefer the Bel Aire because it is a small property and tends to skew a little older in terms of crowd. It is quite and peaceful. The staff was busy on all sorts of work while we were there. It appears it will only get better. My only real complaint is that the prices charged to access the wireless are steep and my access in the room was fine for email, but the download speeds were too slow for much else. We had better download and upload speeds nearer the pool. However, the download speeds there were only about 1.5mbps and the upload speeds were about .500mbps. I pay less for a month of internet at my house than I did for a week at the Bel Aire. Oh, and i miss the Japanese gardens that were fresh raked every day last year. It wasn't much, but I liked the way they looked and the attention to detail. Keep up the good work. We will be back next year. First time visitors, the hotel is marked on the side of the road. You exit on the east side of the freeway and cross under to the hotel. Just look for the sign about a half mile after you pass the Mega. It is easier to spot than the hotel.

I recently had the opportunity to stay for a week at the new Bel Air resort in San Jose del Cabo and I cannot say enough about how much we enjoyed our visit. I was most concerned after reading some of the reviews, and to anyone who might have those concerns simply put it out of your mind! The resort while small, is the perfect place to unwind and relax. The staff is incredibly courteous and accommodating. Many thanks to Carlos and Rene who helped make our visit special. I knew when my emails were responded to immediately I was going to be pleased.
If you are looking for the typical Cabos action - this is not the place for you. If you are looking to experience San Jose and really want to unwind, then this is the perfect place. Yes, there are some things that can be improved upon and I have no doubt that they will, but you can see that the desire and enthusiasm to please their clientele is evident. I expect that over the next few months the restaurant and shop offerings will improve, and I think that perhaps they can use a bit of re-decorating, but the beds are uber comfortable, the pool is very nice and new and the beach with it's lounges and beds is spectacular. A short drive to the main town of San Jose and you have wonderful restaurants, shops and art galleries to enjoy.

We were also able to enjoy many meals (especially breakfasts and lunches) in our room which had a nicely equipped kitchen. The Mega supermarket is very close by. A complimentary continental breakfast is served - albeit very early - and they also do a lovely tea and cocktail hour at sunset on the patio, where you can socialize with other resort guests.

We had the great fortune to spend our first week in San Jose before moving to our timeshare in Cabos San Lucas and it was the perfect way to spend 2 weeks (12/17/11 - 12/31/11). I look forward to returning and wish the new proprietors all the best in their venture.
Nadine F. New Jersey

Having traveled extensively in Mexico and experienced most resort areas, we found San Jose del Cabo and the Bel Aire a wonderful place to stay. The rooms were excellent--all in the new section have an ocean view. The suite has a full kitchen--not just a mini. The pool area has really nice ammenities and the beach area also. Each afternoon we were treated to champagne and snacks on the beach. The staff was very friendly and learned our names very quickly. The only reason I'm not giving the resort 5 stars is because the restaurant really needs to revise its menu for dinner. The breakfasts were fine as were the lunches, but the dinner was too little food for the money and the food wasn't that good. Luckily there are a couple of small local restaurantes a few blocks away where the food was excellent! We absolutly loved the downtown area--so much more to offer than San Lucas and so much more quaint. The art district included some really high class merchandise. (Out of our budget, though.)

We encountered several problems, all of them were solved but you need to push for solutions. The pool was not heated, when it is suposed to be. The restaurant is average, just use it if you have no other option. As it is a combination of private condos and hotel rooms we have an owner that was remodeling his condo and make a lot of noise to our room and pool area, no solution was provided by the hotel. One day we have no water in our room for at least three hours... we moved to take a shower in another room after we demanded to.. Jacuzzis were dirty for couple of days