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Photos of the New “It” Course to Play on Cabo San Lucas Golf Vacations (plus a special offer)

Craig Better — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:29:49 +0000

Do you remember hearing about a lawsuit filed this past summer by a couple dozen National Hockey League players against a guy who supposedly took their $25 million and didn’t build the Cabo San Lucas, Mexico golf course he promised? Well, the course is built, it’s open for play, and it has been generating some considerable [...]

Where a Personal Butler Comes with Your Room on a Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Golf Vacation

Craig Better — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:21:41 +0000

It's no secret that One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos is one of the best places to stay on a Mexico golf vacation. But few people know that certain rooms at this posh paradise include the use of a personal butler for the duration of one's stay.

The original rooms at Palmilla were renovated not that long ago and still maintain their historic charm and Mexican furnishings. The new, pricier wing, however, is the place to stay on your Mexico golf vacation if you're going "all out." In addition to offering more modern and luxurious rooms, with huge bathrooms, balconies and flat-screen TVs everywhere, bookings in the new wing come with your own personal valet.

The Best Overall Destination to Visit on Your Mexico Golf Vacation

Craig Better — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:05:00 +0000

If there's one best overall destination for your Mexico golf vacation, it's Los Cabos, the resort area located at the tip of the Baja peninsula.

Los Cabos' roster of top-flight courses includes Jack Nicklaus' ElDorado, Tom Weiskopf's Desert Course at Cabo del Sol, and the private (but playable) Tom Fazio-designed Querencia.

Then there's the Ocean course at Cabo del Sol, also Nicklaus' work, and virtually reason enough for taking a Mexico golf vacation in the first place.

There are also plenty of upscale hotels in Los Cabos, including several at or near the Cabo Real and Cabo del Sol golf courses. We recommend One&Only Palmilla and Las Ventanas al Paraiso, two of our favorite hotels in the world, and can't-miss options on a Mexico golf vacation.

The Best Spa Experience on Your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Golf Vacation

Craig Better — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:45:35 +0000

Located in Los Cabos, the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, Las Ventanas al Paraiso is a world-class resort with a spa experience to match.

Inside its white, sun-bleached exterior, surrounded by green desert gardens and azure ocean vistas, the spa’s five-page menu offers a veritable kaleidoscope of organic treatments, remedies and rituals originating locally and from all corners of the globe.

You can be slathered with thousand-year-old mud imported from Austria; exfoliated with boreh, a Balinese hand-crushed rice and spice mixture; detoxified with locally grown, Vitamin C-rich nopal; or simply massaged beside the crashing surf with only the moon and stars overhead – not a bad way to begin or end your Mexico golf vacation.

The Most Atmospheric Golf Resort on Your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Golf Vacation

Craig Better — Thu, 18 May 2006 14:35:28 +0000

For the most atmospheric golf resort on your Mexico golf vacation, stay at the One & Only Palmilla.

The Best Time of Year for Your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Golf Vacation

Craig Better — Thu, 18 May 2006 14:25:50 +0000

With more than 350 sunny days annually, Los Cabos, Mexico has among the most reliable weather of any golf destination, virtually assuring a perfect Mexico golf vacation.

The Best Place to Splurge for Romance on Your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Golf Vacation

Craig Better — Thu, 18 May 2006 14:20:35 +0000

Part of upscale Rosewood hotels, Las Ventanas al Paraiso, in Los Cabos, is simply the finest hotel at a golf resort anywhere in the world and a must for any Mexico golf vacation.

The Best Place to Eat on Your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Golf Vacation

Craig Better — Thu, 18 May 2006 14:18:15 +0000

The best place to eat on your Mexico golf vacation is Mi Cocina, at the Casa Natalia in San José del Cabo.

The Best Non-Golf Activities on Your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Golf Vacation

Craig Better — Thu, 18 May 2006 14:04:00 +0000

Your choices of non-golf activities on your Mexico golf vacation are many and varied.

The Best Finishing Holes You Will Play on Your Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Golf Vacation

Craig Better — Thu, 18 May 2006 14:00:24 +0000

The philosophy behind Jack Nicklaus's 7,037-yard, par-72 Ocean Course at Cabo del Sol is that golf ought to be fun, not penal, on your Mexico golf vacation.