Mike & Bambi

We recently returned from a one week stay at Desire Cabo. We could be described as "Hedo refugees". We've spent time at both of the Hedos, and were never 100% satisfied with our stay there. We'd been disappointed by the service and facilities at both of these places, and were eager to explore a new place.

We booked our trip with Denny P/Go Classy, and were impressed with the service we received. Others had booked the hotel directly with the resort, and didn't have their credit card processed for the resort until just days before their arrival. We had transfers included with our stay, and like it was mentioned in earlier trip reports, there was a lot of confusion at the airport as to who really worked for the transfer company we were looking for. I would recommend asking to see your name on a list before going with anybody.

Upon arriving at the resort, we were amazed at the difference between a Hedo arrival and a Desire arrival. At Hedo, no matter how many people you arrived with, you were always greeted with a long wait and sometimes a snarl. You'd be lucky to get a room within a few hours. At Desire, we were immediately given a cool wet towel, a glass of champagne and taken to a set of comfy chairs in front of the front desk staff. We were then immediately taken to our room. (We had a brand new bellman, but most people are taken on a short tour of the resort on the way to their room.)

The rooms were clean and contained everything you'd need- hairdryers, irons, a coffee maker, a stocked fridge. Each room also has a small deck. As mentioned before, the rooms weren't lit real well, but most people aren't at Desire to catch up on their reading.

Days kind of ran together, but for us, we usually got a late start. Luckily breakfast was served until 11 am. Breakfast had a lot of choices, and if you're not too picky, you'll never be hungry. There were lots of fresh fruit choices, eggs and pancakes to order, yogurts, cereals, bagels, etc.

After breakfast, we typically hit the pool. The pool was the main gathering point in the day. There's a shallow walk-in part of the pool, and big island in the middle for lounging. The pool bar staff were very attentive and made frequent trips around the pool to take drink orders. Around the pool were lounge chairs and covered beds. The entertainment staff did a great job in the day, organizing volleyball and dance lessons, but never had the loud, "in your face", screaming into the microphone kind of feel at Hedo.

We tried to get to the gym every day. The gym sits at the edge of the resort, with fabulous floor to ceiling windows with views of the Pacific. It was small, but we managed to get in some good workouts. We also enjoyed walking the beach. We were never harrased by beach vendors or time share people.

4-5ish usually marked the end of pool time and the exodus up to the hot tub. the hot tub area is gorgeous. It sits above the gym, and looks out to the ocean. After hot tub, dinner was in several places, and we enjoyed them all. The disco was a blast.

1. Classy environment: I've heard Desire described as a naughty country club, compared to the all out frat party of the Hedos. This is definitely true and more of the atsmosphere we want on vacation.

2. Attentiveness of staff: We were flat out amazed at the quality of service that was provided, and even though tipping is allowed, we found the staff way less aggressive about tips than we ever saw at either of the hedos.

3. Couples only- Single men aren't our thing, and it was nice not to have to deal with drunken men with false assumptions.

There were quite a few other Hedo refugees there the week we were there, most everyone there said they were never going back to hedo either. I think it's great that Desire is offering a different type of vacation and clearly a lot of people are happy to have another choice.

Mike & Bambi - February, 2007