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cabo a party town?

bajagrouper - 12-23-2015 at 09:09 AM

Just curious how would most folks describe Cabo San Lucas,
as party town?...

Udo - 12-23-2015 at 09:28 AM

Yes,
Stay at the resort you booked and party there.

TMW - 12-23-2015 at 09:37 AM

Fish and golf during the day and party at night. Repeat as often as your body holds up.

chippy - 12-23-2015 at 10:49 AM

Quote: Originally posted by TMW  
Fish and golf during the day and party at night. Repeat as often as your body holds up.[/rquo


In that town your wallet will give out before your body.

StuckSucks - 12-23-2015 at 10:51 AM

15$ resort beers and loud, drunk Americans - what's not to like?

motoged - 12-23-2015 at 11:51 AM

Holy Smokes....where didja get the notion Cabo was a party town???

Phil S - 12-23-2015 at 12:08 PM

Wendy & I would call it a "shopping mecca". With many places to stop & catch our breath, like I think is Poncho's with over 150 brands of Tequila. Cabo Wabo. Giggling Marlin, etc. etc. Plus mild excitement can be found at the Office on Medino Beach. And there is the marina to do your yachat shopping. Rent a car and go up to Todas Santos. Party at the Hotel California. And as one said. Fish. Sun bath. swim in your hotel/resorts pools, or if your fortunate enough to have your own private Infinity pool, float around with a pina colata in your hand. But most of all, enjoy the temperature which right now is 75 deg. and sunny, and here in Roseburg Oregon it's 41 and been raining.
Merry Christmas to all that read these posts, and same to all my fellow Nomads. Hope to see many of you next year as we pass through to Cabo. P&W

sancho - 12-23-2015 at 12:17 PM

Quote: Originally posted by StuckSucks  
15$ resort beers









You mean as in 1 beer? Noticed some 25 peso beer in Ensenada.
The Cape does get bashed a lot, heard it referred to Lost Cabo.
As long as it doesn't creep too far up the peninsula, I imagine it
is good for Baja. I don't think Baja tourism relies on some of
us camping on a free beach with our 2-10 cases of Pacifico

Party town?

Howard - 12-23-2015 at 12:29 PM

Does a frog have a water tight pooper?
Does a wooden horse have a hickory dick?

You get the idea, the answer is yes. If your young, go for it.

Been there, done that for most of us.

willardguy - 12-23-2015 at 01:13 PM

something for everyone! love that town :bounce:

micah202 - 12-23-2015 at 01:19 PM

.

...I think of it as LA south., appropriate in sooo many ways.

yeh,,I guess it helps the baja economy a fair bit,,other than that,it's my -last- choice on baja for a fun place to visit.

...san Jose del Cabo has a lot more going for it, IMHO

Lee - 12-23-2015 at 01:19 PM

Of course Cabo is a party town at night. During the day, lots to eat and shopping is over the top.

Lots of folks fly in for the weekend, and get down all night. I recommend not being on the streets drunk when it's late.

Remain calm and party on.

Martyman - 12-23-2015 at 01:41 PM

Great place to pickup chicks.

micah202 - 12-23-2015 at 02:19 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Martyman  
Great place to pickup STD's.


....fixed it for ya! :cool:


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bajagrouper - 12-23-2015 at 02:27 PM

Quote: Originally posted by motoged  
Holy Smokes....where didja get the notion Cabo was a party town???


I know what Cabo is but on another board some guy is getting bashed because he said it was a drinking and party town....

motoged - 12-23-2015 at 02:55 PM

Quote: Originally posted by bajagrouper  
Quote: Originally posted by motoged  
Holy Smokes....where didja get the notion Cabo was a party town???


I know what Cabo is but on another board some guy is getting bashed because he said it was a drinking and party town....



Well....poor guy....getting bashed for an accurate description.... :o

bajacalifornian - 12-23-2015 at 03:51 PM

Yup.

Bajahowodd - 12-23-2015 at 05:17 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Udo  
Yes,
Stay at the resort you booked and party there.


So many great restaurants and bars. Anyone who just stays at their resort is really missing out.

The restaurants run the gamut of cuisines.

And factually, any bar or restaurant you patronize is going to be much less expensive than any of the places at your resort.

If you fly in, rent a car so you can travel about and find these places.

Anyone who flies to Cabo and just stays at their resort is missing out on so much.

Lee - 12-24-2015 at 05:15 AM

Cabo Wabo is easy walk to a dozen centro hotels. Sammy played couple months ago at his Birthday Bash.

yellowklr - 12-24-2015 at 07:15 AM

Cabo is a great place!! Yes you can party but there is so much more to Cabo…..A far as 15 dollar beers NOT..
I just got back and had no problem finding 1-1.50 beers!!!:cool:

Cabo a party town

Hooker33 - 12-24-2015 at 07:26 AM

Had beers at Latitude 22 last night for 25 pesos each or $1.47 mas o menos.

karenintx - 12-24-2015 at 10:02 AM


Don't forget about La Europea! Buy a bottle of wine from $8+ dollars then order cheese, cerviche, deli meats plate with bread & crackers The waiter will serve you inside or outside plus your wine is poured into a very nice wine glass. Last time the hubby ordered a beer I think it was 15 or 20 pesos.

Last Saturday night we attend the WBC fights held under the pavilion close to the Red Cross. Ring side seats were 300 pesos each and beers were 20 pesos. A few of the matches were fighting for the championship belt. Being raised on Golden Glove fights I have to say I was very impressed with the entire evening...including the officials!

There is so much to do in CSL besides getting drunk or getting STD's. When it comes to tourist they are the same all over the world. They go on vacation to have fun, they take so much $$$ with them and they want to spend it...one or another.

Hooker33 - 12-26-2015 at 07:49 AM

I agree with karenintx, La Europea is a great place to have a sandwich and a couple beers. We have lunch there every Wednesday. Word of warning split the baguette sandwich with someone it is way too big for one person. Karla and Rome are the outside servers and are just great.

CortezBlue - 12-26-2015 at 08:09 AM

Cabo

A tale of two cities.

Cabo San Lucas is, more, of a party town. My opinion, the young folks like to go out to bar hop from place to place.

San Jose Del Cabo, is a pretty low key place and tranquil. We have stayed at both places and we really like the Welk's resort, seriously. It is not champagne bubbles and "a onea and a twoa"

It is near the Home Depot on the shore it is very secluded and very nice.

But, we have stayed on the east side during a city fiesta and it was a blast to bang around downtown with plenty of food, spirits and music.

Either way, make your own fun.

desertcpl - 12-26-2015 at 10:30 AM



yes its a party town,, but a lot of fun things to do
I am way past the age of bar hoping all night,
my only complaint with the town is the Time Share idiots
they start on you as soon as you get off the plane and don't let up any where in town,
and I know its not just Cabo,, with time share people
but I would think they could do some thing about about taming them down.

Lee - 12-26-2015 at 11:35 AM

Quote: Originally posted by desertcpl  


yes its a party town,, but a lot of fun things to do
I am way past the age of bar hoping all night,
my only complaint with the town is the Time Share idiots
they start on you as soon as you get off the plane and don't let up any where in town,
and I know its not just Cabo,, with time share people
but I would think they could do some thing about about taming them down.


Interesting take on people working for a living in MX.

Sales is sales. Ever go to a sales presentation? Ends up hard sell -- for a free lunch. Not a totally bad experience.

It's about real estate too. A friend flew in for a week at a time share in San Jose. He's returning for a week in February. For him, time share works. He probably bought from someone who approached him but don't know for sure.

I simple ''Gracias, No'' should do it. Wag your index finger for emphasis.

I think having thicker skin down here helps get through very minor annoyances.

karenintx - 12-26-2015 at 12:26 PM


Hooker33...And La Europea has A/C during the summer!!! We do wish they were still in the Marina as it was fun to people watch from the patio.

As far as Timeshare OPC, it reminds of what my second grade teacher told the girls when we told her the boys were chasing us during the recess break. She said..."don't run then they can not chase you." So when it come to Timeshare OPC, my hubby tells our friends..."if you do not converse with the OPC they will not waste their time with you, just keep walking."







[Edited on 12-26-2015 by karenintx]

willardguy - 12-26-2015 at 12:33 PM

lol..makes me wonder if these same people become infuriated by the two foot tall Chicklets salesmen! :lol:

bajabuddha - 12-26-2015 at 05:31 PM

Cabo is no different than any other major tourist town in Mexico. Mazatlán, Puerto Villarta, (NOT pronounced "Porto Valartay), Cancun, Cozumel, Acapulco, yes even Ensenada for cruise trippers a whole hundred miles south of Sandy Eggo, it's all the same.

YES, it's a party town.

For drivers in and out of all places, it is a place to visit (at least once) and, from time's standpoint of being able to explore a little bit, it is more than the Giggling Marlin and Cabo Wabo (w/ - or w/o Sammy Hagar, Eddie, or the crew). Much more to see and do the longer you're there.

However they're all lumped together by two common bonds; money, and the 'people' who bring it. There is more of the underlayment of quiet but palpable resentment of La Gente towards Los Touristas... it's as thick as A BRICK.

Then there's the rest of Baja (and Mexico, barring the southern guerrilla war going on). REAL Baja. Real Mexico, real people, not predators and prey. As stated several times above, if you haven't been to Los Cabos, GO. If you have, then make your second choice accordingly. Some like golf course condos and luxury they can afford there they can't here....... more power to them, and you.

[Edited on 12-27-2015 by bajabuddha]

Bajahowodd - 12-26-2015 at 05:44 PM

The time share thing cuts both ways. Of course many of the folks at the airport and rental car outlets are simply annoying, but that is how they make their money. The actual time share sales people are not much different than real estate agents in the states, in that if you don't buy, they starve.

That said, like them or hate them, time shares generate tens of thousands of trips to Cabo annually, which is a MAJOR part of the local economy.