We had not been to our time share at Hacienda Encantada in over two years so we decided to spend a week in Cabo with John and JoAnna - our first 'international' trip since Covid! We had to work from there a few days so we upgraded to a one bedroom with an adjoining studio so that we could work in the living room and bedroom at the same time. The only unfortunate part was that Shawna could not get her laptop to connect to the hotel wifi so she had to tether to her phone which was quite slow.
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| Hacienda Encantada |
We arrived on Saturday, later afternoon - flying direct from Chicago on American. John and JoAnna had arrived a couple of hours earlier and waited for us at the airport while getting a head start on the beer drinking. When we arrived, they had a beer waiting for us which we quickly gulped down and then we got into our private transfer van where the driver also had a few beers for us to drink while we rode the 45 minute ride to our hotel. After checking in and getting settled into our room, we went out to dinner at Los Riscos (at the hotel).
For the rest of the trip, we stayed at the resort - we thought we would go into town one day/evening but opted not to do that. We had purchased the all inclusive food/drink package which ended up being a good deal financially but not a good deal diet wise! Each day (when we were not working), we relaxed by the pool - trying each of the three pools - our favorite being the one by Phase 1 that has an infinity pool overlooking the ocean. We also ate all of our meals at the hotel - our favorites being the pizza place and the taco place. One evening, we did the Mexican buffet and show which was entertaining.
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| Phase 2 Pool |
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| Phase 1 Pool |
Since we had last been there, they had built a new building across from the main lobby that had a bar in the lobby (with live entertainment some evenings), a rooftop pool and a rooftop restaurant. We tried both the restaurant and lobby bar a couple of nights - both of which were good. John and JoAnna ended up doing the obligatory 'tour' of the property and were pitched that we should upgrade. While the deal sounded tempting, we opted not to partake!
To get back into US, we had to take a Covid test which the resort offered onsite. Aside from it being somewhat inefficient of a process, it was convenient. We all tested negative - we were told that no one had tested positive which made us suspect of the quality/rigor of the testing! We got home on Sunday evening - having had a really nice and relaxing time - albeit one with too much food!
