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cabo huricane resort damage report? [merged]

Any news on the San Jose area? I didn't see many pictures. I love the town and all the galleries. :) What about the Grand Mayan?

Deb
 
Two pictures from Pueblo Bonito Rose

These two pictures are from the PB Rose Facebook page. It looks like
perhaps the damage isn't as bad as I feared it might be.



 
DebBrown said:
Any news on the San Jose area? I didn't see many pictures. I love the town and all the galleries. :) What about the Grand Mayan?

Deb
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There are two helpful threads on tripadvisor about the Grand Mayan:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...e_Odile_damage-Los_Cabos_Baja_California.html

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...Cabo_San_Lucas_Los_Cabos_Baja_California.html

From my internet reading, my sense is that the damage is worse towards the corridor and San Jose del Cabo vs. the Marina area.

We are supposed to stay at Club Regina (in the corridor) in January and I am even a bit worried about that trip as it seems like that area had extensive damage. The adjacent hotel, The Westin, posted this on their facebook page: Due to Hurricane Odile, which came ashore at Los Cabos in Baja California on Sunday and Monday, September 14-15, The Westin Los Cabos Resort & Spa, and the Sheraton Hacienda del Mar Golf Resort & Spa have sustained damage, and are unable to accept any new guests at this time. It is too soon to determine when the hotels will be fully operational, but it is not expected until at least October 31. I have the luxury of time to make my decision. I feel terrible for the residents of the Cabo area, tourists who are stuck there, and those who have upcoming trips planned.

Here is a link to a Facebook page regarding the damage in Los Cabos: https://www.facebook.com/groups/727074667339978/

For information regarding a specific resort I would start with the Cabo tripadvisor forums - a lot of threads there are property specific. I would also check for facebook pages specific to the resort, and also do searches on twitter and instagram.
 
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Same "boat" here

My husband and I own a timeshare at Hacienda Encantada. Our dates are 18-24 October. So far we have seen zero info on the status. Would appreciate a reply post if any one has info on HE.

Thanks!
 
tommy1005 said:
I called Hilton this morning and they said Fiesta Americana had no significant damage and would be cleaned up well before our arrival Oct 1st and that the airport is supposed to reopen tomorrow. I also called United, but they wouldn't tell me when the airport would reopen and want to charge us $200 per ticket to change our location.

Now the debate begins on whether to risk that Cabo will be somewhat back to normal in 2 weeks or do we cut bait and head somewhere else. Looking at the pictures it appears the infrastructure is pretty well shot.

I get it that the airport and resort will be open, but what if there's no way to get from the airport to the resort? I haven't seen any pictures of the roads other than the ones that appeared to be washed out in town.
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I spoke to United last night and the agent made a call to get approval to waive the change fees (I had booked with miles).
 
kparam said:
I spoke to United last night and the agent made a call to get approval to waive the change fees (I had booked with miles).
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I think we're going to switch to Grand Mayan Riviera Maya instead. I don't see anyway that Cabo will be back to normal by the end of the year, much less in 2 weeks. I was really looking forward to doing some fishing during prime season. Oh well, that's the gamble you take booking a trip at the tail end of hurricane season.

I continue to pray for the people down there that they will be able to rebuild their lives quickly.
 
jefrazier said:
My husband and I own a timeshare at Hacienda Encantada. Our dates are 18-24 October. So far we have seen zero info on the status. Would appreciate a reply post if any one has info on HE.

Thanks!
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My daughter owns there as well. We are anxious to hear how the resort fared.
 
any news on club cascadas? all the news mentions is a fire :(
 
MommaBear said:
My daughter owns there as well. We are anxious to hear how the resort fared.
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IMO, Nobody OWNS anything in Mexico, other than the right to use some time there. It will be interesting to see how this devastation effects the resorts, their employees, and the maintenance fees. Not to mention if the REAL resort owners try to hold up timeshart RTU owners for special assessments to address repairs.

Jim
 
I have also been wondering if both Cabo and La Paz airports are unusable, how about the overnight ferry, La Paz to Mazatlan and flying from there? Either way, I'm happy to be home.

Jim
 
Westin Regina damages?

Does anyone have any photos or other information on the extent of damages of the Westin Regina Los Cabos? Also, were any Tug members in Los Cabos during the hurricane?
 
Terra Sol in Cabo

Have not seen any updates/information on Terra Sol - looks like resorts on both sides were hit hard, does anyone have any information/photo's?

Am booked to go there in 3 weeks and was to stay in one of the Ocean front condo's ... by the sound of things may not be an option and I have not received reply from unit owner
 
Passepartout said:
IMO, Nobody OWNS anything in Mexico, other than the right to use some time there. It will be interesting to see how this devastation effects the resorts, their employees, and the maintenance fees. Not to mention if the REAL resort owners try to hold up timeshart RTU owners for special assessments to address repairs.



Jim
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I fully expect our maintenance fees to go up. The question is going to be how much. We will definitely need to do a refresher on the contract.
 
ocdb8r said:
Grand Solmar Pics
https://plus.google.com/photos/115455726250607607499/albums/6059402766849510193?banner=pwa

Playa Grande Pics
https://plus.google.com/photos/115455726250607607499/albums/6059403041056100065?banner=pwa

Let me know if those links don't work. I can try to embed some in another post.

We're back at the Grand Solmar. Most of the rooms were spared. No real glass breakage like at the Playa Grande but many have some level of water damage due to water under the doors (both the sliding doors and the main entry door). Some also have some internal water leakage as well. The one tower closest to the beach where the erosion ate away under the central infinity pool is closed as they aren't sure if there is further structural damage to that building. We were told the pool closest to the rocky outcropping by the arch also suffered severe structural damage. They've closed off that area and it's not visible from our room, so I don't have any pics. Otherwise I think the resort did fairly well comparatively. Staff is doing their best to get what they can back up and running. We've got water, power, internet and a couple of cable channels (all the satellite channels are out). A/C is kind of working. One restaurant is open with a limited menu.

I'll add, the Playa Grande isn't in great shape. Met MANY people who's sliding doors blew out and the resort is telling them they don't have anywhere else to put them at the moment. The central areas suffered some damage, pool area is largely a disaster. That said, the lobby is in great shape. Bar was hopping with lots of people drinking and watching TV. They served a breakfast and lunch buffet down in the conference rooms for everyone (many slept down there). I am SO thankful the room they had us in there suffered little more than rainwater coming in under the doors (which we largely stopped with towels). We had power through the night, hooked up the laptop to the TV and watched a couple of movies to drown out the terrifying wind noises. Very fortunate to have survived this as well as we did.
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We are due to travel to Playa on Oct. 5. We have a ocean facing penthouse located on the second floor. Can anyone assess what type of damage may have occurred or find out anything about room 2254? Thank you in advance!
 
Terra Sol's restaurant was destroyed (it's below grade and open to the beach, so was inundated with water and sand). I haven't heard any reports on individual condos there, but I'm sure they have sustained some damage. How much isn't known yet.
 
Am I the only one??

Thousands of people stranded trying to get out, damage all over the place, and people are wanting to go there in the next few weeks?

And now another storm is brewing that may or may not take the same path as this one.

If it were me, I'd be going over my plan "B" and checking my travel insurance in case I need to make a claim.

Even if individual units and buildings are intact, when the army has to come in to help, it's not a good sign.
 
It will be at least a month or two before things get significantly better. It may be as much as 3 or 6 months for resorts like Grand Solmar where the pool collapsed for things to get fixed. I wouldn't plan on travel to Cabo for the next few months. Airlines will likely waive change fees and offer refunds as travel dates get closer.
 
Nope, you're not the only one thinking that. I just believe people have a hard time facing that their vacation plans have gone kaput, and/or grasping how BIG a disaster this is. Cabo hasn't had a storm like this in 60 years (when it was just a little fishing village). ALL the area infrastructure has taken a wallop. I'll be going back, but not for a few months.
 
csxjohn said:
Am I the only one??

Thousands of people stranded trying to get out, damage all over the place, and people are wanting to go there in the next few weeks?

And now another storm is brewing that may or may not take the same path as this one.

If it were me, I'd be going over my plan "B" and checking my travel insurance in case I need to make a claim.

Even if individual units and buildings are intact, when the army has to come in to help, it's not a good sign.
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Certainly not the only one. We have friends that live there and have been checking in on them and their families and doing what we can for them from here. I am asking and not wanting to cancel because I am getting married on Oct 11 in Cabo at Playa and have not been able to get a response from the resort; so I reached out here.

The difficulties the community face are terrible and I am so glad that those we have befriended over the last eleven years are safe and their families, too.
 
We have reservations in January and I'm wondering if some of these resorts are overly optimistic about being open in a couple of months. I'm also making a mental note to myself: if a hurricane is coming, just get out ahead of it. Don't wait to see.

Deb
 
DebBrown said:
We have reservations in January and I'm wondering if some of these resorts are overly optimistic about being open in a couple of months. I'm also making a mental note to myself: if a hurricane is coming, just get out ahead of it. Don't wait to see.Deb
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Exactly what I was thinking when I read how many are trapped.
 
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