Marina Cabo San Lucas
The marina that dominates the port of Cabo San Lucas, where each yacht boards at its own dock. It is about 18.2 km from the resort, around 21 minutes by car without traffic.3
Photo of the area: Spheroidite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hotels · adults-only all-inclusive beach resort
Paradisus Los Cabos
Cabo Real · Zone 2 · 18.2 km in a straight line
- Zone
- Corridor
- From the marina
- 18.2 km
- Opened
- 2016
- Rooms
- 350
- Swimmable beach
- Yes
The hotel
Paradisus Los Cabos is an all-inclusive, adults-only beach resort run by Meliá Hotels International in the Cabo Real area of the Tourist Corridor, between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo. It is about 18.2 km from the Cabo San Lucas Marina, around 21 minutes by car without traffic; at rush hour the drive takes longer. The 350-room property was the Meliá Cabo Real until it reopened as a Paradisus on December 23, 2016.
When Meliá announced the conversion in 2016, it described the resort as sitting on the largest swimmable beach in the Cabo Corridor. As on any beach here, check the flags before going in.1
History and curious facts
The story of Paradisus Los Cabos
For years this was the Meliá Cabo Real. In November 2016 Meliá Hotels International announced a 35 million dollar renovation to turn it into Paradisus Los Cabos, on 14.5 acres surrounded by the Cabo Real golf course, about 25 minutes from the international airport. The plan kept 350 rooms, including 98 adults-only Royal Service suites with butler service, 30 family suites and 28 swim-up suites, along with six restaurants, one of them a fine-dining venue named for chef Martín Berasategui, and a ballroom for up to 1,100 people. The resort reopened under the new name on December 23, 2016. In October 2023 local press reported that it would become adults-only in January 2024, making it the third adults-only Paradisus after Paradisus La Perla and Paradisus Salinas Lanzarote, and that 49 renovated suites would form a section called The Reserve, with private pools.
Things you may not know
- Until 2016 the hotel operated as the Meliá Cabo Real; Meliá spent 35 million dollars converting it into a Paradisus.1
- Its 14.5 acres are surrounded by the Cabo Real golf course.1
- The 2016 relaunch included Passion by Martín Berasategui, a fine-dining restaurant with an extra charge.1
- It was reported as the third adults-only Paradisus, after Paradisus La Perla and Paradisus Salinas Lanzarote.2
Getting to the marina
From Paradisus Los Cabos to Marina Cabo San Lucas
Paradisus Los Cabos is 18.2 km in a straight line from Marina Cabo San Lucas, and the closest boarding dock is Fisherman's Landing. The trip is about 21 min by car without traffic, according to the route OSRM calculates with OpenStreetMap data. At rush hour the drive takes longer, so give yourself a margin before boarding.
We can book a driver who picks you up at the hotel, takes you to your yacht and brings you back. Paradisus Los Cabos is in Zone 2: Palmilla to Fiesta Americana. The prices below are per vehicle and in USD, and you pay them to the driver on the day, separately from the yacht: the first price in cash, or the second by card on the driver's terminal, which adds a 5% fee.
- 18.2 km
- in a straight line
- 21 min
- by car without traffic
| Vehicle | Guests | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUV | up to 4 | USD 85 cashUSD 90 card | USD 160 cashUSD 168 card |
| Escalade | up to 6 | USD 105 cashUSD 111 card | USD 180 cashUSD 189 card |
| Van (Hiace) | 9 to 11 | USD 90 cashUSD 95 card | USD 160 cashUSD 168 card |
| Sprinter | 19 to 20 | USD 110 cashUSD 116 card | USD 220 cashUSD 231 card |
Boarding docks
Where the yachts board
There is no single dock for every boat. Each yacht boards at its own dock in Marina Cabo San Lucas, and your boarding pass has the exact one with a map link. These are the meeting points and the yachts that use each one:
Your yacht day
A day on a yacht from Paradisus Los Cabos
With only adults at the resort, the outings that fit best are the sunset sail for couples, a birthday or bachelorette trip for groups of friends, and the snorkel trip for anyone who wants to see more of the Sea of Cortez than the beach in front. From December to April there is also whale watching. Book the transfer with us: the driver picks you up at the hotel, collects the fare, and gets you to the Marina in about 21 minutes when there is no traffic, then brings you back after the boat docks.
Bayliner 30
Up to 6 guests · from $549 for 2 h. See the yacht
Sea Ray 36
Up to 12 guests · from $659 for 2 h. See the yacht
Azimut 45 Flybridge
Up to 12 guests · from $1,249 for 2 h. See the yacht
Sea Ray 55
Up to 15 guests · from $2,129 for 3 h. See the yacht
McKinna 70
Up to 12 guests · from $4,499 for 3 h. See the yacht
Charters that fit this hotel
Questions
Paradisus Los Cabos: what guests ask
How far is Paradisus Los Cabos from the Cabo San Lucas Marina?
About 18.2 km, around 21 minutes by car without traffic. It takes longer at rush hour.
Was Paradisus Los Cabos called something else before?
Yes, it was the Meliá Cabo Real until it reopened as Paradisus Los Cabos in December 2016.
Is Paradisus Los Cabos adults only?
Local press reported that it became adults-only in January 2024.
What is the easiest way to get from Paradisus Los Cabos to a yacht?
Book our transfer. The driver takes you from the hotel to the Cabo San Lucas Marina, where the yacht boards, and back to Cabo Real.
From your hotel to the water
Tell us your hotel and your group. We plan the pickup and the boat.
A written reply within 2 hours, 8 AM to 8 PM Cabo time.
Sources
- Distances: OpenStreetMap/OSRM (straight line from the hotel to the closest boarding dock in the marina; drive time without traffic with OSRM). Hotel location: INEGI DENUE and OpenStreetMap.
- Pickup prices: our price list by zone and vehicle (data/transport.json), paid to the driver.
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