Marina Cabo San Lucas
The nearest boarding docks are steps from the hotel, around 2 minutes by car without traffic. Sandos puts downtown and the marina about a 10-minute walk away.3
Photo of the area: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hotels · all-inclusive clifftop beach resort
Sandos Finisterra
Marina · Zone 3 · steps from the marina
- Zone
- Cabo San Lucas
- From the marina
- Steps away
- Opened
- 1971
- Rooms
- 272
The hotel
Sandos Finisterra is a 272-room all-inclusive resort built into the cliffs between the Pacific Ocean and the marina of Cabo San Lucas. It is steps from the Cabo San Lucas Marina, around 2 minutes by car without traffic and more at rush hour. The hotel first opened in 1971 as Hotel Finisterra.
The resort runs from the clifftop down to a beach on the Pacific. Cabo's Pacific beaches, like nearby Playa Solmar, have rogue waves and undertow, so most guests swim in the beachfront pools.1
History and curious facts
The story of Sandos Finisterra
Hotel Finisterra opened near Land's End in 1971. It was built by Luis Cóppola Bonillas, Luis Bulnes and Raúl Aréchiga. Bulnes later sold his shares and went on to found the Solmar group. The Finisterra was not the town's first hotel; Hotel Hacienda had opened in 1963 at the junction of what is now the marina and Playa El Médano.
In October 2012, Sandos Hotels & Resorts announced it was bringing the property into its brand as Sandos Finisterra Los Cabos, with views over the Pacific and the bay. Today the resort has 272 rooms. Some of them hang out from the rock face, and a section called the Finisterra Suites sits on top of the cliff with its own VIP pool deck. Sandos puts it about a 10-minute walk from the marina and downtown.
Things you may not know
- Three partners built the original Hotel Finisterra in 1971; one of them, Luis Bulnes, later founded Solmar, the only hotel chain born at Land's End.2
- Sandos describes some rooms as extending outward from the rock face of the cliff.3
- The Finisterra Suites section sits on top of the cliff in a secluded part of the hotel, with an exclusive VIP pool on the clifftop deck.4
- The resort has 11 bars and restaurants, including the Don Diego buffet with panoramic views over Cabo San Lucas.3
Getting to the marina
From Sandos Finisterra to Marina Cabo San Lucas
Sandos Finisterra is steps from Marina Cabo San Lucas, and the closest boarding dock is Arte Surf. The trip is about 2 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. Sandos Finisterra is in Zone 3: Cabo San Lucas, Hacienda Encantada, Puerto Los Cabos. 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.
- Steps away
- from the marina
- 2 min
- by car without traffic
| Vehicle | Guests | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUV | up to 4 | USD 95 cashUSD 100 card | USD 160 cashUSD 168 card |
| Escalade | up to 6 | USD 115 cashUSD 121 card | USD 180 cashUSD 189 card |
| Van (Hiace) | 9 to 11 | USD 95 cashUSD 100 card | USD 160 cashUSD 168 card |
| Sprinter | 19 to 20 | USD 125 cashUSD 132 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 Sandos Finisterra
Sandos Finisterra is close to the marina, so getting to your yacht is quick: our driver picks you up at the hotel and reaches the Marina in about 2 minutes without traffic, close to your yacht's dock. The resort has a kids club and many families stay here, so a family charter with a snorkel stop works well. Since the Pacific beach below the hotel is not for swimming, the yacht is the easy way to reach calm water on the bay side. From December to April, the whales you may spot from the cliff can be seen up close on a whale-watching trip. Couples can book a sunset sail and watch the hotel's cliffs turn orange from the water. The driver takes you back afterward.
Chaparral 28
Up to 10 guests · from $519 for 2 h. See the yacht
Sea Ray 40
Up to 12 guests · from $879 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
Pontoon 38
Up to 18 guests · from $869 for 2 h. See the yacht
Charters that fit this hotel
Questions
Sandos Finisterra: what guests ask
Can I walk from Sandos Finisterra to the marina?
Yes. The hotel is steps from the marina, and Sandos says downtown is about a 10-minute walk. By car it is around 2 minutes without traffic.
How old is Sandos Finisterra?
It opened in 1971 as Hotel Finisterra, one of the first hotels in Cabo San Lucas. Sandos took it over in 2012.
Is the beach at Sandos Finisterra good for swimming?
It faces the open Pacific, where the surf and undertow are strong. Swim in the pools, or take a boat to calm water in the bay.
Does the transfer to my yacht leave from the hotel lobby?
Yes. The driver picks you up at the hotel, drops you at your yacht's dock in the marina and brings you back after the trip.
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
- Los Cabos Magazine, Los Cabos Beaches, Issue 15 (Winter 2007)
- Mexico News Daily, How the only Los Cabos based hotel chain was born at Land's End (30 Nov 2024)
- Sandos Finisterra, official page
- Sandos Finisterra Junior Suite
- Travel World News, Sandos Hotels and Resorts opens Sandos Finisterra Los Cabos (2 Oct 2012)
- 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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