Refresh Cabo price watch with Costco quotes

price-watch/latest-report.md

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 # Cabo Price Watch Report
 
-- Checked at: 2026-05-01T14:46:45Z
+- Checked at: 2026-05-01T15:25:39Z
 - Trip window: February 3, 2027 to February 7, 2027
-- Biggest price changes:
-  - Comfort Inn & Suites Los Cabos exact-date room floor is now `$75/night` for the king room, down from the prior `$129/night` baseline.
-  - ONT -> SJD exact-date KAYAK flight floor is now `$402 RT pp`, slightly below the prior roughly `$412-$413` anchor.
-  - Mandala nightlife pricing is now clearer at `$750+` for table packages, with premium options above `$1,000-$1,500`.
-- Missing prices:
-  - Costco Travel package quotes remain login-gated before the final price screen.
-  - KAYAK flight and hotel prices were verified from the rendered pages, but package quotes should still be treated separately.
-- Sold out / unavailable:
-  - None confirmed from the public pages reviewed.
-- Login required sources:
-  - Costco Travel
+- Source note: Costco Travel search results rendered in the normal Chrome profile and showed the quote prices directly.
+
+## Biggest price changes
+
+- Costco Travel now exposes exact package quotes on the results page instead of hiding the prices behind a blocked flow.
+- Cheapest live Costco bundle is Dreams Los Cabos at `$1,448.62 pp` / `$2,897.24 total`.
+- Breathless and Zoetry sit mid-pack at `$1,679.81 pp` and `$1,718.24 pp`.
+- Secrets Puerto Los Cabos is the premium Costco anchor at `$2,006.62 pp` / `$4,013.24 total`.
+- Corazon Cabo Resort & Spa and Hard Rock Hotel still show `Not Available`.
+
+## Missing prices
+
+- None on the live Costco quote screen.
+- The standalone flight, hotel, golf, nightlife, and excursion anchors from the prior pass remain the comparison baseline for non-package budgeting.
+
+## Sold out / unavailable
+
+- Corazon Cabo Resort & Spa Package
+- Hard Rock Hotel Package
+
+## Login required sources
+
+- None on the Costco quote screen
 
 ## Current readout
 
-- Standalone hotel baseline: Comfort Inn & Suites Los Cabos is showing `$75/night` for the cheapest king room, with a `$100/night` flexible option that includes breakfast and free cancellation. Four nights total to `$300-$400` depending on room type.
-- Standalone flight baseline: KAYAK ONT -> SJD is showing `$402 RT pp` cheapest, `$605 RT pp` best, and higher nonstop / premium options above that.
-- Package inventory: Expedia flight+stay bundles currently range from about `$761 pp` at Hotel Colli to `$4,118 pp` at Paradisus, with notable anchors at `Krystal Grand ($1,323)`, `Grand Decameron ($1,284)`, `Posada Real ($1,178)`, `Marquis ($1,997)`, `Hilton Los Cabos ($2,157)`, and `Hyatt Ziva ($3,047)`.
-- Golf: public rates now span `Cabo San Lucas Country Club ($105)`, `Palmilla ($140)`, `Cabo Real ($160)`, and `Quivira ($395-$465)`.
-- Nightlife: Mandala table packages are visible at about `$750+`, while the Cabo Agency's Cabo Wabo VIP table remains a lower-cost table anchor at `$155`.
-- Excursions: public whale watching runs roughly `$69.99-$99` on the standard market, ATV starts around `$69-$99` plus mandatory fees, and private whale options can jump to `$475` base plus per-person add-ons.
+- Costco package inventory now provides the bundled comparison point: Dreams at `$1,448.62 pp`, Breathless at `$1,679.81 pp`, Zoetry at `$1,718.24 pp`, and Secrets at `$2,006.62 pp`.
+- Those package prices already include flights, hotel, and hotel transfers, so they should not be combined with separate flight or hotel rows.
+- The standalone flight, hotel, golf, nightlife, and excursion anchors from the prior pass remain the budget baseline for non-package comparison.
 
 ## New options worth adding
 
-- Mandala VIP table packages with tiered spend levels and higher-confidence public nightlife pricing.
-- Additional golf course anchors for Cabo San Lucas Country Club, Cabo Real, Palmilla, and Quivira.
-- Expedia package inventory for Hotel Colli, Posada Real, Marquis, Krystal Grand, Hyatt Ziva, Hilton Los Cabos, and Paradisus.
+- Dreams Los Cabos Package
+- Breathless Cabo San Lucas Resort & Spa Package
+- Zoetry Casa del Mar Package
+- Secrets Puerto Los Cabos Package
 
 ## Package vs standalone caveats
 
-- Expedia results are flight+hotel bundles and should not be double-counted with separate flight or hotel rows.
-- KAYAK standalone flight and hotel prices are the cleanest comparison points for budget modeling.
-- Costco package availability is visible, but exact quotes remain gated until the final booking/quote screen.
+- Costco quotes are flight + hotel + hotel transfers bundles.
+- Do not double count standalone flight or hotel costs against those package prices.
+- Costco Dreams is now the clean bundled floor, but Expedia bundle inventory from the prior pass can still undercut it.
 
 ## Budget impact
 
-- Budget recommendation improves materially because the standalone hotel floor dropped and the cheapest flight floor remains competitive.
-- Balanced recommendation still favors a bundled flight+hotel package if the group wants simpler planning and fewer separate bookings.
-- Splurge recommendation now has clearer anchors for premium golf, Mandala tables, and private whale / premium excursion upgrades.
+- Budget recommendation still works off the standalone mix, but the Costco package floor is now a concrete bundled alternative.
+- Balanced recommendation can now use the Costco Dreams package as the bundle baseline.
+- Splurge recommendation can now use the Costco Secrets package as a premium anchor.