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# Cabo Price Watch # Cabo Price Watch
Checked: 2026-04-30 Checked: 2026-04-30 (America/Los_Angeles)
## Data normalization update
- The gathered data has been normalized into `price-watch/history.jsonl` with 40 parseable price points across hotels, golf, nightlife, excursions, itineraries, and budget options.
- Each normalized price point now carries a stable seed key, numeric price, source, booking type, price basis, and included/excluded components when applicable.
- Costco package result keys for Dreams, Zoetry, and Hard Rock are now mapped to the seeded hotel cards instead of remaining orphaned under source-specific keys.
- Package quotes are now labeled separately from standalone bookings. Costco and Apple Vacations are treated as package pricing, while KAYAK hotel results are treated as standalone hotel rates.
- Budget and itinerary rows are included as calculated planning baselines until the next full live refresh recalculates them from fresh component prices.
## Biggest price changes ## Biggest price changes
- Palmilla Golf Club: current public rates are $194.53-$291.80 for 18 holes depending on date/time window, versus the seed planning floor of about $130. That is up about $64.53 at the low end and as much as $161.80 at prime time. Source: [Cabo Villas](https://www.cabovillas.com/golf/palmilla) - Added exact-date KAYAK flights for LAX to SJD. Cheapest is $273 per person, best nonstop is $380, and Delta nonstop is $377. Source: [KAYAK LAX search](https://www.kayak.com/flights/LAX-SJD/2027-02-03/2027-02-07?sort=bestflight_a)
- Quivira Golf Club: current public rates are $306-$465 depending on season and tee-time window, versus the seed planning number of about $250. That is up about $56 at the low end and as much as $215 at prime time. Source: [Quivira](https://www.quiviraloscabos.com/golf?lang=es) - Added exact-date KAYAK flights for ONT to SJD. Cheapest is $412 per person, best is $413, and quickest is $827. Source: [KAYAK ONT search](https://www.kayak.com/flights/ONT-SJD/2027-02-03/2027-02-07?sort=bestflight_a)
- Grand Fiesta Americana Los Cabos: KAYAK shows deals from $212/night, slightly above the seed note of $209/night. Source: [KAYAK](https://www.kayak.com/Cabo-San-Lucas-Hotels-Grand-Fiesta-Americana-Los-Cabos-Golf-Spa.331383.ksp) - 12-person budget scenario moved from $1,392 to $1,139 per person after replacing placeholders with live flight, hotel, golf, excursion, and nightlife inputs.
- Breathless Cabo San Lucas: KAYAK shows deals from $393/night, matching the seed note. Source: [KAYAK](https://www.kayak.com/Cabo-San-Lucas-Hotels-Breathless-Cabo-San-Lucas-Adults-Only.2412724.ksp) - 12-person balanced scenario moved from $1,677 to $1,764 per person, mainly because the live Costco Dreams package and Palmilla rate are higher than the old planning assumptions.
- Secrets Puerto Los Cabos: KAYAK shows deals from $335/night, which is a fresh public room-rate signal for the splurge track. Source: [KAYAK](https://www.kayak.com/San-Jose-del-Cabo-Hotels-Secrets-Puerto-Los-Cabos-Adults-Only.551846.ksp) - 12-person splurge scenario moved from $2,289 to $2,658 per person, driven by the live Costco Secrets package, Quivira, private whale watch, and Taboo shares.
- Costco Travel results page for `Feb 3, 2027 - Feb 7, 2027` with flights from `LAX` now shows live package quotes. Breathless is ` $1,678.99` per traveler and `$3,357.99` total. Secrets Puerto Los Cabos is ` $2,005.80` per traveler and `$4,011.60` total. Source: Costco Travel results page.
## Date-matched additions ## Missing prices
- Apple Vacations exact-date hotel quotes are now tracked for `Feb 3, 2027 - Feb 7, 2027`: - Cabo del Sol public pricing is still not visible from the official booking pages checked today.
- Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa: `$1,757` per person - CheapCaribbean exact-date pricing for Secrets Puerto Los Cabos is not available even though the date-matched page loads.
- Zoetry Casa del Mar: `$1,944` per person
- Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos: `$2,178` per person
- Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas: `$1,529` per person
- Riu Palace Baja California: `$1,597` per person
- ME Cabo by Meliá: `$1,533` per person
- Paradisus Los Cabos: `$1,722` per person
- Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos: `$3,343` per person
- KAYAK exact-date hotel quotes are now tracked for the same dates:
- Solmar Resort: `$185/night`
- Tesoro Los Cabos: `$250/night`
- Grand Solmar Land's End Resort & Spa: `$712/night`
- Comfort Inn & Suites Los Cabos: `$129/night`
- Capital O Hotel Dos Mares, Cabo San Lucas: `$48/night`
- Villa del Palmar Beach Resort Cabo San Lucas: `$460/night`
- Esperanza, Auberge Collection: `$3,243/night`
- Existing seeded hotel cards were refreshed with todays exact-date results:
- Breathless Cabo San Lucas: Apple Vacations ` $2,016` per person
- Grand Fiesta Americana Los Cabos: Apple Vacations ` $2,111` per person
- Secrets Puerto Los Cabos: KAYAK ` $335/night`
## Missing prices / gated sources ## Sold out or unavailable
- Costco Travel package pages are visible enough to confirm availability windows and inclusions, but the exact package price is hidden behind the interactive booking flow on the crawled pages. - Costco Travel search for LAX, Feb 3, 2027 to Feb 7, 2027 showed Corazon Cabo as Not Available.
- Cabo del Sol official pages confirm tee-time booking and inclusions, but the current rate was not visible in the captured snippet. - Costco Travel search for LAX, Feb 3, 2027 to Feb 7, 2027 showed Hard Rock Los Cabos as Not Available.
## Sold out / unavailable ## Login-required sources
- No sold-out items were surfaced in the sources checked. - Costco Travel
## Login-required or membership-gated sources
- Costco Travel package pages for Corazon, Breathless, Grand Fiesta Americana, Secrets Puerto Los Cabos, Hacienda del Mar, and Paradisus.
## New options worth adding ## New options worth adding
- Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos Costco package: adults-friendly all-inclusive with private transportation, $300 instant savings on 4+ nights and $150 on 3 nights, plus a $100 resort credit. This is a strong new mid-luxury balance candidate. Source: [Costco Travel](https://www.costcotravel.com/Vacation-Packages/Offers/MEXLOSCABOSHACIENDA20250701) - LAX flight tracking option on KAYAK for the Feb 3, 2027 to Feb 7, 2027 window. Cheapest $273, best nonstop $380. Source: [KAYAK LAX search](https://www.kayak.com/flights/LAX-SJD/2027-02-03/2027-02-07?sort=bestflight_a)
- Paradisus Los Cabos Costco package: adults-only all-inclusive with $500 instant savings and daily spa credit. Worth adding as a new upscale alternative. Source: [Costco Travel](https://www.costcotravel.com/Vacation-Packages/Offers/MEXLOSCABOSPARADISUSLC20170306) - ONT flight tracking option on KAYAK for the same dates. Cheapest $412, best $413. Source: [KAYAK ONT search](https://www.kayak.com/flights/ONT-SJD/2027-02-03/2027-02-07?sort=bestflight_a)
- Cabo Bash day clubs: Mango Deck VIP is now explicitly listed at a $40 deposit per person; Bagatelle, Corazon, Taboo, and 360 day club options are also visible. Source: [Cabo Bash](https://www.cabobash.com/day-clubs.html) - Hacienda del Mar Los Cabos remains worth adding as a Costco package candidate because the results flow surfaced it as a live package path with savings messaging, even though todays run did not capture a visible final total.
- The Cabo Agency nightlife: El Squid Roe booth pricing is visible at $205, giving a concrete high-energy nightlife alternative. Source: [The Cabo Agency](https://www.thecaboagency.com/cabo_vip_tables.php)
## Costco results page ## Current package and standalone signals
- For `Feb 3, 2027 - Feb 7, 2027` with flights from `LAX`, Costco Travel surfaced quote cards for at least six packages. - Costco package prices carried into this run: Breathless $1,678.99 pp, Dreams $1,447.80 pp, Secrets $2,005.80 pp, Zoetry $1,717.42 pp.
- Breathless Cabo San Lucas Resort & Spa: `$1,678.99` per traveler, `$3,357.99` total, includes a `USD 207 Digital Costco Shop Card`. - Apple Vacations exact-date package prices carried into this run include Breathless $2,016 pp, Grand Fiesta $2,111 pp, Dreams $1,757 pp, Hyatt Ziva $2,178 pp, Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas $1,529 pp, and Hard Rock $3,343 pp.
- Secrets Puerto Los Cabos: `$2,005.80` per traveler, `$4,011.60` total, includes a `USD 266 Digital Costco Shop Card`. - KAYAK exact-date hotel signals carried into this run include Grand Fiesta $212 per night, Secrets $335 per night, Comfort Inn $129 per night, Capital O Hotel Dos Mares $48 per night, and Esperanza $3,243 per night.
- Dreams Los Cabos: `$1,447.80` per traveler, `$2,895.60` total, includes a `USD 167 Digital Costco Shop Card`. - Public activity pricing carried into this run includes Palmilla $194.53, Quivira $306, public whale watch $76, private whale watch $1,504 total, ATV $78, sunset sail $108.94, Mango Deck deposit $40, Cabo Wabo VIP table $155, Taboo pool island $884, and Cabo Bash Gold $1,700.
- Zoetry Casa del Mar: `$1,717.42` per traveler, `$3,434.85` total, includes a `USD 215 Digital Costco Shop Card`.
- Corazon Cabo and Hard Rock were listed as `Not Available` for this search.
## Other travel sites
- Apple Vacations and KAYAK date-matched hotel results from this run are now promoted into the tracked data set.
- CheapCaribbean still needs an exact-date results pass before its values should be counted alongside these listings.
## Budget impact ## Budget impact
- Budget track remains roughly intact, but golf is the pressure point: Palmilla and especially Quivira both moved meaningfully above the seed planning assumptions. - Budget recommendation is now materially cheaper than the old baseline if the group accepts the cheapest LAX flight and a room-only hotel strategy. New per-person totals: 8 guys $1,150, 10 guys $1,143, 12 guys $1,139.
- Balanced track is still the cleanest value story, but the current public golf pricing makes the "balanced" number more sensitive to tee-time selection. - Balanced recommendation stays the cleanest value package mix. New per-person totals: 8 guys $1,771, 10 guys $1,767, 12 guys $1,764.
- Splurge track is still viable, but the live golf and nightlife signals are now firmly in premium territory, so the high-end itinerary should be modeled with a little extra buffer. - Splurge recommendation is now clearly premium-tier. New per-person totals: 8 guys $2,721, 10 guys $2,727, 12 guys $2,658.
- On the Costco package screen, `Dreams` is the cheapest visible option for the searched dates, with `Breathless` mid-pack and `Secrets` the priciest visible live option among the shown results.
- Date-matched Apple Vacations and KAYAK hotel prices are now included in the tracked data. CheapCaribbean still needs an exact-date results pass before its values should be counted.
## Notes ## Notes
- Public activity pricing remained usable for the bachelor-trip mix: Cabo Adventures ATV still shows the required $25 entrance fee and $35 damage waiver on the live page, and Cabo Villas sailing prices are still publicly posted. - This run consolidates today's live hotel, golf, nightlife, excursion, and flight research into one latest snapshot the app can read directly.
- Earlier non-date-matched generic floors remain excluded from tracking unless a source exposes an exact date-matched quote. - Package prices and standalone prices remain differentiated in the history feed via bookingType and includedComponents metadata.