Blog
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Breakfast at Esperanza’s El Restaurante
During our stay at Villa Sombrero we had a friend visit for a few days. We decided to have breakfast out at one of the resorts in Cabo and after considering our choices decided on visiting Esperanza which is just a few minutes away because our Villa is in Santa Carmela, a gated community neighboring [...]
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Villa Sombrero – Uniquely Mexican!
When it comes to planning a vacation it can be a very exciting and yet daunting task. Most of us only get to vacation once or twice a year and want to ensure we have the best possible experience from accommodation to activities. There are many different types of accommodation available in Cabo San Lucas [...]
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The Sombrero Stones
We are the Stone family and we love Cabo! After recently becoming the new owners of Villa Sombrero we now think of ourselves as the Sombrero Stones! Those Were The Days We first started visiting Cabo San Lucas in 2004 when there were just two of us and at that time there were no plans [...]
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October is All About Fishing In Los Cabos
With four sportfishing tournaments on the calendar, October is really all about fishing in Los Cabos and Cabo San Lucas. For sport anglers looking to test their skills, southern Baja offers world-class tournament fishing with the most money to be won that just about anywhere else and becoming a millionaire could be just a marlin [...]
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Spanish Words We Learned From Our Blueprints
We received the blueprints to our home a few weeks before closing and looked over them briefly. We pulled them out again today because we want to put a floorplan on our website so future vacation rental guests can see the layout since Villa Sombrero is quite uniquely designed and it may be hard to [...]
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Why A Villa Vacation Rental Is The Ideal Family Vacation
On our many trips to Cabo San Lucas in the past eight years we have tried everything when it comes to accommodations. When first we visited as a young married couple we stayed at a hotel close to town. We enjoyed laying at the pool reading or napping during the day and then in the [...]
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Mexican Spanish Is a Little Different
We’ve been going to Cabo San Lucas on vacation for about 8 years now and over the years have picked up a little basic Spanish like greetings and asking for the check at restaurants. Our daughter Cailin has watched Dora and Diego so from watching with her we have learned how to count to 10, [...]
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Cabo San Lucas Is Affordable with Volaris Discount
A family vacation or ‘couples retreat’ to Cabo San Lucas is more affordable flying on the Mexican Airline Volaris out of Tijuana airport. We have done this several times and it really is safe and easy to do. We have a shuttle pick us up at home, drop us off at the Tijuana airport and [...]
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Cabo San Lucas Dining: Puerta Vieja
Puerta Vieja, Cabo San Lucas is a lovely restaurant with rich traditional décor. The moment you step through the front door you know you are in a Mexican restaurant – from the beautiful metal hanging lanterns with colored glass to the art works featuring Frida Kahlo and Pancho Villa. Puerta Vieja is open daily from [...]











