- Passport and driver’s license (with photocopies stashed in your luggage).
- Small bills for tips — about $50 in 1’s and 5’s. Larger bills for shopping and restaurants that may not take credit cards. Take additional 1’s and 5’s if you don’t like getting change in Pesos.
- Sunglasses, shorts, suntan lotion and sandals!
- iPod loaded with Jimmy Buffett tunes
- Costco card (or Sam’s Club)
- Digital camera
- Laptop
- Empty lightweight duffel bag — for carrying your shopping treasures home with you. We even go so far as to stuff it with packing materials (and a roll of tape) for the trip to Cabo, so we can wrap stuff for the ride back.
- Printouts of the information from this website so you don’t forget all this stuff!
City Club
City Club — a ten minute walk from Villa La Estancia is City Club, which is a Mexican mini-Costco type of store. Memberships are inexpensive ($2/day) and the prices are okay. They also have a pharmacy, so you can stock up on legit drugs at locals prices.
Paseo del Pescador and Lazaro Cardenas
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Pharmacies
Pharmacies — Mega and Chedraui both have pharmacies. Walmart and Costco also.
We tend to avoid the small ones downtown, as they have very special “tourist” pricing (which is often higher than USA pricing)! There’s also a pharmacy at City Club.
Be sure to ask if there’s a generic version of what you’re looking for, as they won’t volunteer it and the prices can be worlds apart!!
Walmart
Located near downtown Cabo is the new Walmart Supercenter.
Just like in the good ‘ole USofA, they have just about anything you want. We gave shopping a try here during our last visit and were pleased to find fair prices, great produce, bakery and steaks.
A lot more convenient than Chedraui, but not as extensive a selection. Still, more than enough to stock your villa with provisions. Patti says they have great fresh tortillas.
New to the area, it isn’t on Google Maps yet.
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Costco
Costco — if you have a family, be sure to make the required stop here.
Sorry, but the meat and seafood are lacking here — buy your steaks at Mega on the ride in from the airport (Walmart has great steaks as well). They make up for the meat/seafood situation by having great prices on alcohol (and just about everything else). You may notice that your standard “Costco items” are more expensive in Cabo — just remember you’re essentially on an island and it just plain costs more to transport merchandise to Cabo (1000 miles from San Diego).
Two prices are posted at Costco: cash and credit card.
You’ll feel right at home, as there’s the required snack bar as well. Hot dogs, pizza, sodas… We just love the jalapeno dispenser (similar to the relish dispenser). One of the best views in Cabo.
Carret. Transpeninsular Km. 4.5, El Tezal, Cabo San Lucas. (About 5 mins. by hwy out-of-downtown Cabo. Tel. 146-7180.
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Mega – Commercial Mexicana
Mega is located at the roundabout in San Jose del Cabo (where the airport toll road heads north from the 4-lane highway). Decent prices and a butcher department that is stocked for Americans. Hint: if you’ve caught a taxi or CaboConcierge limo from the airport, ask them to stop at Mega so you can do your shopping. It’s right on the way and most taxi drivers won’t mind the stop (for a few $$ tip). This is the best use of your time!
Located on the Carretera at the intersection of Blvd. Antonio Mijares s/n Col. 1 de Mayo, San Jose del Cabo Tel. 142-4524
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Chedraui for groceries, pharmacy
Chedraui (pronounced ched-rou-wee; formerly “CCC” or Centro Comercial Californiano).
Great locals market, located on the road to Todos Santos (about three miles from Villa La Estancia, on the right side just after the sharp right turn at the light). Great prices on alcohol and groceries. They have fresh tortillas and a bakery. Check out the avocados and also the salsa aisle.
Calle San Antonio y Chamizal, Col. Arcos del Sol C.P. (624) 146-7200
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Mango Deck – Cabo San Lucas
Mango Deck — located next to The Office, right on Medano Beach, it gets to be a wild place in the afternoons. Think “spring break” and you’ll catch my drift… Great views of the bay and the arch.
Foot of Paseo Pescadores on Médano Beach. Ph: 143-0901, 143-6777. Daily 7am-11pm.
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El Squid Roe
El Squid Roe is the standard raucous, loud and steamy nightspot brought to you by Grupo Anderson (the same people who bring you Carlos and Charlies, Senor Frogs and other hotspots).
Pancho, the CEO of Entertainment, is a lot of fun, starting around 10pm. If you like to dance, this is the place. The tables are all made of steel — thick steel — and there’s a reason for it, as people tend to get a bit crazy and start dancing on them (ahem…..). Food as well, but we’ve only tried the drinks… 
Blvd. Marina across from Plaza Bonita. Ph:143-0655, 143-1269. Daily 11am-4am.
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Zippers
Zippers — mile marker 28.5 at the Los Olisas Hotel. Burgers, fries, sandwiches. A bit pricey for what you get, but right on the sand and surf. Gotta love a place that says hours are “Friday and Saturday until we close…”
Costa Azul Beach, Km. 28. 5, Transp. Hwy. Daily 11am-11pm, Fri and Sat until close.
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