Los Cabos Airport Closed Until Oct. 8 After Hurricane; Most Hotels Still Shut Kristin Jackson - The Seattle Times
go to original September 24, 2014

The main entrance to the airport at Los Cabos was heavily damaged by Hurricane Odile. It's shown here on Sept. 17; the airport is closed to commercial flights until approximately Oct. 8. (AP/Dario Lopez-Mills)

The airport in hurricane-slammed Los Cabos, Mexico, won’t reopen for commercial flights until approximately Oct. 8.

Authorities are repairing the terminals and using the airport for only relief and military flights until then.

...Some resorts in Los Cabos, which includes the towns of Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo plus the miles-long oceanfront strip of luxury resorts between them, were heavily damaged. Other hotels had mostly cosmetic damage.

Here is an estimate from the Elite Traveler website of the damage and estimated reopening dates for some Los Cabos hotels:

Cabo Azul – December
Cabo Pulmo Resort – Minimal damage. Operational.
Cabo Villas – Minimal damage. September 27
Capella Pedregal – October 1
Casa Dorada – October 9
Club Cascadas – October 15
Club Regina – October 31
Dreams Los Cabos – October 15
East Cape Resorts – Very minor damage, fully operational.
Esperanza – October 13
Fiesta Americana Los Cabos – November 15 for a big group, then November 23 for individual reservations.
Finisterra – Tentative date of October 1.
Grand Mayan Los Cabos – Closed for approximately 2 months.
Grand Solmar – October 22
Hacienda Beach Club – October 15
Hacienda del Mar – October 31
Hacienda Encantada – October 15
Hilton Los Cabos – Still Assessing. Significant damage.
Hotel Los Pescadores – Estimate October 1
Hyatt Place – October 17
Hyatt Ziva – October 17
Los Barrilles – Fully operational.
Los Cabos Golf Resort – Closed for 2 weeks for clean-up.
Marina Fiesta – October 15
ME Cabo – October 16
Melia Real – October 15
One & Only Palmilla – October 15
Playa Grande – October 22
Pueblo Bonito Los Cabos – October 1
Pueblo Bonito Montecristo Estates – October 1
Pueblo Bonito Rose – October 1
Pueblo Bonito Pacifica – October 1
Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach – October 1
Quinta del Sol – October 22
Rancho Leonoro – Fully operational.
Riu Palace – Unofficially saying they expect to be open in 2 weeks.
Riu Santa Fe – No assessment yet.
Royal Decameron – October 17
Royal Solaris – October 10
Secrets Marquis – October 15
Secrets Puerto Los Cabos – October 15
Sheraton – Closed until at least October 31
Solmar – October 22
Villa del Arco – October 1
Villa del Palmar – October 1
Villa La Estancia – October 1
Westin – Closed until at least October 31
Worldmark Coral Baja – January 31
Wyndham – October 1
Zoetry – October 15

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