On August 29, the first stage of the hotel and commercial development of what will be The Place at Cabo Hotel was announced. It is located in the heart of Cabo San Lucas in front of Plaza Bonita in the marina.

The building, which remained unfinished for years, had been abandoned due to a long labor dispute that was finally resolved thanks to an agreement between the CROC workers' union and the Questro Group for the building, and with Fonatur for the surrounding streets that were in very poor condition, without lighting or surveillance.

This first stage, which already has public parking, is located in the area adjacent to the building where a series of premises for a variety of small restaurants, shops and galleries were designed - under a pleasant tree-lined area - located between the Paseo de la Marina and just over 300 meters from the Marina boardwalk known as the “Barracuda” walkway, where a picturesque “trolly” train car will make free trips for tourists and walkers.

Architect Ramón Armenta, Questro Group: “It starts with an agreement with FONATUR to restore the entire polygon, the perimeter of the streets that are 4, 5, 6 and the Barracuda walkway, along with the public plaza. In parallel, we found places that we could rescue, the parking lot, this green area, everything that is the front of the Barracuda walkway with commercial premises, we widened the Barracuda walkway, we brought in the amenity of a trolley, we put in a railing, we changed the entire floor, and finally the objective of the project was to rescue it, and why not, give added value to the entire perimeter.”

The project includes a hotel for more than 260 rooms that is expected to be completed by 2026. In addition, the rehabilitation and lighting of the walkways is planned, which will not only improve the aesthetics of the place, but will also increase security for visitors.

Architect Ramón Armenta, Questro Group: “Next to the public square there will be an immersive experience, it is a museum, a ship with that immersive experience, the boat that comes from Puerto Los Cabos arrives there, you will be able to disembark there and you will have a meeting point, on the other side, parallel, we will have a market, and as a last stage, it is the total recovery of the hotel.”

Several shops of well-known brands and art galleries are planned that will open at the beginning of December of this year.

Idania Salmon, Marketing Director: “In this first stage, we are starting with 16 retail stores, apart from the 4 galleries that we are starting, basically this area is going to be pure food and drinks, but outdoors. We are going to have a Cocktail Bar, we have some Tacos and Mezcal, we have seafood, and right in front we want to set up an area with pergolas for artisans and artists”

During the ceremony prior to the ribbon cutting, the mayor of Los Cabos, Oscar Leggs said:

Oscar Leggs, Municipal President of Los Cabos: “It is important to tell you that as we say colloquially here, this was a nest of criminals, it always has been, really, a long time ago and nobody did anything and cared; Don Eduardo goes beyond that, goes over that and takes action, this really changes the image of downtown Cabo San Lucas, and invites not only those who visit us, but also the inhabitants to take the tour, to come and see that we have this in Cabo San Lucas, we don't have to go looking for it somewhere else."

Enrique Turcott, director of Institutional Relations for Grupo Questro, said that the group's objective is to bring benefits not only to Cabo San Lucas, but to the entire community:

For his part, the developer and president of Grupo Questro commented:

Eduardo Sánchez Navarro, President Questro Group: “Today I want to acknowledge 5 supporters that we have had and that have made this first stage of The Place at Cabo project possible: 1, Croc, 2, FONATUR, 3, the Municipality and the Delegation, 4, the Navy, and 5, the very valuable support of the project development team, headed by architect Armenta.”

According to representatives of the local community, they agree that this project is a great tourist and urban rescue that will generate hundreds of jobs, a very important and beneficial economic spillover for the area, and the image of the heart of Cabo San Lucas will improve significantly after the abandonment that this unfinished building had for more than two decades.