Current Cabo COVID Status - Feb 10th, 2021
We discussed COVID with our Wedding Planner (who lives in Cabo/plans Cabo weddings) about what she is seeing. She said everything is going very well, they have yet to have a wedding where anyone contracted COVID. Currently, the cases have started reducing and we are hopeful they will continue to improve as more people get vaccinated. We know there are misconceptions about Cabo and laws/sanitization. However, it’s quite the opposite as Cabo is a tourist town. It is in their interest to keep the active COVID cases to an absolute minimum. Hotels and restaurants are only allowing 50% capacity. They have strict processes in place where all hotels, restaurants, and bars are regularly sanitized (with the same sanitization as hospitals). Cabo cases have never been as bad as in San Diego.
I'm sick of being stuck at home, I'm in but have questions.
That is great! We are so pumped for you to come. If you haven't please book a room at El Ganzo as soon as possible. We recently got the updated discount code link, this will help figure out our headcount.
The hotel has been extremely accomodating and hasn't had to deal with many issues since March 2020 when they had to postpone many events. But if the super unfortunate happens and you were to catch COVID before heading into Cabo they would offer to reschedule the reservation. That doesn't help with attending our wedding but at least you wouldn't lose the reservation completely and El Ganzo is a great stay at anytime!
Flying into Cabo
Mexico does not have any testing restrictions to fly into Cabo.
We STRONGLY encourage everyone to get a COVID test prior to flying out of the US, so after your trip you can feel confident you will have a negative COVID test and be able to get back into the US.
COVID Restrictions while in Cabo
The COVID Restrictions are much like everyone has experienced the US.
You wear masks while walking around the hotel / into and out of restaurants. To enter a place of business they will check your temperature and they will have you sanitize your hands.
Sanitation
The hotels, cabs and rental cars are sterilized by companies that had to get government approval to perform that service to ensure it met their standards.
Wedding Restrictions
Walking through the hotel you'll have to wear a mask, but once you get to the wedding / reception area the guests are no longer required to wear a mask. All the hotel and wedding planning staff will have masks on.
Travel back into the US
Once again, our planner has not seen anyone get COVID and not be allowed to travel back to the US and with more vaccinations, it seems to be improving every day. Every person (including those with the COVID vaccine) flying back into the US is currently required to have a negative COVID test taken within the previous 72 hours. Our wedding planner has told us she does not expect this requirement to go away by our wedding date.
Catching COVID
Our wedding planner has not had any guests catch COVID while attending a wedding they have put on. She has asked around but cannot find a case of an American being stuck in Cabo because they have caught COVID. She knows that hotels will offer a tremendous discount on a room while dealing with it but it is on a case-by-case basis.
Other questions?
We are sure we didn't answer all your questions, please let us know other concerns you have and we'll add them to this list!
Hotel El Ganzo is a great and eclectic spot that is different from anything else in the Los Cabos area.
Note: El Ganzo is an 18+ hotel. Children are allowed at the wedding but for alternate hotel accomodations please contact Jonathan.
Everyone is allowed to enjoy this beautiful beach!
Only Hotel Guests are allowed at this rooftop pool.
You will be flying into San Jose Del Cabo. The airport code is SJD.
Flying from San Diego, the flights we commonly use are from Alaska Air.
My apologies in advance as this appears to be the easiest way to request transporation for our event.
JB&JR9
as both the User Name and Password.Ahh, you want to do some extra exploring while in Cabo. Great! We love that you want to have the ability to do our own thing while in Cabo! I have used BBB rent a car while down there for years. They are very transparent in their pricing from the outset but you have to request a quote. A lot of rental companies in Mexico claim you can rent a car for around $10 / day. That is very misleading and there are a ton of additional fees that any company would hit you with once you arrive, BBB let's you know upfront how much it will be.
If you have a credit card that would cover your rental in case of any issues that arise that will save you insurance costs on the vehicle as well.