My brother has listed his brand new condos on Airbnb recently. They are gorgeous, luxury condos located in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico situated on a golf course with south/west exposure. The views (including sunsets) are exquisite. Apparently (I have never been there, yet) the weather in Cabo is nice all year around. Situated on the west coast of Mexico, Cabo San Lucas features the Pacific Ocean and desert-like scenery with less humid conditions than the east coast.
There are two 2 bedroom penthouse units that can be rented individually or together (side by side, with a locking door between them) for a larger group. Each unit is beautifully (professionally) decorated with a full kitchen and a roof top patio complete with jacuzzi, wet bar and gas fire pit. One bedroom in each has a king sized bed, the other a queen, with a sofa in each living area.
The condos are located within the gated community of Copala at Quivira. Available amenities include access to four Pueblo Bonito all-inclusive resorts, golf course (Jack Nicklaus), gym, pool and clubhouse/spa. Guests receive discounts on golf, spa, food and beverages at any of these sites. Nearby activities include hiking, deep sea and surf fishing, infamous Cabo nightlife and public beaches.
This brother is the youngest of six siblings so naturally very independent and adventurous. These condos are a big part of his retirement plan. My job as his big sister (I’m the second youngest) is to help him achieve this goal by promoting this new adventure to build his ratings. Although he looks like he’s well on his way without my help, perhaps a visit to check out the condos is in order.
Please check out his listings on Airbnb. If you have any questions or comments, do not hesitate to contact him. Let him know you read about his listings here! And, if you do go check out these luxury condos yourself, be sure to provide comments and ratings on Airbnb.
Is it time to relinquish the reins? For over 30 years our family vacations have had my husband as the driver and me as the planner, navigator, and organizer. That changed recently when my family travelled to New York City from Ottawa for my niece’s wedding. Our eldest son drove and his fiancèe was the navigator for the entire drive. Our son also planned our (extensive) walking tour throughout Manhattan including subway connections to and from the home we rented in Brooklyn for the weekend. All I did was choose and book the house through Airbnb and offer a few suggestions from the back seat when the directions on the GPS differed from the printed directions from Google maps.
Our family vacations are getting less frequent due to the fact that our three sons have grown into (wonderful) adults with commitments and plans of their own. For this reason, these vacations have become increasingly special to us as parents. Needless to say, three whole days of hanging out with my favorite people made me a happy woman.
So, are we ready to relinquish the reins? You bet, in a New York minute!
This past weekend my family travelled to New York City for my niece’s wedding. We left Ottawa before the sun came up Friday morning and arrived at the townhome I had rented through AIRBNB a little over seven hours later. As there were six of us staying together, it was less expensive to rent a home than to book several hotel rooms. I chose a place in the Park Slope neighbourhood of Brooklyn so we could walk to and from the wedding and still have access to subway lines for site seeing in Manhattan. Once we got over the fact that we were staying in a stranger’s home, and past the tricky door lock, we all loved the coziness of the typical New York BROWNSTONE home and would use the service again. Use this link for your Airbnb travel discount…
I had prepaid for an overnight, covered parking spot for my son’s oversized truck with ParkWhizfor the weekend, but when he tried to park his truck, he was told they had no room for him. After speaking to several people at that lot and another lot the company recommended, we were told that my original payment would be refunded if he paid for the new spot. I still have yet to see a refund on my visa statement, but have contacted the company and was told (very good response time) that my refund will take a few more business days to process. The bottom line is we did get parked and did not have to worry about further parking issues or driving in the city.
After unloading our luggage and a quick change out of our travel clothes, we headed to Manhattan via subway to take in some New York sights. The architecture of the sky scraping buildings is magnificent. The clear blue sky as a backdrop was perfect for picture taking. I especially loved the combination and contrast of the new with the very old…
My eldest son had mapped out our journey and we walked for miles and miles, trying to see everything in Manhattan. We visited New York’s harbor, aka Battery Park, to view the Brooklyn bridge and the Statue of Liberty, strolled down Wall Street, to the ground zero site, through Tribeca, Greenwich Village, Times Square and Rockefeller Center…
Throughout our travels, we picked out and snapped pictures of many iconic landmarks and familiar (from TV) sites including Trump tower, Tiffany’s, Madison Square Garden, NBC’s news room, and Rockefeller Center …
Perhaps the most awe-inspiring of all the sights we saw, at least to my family, was the memorial site for the victims of the 9-11 tragedy where family members place flowers on the names of their lost loved ones on their birthdays. It is incredibly beautiful; heart warming and sad at the same time. The large, white, bird-like building in the last two pictures is the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, an architectural masterpiece…
Believe it or not, we took all of the above (and more, as I know I forgot to mention a few hot spots we visited) in Friday afternoon and evening, then headed back to Brooklyn on the subway. Saturday morning we were able to walk through a beautifully verdant Central Park (at least a small portion of it) before it was time to get ready for the wedding…
The wedding we attended was beautiful, and lots of fun. I have not seen my brother for several years; reconnecting with him was awesome and long overdue. My parents had six children and fifteen grandchildren, but as they are currently living all over the USA and Canada, rarely (never) are they all in one spot at the same time. Having four of us siblings and ten of “the cousins” (as they now call themselves) present at this event was nothing short of miraculous, but very touching. At one point I overheard the cousins reminiscing about and toasting/roasting their beloved grandpa (my father). They barely remember their grandma (my mother) as she died many years ago when they were all very young.
Our return trip to Ottawa from NYC seemed longer (it always does, doesn’t it?) than the journey to get there. The trip took us over bridges, through tunnels, scenic neighbourhoods and lots of traffic, eventually winding through the mountain ranges towards the Canadian border, where we were met with a delay on the 401 due to an earlier accident. Back to reality!
My father’s birthday is today; I know he heard his grandchildrens’ toasts and their plans to stay in touch and get together more often. I could feel my parents’ presence that whole day; I know they were smiling down on the wedding and their family.
