Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort

The original Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort was demolished during October 2005 to make way for the new project, Hacienda Beach Club & Residences.  Established in 1962 by Abelardo Rodriguez.

Hotel Hacienda Cabo San Lucas Photo c1965
Hotel Hacienda Cabo San Lucas Photo c1965
Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort, Playa el Médano, Cabo San Lucas, early 1990’s. Published in Los Cabos Magazine Issue 5, 1997.
Hacienda Beach Resort just before the demolition. October 2005. Photo by PhotoMexico - Francisco Estrada
Hacienda Beach Resort just before the demolition. October 2005. Photo by PhotoMexico – Francisco Estrada

 

Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort, Cabo San Lucas. Photo June 2014 by Joseph A. Tyson.
Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort, Cabo San Lucas. Photo June 2004 by Joseph A. Tyson.

 

Hacienda Beach Resort advertisement in the 1991 IGFA World Record Magazine.
Hacienda Beach Resort advertisement in the 1991 IGFA World Record Magazine.

 

Hacienda Beach Resort, Cabo San Lucas. Date and owner unknown. Please contact me.
Hacienda Beach Resort, Cabo San Lucas.
Date and owner unknown. Please contact me.

 

View of Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort from Cabo San Lucas Bay in 1966. Source: Three friends of Bette Sutherin.
View of Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort from Cabo San Lucas Bay in 1966.
Source: Three friends of Bette Sutherin. Photo by Richard Pearson

 

View of Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort, Cabo San Lucas from Medano Beach • Photo 1966 by Richard Pearson
View of Hotel Hacienda Beach Resort, Cabo San Lucas from Medano Beach • Source: Three friends of Bette Sutherin • Photo 1966 by Richard Pearson

 

Hotel Twin Dolphin

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The Hotel Twin Dolphin opened  during 1977.
It sat on part of 160 acres on a secluded beach adjacent to Bahâ Santa Maria. The Hotel was named after the family yacht of its developer, Texas oilman David J. Halliburton Sr. The hotel was closed around 2006  and the buildings were demolished.

Hotel Twin Dolphin 1989 - Situated on the Tourist Corridor, Cabo San Lucas © Joseph A. Tyson • OldCabo.com
Hotel Twin Dolphin 1989 – Situated on the
Tourist Corridor, Cabo San Lucas © Joseph A. Tyson • OldCabo.com

 

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Hotel Twin Dolphin, Cabo San Lucas, c. 1992
The above image was used for a Los Cabos post card for many years.

 

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Twin Dolphin Beach 2006. Photo by Joseph Tyson

Twin Dolphin Beach was named for the hotel nearby that was closed in 2006. This beach is correctly named Playa Las Viudas or Widows Beach.

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Hotel Twin Dolphin 1993

 

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Screen capture of hotel web page from February 2006.

Screen Shot 2015-06-06 at 4.05.34 PMScreen Shot 2015-06-06 at 4.05.19 PMText from Baja Legends: The Historic Characters, Events, and Locations That Put Baja California on the Map (Sunbelt Cultural Heritage Books) Paperback – November 1, 2014
by Greg Niemann

Cabo San Lucas 1957

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This photo was posted on our Facebook page. Thanks for sharing. I located a larger image file and removed the dust, scratches and other damage. I do not know who is the owner of this image. If you are the owner of this image, please let me know.