We check bachelorette groups into downtown Cabo almost every night of the week, so consider this the guide from the people holding the clipboard. A Cabo bachelorette party is genuinely hard to mess up — sun, tacos, and a nightlife strip built for celebrating — but the difference between a good weekend and a legendary one comes down to a handful of decisions. Here's how we'd plan it if the bride were our friend.
What's the best way to do a bachelorette party in Cabo?
Spend the day at a Médano Beach club, do a sunset dinner near the marina, then run the night on the Bachelor •ette Party pass — a hosted crawl through five downtown bars with express entry, welcome shots, an open-bar hour at El Squid Roe, and a Party Checklist for the bride. $64 per person, reserved with just $13 each.
When to go
Cabo works year-round, but the season sets the vibe:
- November to April: high season — dry, warm, and the most reliable weather. Downtown is lively every weekend.
- Late February through March: spring break. Maximum chaos. Amazing if your group wants it loud; pick another window if you don't want to share the dance floor with half a college.
- May–July: hotter, cheaper, still plenty of party. August–October is hurricane season — humid, occasional storms, and the quietest crowds.
Most groups fly in Thursday or Friday, party big one night, recover by the pool, and fly home Sunday.
Where to stay (downtown wins)
Cabo splits into the resort-lined Tourist Corridor and downtown Cabo San Lucas around the marina. For a bachelorette, book a villa or condo near the marina. Everything that matters at night — the clubs on and around Blvd. Lázaro Cárdenas, the restaurants, the boardwalk — is a short walk, so nobody's negotiating a 2 a.m. ride back to a resort 20 minutes up the corridor.
The itinerary that actually works
Day: beach club, not errands
Start slow, then post up at a Médano Beach club — Mango Deck is the classic pick, with games, ocean swimming, and the Arch in view. Get there before noon on weekends for good loungers. Cut yourselves off by 4 pm; the night is the main event.
Sunset: dinner near the marina
Book a 6:30–7:30 pm dinner somewhere on or near the marina boardwalk — you want the sunset over the water and food in everyone before the drinking starts. Keep it to two hours. Groups that linger at dinner until 10 show up to the night already tired.
Night: the Bachelor •ette Party pass
This is where we come in. Instead of guessing at doors and covers with ten girls in matching outfits, book the Bachelor •ette Party pass — $64 per person, and you only put down $13 each to reserve; the $51 balance is paid at check-in. Your VIP host walks the group through express entry at five of downtown's top bars, with a welcome house shot at every stop, drink specials all night, an hour of open bar house drinks at El Squid Roe — the three-floor institution that's anchored downtown since 1989 — and a Party Checklist for the bride to keep the night's dares and moments moving. There's exactly one meeting point to communicate to the group chat.
Want the club version instead of the bar crawl? Best Clubs in Cabo at $114 ($24 to reserve, $90 at check-in) runs express entry at three top clubs with open bar house drinks at every one and the same VIP host. It's the most complete pass we sell.
What the Party Checklist adds
The Bachelor •ette Party pass is the crawl plus the bride-is-the-star layer: a party checklist of challenges and moments for the bride, handed over at check-in, that gives the night a game to play between bars. Bring your own sashes, matching tees, and cowboy hats on top — downtown rewards a group that shows up loud, and the pink phone booth at El Squid Roe is the photo stop every bachelorette finds eventually.
What it costs for 10 girls (real numbers)
Here's the honest math for the party night, straight from our own price list:
| Item | Per girl | Group of 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor •ette Party pass (5 bars, welcome shots, ESR open-bar hour, Party Checklist) | $64 | $640 |
| Deposit to reserve today | $13 | $130 |
| Balance at check-in | $51 | $510 |
Note what's not included, so nobody's surprised: transportation, premium drinks, and gratuity. Collect everyone's share before the trip — a classic move is the nine of you quietly splitting the bride's $64 — and nobody's doing math at 1 a.m.
Door rules and group logistics
- It's 18+ after 10 pm everywhere downtown, and every door checks a physical government photo ID or passport. A photo on a phone gets turned away — remind the group twice.
- Dress smart-casual: sundresses, jeans, clean sneakers all fine. No wet swimwear — that's the day-to-night mistake we see most.
- One meeting point: your pass check-in. If anyone drifts, that's where the host brings the group back through.
- Tipping: 15–20% for servers and bartenders is standard in Mexico. Your pass deposit is not a tip — it's just the reserved part of your pass price, and gratuity isn't included.
- Transport: not included on any pass. Agree taxi fares before riding, or walk if you're staying near the marina.
Mistakes we watch groups make
- Overpacking the schedule. One big night, one beach day, one recovery brunch. That's a bachelorette, not a logistics exercise.
- Skipping dinner. An open-bar hour plus an empty stomach is how brides end up home by 11:30.
- Wrong shoes. Five bars and a dance-floor hour means blocks of walking — see our what to wear guide before anyone packs stilettos.
- Booking day-of. Weekend crawls fill first. Reserve before you fly; it's $13 a head to hold spots.
The bottom line
Stay near the marina, beach day on Médano, sunset dinner, then hand the night to a host: the Bachelor •ette Party pass is the whole night solved for $64 per girl — checklist included. We run the doors — all the bride has to do is walk through them.
Ready to plan your night?
Reserve your pass with a small per-person deposit — the balance is due at check-in, and date changes are free with 72 hours' notice.
Diego runs the door for Cabo Party Pass and the Cabo Hospitality venue family — anchored by El Squid Roe, the heart of downtown Cabo San Lucas nightlife since 1989. He writes about the crawl, open-bar nights, and what actually makes a night downtown work.
