Hi ladies, I just got back from a week at this resort. I have previously stayed at the Barcelo Maya Tropical and the Barcelo Maya Palace. The Barcelo Los Cabos is definately smaller than the Mayan property but the quality of the rooms, food, and level of service was comparable to the Barcelo Maya Palace. We are fairly low maintenance people but we were constantly being asked if we wanted drinks or if we needed help. The beach is very different. You can not swim in the ocean at the Barcelo Los Cabos, but you can walk for miles in either direction.
The resort is absolutely beautiful and looks just like the pictures I've seen on the internet. Our room was fabulous with an ocean view (we were in the Premium club section but didn't pay any extra for that - I guess we just got lucky). The food was great. We ate at the Italian, Japanese, French and the steakhouse ala carte restaurants as well as the buffets and all were good.
This resort is within walking distance to San Jose del Cabo (25 mins by foot, $5 cab ride) and about 30 minutes by road to Cabo San Lucas.
I will say that if you are looking for a party atmosphere then there wasn't much of that happening there last week. There is not much night life on the the resort except for the piano bar has a lady singing a couple of nights a week. There is a nightclub across the street (Reds) but we didn't go there.
The firepits around the resort were terrific! There are some down on the beach and others closer to the lobby bars. They definately helped with getting to meet different people and keeping warm.
I did a fair amount of research before we left but I found the most helpful to be the facebook group set up with the name of the resort.
Hope that helps!