The two Terrasol condos that sleep 8. Twenty dollars a night apart. Completely different trips.
If you're bringing a group of 7 or 8 to Terrasol, you have exactly two options: Casa Ivan (Unit 160A) and Casa Kelly (Unit 150). Both are three-bedroom condos. Both officially sleep 8. Both are among the largest units in the collection.
Here's what makes this comparison unusual: they're only $20 a night apart. Ivan starts at $382, Kelly at $402. So unlike most of our head-to-heads, price barely enters into it. This is a pure preference decision.
And the two things that separate them are big: where they sit, and where the third bedroom is.
This is the single most important thing to understand before booking Kelly, and it's the one that flips this decision for most families. Kelly's third bedroom is a self-contained studio, one king bed, flat screen TV, private bathroom, but it is physically separate from the main condo. You walk out of the main unit and over to it.
For some groups this is the best feature in the building. Teens get their own door. In-laws get real privacy. The noise of the main living room never reaches them.
For a family with young children, it's usually a dealbreaker. Most parents don't want a 7-year-old sleeping in a separate building, however lovely it is.
Casa Ivan has all three bedrooms inside the unit. No garden view is worth much at 2am when a kid needs you, and that single fact sends most young families to Ivan.
Casa Kelly is directly on the sand. Walk out the deck and you're on the beach, with Pacific views from both master bedrooms and the living room. It shares its stretch of Pacific Ocean views with the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal, steps away on the same beach.
Casa Ivan is a garden setting. It is private and lush, but you are not looking at the ocean from your living room. What you get instead is the 856 sq ft terrace, the largest at Terrasol, with a BBQ grill and a full outdoor dining table. For groups who cook and eat together, that terrace is the whole trip.
Worth knowing: the Pacific beach at Terrasol is not safe for swimming, the currents are strong. It is spectacular for sunset walks, shell hunting, and whale spotting in season. So "oceanfront" here means the view and the sound, not swimming from your deck. Both units have full access to the two heated pools either way.
All three bedrooms inside the unit. Two separate sitting areas so kids and adults can spread out. The 856 sq ft terrace is a safe, enclosed place for them to be outside without being on a beach with strong currents.
The detached third bedroom turns from a drawback into the main selling point. Everyone gets their own door, and you still get the largest unit at Terrasol plus direct sand access.
For $20 a night more you get Pacific views from two masters and the living room, and you're directly on the sand. If anyone in your group would be disappointed by a garden view, this is not a close call.
856 sq ft of terrace, a BBQ grill, an outdoor dining table, plus an eating bar and indoor dining for 8. If your idea of the trip is long dinners with everyone at one table, Ivan is built for exactly that.
Ivan gives you a king master with double sinks and a second master with two double beds. Kelly gives you two king masters, both with Pacific views and en-suites. Ivan if you want the terrace, Kelly if you want the view. This is the one case where you should just call us.
Both officially sleep 8. Going over the official count violates Terrasol's resort policy and triggers an extra-guest fee. Groups larger than 8 usually book two condos side by side, and we can help line those up. See all family-sized condos →
Lorraine and Monica are based in Cabo and have personally walked through both units. A 5-minute call sorts it out.
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Lorraine Spargo owns and runs Terrasol Elite, a collection of eight beachfront condos inside Terrasol Beach Resort in Cabo San Lucas. Based in Cabo, she manages the properties directly and writes these guides from first-hand local knowledge of the beaches, the booking, and everyday life on the Pacific side.