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phmilo
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Dog Friendly hotels on the baja
We are considering a drive down in December. I've read a lot about good ranges and stopping points, but I can't find much about hotels that might be
friendly to my pup who would be coming along. Would most places allow a pup in the room? Is there an extra fee? Is it standard to ask about a pet
fee?
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Quote: Originally posted by phmilo  | | We are considering a drive down in December. I've read a lot about good ranges and stopping points, but I can't find much about hotels that might be
friendly to my pup who would be coming along. Would most places allow a pup in the room? Is there an extra fee? Is it standard to ask about a pet
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Are you will to negotiate if a hotel tells you no pets? I am, and do, and consider all hotels pet friendly. I do that NOB too.
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JZ
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La Mision in Loreto is my favorite hotel in BCS. They are pet friendly.
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Are you will to negotiate if a hotel tells you no pets? I am, and do, and consider all hotels pet friendly. I do that NOB too.
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Usually sneak them in. Especially NOB. Who wants to pay an extra $50-100 for a one night stay.
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phmilo
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lee |
Are you will to negotiate if a hotel tells you no pets? I am, and do, and consider all hotels pet friendly. I do that NOB too.
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Sure. Just wondering if there is a 'normal' protocol. Should I ask first or ask about a pet rate?
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The budget places are pet friendly by a wide margin. If they aren't they will have signs saying so.
For higher end places look on sites like hotels.com to find pet friendly ones.
Westin has been my favorite US hotel chain for the last 15 years because they are uber pet friendly.
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Usually, I’d agree… in my experience. However last week they wanted an extra $100 (US dollars) if I wanted to stay with one dog. “Due to BCS
COVID rules”.
I took my pesos down the road to the Oasis who didn’t care at all.
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| Quote: Originally posted by aburruss |
Usually, I’d agree… in my experience. However last week they wanted an extra $100 (US dollars) if I wanted to stay with one dog. “Due to BCS
COVID rules”.
I took my pesos down the road to the Oasis who didn’t care at all. |
Use the elevator/entrance on the NW side of the property with your doggy.
Or shoot the chit with the guys at the front desk every time you go and they will waive it.
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We have found BringFido to be a good reference for dog-friendly hotels. When booking through them, we occasionally received a little gift pack for our dog, as
well as lodging close to an exit for easy access/egress. I found the restaurant guide to be a little less reliable, and have been turned away at
theoretically dog-friendly establishments. Generally speaking, the busier a place is, the less accommodating it needs to be in order to gain business.
[Edited on 7-8-2021 by pauldavidmena]
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We paid a 200 peso dog fee at a motel in Guerrero Negro in May.
P.S. The phrase "on the baja" in the title of this thread really bothers me.
Pet peeve, so to speak. 
[Edited on 7-8-2021 by SFandH]
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Our dog experience
We've not tried just to sneak our dog in to hotels. For the most part either the dog is permitted without issue or they ask 100 pesos more per night.
Not a big deal.
Anyplace my wife and I have eaten, if they have outside or open air dining, has allowed the dog. Some of the small restaurants along the highway don't
mind if the dog is inside, she's well behaved.
We have been told that if the hotel clerk says no, then an offer of an extra 100 pesos may soften the "no" and the clerk relents.
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| Quote: Originally posted by aburruss |
Usually, I’d agree… in my experience. However last week they wanted an extra $100 (US dollars) if I wanted to stay with one dog. “Due to BCS
COVID rules”.
I took my pesos down the road to the Oasis who didn’t care at all. |
Oasis charges for pets - almost always
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US visitors and expats are the worst of all visitors to Baja California when it comes to local names. The only thing they get right is Taco and
Margarita. Everything else is a free for all.
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The Hotel Hacienda in the center of Mulege is the only hotel I have checked into with my dog. It was almost five years ago, and there was no extra
charge, but there were only a couple of rooms that pets were allowed to use.
At that time, it was 400 pesos for both of us (the peso was stronger then)
It was mandatory on leash in the court yard, but there was a trail down to the river for walking the dog.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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| Quote: Originally posted by John M |
We have been told that if the hotel clerk says no, then an offer of an extra 100 pesos may soften the "no" and the clerk relents.
John M |
Seems like the only reason a clerk would say no, as in no pets, is because they were asked ''do you allow pets?''
I don't ask. If asked I say yes I have a dog. Don't mind a fee. $100-$200. No problem.
If a clerk says no pets, I negotiate. I have above average negotiation skills.
Once inquired about a pet room at The Villas in San Quintin. All rooms have carpeting except pet room. The room smelled like a kennel.
I believe everything is negotiable in MX. Don't take no for an answer.
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Baja Cactus in El Rosario, Mision Catavina, TerraSal in Guerrero Negro, Ignacio Springs Yurts in San Ignacio, all take dogs for a little extra. La
Huerta used to but I hear they don't anymore. I could be wrong on that.
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Huerta in San Ignacio
We stay there twice recently (May and June)- both times dogs weren't an issue. $100 peso extra was charged. With time my memory falters, it may have
been $200 pesos - but it was the hotel policy that dogs are ok
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | | US visitors and expats are the worst of all visitors to Baja California when it comes to local names. The only thing they get right is Taco and
Margarita. Everything else is a free for all. |
You need to include our good friends from the Great White North, who excel at saying "The Baja" or "On the Baja". I have wondered if it is sort of a
hold over from the British Empire days? The Sudan, The Sahara, The Congo, etc.??
'The Baja' can also be excused as an abbreviation for The Baja Peninsula or The Baja Races, etc...
Before I ever heard Canadians use it, I grabbed this back in 1980 or about, when California added a 7th digit to their plates, short for 'The Baja
Peninsula'... on my Subaru 4x4 wagon:
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phmilo
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Thanks all, this is about what I was hoping for.
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | | US visitors and expats are the worst of all visitors to Baja California when it comes to local names. The only thing they get right is Taco and
Margarita. Everything else is a free for all. |
You need to include our good friends from the Great White North, who excel at saying "The Baja" or "On the Baja". I have wondered if it is sort of a
hold over from the British Empire days? The Sudan, The Sahara, The Congo, etc.??
'The Baja' can also be excused as an abbreviation for The Baja Peninsula or The Baja Races, etc...
Before I ever heard Canadians use it, I grabbed this back in 1980 or about, when California added a 7th digit to their plates, short for 'The Baja
Peninsula'... on my Subaru 4x4 wagon:
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So it's your doing, eh?
"The Low"
OK, now I know where "the Baja" came from.
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