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RINO in Pescadero?

Cameron - 9-21-2025 at 08:59 PM

Hello all. Long time no "see".
Anyone in Pescadero/TS have any recent info on the Rino deal? Tomas? Anyone else? Gracias amigos! C:thumbup:

AKgringo - 9-22-2025 at 12:22 PM

I have spent a little time in that neighborhood, but not enough to know what RINO is all about. Resident In Name Only? (attempted humor)

Cameron - 9-22-2025 at 04:58 PM

According to their website (https://rino-baja.com), it's going to be a 30 room "boutique hotel" with $400-$600 a night rooms, a bar/restaurant, and a yoga/wellness program.

They're selling shares to potential investors starting in just over a week, and looking at their website, it appears that they're going to be building on the bluff above San Pedrito.

mtgoat666 - 9-22-2025 at 07:58 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Cameron  
Rino… it's going to be a 30 room "boutique hotel" with $400-$600 a night rooms

They're selling shares to potential investors starting in just over a week,


There are many failed developments where people bought in before construction and lost their money…. many, many, many. Did I say a lot? Even the Trump family grifted a bunch of investors with a Baja development that failed…

$600 a night? Get out of here!

Wellness program? Sounds like a sanitorium or addiction rehab center, eh?





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David K - 9-23-2025 at 07:19 AM

Goat, Trump sold the rights to use his name on that project, that's all. His family was otherwise not involved. It was a poor idea, of course, but his name was valuable.

Cameron - 9-23-2025 at 10:28 PM

The part of their statement that I'm most curious about is this one, having lived in the area in the past:

"A 30-room boutique hotel with $400–$600/night ADR, operating under a secure revenue-based lease agreement with the local Ejido.
(Average Daily Rate)."

Among my other questions (Water, sewage, access, etc), just a little bit curious how the local Ejido connection has worked this one out.

4x4abc - 9-24-2025 at 09:45 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Cameron  
The part of their statement that I'm most curious about is this one, having lived in the area in the past:

"A 30-room boutique hotel with $400–$600/night ADR, operating under a secure revenue-based lease agreement with the local Ejido.
(Average Daily Rate)."

Among my other questions (Water, sewage, access, etc), just a little bit curious how the local Ejido connection has worked this one out.


it means the builder does not own the land
and the builder does not have the money to build

RUN!

pauldavidmena - 9-25-2025 at 04:18 AM

I just read this article from a Kansas City news outlet. The mere mention of "Crowdfund," to Harald's point, means that the project has no money of its own, but the developers will happily take it from investors.

elskel - 9-25-2025 at 08:32 PM

The Land of Broken Dreams!

latitude32 - 9-25-2025 at 08:36 PM

Quote: Originally posted by elskel  
The Land of Broken Dreams!


and fish tacos..

pacificobob - 9-26-2025 at 07:28 AM

There's a number of hotels in that price range in the pesky area.

pauldavidmena - 9-27-2025 at 02:00 PM

It's interesting to see that the two "developers" share a fondness for the tequila industry. In the shadow of the fiasco that was the Tequila Ranch, what could possibly go wrong?

Lee - 9-27-2025 at 03:54 PM

Quote: Originally posted by pauldavidmena  
It's interesting to see that the two "developers" share a fondness for the tequila industry. In the shadow of the fiasco that was the Tequila Ranch, what could possibly go wrong?


''These are both considered long-term exits, taking approximately 5–10 years (and often longer) to see the possibility for an exit.''

RINO says they're a US business. If I were interested in doing business in Pescadero with this startup, I'd have US/MX attorneys check them out.

cupcake - 9-28-2025 at 10:38 AM

I'm with Harald...run!

Reminds me of a visit to Cabo San Lucas in 1991, when I ended up at a time-share seminar. Thank goodness I was strong enough to resist the high-pressure sales tactics. Others there were not so fortunate. Or, maybe I was the only intended rube, with the others seen signing contracts being in reality only shills...

east cape

surfhat - 9-28-2025 at 01:26 PM

I have a distant memory of attending an East Cape Cabo property sales pitch long ago, and came away with, what a bunch of hoars they were.

Harsh? Perhaps. The thought of some of those timeshare offers has never changed. Not for me!

I am grateful to have had what I was lucky to have had for the few of the decades I was given.

The experiences I have had the privilege to witness has filled my life forever more.

The locals, with your magnanimous hospitality, contributed to my appreciation of those good time memories.

The accommodations I was so feely given has meant the world when I was a feral camper and later a property owner.

The personal tours of some of their homes I was offered has always meant the world to me.

Thank you MD. Thank you WP. Thank you Hobie. Thank you to Eric, other surf hat guy on the hill. Thank you to the Dive'n'surf brothers.

Flippy and Walter, your walls covered with decades of immeasurable value of artifacts from the world over, remains a valued gift to my life's experiences, even so long after your passing on. I would hope those artifacts found a home deserving of their value.

The extra length boards those two brothers rode at the time, now means all the more to me now. I can now finally relate. haha

The East Cape was a gift of a surf wonderland. This view remains valid after explorations throughout Mex. and Centro, and Bali and Java and the Philippines.

I hope it still remains the wonderland where anyone can find an uncrowded wave to themselves.

I can dream, and I do, thanks our shared appreciation of what Baja has always given to those who venture south.

Forgive my memories flooding back at times on a Sunday morning. What better times to remember?



















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SFandH - 9-28-2025 at 04:50 PM

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