Some one broken into at baja Cactus motel? This thread has gone to the dogs. Or my review is better than your review? Or...

I stayed there again last week. As always, the accomodations are the best in Baja. I am extremely grateful that they accept my dog. Everyone gets to know Paco. He is very friendly and completely under my control.

I unhitched my boat and left it in the parking lot in back. There were things in the boat, but nobody messed with them. They did close the gate about 11 pm.

The only complaint I have: There were vehicles with no mufflers coming in and out of the parking lot in front of the hotel.(This noise was separate from the Pemex noise). There were loud conversations in Spanish, and car doors slamming. I don't think they were all staying in the hotel. I am not certain, but I think they were friends, relatives, visitors of the night clerk. I went to sleep about 11:30, after walking my dog, but because of all the noise I didn't sleep well. I just chalked it up to "Mexico". It is almost impossible to avoid late night noise anywhere.

[Edited on 5-17-2009 by toneart]

Security...

Antonio is always concerned about the welfare of his guests. A very sincere guy!

The rooms have tile floors and are easy to clean and disinfect.

Unruly dogs always reflect on their inconsiderate owners. Dogs should NEVER be allowed on the beds!!! It is not fair to people who have allergies. If anyone, staff or visitors to a room, sees a dog on a bed they should be reported and put on a list to never be allowed to stay there again.

Dogs on beds are the major concern for hotel owners. That is the first thing they mention as a reason to not allow dogs. It is a valid concern and one I can understand.

As always, inconsiderate people ruin it for responsible dog owners and for those whom pet dander and hair on a bed would be harmful to their health.

What do you mean? What was 50 years ago? Maybe I need to have what your having to understand? LOL

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Originally posted by David K What do you mean? What was 50 years ago? Maybe I need to have what your having to understand? LOL

What a little sense? J can give you some of that

LOL :

I agree!

She is stinky!

double the rates, you can't keep me out!!!!!!

Dogs on the bed? Room broken into? Room broken out of? Dogs ought not to be allowed on beds that humans sleep on. And I've slept with a dog or two in my younger years.

Oh Jeez! You've priced me out for future visits, Pack. I can't afford being disgusting any longer.

"sex" is "disgusting"???????????? just proves that we all are different in the way we look at things.

Barry

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Originally posted by Barry A. Quote: Originally posted by Packoderm What is more disgusting: sleeping on a bed where a dog slept or sleeping on a bed where humans had sex? Having sex on hotel beds is disgusting. They should charge more for rooms that allow sex. 5 dollars more, or maybe 10. You know what is even more disgusting? Farting in a hotel bed. They should charge for that too. 5 dollars per fart. If you're going to do anything other than fart-free sleeping in the bed while wearing clean pajamas, with booties, please do so in your car or truck. Walking on the hotel floor with bare feet is disgusting... "sex" is "disgusting"???????????? just proves that we all are different in the way we look at things. Barry

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Originally posted by Packoderm Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. Quote: Originally posted by Packoderm What is more disgusting: sleeping on a bed where a dog slept or sleeping on a bed where humans had sex? Having sex on hotel beds is disgusting. They should charge more for rooms that allow sex. 5 dollars more, or maybe 10. You know what is even more disgusting? Farting in a hotel bed. They should charge for that too. 5 dollars per fart. If you're going to do anything other than fart-free sleeping in the bed while wearing clean pajamas, with booties, please do so in your car or truck. Walking on the hotel floor with bare feet is disgusting... "sex" is "disgusting"???????????? just proves that we all are different in the way we look at things. Barry Sex is disgusting? Nah. Just make sure to do it out in your vehicle along where the dog is kept.

NO WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY : bounce:

Barry

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Originally posted by soulpatch Why do you think they have those big burro showers there..... sheesh, get half a grip. Or maybe that is the problem.....all you got is grip. Quote: Originally posted by Packoderm What is more disgusting: sleeping on a bed where a dog slept or sleeping on a bed where humans had sex? Having sex on hotel beds is disgusting. They should charge more for rooms that allow sex. 5 dollars more, or maybe 10. You know what is even more disgusting? Farting in a hotel bed. They should charge for that too. 5 dollars per fart. If you're going to do anything other than fart-free sleeping in the bed while wearing clean pajamas, with booties, please do so in your car or truck. Walking on the hotel floor with bare feet is disgusting...

Question and Commentary

Not sure about Baja but in the U.S. hotel/motel bed spreads and blankets are not washed daily as are sheets/pillowcases/towels, nor are they generally washed after each guest's stay. Few years back I read a report which said that a surprising amount of bacteria and feces are found on such bedspreads and blankets. Creeped me out.

Nena

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Originally posted by Natalie Ann Quote: Originally posted by Mulegena The Question: Are the bedcovers not washed along with the rest of the dirty linen after each use? If not, then when? Sorry, this does raise some concern over hygiene standards within the hotel industry. Not sure about Baja but in the U.S. hotel/motel bed spreads and blankets are not washed daily as are sheets/pillowcases/towels, nor are they generally washed after each guest's stay. Few years back I read a report which said that a surprising amount of bacteria and feces are found on such bedspreads and blankets. Creeped me out. Nena

Never fear, Nena-----------exposure to "things" like this is what keeps our immune system active and up to date, I hear. There are some things best not looked into too closely, lest we become really paranoid, and freaked out.



Barry

Although our dog is allowed on the bed at home, he would never be on the bed in a hotel or in someone else's house. He's spent many nights on the floor at Baja Cactus, very happily.

I hope the dog owners who do allow their pets on hotel beds will think again about this, and not spoil things for the good doggies

I wonder if Antonio would let my pet goat stay in the room He is really clean and sleeps on the floor....I promise

Know what's on the hotel bed you're sleeping in. Two words, Black Light.

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/f/blblacklight.h...
scroll down to the big three under "Body Fluids".

I think I'll take my chances with fido anytime.

Packoderm, that was hilarious!!

Well, one way to find out.

This is Probably a Useless Response

No it won't. You started a very good thread that contained good information and bam.

I have not posted for a while, but this thread really turned into a major joke.

Since maybe nomads, and those other suspect people who are not nomads, travel with their dogs, renting rooms to them is a matter of economics. If someone chooses not to rent to them, so be it, others will. We cover the beds but dog hair and dander will spread even with the dogs on the floors and the beds covered, and no, unless it is ABSOLUTELY necessary, they are not sleeping in the car. They are a part of the family, no matter how disgusting that is to some.

Baja Cactus is our first choice when Jardines is full, and will continue to be so, unless the dog policy changes.

We just laugh and figure if anyone does not like our dogs in OUR home, on OUR furniture, then they simply should not visit. No problem, we like the dogs better than most people anyway.

Packoderm, your post was the best without question, IMHO.

Ralph, thanks for the heads-up on reporting that there was a problem so others can and will be more careful even when told it is safe. Now, about getting that quad into the room---

Back into my luking mode.

Diane

Some folks prefer dogs over people. Might not be a bad choice, when you think about it. Just don't want to be sleeping in their beds.

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Originally posted by Cypress Some folks prefer dogs over people. Might not be a bad choice, when you think about it. Just don't want to be sleeping in their beds.

Just a few short years ago, we rented a place in Baja and noticed the bed was not made real well. We pulled back the covers and there were a few short little human hairs on the sheets.

We slept on top on our dog covers.

Hey, leave farting out of this! I don't know about you, but mine don't smell.

And my wife insists that she doesn't fart at all.

Feel free to charge more for sex, it's overrated anyway.

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Originally posted by toneart The rooms have tile floors and are easy to clean and disinfect. Unruly dogs always reflect on their inconsiderate owners. Dogs should NEVER be allowed on the beds!!! It is not fair to people who have allergies. If anyone, staff or visitors to a room, sees a dog on a bed they should be reported and put on a list to never be allowed to stay there again. Dogs on beds are the major concern for hotel owners. That is the first thing they mention as a reason to not allow dogs. It is a valid concern and one I can understand. As always, inconsiderate people ruin it for responsible dog owners and for those whom pet dander and hair on a bed would be harmful to their health.

I couldn't agree more.
Anyone who would allow their pet on the bed in a hotel is not cool.
Duke, our Lab, travels in a crate on hiway trips such as Baja. It is secured to the vehicle so in case of an accident, he is not injured.
He loves his crate, having been trained in it as a pup, that it is a safe place of refuge and generally means fun is around the corner for him.
It's his "den".
Duke sleeps in his crate when we stay in a hotel that accepts pets and is usually much more comfortable in it than the unfamiliar surroundings.
Since he was also house trained in it, we can if the occasion arrises, take him for a walk, bring him back to the room and secure him in the crate while we go out to dinner or the like. We don't have to worry that he might freak out while we are gone and trash the room, or worse yet find he has pulled down the bed clothes and is snuggled into our nice fresh sheets for the evening.

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Originally posted by jdtrotter Just a few short years ago, we rented a place in Baja and noticed the bed was not made real well. We pulled back the covers and there were a few short little human hairs on the sheets. We slept on top on our dog covers.

Wow Diane, you wern't kidding when you said, "we don't like most (some??) people".

It is really interesting to learn the "likes and dislikes" of people---------perhaps this is one reason why some folks like their motor homes/trailers. Personally I like the no-hassle
life of staying in Motel/Hotels-------never could justify a "motor home", or even a trailer, when you factor in the hassle of hauling one, and keeping it repaired and in good condition. My Callen Camper is about as far as I ever want to go in that direction, and it is only for those windy and/or rainy nights you occasionally encounter.

To each their own, for sure.

Viva puppy dogs (when outside) (Personally, we like kitties)

Barry

Sleeping in other peoples beds can be a risky proposition. Dogs? They might be the least of your worries.

My dog Paco

...is very wise. The cool tile floor of The Baja Cactus Hotel room (101)is his favorite place. He thinks beds are for Pussywussies. He thinks they smell like funky human activity crumbs. He is kinda ashamed of me for sleeping in one.

He is reading this string and taking names. When judgment day comes, (according to him) he is going to bite some butts.

toneart, Paco! When judgment day comes I'll be on the run.

Me too but, I have another name for it.

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Originally posted by DENNIS Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. (Personally, we like kitties) Barry Me too but, I have another name for it.

Give me three guesses. The first two don't count.

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Originally posted by toneart ...is very wise. The cool tile floor of The Baja Cactus Hotel room (101)is his favorite place. He thinks beds are for Pussywussies. He thinks they smell like funky human activity crumbs. He is kinda ashamed of me for sleeping in one. He is reading this string and taking names. When judgment day comes, (according to him) he is going to bite some butts.

Paco------You are my kind of dog! I think I like you, tho your partner can be cantankerous and grouchy. When "judgement day" comes, it's me and you------OK?

Es bueno-----------you and me------------remember.

(and my "kitties" don't travel with me)

Barry

Once while I was out of the room the kids got on the bed. I gave Seth a serious scolding for being on the bed spread......he knows better....dt

so i guess y'all gonna hate this....

we are smart enough to pull the bedspread off the bed where ever we may stay in a hotel. it's common knowledge that bedspreads hardly ever get washed. they usually stand in the corner all night!!!!!

Did you really think that hotels (anywhere) wash the bed covers everyday, with the sheets and pillowcases? How about places that have little fresh water for such things, like at Cataviña or Bahia de los Angeles?

I am not here to do Antonio "any favors", as you say... I am hear reporting on my observations and other obvious details and facts about Baja. Yes, Antonio is our friend and he does not deserve bad press from an unresponsible guest. However, Antonio would have happily helped that person and probably covered his loss IF he had been informed.

Antonio has worked so hard and so well at creating a comfortable and safe 'oasis' for us travelers that faulting him for someone's suitcase being robbed, one that was left out in the open, in their pickup truck bed, in the dirt lot next door to the motel, is close to being rediculous.

All you need to do is read all the other reviews on that web site to see the kind of establishment Baja Cactus is. Even that person who complained about being robbed had nice things to say about his room there!

Of course I realize the foul nature of hotel bedspreads. Just thought the very mention that they cannot even be cleaned in the town where the hotel is helps drive home a point. And it's always fun to take a playful shot at DK.

No "black light" Dennis---------------TMI for sure.

-----some things we just inherently "know about" without confirming it, and going ballistic. Yes, adventure is what we seek, in all it's wonderful forms.

Viva Baja (and it's motels)

Barry

Is this kind of posting something you enjoy rts551?

The lot is Antonio's property... I never said it wasn't... But it is a dirt lot (was the last time I saw it) between Baja Cactus and Mama Espinoza's, as I said. Would you leave valuables out in the open in a dark, dirt lot when it is so easy to bring them into your room or lock them in the cab?

I look for the good in Baja, but will report the bad when it could affect others. You reported the one bad comment out of dozens of good ones about Antonio's motel as if that was so important to make a headline out of... then later on say how you like Baja Cactus too, yadda yadda...

Perhaps you should stay out of the 'posting here what you read somewhere else to get a reaction' business... and I will be more than happy to stay out of the 'motel management' business... if that's what you think I do.

Instead of baiting for a bite here, try going fishing at Abreojos with Glenn or with Rich... they both know how to bait and catch!

Have a nice weekend rts551, and I shall do the same...

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Originally posted by David K Is this kind of posting something you enjoy rts551? The lot is Antonio's property... I never said it wasn't... But it is a dirt lot (was the last time I saw it) between Baja Cactus and Mama Espinoza's, as I said. Would you leave valuables out in the open in a dark, dirt lot when it is so easy to bring them into your room or lock them in the cab? I look for the good in Baja, but will report the bad when it could affect others. You reported the one bad comment out of dozens of good ones about Antonio's motel as if that was so important to make a headline out of... then later on say how you like Baja Cactus too, yadda yadda... Perhaps you should stay out of the 'posting here what you read somewhere else to get a reaction' business... and I will be more than happy to stay out of the 'motel management' business... if that's what you think I do. Instead of baiting for a bite here, try going fishing at Abreojos with Glenn or with Rich... they both know how to bait and catch! Have a nice weekend rts551, and I shall do the same...

Wait a second. We all know bedspreads are gross because they don't get washed but the sheets & pillowcases do. What about that blanket???