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Alfonsinas?

Ken Cooke - 5-6-2010 at 08:59 PM

How much $$ does Alfonsina's charge for one of their luxurzious rooms per night???

Are meals included/packaged? How about trips in the panga?

Thanks,

-Ken

David K - 5-6-2010 at 09:20 PM

I believe the latest price posted here on Nomad said $60... ? That is just for the room.

cj5orion - 5-7-2010 at 05:21 AM

Yep,,,60 a nite,meals are not included.
not sure if the ac is hooked up yet
meals run about the same as american prices.
pangas are 150/half day,,,or so !

woody with a view - 5-7-2010 at 06:21 AM

is there public internet? we are buying a house and MAY need to be on the grid.

bonanza bucko - 5-7-2010 at 06:37 AM

The info above about Alfonsina's prices is correct. We have had a house there for 31 years. The is no public internet. About 1/3 of the homes have a HugheNet satellite dish and internet and some have wireless routers to share the connection with a neighbor. All electricity is by generator or solar/wind systems....inverters and batteries. If you don't know about the "services" there...like fresh water, salt water for toilets, propane for cooking and etc. you should check that out before you buy.....all the houses are more like a yacht that doesn't float than like a Gringo house.
BB

woody with a view - 5-7-2010 at 06:44 AM

we're buying in san diego. want to be off the grid for a week in gonzaga. was wondering where to check in with our realtor every few days. maybe it's better if we just stay off the grid.:spingrin:

bonanza bucko - 5-7-2010 at 06:47 AM

The Cantina y Motel has internet access...they may sell you time...don't know. The camp manager is Antonio..good guy. Go see him. The Rodriguez Rancho Grande has a sat phone and will sell you time on it...don't know the price.

BB

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mcfez - 5-7-2010 at 08:10 AM

Last time we were there.... "no locks" on the rooms at Alfonsina's Motel. That sort of shocks some folks. The restaurant is excellent. Folks too.

meme - 5-7-2010 at 09:38 AM

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:I do not know that there has EVER been locks on doors at Alfonsinas! Our first trip there was in 1997 & when I asked for room keys everyone there & with us had a GREAT laugh! :biggrin: There were still no locks when we were there last year.

Consider a sat phone for the week?

3464james - 5-8-2010 at 08:25 AM

Woody,
have you considered renting a sat phone for the time that you are in Gonzaga? All Roads Communication in San Diego, has been our provider for the last several years, great service, great people, and they will overnight it to you if you don't want to pick it up. Much easier then trying to arrange internet usage.
Jim D.

Ken Cooke - 5-8-2010 at 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by meme
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:I do not know that there has EVER been locks on doors at Alfonsinas! Our first trip there was in 1997 & when I asked for room keys everyone there & with us had a GREAT laugh! :biggrin: There were still no locks when we were there last year.


So, how do you lock up your valuables?

hide n seek

mcfez - 5-8-2010 at 06:22 PM

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Originally posted by Ken Cooke
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Originally posted by meme
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:I do not know that there has EVER been locks on doors at Alfonsinas! Our first trip there was in 1997 & when I asked for room keys everyone there & with us had a GREAT laugh! :biggrin: There were still no locks when we were there last year.


So, how do you lock up your valuables?


We packed everything like cameras and such...in the Rover and then parked it closer to the restaurant to have them eye the car (more or less)(!). Overnight bags were left in the rooms. Never a issue down there for us.

Ken Cooke - 5-9-2010 at 10:34 AM

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Originally posted by mcfez
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Originally posted by Ken Cooke
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Originally posted by meme
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:I do not know that there has EVER been locks on doors at Alfonsinas! Our first trip there was in 1997 & when I asked for room keys everyone there & with us had a GREAT laugh! :biggrin: There were still no locks when we were there last year.


So, how do you lock up your valuables?


We packed everything like cameras and such...in the Rover and then parked it closer to the restaurant to have them eye the car (more or less)(!). Overnight bags were left in the rooms. Never a issue down there for us.


Lost Passports could pose a serious problem. Its interesting there isn't some sort of safe to keep things locked up in. I guess, since it's Baja, these precautions aren't necessary...

bonanza bucko - 5-9-2010 at 04:50 PM

We have had a place on Alfonsina's beach for 32 years. Very few of the houses there have had a theft...maybe five or six in all those years. Most cases were quickly solved because it was pretty obvious who was the bad guy. It isn't a safe as it once was but I think you will find that about 99.99% of the Mexicans there are way more honest than yer basic Gringo chief of police.
BB

Ken Cooke - 5-9-2010 at 07:18 PM

Thanks for chiming in, BB. :yes:

David K - 5-11-2010 at 03:03 PM

Ken, any news on that movie that was filmed at Gonzaga and Coco's you shared clips from here?

TRACING COWBOYS IS AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX!!

Ken Cooke - 5-12-2010 at 10:35 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Ken, any news on that movie that was filmed at Gonzaga and Coco's you shared clips from here?


http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Tracing_Cowboys/70130437?trkid=...

I looked on Amazon.com for my own copy, but nothing..yet. So, I signed up with NetFlix.com and I'll be watching this DVD early next week!!:bounce:

David K - 5-13-2010 at 10:54 AM

Great... I just ordered it... Thanks!