El Morro Hotel-scenes from an Alfred Hitchc-ck movie came to mind

right over our heads as we walked into the lobby to check in..........




just hanging there in the strong northerly wind..................






and off they went.................................





The El Morro Hotel in Santa Rosalia. Walked right in midweek late in the afternoon and got a room. We were the only US plated car.

[Edited on 1-31-2012 by tripledigitken]

That old man who slumbers as a bartender and waiter is not very helpful and the food is not very good, but the view is great!

Watch out for all the birds in the huge cage just outside the entrance. It is rumored that they are let into the rooms at night through the non-functioning air ducts, to feed.

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Originally posted by toneart That old man who slumbers as a bartender and waiter is not very helpful and the food is not very good, but the view is great! Watch out for all the birds in the huge cage just outside the entrance. It is rumored that they are let into the rooms at night through the non-functioning air ducts, to feed.

Tony,

Sorry to say the aviary is gone......................

el morro...where to start??

I agree 300% no make it 1 million percent. I too have stayed at the morro for many yrs. NO MORE.

Here is what I have seen on the last and FINAL visit. All were in the "new remodeled" $750 ocean room.

1. fresh gum stuck to the floor.
2. no cold water, hot water was scalding! no showers for us that night. I tried and burned the chite out of myself.
3. Candy wrappers on the floor, which shows it was obviously not clean.
4. Dead insects throughout the room
5. Crabby old man(owner) to deal with if you try and order food/beverages.
6. Broken shower door and a filthy shower. Sandals required.
7. windows so dirty that you could hardly see through them, really nice considering you are paying extra for the ocean view!!

I am not picky when it comes to hotels, esp baja hotels but when I pay $750 pesos in baja for a room. I expect it to be clean and for everything to work. I also expect service. There are 100's of places much nicer for less money. The Morro's bread and butter seems to be the away from home mexican construction worker. Most rooms in the middle of the week house contractor type locals. Many times all that is left mid week is the $750 peso ocean view room.

The Morro was my go to stop, now I skip the town all together. Fuel scams, bad lodging, and very few good restraunts. From now on we hold up in GN, less money, better/cleaner rooms and better food/service, only issue is driving into the sun the next morning, but that is what these are for.

[Edited on 2-1-2012 by classicbajabronco]