BajaNomad - El Rosario: food & lodging.. ANY Recomendations?

Motel Turista (at the far southbound end of town near the bridge) has been the #2 choice, we stayed there twice when Baja Cactus was full.

Across from Turista is Ed's Baja's Best Bed & Breakfast + Restaurant and Bar. You may want to check out his place if you like B&Bs? I think he has 3 or 4 nicely furnished rooms... Price is higher than Baja Cactus or Turista, but it includes breakfast!

The motel with the RV park behind and restaurant in front is the Motel Sinahi. Maybe rated #3 or 4 in town, depending if Mama Espinoza's Las Cabanas motel condition is good.

[Edited on 9-4-2015 by David K]

We stayed at Mama's motel about three years ago and the rooms were as awful as it can get: roaches, ants, spiders.. it was a zoo, dirty toilet and shower, cigarette butts on the floor, stinky room... the following two years we have stayed at BajaCactus and what a whole difference it is and for the price it's a no brainier at all!!! the place is awesome!!! However we would like to try another place this year, I think its the Sinai that I recall from a post earlier this year here on the forum, it seems like they have good food as well.

Unfortunately Mama's restaurant is not "what it used to be" and the service is very poor, worse as time passes, its a great place full of memoirs but I think that unfortunately the grandson that has taken it over just doesn't care that much for the place... no hay amor... :no:

rts551 - 9-4-2015 at 09:07 AM

Ratings? How many people did the rating? We would put Ed Lusk's place at the bottom of the list.

rts551 - 9-4-2015 at 09:09 AM

I would recommend staying in San Quintin. Many nice Hotels with excellent restaurants. Jardins, Hotel Santa Maria, Old Mill, etc...

carlosg - 9-4-2015 at 09:11 AM

Is there a way to make reservations at Baja Cactus?

Call: 01152 (616)165-8850 or 01152 (616)165-8700 or in the US (619)694-1082

email: motel@bajacactus.com

website: www.bajacactus.com

They'll ask you to pay in advance at Wells Fargo for your reservation, this is the account info:

Account Number: 5969484723

Routing Number: 122000247

(please check with them before your deposit)

They also have a Bancomer account but I personally think its a hassle going into Bancomer when I can do it here at my home branch...

[Edited on 9-4-2015 by carlosg]

David K - 9-4-2015 at 09:12 AM

We don't hear a lot about Ed's B&B, indeed... I think Mike Younghusband (who walked to Cabo with his burro) may have been the last positive report? Most Nomads don't seem to go for B&B's (except Shari's)?

When did you sleep there and what wasn't comfortable? We only looked at the rooms, as we stay at Baja Cactus typically.

Bob53 - 9-4-2015 at 09:20 AM

Thanks.

carlosg - 9-4-2015 at 09:22 AM

Is there a way to make reservations at Baja Cactus?

Call: 01152 (616)165-8850 or 01152 (616)165-8700 or in the US (619)694-1082

email: motel@bajacatus.com

website: www.bajacatus.com

Missing a letter... it is www.bajacactus.com

...got it...!!!

Pescador - 9-4-2015 at 09:23 AM

We got really tired of eating at Mama's and felt like the Baja Cactus was starting to show a little tired with leaky sinks and toilets and started staying at Los Jardines which has one of the best restaurants in Baja and the rooms are top notch, especially when we found out we were only about 30 minutes from El Rosario anyway and it did not add much to the trip on in to San Bruno anyway.

carlosg - 9-4-2015 at 09:27 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Pescador

We got really tired of eating at Mama's and felt like the Baja Cactus was starting to show a little tired with leaky sinks and toilets and started staying at Los Jardines which has one of the best restaurants in Baja and the rooms are top notch, especially when we found out we were only about 30 minutes from El Rosario anyway and it did not add much to the trip on in to San Bruno anyway.

TOTALLY agree with you, it seems maintenance is becoming a big factor keeping BajaCactus in top notch shape, we noticed the same things as you did but its still the best one in town, Mama's is just going downhill... and fast...!!!

[Edited on 9-4-2015 by carlosg]

David K - 9-4-2015 at 09:34 AM

Upstairs in back or upstairs right side of office (202) are our favorites.
Some photos of one of the double king rooms:

Incredible value, excellent management (Baja Nomad member), discounts for Baja Nomad or Discover Baja card holders. Included is bottled water, coffee maker, pressure boosted showers, in room phone can connect world-wide, Internet cable or limited WiFi (bring cable), heating/ AC/ Ceiling Fan, satellite TV 50% English channels, off street parking, security cameras. Last time we stayed there it was still under $50!

Located as you enter town, on the left southbound, just past Pemex station (also owned by Baja Cactus).

carlosg - 9-4-2015 at 09:37 AM

...Incredible value, excellent management (Baja Nomad member), discounts for Baja Nomad or Discover Baja card holders. ...

..how can I get a BajaNomad card... and a sticker... :?:

[Edited on 9-4-2015 by carlosg]

David K - 9-4-2015 at 09:41 AM

...Incredible value, excellent management (Baja Nomad member), discounts for Baja Nomad or Discover Baja card holders. ...

..how can I get a BajaNomad card... and a sticker... :?:

http://www.bajanomad.com/club/card.htm

Bob53 - 9-4-2015 at 09:42 AM

Is there a way to make reservations at Baja Cactus?

[Edited on 9-4-2015 by carlosg]

Are they pet friendly? I tried checking the website but it is under construction with zero information except the phone numbers and email address.

carlosg - 9-4-2015 at 09:48 AM

Is there a way to make reservations at Baja Cactus?

...Are they pet friendly? I tried checking the website but it is under construction with zero information except the phone numbers and email address.

I don't know, but send them an email or call them and find out, they speak English and respond to emails.

David K - 9-4-2015 at 10:12 AM

Bob, Antonio asks that pets stay on the floor and off the bed.

rts551 - 9-4-2015 at 11:41 AM

Is there a way to make reservations at Baja Cactus?

...Are they pet friendly? I tried checking the website but it is under construction with zero information except the phone numbers and email address.

I don't know, but send them an email or call them and find out, they speak English and respond to emails.

been under construction for years. Phone is your best bet for reservations.

Lee - 9-4-2015 at 01:09 PM

I would recommend staying in San Quintin. Many nice Hotels with excellent restaurants. Jardins, Hotel Santa Maria, Old Mill, etc...

Stayed at Turista when it opened. Not bad but… Depressing, but that's me. Cactus has dark rooms but nice. Love the showers. Don't stay in ER anymore.

I love the Villas in SQ-- the restaurant is fine and Jardin's is minutes away. (For the record, I've stayed at Jardin's twice and didn't like either room -- both dysfunctional. Must be me as it's popular. Still, the Villas are the best out of all the choices: clean, modern, great location. (They have dog rooms which I've checked out (when I had a doggie) and the room smelled like a kennel… nope on that.)

woody with a view - 9-4-2015 at 01:13 PM

Bob, Antonio asks that pets stay on the floor and off the bed.

because everyone knows that fleas can't jump!

Martyman - 9-4-2015 at 01:18 PM

I would recommend staying in San Quintin. Many nice Hotels with excellent restaurants. Jardins, Hotel Santa Maria, Old Mill, etc...

Gotta second the Hotel Santa Maria in San Quintin. It's only 30 minutes to El Rosario and c'mon people it's right on the beach!

Bob53 - 9-4-2015 at 01:20 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Martyman

I would recommend staying in San Quintin. Many nice Hotels with excellent restaurants. Jardins, Hotel Santa Maria, Old Mill, etc...

Gotta second the Hotel Santa Maria in San Quintin. It's only 30 minutes to El Rosario and c'mon people it's right on the beach!

That's where I usually stay.

woody with a view - 9-4-2015 at 01:20 PM

^^^^$40?^^^^

sounds like a winner!!!!

rts551 - 9-4-2015 at 02:05 PM

I would recommend staying in San Quintin. Many nice Hotels with excellent restaurants. Jardins, Hotel Santa Maria, Old Mill, etc...

There were some recent negative reports about Villa San Quintin over on Talk Baja. Some of the locals refuse to go to the restaurant and there was an alleged theft of a computer.

Lee - 9-4-2015 at 09:16 PM

There were some recent negative reports about Villa San Quintin over on Talk Baja. Some of the locals refuse to go to the restaurant and there was an alleged theft of a computer.

Can't find anything online. Guess the locals don't like the food? I don't leave valuables in a motel room anyway. It's on me or in my car -- with the alarm on. The bright blue strobe is impossible to miss in the dark.

rts551 - 9-5-2015 at 07:24 AM

There were some recent negative reports about Villa San Quintin over on Talk Baja. Some of the locals refuse to go to the restaurant and there was an alleged theft of a computer.

does this impress you more?

$1000 USD Reward

1988 Sea Ray S-23 was stolen from the parking lot of Hotel Villa San Quintin. A report was filed with Procuraduria General de Justicia on 05/31/2013 in San Quintin.
The Report Number is 849/13/306/AP...

Lee - 9-5-2015 at 10:53 AM

There were some recent negative reports about Villa San Quintin over on Talk Baja. Some of the locals refuse to go to the restaurant and there was an alleged theft of a computer.

Iimpressed? Hardly. Bet you're impressed though.

2 sirens that cannot be disabled and 2 kill-switches that will never be found. You're kidding, right?

The Sea Ray is old news. Just backed right up, hitched up and drove off. Someone dropped the ball. Big time.

PS No locals at the restaurant, less crowds.

MulegeClavo - 9-5-2015 at 08:36 PM

We have stayed at Villas San Quentin many times. Pet friendly, very clean and love the restaurant. Last time we stayed we had lots of stuff on top of our car in a rack with nothing touched. We will continue to stay there.

carlosg - 9-6-2015 at 09:26 PM

Hi BajaNomads,

We'll probably be heading to Mulege in about two weeks if the current storm-hurricane pattern stays the same: it keeps heading west from Baja:

Well it seems like the force of storm-hurricans still is heading west of Baja even Linda is heading west.... then we'll be heading south to Mulege after all... hopefully... if this pattern keeps the same we'll be doing our pit stop at El Rosario after all... boat is almost ready and the boys start fall break on the 18th so we take off as soon as school day ends... can't wait for it...!!!... :spingrin:

...

[Edited on 9-7-2015 by carlosg]

wilderone - 9-7-2015 at 07:46 AM

I stayed at Ed's Baja's Best (on the edge of town at the end going south). They have a few rooms - separate like a motel, not inside a main house like a B&B. The room was HUGE - had 3 beds - more pillows and towels than you could use. I had dinner and breakfast there as well. There is a nice backyard garden setting with a view, and gated parking area. Very pleasant.

shari - 9-7-2015 at 08:00 AM

thanks wilderone...that is good to know about Ed's place.

Oh and David...a couple years ago, we changed our title here in Asuncion from a B&B to La Bufadora Inn when we built more hotel rooms. I can still do my big breakfast if you order it...or if you are a "special" guest!

David K - 9-7-2015 at 08:02 AM

Quote: Originally posted by wilderone

I stayed at Ed's Baja's Best (on the edge of town at the end going south). They have a few rooms - separate like a motel, not inside a main house like a B&B. The room was HUGE - had 3 beds - more pillows and towels than you could use. I had dinner and breakfast there as well. There is a nice backyard garden setting with a view, and gated parking area. Very pleasant.

Thanks... do you recall the cost and did that include breakfast?

bajatrailrider - 9-7-2015 at 08:49 AM

Have to agree eating at Mama's many years ago great food.Now over priced,little on plate,and food so so.

rts551 - 9-7-2015 at 08:52 AM