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Motels in San Felipe or Further South?

SFandH - 1-18-2024 at 06:23 PM

I'm looking for a moderately priced San Felipe motel to spend one night on our way south. No tourist activities, just a place to sleep. This is our first trip to BCS via San Felipe, so I have no idea.

Someplace on or close to the highway in or south of town.

Recommendations?

Lee - 1-18-2024 at 07:31 PM

Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  
I'm looking for a moderately priced San Felipe motel to spend one night on our way south. No tourist activities, just a place to sleep. This is our first trip to BCS via San Felipe, so I have no idea.

Someplace on or close to the highway in or south of town.

Recommendations?


I recommend Sandollar S. of town. $110 w/dog. King bed, clean, micro. Locked gate. They have a menu for food they'll order and pickup for you. Room service of sorts. Not the best shower water pressure.

https://www.sandollarresort.com

BeachSeeker - 1-18-2024 at 08:03 PM

Chenowth Legacy Lodge

Marc - 1-19-2024 at 07:56 AM

I would drive into town. The El Capitan has secure parking and a half block walk to restaurants.

SFandH - 1-19-2024 at 09:19 AM

Thanks for the replies. We decided to go all the way to Guerrero Negro and not stop in San Felipe except to buy gas.

I don't know why, but Google Maps is still showing getting onto the Tecate / San Felipe road from the toll road by driving past the interchange, into El Sauzal, and making a U-turn to approach the interchange from the south.

See the blue line:

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Rosarito,+Baja+California/Gu...

[Edited on 1-19-2024 by SFandH]

Lee - 1-19-2024 at 11:20 AM

Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  
Thanks for the replies. We decided to go all the way to Guerrero Negro and not stop in San Felipe except to buy gas.

I don't know why, but Google Maps is still showing getting onto the Tecate / San Felipe road from the toll road by driving past the interchange, into El Sauzal, and making a U-turn to approach the interchange from the south.

See the blue line:

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Rosarito,+Baja+California/Gu...

[Edited on 1-19-2024 by SFandH]


I've stayed at Cowboy, Caracoles, and TerraSal in Guerrero Negro. Started staying at Halfway Inn and love it. (Located as you're leaving the military base going S.). Breakfast is good there and fills up when they open at 7am with travelers leaving.

Mario's is minutes away and have had good food there. Timing is everything at Mario's as shuttles with whale watchers eat breakfast and supper there.

BornFisher - 1-19-2024 at 12:06 PM

Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  
Thanks for the replies. We decided to go all the way to Guerrero Negro and not stop in San Felipe except to buy gas.

I don't know why, but Google Maps is still showing getting onto the Tecate / San Felipe road from the toll road by driving past the interchange, into El Sauzal, and making a U-turn to approach the interchange from the south.

See the blue line:

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Rosarito,+Baja+California/Gu...

[Edited on 1-19-2024 by SFandH]



I see a red line across the on-ramp, so maybe it is closed for repairs. Just go 1 more block in El Sauzal and grab a torta at El Trailero.

StuckSucks - 1-19-2024 at 01:26 PM

Don't mess with Tijuana or the beach cities traffic. Cross the border at Tecate, take the toll road east, bypass Mexicali's headache by staying on 2D to the south of town. Then south on 5 to San Felipe. Easy-peazy.

In the past dozen years, I've driven down there more than 50 times and this has always worked as the absolute least hassle. Unless I'm forced to, I avoid northwest Baja's humans and traffic.

What Lee said, two thumbs up for the Sandollar Motel in SF. Their pool view:

IMG_2842.JPG - 129kB

Bajaahh - 2-6-2024 at 09:05 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BeachSeeker  
Chenowth Legacy Lodge

the place is epic....

BajaBlanca - 2-8-2024 at 11:24 AM

Where in GN did you stay?

Alm - 2-8-2024 at 12:15 PM

If all you need is just a place to sleep... Going via El Sauzal and Hwy 3, there is a couple of motels on Hwy 3, 20-30 miles East of Ensenada, before San Felipe though this would be too early stop for you. Paid 500 MXN last fall. Secure, they closed gate to the courtyard for the night. In GN paid 450 MXN last spring in a motel next to the hospital. Bed, hot shower, old TV set.

[Edited on 2-8-2024 by Alm]

stillnbaja - 2-8-2024 at 01:47 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Marc  
I would drive into town. The El Capitan has secure parking and a half block walk to restaurants.


always worked for us!:yes: