Martyman
Super Nomad
  
Posts: 1904
Registered: 9-10-2004
Member Is Offline
|
|
San Nicolas is nice.
|
|
Bajahowodd
Elite Nomad
    
Posts: 9274
Registered: 12-15-2008
Location: Disneyland Adjacent and anywhere in Baja
Member Is Offline
|
|
I agree with San Nicolas. I think they have a special discount now, as well. Casino in the building. A block from a good steakhouse. Very well
maintained. Secure parking lot.
|
|
makana.gabriel
Nomad

Posts: 115
Registered: 1-10-2008
Location: Honolulu
Member Is Offline
|
|
Las Rosas is my favorite but Punta Morro is right behind. Both on the ocean with incredible views and I think within the 5 mile range. BTW, Las
Rosas is offering a great deal; pay for 2 nights and get the 3rd free!
FAITH sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible!
|
|
Packoderm
Super Nomad
  
Posts: 2116
Registered: 11-7-2002
Member Is Offline
|
|
I've always liked El Cid on the main drag.
|
|
BajaNomad
Super Administrator
       
Posts: 5010
Registered: 8-1-2002
Location: San Diego, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: INTP-A
|
|
Looks like my recommendations will mimic the others. I'm not totally confident that any of these would be considered "trendy" - nor guarantee clean
socks after walking across their floors however. YMMV.
Villa Fontana and El Cid are across from each other on the tourist drag (Av. Lopez Mateos). The San Nicolas a few more blocks away. As mentioned the
Las Rosas and Punta Morro are north of the tourist zone and along the water.
http://www.villafontana.com.mx
http://www.hotelelcid.com.mx
http://www.lasrosas.com
http://www.punta-morro.com
http://www.sannicolashotel.com
-
Doug
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
https://www.regionalinternet.com
Affordable Domain Name Registration/Management & cPanel Web Hosting - since 1999
|
|
bajabound2005
Ultra Nomad
   
Posts: 2762
Registered: 10-15-2005
Location: Punta Banda, BCN
Member Is Offline
Mood: words cannot describe...
|
|
Anyone ever stayed at the Coral? http://www.hotelcoral.com/
Or Casa Natalie? http://www.casanatalie.com/
This one looks particularly nice!
[Edited on 2-17-2009 by bajabound2005]
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
|
|
Bajahowodd
Elite Nomad
    
Posts: 9274
Registered: 12-15-2008
Location: Disneyland Adjacent and anywhere in Baja
Member Is Offline
|
|
Maybe waverunner could share with us which crappy, roach infested hotels he has stayed at. might they be included in the list of our suggestions?
|
|
805gregg
Super Nomad
  
Posts: 1344
Registered: 5-21-2006
Location: Ojai, Ca
Member Is Offline
|
|
I stayed at the Coral, very nice but that was years ago.
|
|
msawin
Nomad

Posts: 373
Registered: 8-29-2003
Location: Grass Valley,Ca / Tripui
Member Is Offline
|
|
Ensenada, The half way point heading to Loreto. We have wanted to stop and spend the night and enjoy the local for years, but we just never have
stopped.. Tell this last December coming home, north bound. It was kind of an emergency stop we made. Potty break. Made the next light, for a u-turn
and stop at the first potty place we came to.
La Corona dinner, on the right, west side. We had a great dinner and spent the night in the Corona hotel. No complaints. maybe a little pricey.
$90.00..... but it will now be our stop for the night coming home
Marty
|
|
bajaguy
Elite Nomad
    
Posts: 9247
Registered: 9-16-2003
Location: Carson City, NV/Ensenada - Baja Country Club
Member Is Offline
Mood: must be 5 O'clock somewhere in Baja
|
|
A clean inexpensive place is the Ensenada Inn on Gen. Sanguines Blvd just up from the navy base between the Costero and Hwy 1....will be on the left
side.
|
|
thebajarunner
Ultra Nomad
   
Posts: 3754
Registered: 9-8-2003
Location: Arizona....."Free at last from crumbling Cali
Member Is Offline
Mood: muy amable
|
|
Las Rosas- easy answer
Las Rosas may be a bit more pricey than the downtown places, but the setting is breathtaking, the ambience and cleanliness are tops, it is quiet
compared to the hustle of downtown, and they keep a good eye on the parking lot.
Highly recommended for a couples away type weekend.
Coral is good, more oriented to the "action" and a good place for the family, lots going on...
but, hard to top Rosas.
|
|
larry
Nomad

Posts: 233
Registered: 8-22-2005
Location: Orinda, CA
Member Is Offline
|
|
I highly recommend the Villa Fontana. The rooms in the pool area are the nicest and most quiet since they are separate from the parking which is in
the center of the most of the rooms.
The rooms are VERY nice, roomy and relatively affordable (around US$65 for a double), and the staff is first rate.
Located in the center of the tourist strip on Lopez Mateos.
|
|
DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
      
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
|
|
What about the Bahia? I used to stay there when I couldn't find the front door out of the bar. Never had a complaint....me or the front desk.
|
|
Bajahowodd
Elite Nomad
    
Posts: 9274
Registered: 12-15-2008
Location: Disneyland Adjacent and anywhere in Baja
Member Is Offline
|
|
Geez. Ensenada Inn is across from Las Palmas al Paraiso, which abuts the sewage treatment plant, which sometimes gets overloaded, and depending on
wind direction....
Check the reviews on Tripadvisor.com, and then compare to what is posted here in the hotel section.
You never mentioned your price range, or your personal requirements.
Right on the tourist strip, in addition to Villa Fontana and Best Western El Cid, don't overlook Posada El Rey Sol.
|
|
Hansen
Newbie
Posts: 20
Registered: 2-10-2009
Location: California
Member Is Offline
|
|
I have stayed at the Coral Hotel several times over the last few years and it is excellent. It is far and away the best Hotel I have ever stayed at
anywhere. It is fairly pricey ($120-$150) but you can usually bargain with the desk clerks if they are not busy. The food is very good and not too
expensive and the swimming pools and hot tubs are great. The Marina and ocean views from the rooms are beautiful and the security around the Hotel
and parking lot is primo. Sometimes they have live music (light jazz or soft rock) in the bar. They also have plenty of parking if you are towing a
boat or trailer. The rooms are all suites with a separate bedroom and living room. The only drawback, other than the price, is the sign in the room
warning you "Don't drink the water" but they give you plenty of bottled water. A discount is provided if you have a AAA card . I sure wish I was
there instead of wet, cold northern Calif. Enjoy!!!
|
|
DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
      
Posts: 29510
Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
|
|
Quote: | Originally posted by Hansen
The only drawback, other than the price, is the sign in the room warning you "Don't drink the water" |
Sounds pretty considerate to me. No sign in the room could turn into a "drawback" of nasty proportions. Of course if one is touched with a dose of
discomfort, it's best to look at the bright side that there's no sense in saving it.
|
|
Bob H
Elite Nomad
    
Posts: 5867
Registered: 8-19-2003
Location: San Diego
Member Is Offline
|
|
What we like very much about the San Nicolas is that it is just a few blocks to walk into town... and QUIET at night because it's far enough away from
the night noise, etc.
And, it's just a nice place - good food, bar, casino, etc.
Bob H
|
|
TonyC
Nomad

Posts: 421
Registered: 1-25-2008
Member Is Offline
|
|
Quote: | Originally posted by larry
I highly recommend the Villa Fontana. The rooms in the pool area are the nicest and most quiet since they are separate from the parking which is in
the center of the most of the rooms.
The rooms are VERY nice, roomy and relatively affordable (around US$65 for a double), and the staff is first rate.
Located in the center of the tourist strip on Lopez Mateos. |
Stayed here Monday night, after spending the weekend at Jardines in San Quintin.
Villa Fontana $80.00, or $784 pesos with a $216 peso deposit. USE PESOS, or you take a hit. Nice rooms. It was cold, and raining, so the heater in
the room was a plus. Parking was tight, and the advice to stay on the 2nd floor in the pool area is right on...be careful the winding stairs are
slippery when wet.
We also got a massage down the street at the Essence after checking out a few places. Becky had a facial, and half hour massage ($55 US-facial, $30
for a massage), and I had a 1 hour massage for $50 bucks. Margarita's been doing massages for 16 years. I'm definitely going to make this a regular
stop after a week or two of fishing, before heading home. Don't know about El Cid across the street, but I like Villa Fontana, and see no need in
checking it out.
|
|