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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 10:35 PM
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Hey all,
Does anyone know if there is a good spot to stay in an RV in Guerrero Negro, or if not another cool spot nearby?

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[*] posted on 10-20-2010 at 10:40 PM


The Mallirimo Motel has lots of RV spots, hot showers and the best restaurant in town. We have stayed in our RV and in the motel many times.....dt



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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 07:35 AM


Be sure to have their scallops at the Mallarimo.
As da Pilot says, good place to stay.





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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 07:50 AM


We also like the Palapa RV park just north of town.
The showers were clean and hot.
The restaurant was pretty good but a little pricey.
And lots of room for the dogs to run.

Much better if you have an aversion to "parking lot" camping.
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 07:56 AM


MALARRIMO

http://www.malarrimo.com




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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:00 AM


If you want to park in a cool spot and not in a parking lot type place, you can go to the old lighthouse...the locals call it la Isla...turn right after the bank at the end of town and go all the way to the end...awesome bird watching on the way out there...about 10 minutes. There is neat stuff to watch, fishing pangas going out, fishing off the pier etc.



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We also like the Palapa RV park just north of town.
The showers were clean and hot.
The restaurant was pretty good but a little pricey.
And lots of room for the dogs to run.

Much better if you have an aversion to "parking lot" camping.


Know what you mean about "parking lot" camping because that is what the Malarrimo is, but it does put you in town where you can walk to some other places.

I know the food at Malarrimo is the favorite of many, but we find it overpriced, and things like their salsa quite gringofied. However, thier coffee is good. But since so many like the food there, it is worth a try.

If you are at the Malarrimo and you want some good fish tacos, walk down the street to the "roach coach"----very good, very clean.

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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:13 AM


What happened to the Malarrimo RV Park?



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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:27 AM


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What happened to the Malarrimo RV Park?


It is still there--it is the parking lot that surrounds the restaurant. There are hook-ups, and places strictly for RVs, but it is "parking lot" camping. But a lot of people like it.

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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:34 AM


across the street from Malarrimo is a really neat, chic little cafe with wonderful coffee choices and pastries and breakfast stuff...also my breakfat choice is the 30 peso breaky at Puerto Viejo I think it's called...nice place, OK coffee and great huevos rancheros o mexicanas...it is a couple blocks south of Malarrimo ...past Caracoles too.



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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:43 AM


I had an excellent beef torta too - a tiny place just off the main drag - $1.50 or something. You can find excellent food in Guerrero Negro - and the search is half the fun. There's a large grocery store close to Malarrimo's for fresh fruit, salsa, tortillas.
If you want a bit of an adventure, and depending on how large your RV is, take the road at Rosarito (no. of GN) that goes southeast (that starts from the town - not the road that goes to the mision), and you'll find some great flat areas to camp, as well as awesome cardon forests, wild horses. We got lost, thought we were on our way to la mision, got as far as the San Javier river (which was flowing about 6 in. deep and 20 yards wide - decided not to try and cross it by car) and spent the night there - great camp site.
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across the street from Malarrimo is a really neat, chic little cafe with wonderful coffee choices and pastries and breakfast stuff...also my breakfat choice is the 30 peso breaky at Puerto Viejo I think it's called...nice place, OK coffee and great huevos rancheros o mexicanas...it is a couple blocks south of Malarrimo ...past Caracoles too.


Not wearing my GPS hat right now. But, doesn't the main drag run East-West? That would make South of Malarrimo the salt flats, no? Puerto Viejo Is toward Mex 1 from the two places you mentioned. As as for breakfast, we've enjoyed eating at Nautilus in the Plaza Caracoles.
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If you want to park in a cool spot and not in a parking lot type place, you can go to the old lighthouse...the locals call it la Isla...turn right after the bank at the end of town and go all the way to the end...awesome bird watching on the way out there...about 10 minutes. There is neat stuff to watch, fishing pangas going out, fishing off the pier etc.


Is La Isla a campground or just a place where people pull over? That sounds like an interesting option.

GN is situated at the end of a long day's drive whether we're going North or South and after 12-14 hrs on the road, Malarrimo's parking-lot type park with level spots and hot showers is usually just fine for the night. But someday we may arrive in town with some time to spare and Malarrimo can fill to capacity in the winter with caravans so a back-up spot would be nice to have.

We still like San Remedio for dinner and have had good breakfast there.
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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 06:03 PM


WE drove all over looking for San Remedios a few weeks ago, as we've been wanting t try it. So just where IS it from Malarrimo?? We've seen it in past trips, but for various reasons haven't tried it yet. If we make a trip north in a few weeks I sure hope to go there!

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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:02 PM


Did San Remedio re-open. It closed a long time ago under very unfortunate circumstances

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We still like San Remedio for dinner and have had good breakfast there.
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Did San Remedio re-open. It closed a long time ago under very unfortunate circumstances


Unfortunate circumstances is a nice way to put it.

Last time we looked it was still closed and we talked to one of the ex waiters who was working at the grocery store. But we did not check the last few times we have been through. It sure was a good place to eat!

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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:08 PM


Oladulce...La Isla is just a cool spot at the end...used to be an island but a road was built out to it and it was used as a loading dock for salt many years ago...there is a lighthouse there too...nice flat spot to park...quiet and beautiful.

Santa Remedio is open and run by the original manager...turn right coming into town just before the big supermarket Tiangis and go a couple blocks...there is a big sign on the main street.




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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 08:09 PM


are you allowed to tell those of us not in the know what happened to San Remedio ? If it is a gory story, I pass.




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If it's a gory story I want to know even more.....dt



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[*] posted on 10-21-2010 at 09:28 PM


We have always liked to camp on the beach an El Tomatal just a little north of GN. Lovely beach and almost always deserted. The turn off is right at the military checkpoint.
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