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Ateo
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Baja Cactus is very nice. Antonio should build a restaurant on the other side of the Pemex and it would rival Jardines. The banos at the gas station
are terrific. I had the most enjoyable urination of my life in there on Wednesday morning. 
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mcfez
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"......Dont let the dogs on beds"
Reminds me once again why I hate motels.......when do those bed covers ever get washed? 
Baja Cactus has nothing but great reviews here at the BN.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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ncampion
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
LOL... 'David' likes 202 the best, but any room at Baja Cactus (even the original rooms) beats any other place in town.
There was mold under the bathroom sink at Mama's (Ken Cooke showed me, and he has only stayed at Cactus since)...
Ed's has a nice B & B... but is is pricier than the motels. |
WOW I'm sitting in room 202 at this very moment! I thought there was a kinda "special" feeling about it.
 
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
LOL... 'David' likes 202 the best, but any room at Baja Cactus (even the original rooms) beats any other place in town.
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That's not a true statement.
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David K
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Really? What motel there has a better room... maybe Turista but only Antonio has been helpful to travelers to such a degree that deserves our support.
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ncampion
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
LOL... 'David' likes 202 the best, but any room at Baja Cactus (even the original rooms) beats any other place in town.
There was mold under the bathroom sink at Mama's (Ken Cooke showed me, and he has only stayed at Cactus since)...
Ed's has a nice B & B... but is is pricier than the motels. |
WOW I'm sitting in room 202 at this very moment! I thought there was a kinda "special" feeling about it.
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Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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DianaT
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If you want a really lovely room where
--- there is no hassle at all about the dog, where they don't take your license and make you wait in the morning while they check the room
--- you don't hear the trucks on the highway
-- you have miles of dunes and beach to walk your dog --- and a very large parking area for a the quick walks
-- you have a beautiful view of the beach and ocean that is especially nice at sunrise
-- there is a very helpful and friendly staff
-- there is a quite good restaurant
Try the Hotel Santa Maria at the south end of San Quintin --- the former La Pinta/Desert Inn. It is 575 pesos out the door and well worth it.
Please don't let your dog eat your room and ruin a good thing. :-)
We also still at times stay at Jardins if one of their outside dog rooms is available.
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Bubba
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Looks like a great deal for $40, I'm impressed.
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
For those who haven't stayed or stopped by... it is just past the Pemex station in El Rosario, and just before Mama Espinoza's restaurant and motel...
for only about $40 a night, perhaps one of the finest motels anywhere (U.S. or Mexico):
Here are some photos of our room at Baja Cactus, El Rosario...
All beds king size, American custom made mattresses, pressure boosted water system for showers, satellite TV with English and Spanish channels, in
room phones and can dial to anywhere in the world, in room coffee maker, complimentary shampoo, conditioner, hand creme, dimmer light, ceiling fan,
heating and AC, Internet, 24 hour staffed lobby, security cameras in parking areas... |
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Lee
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bubba
Looks like a great deal for $40, I'm impressed.
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
For those who haven't stayed or stopped by... it is just past the Pemex station in El Rosario, and just before Mama Espinoza's restaurant and motel...
for only about $40 a night, perhaps one of the finest motels anywhere (U.S. or Mexico):
Here are some photos of our room at Baja Cactus, El Rosario...
All beds king size, American custom made mattresses, pressure boosted water system for showers, satellite TV with English and Spanish channels, in
room phones and can dial to anywhere in the world, in room coffee maker, complimentary shampoo, conditioner, hand creme, dimmer light, ceiling fan,
heating and AC, Internet, 24 hour staffed lobby, security cameras in parking areas... |
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Get what you pay for in El Rosario, sorta. There is no competition in town. It's true, the desk holds your DL until the room is inspected
when checking out. It's not a big deal considering the great rooms.
If you must stay in this town, make reservations if it's the weekend. The Cactus fills up.
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captkw
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pemex and lugnuts
Ageing myself !! the gas staition around the corner was famous for looseing lug nuts on the rear and alot trailer tires !!! I'm not starting a
rumor..This has been told at so many camp fires,dinners,bar and I myself have seen the damage my self on towed units !!! thank god that has quit since
they redid the pemex a few years back.....So..does anyone have a story or ????? K&T
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Lee
It's true, the desk holds your DL until the room is inspected when checking out. |
Can anyone confirm if they do this if you use your BajaNomad card? That would be new news. Used to not hold the DL if you had your BN card.
Thx.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
the gas staition around the corner |
I'm assuming you're referring to another station "around the corner" from the Baja Cactus (like by the bus station)?
In January '92 I drove into what was then the Baja Cactus station in El Rosario in the wee hours of the morning. Was just the one island of gasoline
pumps with no awning then, and a little attendant shack. Anyway, filled up the truck and went in to pay... and had to wake the attendant up to pay
him, as he was fast asleep in his chair.
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captkw
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DOUG...
How would a nomad get a card??? K&T
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
How would a nomad get a card??? |
http://www.bajanomad.com/club/card.htm
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David K
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The gas station "around the corner" was Mama Espinoza's... They lost their contract with Pemex many years ago, and now that is a propane station.
Since then, only Antonio's family station has been open in town.
There are photos of the gravity pumps of Antonio's family and of Mama Espinoza taken in the '50's or early 60's in the Howard Gulick collection. The
original gravity gas pumps are on display in the motel parking areas of both places. In the old days before Pemex, one was a Standard Oil distributor
and the other was a Union 76 distributor, I recall...
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Really? What motel there has a better room... maybe Turista but only Antonio has been helpful to travelers to such a degree that deserves our support.
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Yes the rooms at Turista are better than Antonio's older rooms. And that is only natural. The Baja Cactus older rooms look to have been built 30-40
years ago when rooms of that caliber were competitive. Turista was completed just recently.
Don't get me wrong. I'm a big fan of Baja Cactus but prefer to not stretch the truth in order to support it. Baja Cactus can stand on it's own merit.
The biggest problem with Baja Cactus is that it's always full. Antonio's response: ".... and that's a problem?"
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David K
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Right... and I have stayed at Turista twice... excellent mattress...
The Baja Cactus original rooms are old and someday will be torn down to make room for expanding the newer motel buildings additional rooms. Still,
inside the old rooms (which are bigger than Turista) are beds, bathroom, TV... but older, yes... and cheaper. Shari used to rave about Baja Cactus and
that was after only staying in the old rooms... (I told her she must treat herself to some luxury and try the new rooms)!
I am curious about Lee's post saying Turista has fallen in quality... The original owner died, and wondered if that was part of the problem? Has their
restaurant been tried yet... or has it even opened?
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ncampion
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
| Quote: | Originally posted by Lee
It's true, the desk holds your DL until the room is inspected when checking out. |
Can anyone confirm if they do this if you use your BajaNomad card? That would be new news. Used to not hold the DL if you had your BN card.
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Stayed there two nights ago and they keep the BN card but do not even ask for a driver's license. They have not inspected the room in the morning for
about a year in my experience, just give them the remote and key and they give back the card and off you go.
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Mulegena
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I, too, dislike relinquishing my identification due to possible security issues,
but I really disliked when my room was inspected.
With my ID in his hand and without a word the man just walked out the lobby door.
Believe you me, I followed him like a dog on a hunt.
When we arrived at my vacated room I followed the fellow up there to monitor his actions.
He checked that I had not stolen the bed sheets, towels and was especially concerned that all four pillows were there and I'd not switched them out
with inferior quality ones.
We then went back down to the lobby and he handed back my passport.
This does not sit well with me and is the only thing I can fault Baja Cactus.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
I, too, dislike relinquishing my identification due to possible security issues,
but I really disliked when my room was inspected.
With my ID in his hand and without a word the man just walked out the lobby door.
Believe you me, I followed him like a dog on a hunt.
When we arrived at my vacated room I followed the fellow up there to monitor his actions.
He checked that I had not stolen the bed sheets, towels and was especially concerned that all four pillows were there and I'd not switched them out
with inferior quality ones.
We then went back down to the lobby and he handed back my passport.
This does not sit well with me and is the only thing I can fault Baja Cactus. |
don't blame the hotel management, they are just trying to stay in business and have no way of knowing you are honest abe.
it's just a roadside motel fro travelers that rarely stay more than 8 hours,... it's sort of a truck-stop motel,... concern with theft is reasonable.
they probably have good reason to inspect, school of hard knocks, and all that.
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