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rhintransit
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Hotel mission accepts pets, at a fairly hefty fee
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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Are you sure La Huerta is that expensive? If so they must of really gone up on there prices as I stayed there this year and it was nowhere near $85.
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we grow old because we stop playing
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Quote: Originally posted by Howard  | | Are you sure La Huerta is that expensive? If so they must of really gone up on there prices as I stayed there this year and it was nowhere near $85.
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You talking to me? Here is what I said:
| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Now in San Ignacio is the La Huerta just past the mission on the right, the Desert Inn (old El Presidente) was $85 this year.
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You want me to actually read? 
Lo Siento
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we grow old because we stop playing
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Yup, they demand it from me too... LOL
Have a nice weekend Howard!
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rhintransit
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| Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | Are you sure La Huerta is that expensive? If so they must of really gone up on there prices as I stayed there this year and it was nowhere near $85.
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Catavina Mission is around 90/night if I remember right from my last stay in June of this year, no discounts.
[Edited on 9-5-2015 by rhintransit]
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| Quote: Originally posted by MMc | I would rather camp then stay at the "pink place". We striped the bed last time and the sheets had not been washed after the last folks had been
there, glad we had our sleeping bags.
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It pays to always check. We and others have had that happen when renting houses at well known vacation places in Baja.
In the past, we had one good experience and one really awful one when they had the little restaurant --- too long and disgusting to write about.
We have always found the Mission/La Pinta etc. to be rather pricey, but we have always enjoyed it with our pets. And the last time we were there a
couple of years ago, they were upgrading. Is there more upgrading going on?
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Stayed at the Hotel Mision Catavina about three months ago and the upgrades/renovations are a great improvement. New mini-split AC units that
actually blow cold air and don't sound like a locomotive coming down the tracks, new beds that are just right, not too hard, not too soft and new flat
screen TVs that actually get a good picture on several channels. Still a bit pricey, but considering the alternatives it's not a bad deal. Also they
are pet friendly and have re-landscaped the rear of the property and it is very nice to walk around. Oh, one other thing, they moved the generator
across the street at the old Pemex so you really can't hear it much from the hotel - especially with my hearing, or lack thereof.
Living Large in Loreto. Off-grid and happy.
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| Quote: Originally posted by ncampion | | Stayed at the Hotel Mision Catavina about three months ago and the upgrades/renovations are a great improvement. New mini-split AC units that
actually blow cold air and don't sound like a locomotive coming down the tracks, new beds that are just right, not too hard, not too soft and new flat
screen TVs that actually get a good picture on several channels. Still a bit pricey, but considering the alternatives it's not a bad deal. Also they
are pet friendly and have re-landscaped the rear of the property and it is very nice to walk around. Oh, one other thing, they moved the generator
across the street at the old Pemex so you really can't hear it much from the hotel - especially with my hearing, or lack thereof.
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THANKS. Last time we were there, they had started in the rooms with the new ACs etc., but it sounds like they have come a long ways now with the
outside. I hope they also fixed the sewer system out back.
Beautiful place first thing in the morning!
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by rhintransit | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | Are you sure La Huerta is that expensive? If so they must of really gone up on there prices as I stayed there this year and it was nowhere near $85.
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Catavina Mission is around 90/night if I remember right from my last stay in June of this year, no discounts.
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Given the great location, Quality hotel, beautiful grounds, $100/night is a good deal. The alternative motels in GN and el Rosario are pretty
depressing. Hell, the quality inn motel 6 truck stop type freeway exit hotels off I5 in kettleman hills cost more than 100 per night, so Catalina
mission inn seems like a bargain!
It's only money, spend it while you can!
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I'm reading a lot of negatives about Catavina. $100 is a LOT of money for being in the middle of the desert. Money is relative though.
Don't compare California prices to Baja. Catavina would cost more if it were in Kettleman. Short of being there in the morning and taking a
walk, I don't see it. Dirty sheets, one restaurant, no choices.
As for GN or ER, it's not even a comparison. But then I don't see staying in El Rosario anymore as I like to visit Jardines going down. And
having dinner then pushing on to ER doesn't appeal to me.
GN has the new hotel which sounds great -- and at an affordable price. I've not read it's depressing there. Maybe the Goat needs to get out
more. Baja doesn't begin until GN.
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rhintransit
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by rhintransit | | Quote: Originally posted by Howard | | Are you sure La Huerta is that expensive? If so they must of really gone up on there prices as I stayed there this year and it was nowhere near $85.
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Catavina Mission is around 90/night if I remember right from my last stay in June of this year, no discounts.
[Edited on 9-5-2015 by rhintransit] |
Given the great location, Quality hotel, beautiful grounds, $100/night is a good deal. The alternative motels in GN and el Rosario are pretty
depressing. Hell, the quality inn motel 6 truck stop type freeway exit hotels off I5 in kettleman hills cost more than 100 per night, so Catalina
mission inn seems like a bargain.
It's only money, spend it while you can![/r quote]
Just happened to have spent the night in Kettleman last weekend, enroute to Marin County. Not bad, and only $74, not 100.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lee | I'm reading a lot of negatives about Catavina. $100 is a LOT of money for being in the middle of the desert. Money is relative though.
Don't compare California prices to Baja. Catavina would cost more if it were in Kettleman. Short of being there in the morning and taking a
walk, I don't see it. Dirty sheets, one restaurant, no choices.
As for GN or ER, it's not even a comparison. But then I don't see staying in El Rosario anymore as I like to visit Jardines going down. And
having dinner then pushing on to ER doesn't appeal to me.
GN has the new hotel which sounds great -- and at an affordable price. I've not read it's depressing there. Maybe the Goat needs to get out
more. Baja doesn't begin until GN. |
The fact that the hotel is in the middle of the desert is the reason it costs. Hauling all the food, fuel, maintenance etc from San Quintin Valley
drive the cost up....not down.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lee | I'm reading a lot of negatives about Catavina. $100 is a LOT of money for being in the middle of the desert. Money is relative though.
Don't compare California prices to Baja. Catavina would cost more if it were in Kettleman. Short of being there in the morning and taking a
walk, I don't see it. Dirty sheets, one restaurant, no choices.
As for GN or ER, it's not even a comparison. But then I don't see staying in El Rosario anymore as I like to visit Jardines going down. And
having dinner then pushing on to ER doesn't appeal to me.
GN has the new hotel which sounds great -- and at an affordable price. I've not read it's depressing there. Maybe the Goat needs to get out
more. Baja doesn't begin until GN. |
Different strokes for different folks. I don't like san q, and I think GN is perhaps the ugliest town in all of Baja. I don't mind paying a few extra
bucks to stay in Catavina, a hotel I like and a desert location I like.
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| Quote: Originally posted by rts551 |
The fact that the hotel is in the middle of the desert is the reason it costs. Hauling all the food, fuel, maintenance etc from San Quintin Valley
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You're partly correct. GN is also in the middle of no where. They are also supplied by trucks that travel South -- passing through Catavina.
Part of the equation is what the market will pay. For $100 a night, you REALLY have to want to stay in Catavina. I'm not writing that Catavina
isn't a unique and special place. Anyone who knows Baja knows there are LOTS of out of the way places, to camp or not, for a fraction of the
price. Whatever.
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Different strokes for different folks. I don't like san q, and I think GN is perhaps the ugliest town in all of Baja. I don't mind paying a few extra
bucks to stay in Catavina, a hotel I like and a desert location I like. |
Fairly typical response to tourist first impressions. GN grows on a person who has time to know it. Ask shari.
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Bring your own sheets if you stay at the pink place. The one and only time I stayed there, it smelled like raw sewage....I would stay at Hotel Misión
Cataviñá, and sneak the cat in.
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What price do folks think the rate per night (without pets, for a starter) should be at Mision Catavina ?
I have stayed there a half dozen times since 1994 just to stay there....while I could have stayed in San Quintin or El Rosario....the pink place never
appealed to me....and Rancho Inez is an adequate pit stop.......but I have camped in Catavina area several times just for the pleasures of desert
camping.
I have always thought the MC rates were expensive compared to other Baja places I tend to frequent....but when I pay over $80 a night, I expect the
experience to be worth it.....whether it is chocolates on the pillow or a killer view, etc.....
What would the rates be for a place like Mision Catavina if it were in Anza Borrego? .....Because it is fair to compare Baja to US prices at times.
Bottom line in spending money: "What's it worth to you?"
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| Quote: Originally posted by motoged | ....What would the rates be for a place like Mision Catavina if it were in Anza Borrego? .....Because it is fair to compare Baja to US prices at
times.
Bottom line in spending money: "What's it worth to you?"
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Agree completely. We have stayed in Catavina many times either camping or at the Mission Catavina hotel. Without spending the night there you'll not
get to see it at sunset. That is assuming you don't drive at night, which most don't.
This is what you miss experiencing. Both shots taken within a 10 minute walk west of the hotel.
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nice hotel and restaurant in Nuevo Rosarito (85 miles south)
15 minute drive to ocean
1 hour drive to mission
great food.
room for 2 was 35 bucs
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| Quote: Originally posted by honda tom | nice hotel and restaurant in Nuevo Rosarito (85 miles south)
15 minute drive to ocean
1 hour drive to mission
great food.
room for 2 was 35 bucs |
Agree, Cactus Motel next to Mauricio's. Good room at good rate and Mauricio's has been a favorite for many years.
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