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Bajaboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
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Thus, I responded to him, "No papel; no propina". |
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And don't you think it just a tad cheeky to pick up the tip cup and shove it in my face? |
i find it a bit disconcerting that wealthy, successful people (relative to el rosario standards) are commenting on the behavior of the very lowest
servant, the bathroom attendant. this is normally a job given to the disadvantaged, and your snippy comments about bathroom attendant asking you for
a couple pesos is displaying a shocking lack of empathy. the guy is probably dirt poor, living in poverty,... can't you find find someone else to
complain about? crikey! get some humanity, dude |
Please note my previous post. This guy was not a bathroom attendant. When he saw me heading the the john, he ran over to grab a mop.
I always tip Pemex attendants, and often quite generously, when they clean the windows. Most are very pleasant, and enhance the Baja experience. But
some guy running to beat me to the john with a mop is over the top to me, especially when the bathroom had no toilet paper or towels.
Same with the guy who felt it was more important to try and sell me gas additive than to offer to clean my dirty windshield. |
Let me guess....it was the surely guy with the moustache? He was hanging around the bathroom the last few times I rolled through ER Pemex as well.
He knows me and I know him but he is still not friendly but always wants a tip.
And for what it's worth, I did not get an offer to wash my windshields the past few times as well. No worries....I guess.
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mulegemichael
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i've commented about this before but....there has not been one time that we've stopped at the rosario station where there has been any paper products
in the bano...and my bride won't even get out of the car to go inside....pretty dire conditions...antonio has always promised to improve the
conditions and it's never happened..so don't hold your breath..unless you go inside.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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David K
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Is paper in any other bathrooms in Mexico? Baja Angel always takes some in with her at EVERY bathroom in Mexico (incl. restaurants), because USUALLY
there is no paper.
This is no excuse for Baja Cactus, lord knows his motel is 5 star and has plenty of paper and other 'free' amenities not typically found in motels or
hotels in Baja!
Again, Antonio invites you to use the lobby bathroom at Baja Cactus Motel (the door on the left of the front desk), if the ones at the gas station are
not in order.
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Is paper in any other bathrooms in Mexico? Baja Angel always takes some in with her at EVERY bathroom in Mexico (incl. restaurants), because USUALLY
there is no paper.
This is no excuse for Baja Cactus, lord knows his motel is 5 star and has plenty of paper and other 'free' amenities not typically found in motels or
hotels in Baja!
Again, Antonio invites you to use the lobby bathroom at Baja Cactus Motel (the door on the left of the front desk), if the ones at the gas station are
not in order. |
David. Stop. Have you ever been in a 5 star motel. geeze.
Take handi wipes with you.
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David K
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It is a figure of speech and a way to express the quality of his motel compared to all others... geeze
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Is paper in any other bathrooms in Mexico? Baja Angel always takes some in with her at EVERY bathroom in Mexico (incl. restaurants), because USUALLY
there is no paper.
This is no excuse for Baja Cactus, lord knows his motel is 5 star and has plenty of paper and other 'free' amenities not typically found in motels or
hotels in Baja!
Again, Antonio invites you to use the lobby bathroom at Baja Cactus Motel (the door on the left of the front desk), if the ones at the gas station are
not in order. |
you can judge a business by it's bathrooms.
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shari
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I had a lovely pee yesterday in the new gas station in GN across from Los Caracoles Hotel...the bathroom was spotless...really...with lots of nice
toilet paper, doors that locked, nice mirrors, soap dispensers AND even brown recycled paper towels to dry your hands...WOW WOW WOW...what a pleasant
5 star pee...and Juan adds that they have very pretty gas pump girls too...and dont forget the bank machine and great store...it's getting to be my
favorite gas station around here.
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BajaGringo
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A 5 star pee....
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Ateo
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They could clean the bathroom up if they really wanted to. Simple. Come on.....
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
I had a lovely pee yesterday in the new gas station in GN across from Los Caracoles Hotel...the bathroom was spotless...really...with lots of nice
toilet paper...... |
Suggest you still carry your own TP as a back up---a couple of times they have been out of TP. 
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
They could clean the bathroom up if they really wanted to. Simple. Come on..... |
You have GOT to be kidding????? Have you EVER tried to keep a public bathroom clean in Mexico??? It is a process that would be a full time job. I
know because I did it for about a year, in the States-------very frustrating job, believe me. (Jack-in-Box in Imperial Beach)
Barry
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Lee
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
This is no excuse for Baja Cactus, lord knows his motel is 5 star and has plenty of paper and other 'free' amenities not typically found in motels or
hotels in Baja!
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I agree with David.
Who's rating has validity -- Conde Nast? Tripadvisor gives Cactus 4 out of 5 stars. David is off by 1. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g499399-d516112-Revi...
Oh, and by the way, Antonio's Pemex's bano is not a reflection of his business there or at the hotel.
This is one of the more ridiculous threads (oh, did I say in my opinion?) of a nomad with attitude claiming NO paper in the bano left him feeling
angered -- when it's apparent that the attendant asking for propina was most like viewed as aggressive panhandling.
Instead of asking for paper, punishment was metted out: no paper no propina? Talk about petty.
Reads like a cranky tourist to me. Get a life folks! Bring your own paper!
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rts551
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_%28classification%29#Hotel...
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David K
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I said Motel... Baja Cactus is NOT a hotel. Of all the motels in Baja (and pretty much everywhere in the U.S. too), Baja Cactus is easily 5 star in
quality, comfort, amenities, services, hot pressurized water, friendly staff... etc.
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
I said Motel... Baja Cactus is NOT a hotel. Of all the motels in Baja (and pretty much everywhere in the U.S. too), Baja Cactus is easily 5 star in
quality, comfort, amenities, services, hot pressurized water, friendly staff... etc. |
all the motels. boy you have been to quiet a few, haven't you. I will just continue to keep my options (and mind) open on the subject. While I
still stay at Cactus, there are other options that offer more amenities in the San Quintin area.
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ELINVESTIG8R
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For those of you heading north or south please stay at the Baja Cactus Motel in El Rosario
for a night of rest. I stayed there for four days and was not disappointed. They have very nice rooms for 250 Pesos and up. I stayed in the 250 Peso a
night room and was very happy with my room. Everyone was friendly and helpful. Also, top off at Antonio's Pemex station where you get what you pay
for and the attendants are very nice too.
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surfer jim
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I guess someone should ask all those who find it so bad......why do you continue stoping there? Just go to somewhere "better".
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
I said Motel... Baja Cactus is NOT a hotel. Of all the motels in Baja (and pretty much everywhere in the U.S. too), Baja Cactus is easily 5 star in
quality, comfort, amenities, services, hot pressurized water, friendly staff... etc. |
all the motels. boy you have been to quiet a few, haven't you. I will just continue to keep my options (and mind) open on the subject. While I
still stay at Cactus, there are other options that offer more amenities in the San Quintin area. |
Yah, I have easily stayed in hundreds across the USA while I was employed by an irrigation manufacturer as their Tech Rep. The only thing better than
Baja Cactus that I have found in other motels is a hot tub and jacuzzi jets in the bath tub.
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
I said Motel... Baja Cactus is NOT a hotel. Of all the motels in Baja (and pretty much everywhere in the U.S. too), Baja Cactus is easily 5 star in
quality, comfort, amenities, services, hot pressurized water, friendly staff... etc. |
all the motels. boy you have been to quiet a few, haven't you. I will just continue to keep my options (and mind) open on the subject. While I
still stay at Cactus, there are other options that offer more amenities in the San Quintin area. |
Yah, I have easily stayed in hundreds across the USA while I was employed by an irrigation manufacturer as their Tech Rep. The only thing better than
Baja Cactus that I have found in other motels is a hot tub and jacuzzi jets in the bath tub. |
Guess You should not have picked Motel 6. There are better just up the road in Jardines or Santa Maria (IMO). Quieter, better restaurant, same or
better bed, nice bathrooms, coffee and water in the rooms, secure parking etc. Personally, I stay away from tubs in Hotels anyway.
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J.P.
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In the past I have stayed in the Baja Catus before the started building the new part back then it was a bargin if my menory is working I think it was
around 26dls.
Since moving to Punta Banda is isnt nessary to stay there headed either way.and in the last 10 years they have developed nicer places along the way.
I always top of my gas at the Pemex there It's simply not comfortable making that 200+ mile trip to G.N without a full tank I could not tell you
about the banyo there there is too muck desert to worry about it.
The thing that really peees me off is someone so stupid that thev keep harping about the place like its the only one in Baja 
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