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Packoderm
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Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort?
I clicked on one of the advertising links and found this hotel's site:
http://www.hotelbuenavista.com/HBV/HotelOverview.htm
It is 35 miles north of the Los Cabos airport. It costs $160.00 for two with meals included - $105.00 w/o meals. It looks nice on the website. Does
anybody know about this place? Is the food OK? AC? Etc?
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Crusoe
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Packoderm......Youve hit the the jackpot....If you want a nice and real old Baja expierience you will not be dissapointed in any way. A very nice
setting, with a great view of The Sea of Cortes and what is right now one of the finest older trafiitional Mexican classic bars with great drinks,
and a great restaurant. And an honest to god.... very square deal. Ther is no comparrison. Go for it!!
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David K
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'Rancho Buena Vista' is one of the original fishing/ fly in resorts from the 50's... Near by was the Palmas de Cortez resort... In 1966, we stayed at
both. This photo is of one of them...
[Edited on 3-28-2007 by David K]
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David K
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Another pic of one of the two Los Barriles area resorts...
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Ken Bondy
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This may be a dumb question (I have many) but is the Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort the same as Rancho Buena Vista? I was under the impression that
the classic, original resort owned by the Walters was Rancho Buena Vista. Both places have websites, with different urls. The Hotel Buena Vista
Beach Resort website that Packoderm links to says that they are celebrating their 30th year of operation. I was at Rancho Buena Vista for the first
time in 1967, 40 years ago. Can anyone clear this up? ++Ken++
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k1w1
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
This may be a dumb question (I have many) but is the Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort the same as Rancho Buena Vista? + |
nope, differente.
Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort was previously known as Spa Buena Vista Hotel.
Both serve great margi's in great settings.
(Does it get any better than this Los Barriles and surrounding pueblos (sp)) ???
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Ken Bondy
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Thanks k1w1, that clears it up. I do remember the Spa Buena Vista Beach Resort, didn't catch the name change. Gracias, ++Ken++
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Crusoe
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Ken.....As allways, you can never believe all that your read or see. There has been alot of development in the Los Barriles area recently. There has
been never ever anything labled as a dumb question. We all should know. I think ,( but do not know for sure) that the Rancho Bueno Vista and the old
hotel and airport is the same place you remember.It just could be that the Rancho Buena Vista Beach Resort could be a different entity entirely. I
have never heard it advertised as a beach resort. Actually---- there is not much of a beach there.Just a very nice old Baja hotel. They dont come any
nicer.
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Baja Bernie
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This is so damn funny...........I went to buy a new car today and found the owner of the lot was a Baja nut and had a house in Bueno Vista,,,got to
talking and he knew Booby Van Warmer who ownes most of the stuff around here.............His Wife Chacha is said to be the most wealthy lady in
Baja...I do believe that because Booby wanted me to write hs story ....didn't work out...but I did learn a ton about one of the original Baja guys.
Yes, Ken they are very close to being the same.
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David K
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Okay, seems once again the lack of unique names in the Spanish language makes it confusing for us gringos!
The place I refered to and posted photos of was 'Rancho Buena Vista'... 'Buena Vista Beach Resort' is not the same, just real close by, I guess!
Thanks k1w1...
Now, how many hot spring places in Mexico go by the name 'Agua Caliente'?!!!
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jerry
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and punta colorado?? now?? in 1990 i stayed there was said to be owned by Boby Van Warmer also
jerry and judi
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jerry
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in 1990 there was a Spa Buena Vista then
jerry and judi
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Which Buena Vista is next to Martin Verdugo's Trailer park?
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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David K
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1962 Map
Note almost no pavement south of La Paz...
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David K
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Lower California Guidebook Pg. 178 edited
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David K
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Lower California Guidebook Pg. 179 edited
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ha! i remember when both "buena vistas", the spa/hotel and the rancho had dirt strips adjacent for their fly in guests. Of Course most of the east
cape resorts had their own strips back then before the guvmints, both US and Mex decided to ruin our fun - not to mention a few chubascos doing
expensive damage. Now they all depend on the los cabos jet port to bring them their fishing biz. how sad that is.
Punta colorado yes is owned by the Van Wormers, have had very good times there and at palmas de cortez their flagship property. a wreck between a
plane and a truck on the shared road/airstrip that fronted the palmas finally became the death knell for that strip and Van Wormer closed it to flyers
and had them all land at colorado. I got to land there the last time in 1990 and poof - it was later never to be!!
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From the north in Los Barriles: Verdugo's, Playa del Sol (Van Wormer), Palmas de Cortez (Van Wormer), Rancho Buena Vista (the old Walters place),
Buena Vista Beach Resort (the old Spa Buena Vista), and further south of La Ribera, Punta Colorada (Van Wormer). Palmas has gotten ritzy, Rancho
Buena Vista is looking tired, Playa del Sol is pretty much a windsurfing place, Punta Colorada is still as funky as ever and my favorite.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LaRibereņa
From the north in Los Barriles: Verdugo's, Playa del Sol (Van Wormer), Palmas de Cortez (Van Wormer), Rancho Buena Vista (the old Walters place),
Buena Vista Beach Resort (the old Spa Buena Vista), and further south of La Ribera, Punta Colorada (Van Wormer). Palmas has gotten ritzy, Rancho
Buena Vista is looking tired, Playa del Sol is pretty much a windsurfing place, Punta Colorada is still as funky as ever and my favorite.
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k1w1
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boracho?? (sp)
| Quote: | Originally posted by Crusoe
Ken.....As allways, you can never believe all that your read or see. There has been alot of development in the Los Barriles area recently. There has
been never ever anything labled as a dumb question. We all should know. I think ,( but do not know for sure) that the Rancho Bueno Vista and the old
hotel and airport is the same place you remember.It just could be that the Rancho Buena Vista Beach Resort could be a different entity entirely. I
have never heard it advertised as a beach resort. Actually---- there is not much of a beach there.Just a very nice old Baja hotel. They dont come any
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tehe me thinx you should lay off the sauce before posting haha (kiddin')
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