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capt. mike
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ixtapa zijuatanejo
anybody can give me some pointers on the area there?
places to stay etc.
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Ken Bondy
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Zihuatanejo is absolutely delightful. A beautiful authentic Mexican town on a magnificent bay. Ixtapa is new, reminded me a lot of Cancun. There
are many hotels on the bay, they all looked nice to me. We stayed at the Villa del Sol and loved it. Right on the beach, great service, great food,
great everything. Pricey but excellent value. Zihuatanejo is hands down my favorite place on the mainland.
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Ken Bondy
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mike both of these were taken from our room at the Villa del Sol in Zihuatanejo:
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Ken Bondy
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mike I just noticed that Villa del Sol is now called The Tides Zihuatanejo. ++Ken++
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
Not Los Delphines, that's for sure.
I'd head to Troncones for a much more laid back and cleaner water experience.
http://zihua.net/ lot's of Zihua lovers here.
http://www.zihuatanejo.net/ This guy's site has more cheerleaders and I don't think it is as good or factual as the other site.
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Ditto on Troncones -- we first went there about ten years ago, and it's been built up some since, but I believe it's still preferable to Zihua (forget
about Ixtapa -- all high rise hotels and wet t-shirt contests, which I guess is ok if you're into that sort of thing). Check out this place, right on
Troncones Bay, a few hundred yards from the point where there may be an excellent left (if you're into that sort of thing) and where the in-house chef
definitely rocks (again, if you're into that sort of thing): http://edenmex.com/
In the town of Troncones Beach there was a "deli" (the only place that had a refrigerated food case at the time) where they had a pig roast once a
week. I also had my first fresh Coco Loco there -- owner's son shinnies up a palm treee, knocks off two fresh coconuts with a machete (nearly killing
a guy walking beneath) runs them to the table, lops off the tops, and adds a couple of shots of Bacardi 151. Wow.
For lunch off the beaten path, there's a little palapa restaurant in a village a little less than a mile walk north of Eden, right on the water. Last
time I was there, we spent a lazy afternoon eating oysters, drinking beer, and watching little kids chase pigs and cats around. Good times.
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We stayed at....
La Quinta de Don Andres. Nice clean room with a separate bedroom and small kitchenette. It was about $60 night.
Our favorite restaurant was Rufo's, right bown the hill from Andres.
Enjoy your visit. We love it there.
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thx All, can't wait. may be getting to use it as a mid point stop soon.
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capt. mike
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ken - is that
a private negative edge jacuzzi??
very nice...
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Mike,
We have stayed at the Las Brisas in Ixtapa. It is on a hillside all by itself with its own private beach. We did spend alot of time over Zijah,
beautiful location. Do try to' get out fishing, a very good sailfish location.
I don't golf but if you do there are some nice courses, with alligators in the water hazards! Gives that term new meaning.
Along with Manzanillo it is our favorite Pacific Coast location in Mexico.
Have a good time.
Ken
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
a private negative edge jacuzzi??
very nice... |
Precisely mike! We had a PRIVATE infinity jacuzzi. VERY nice feature 
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Mike,
Try these friends of ours.
www.casadelasirena.net
http://www.casadelasirena.net
[Edited on 2-4-2008 by vandenberg]
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Another vote for Troncones...worth the trip even if you don't stay there.
http://www.casadelfinsonriente.com/delfin.htm
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capt. mike
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wow, this is all so good. my dates are in the future and not confirmed, part of an adventure in the planning stage now. but exciting stuff here.
we want to go further on the golden coast than our current record of PV in south lattitude but as the ruta to Quintana Roo and then Honduras
hopefully.
last time to yucatan we did the texas gulf route. so been there did that.
i want jungle!
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Very neat pictures. I could actually afford to eat over in that area!
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Troncones
I definitely recommend heading up the coast to Troncones.
Went there a couple of years ago and stayed at Quinta D'Liz (http://www.playatroncones.com/). Highly recommended.
My family (me, my husband, two teenagers) had more fun in Troncones than in Zihua. But, we do prefer to hang out on the beach ...
have a great trip!
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Restaurante PULPO In Santiago Ixtapa
Very Tardy, but for reference, on Mex 200 on the -west- side is a tiny roadside restaurant called "El Pulpo". Only open from about ten AM to 4PM, but
they serve authentic comida casera and it is inexpensive. Even the tortillas are handmade. In downtown IXTAPA across the street from the US consulate
is a wonderful place to breakfast. It is sort of hard to see from the street---much easier to enter the parking lot and head north a few hundred feet.
It does however front the sidewalk very near the parking lot.
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You gotta make the trip to Barra de Potosi
It's right by the airport. Quaint little fishing village. Have lunch at one of the open air restaurants like Condesa. The hammocks are right next to
the tables, so you can flop right into one. There's a fresh water lagoon behind the barra with mucho wildlife. The best place to stay there is Las
Palmas. It's owned by a Phoenix Doctor and his wife, Scott Crawford. They're very interesting people. Don't fall in love with the land down there,
lot's of messy ejido property and squatters. U2U me for more sordid details.
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Looks like a great trip Mike!
We have enjoyed Barre de Navidad/ Melaque for many years.
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All advice is correct, drive into Zhi for the day, big city, lots going on, but stay either north in Troncones (about 30 minutes and you drive past
the supermarkets) or south, the last suggestion was a great one. No worries about pollution, beautiful, can not go wrong.
You will not want to stay in Ixtapa with the high rise hotels and made for tourist shops and bars.
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More Zihua
All the above advice is good, however I think Troncones and Barra de Potosi is good for a day trip but to quiet to book many days there.
If you like Miami you will love Ixtapa.
The long beach you see on the right side is called La Ropa. The best place to stay to keep out of the late bar music and street noise. The Tides,
the Irma and a dozen of great places to stay are on this beach. So is Paty's sandfloor restaurant- home of Zihua's best grilled tuna steak and best
shrimp c-cktail
Besides our Baja casa we bought a condo on La Ropa beach with a great view as you can see. We rent it out when on the Baja- U2U me if interested.
In the mornings you can buy fish right out of the boats when they come in...........
Or in the huge Mercado Publico downtown-
The 5.5 peso bus is the best way to get around to anywhere, and especially to the 50-60 great restaurants there.....
Zihua is clean, slow-pased, the natives are friendly, the ZIH airport is first class and close and we have 4 good hospitals there...hard to beat!
Things are expensive, but at least we get a free trip around the sun once a year
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