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shari
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Dunas Motel in GN...pretty darn good!
Many years ago I stayed at the Dunas cause it was only 150 pesos and well...it wasnt worth more than that and really pretty crappy...never went back.
Somebody here said it was pretty good so I decided to check it out and asked to see a room first.
I was so surprised...all the rooms have been completely re-done and have nice beds, clean rooms, not bad pillows even and nice smelling bedding, tv.
and excellent WIFI....all for 250 pesos!!!!!!
I'll be staying there again for sure...the rooms upstairs at the end were pretty quiet and you can park outside your door and the parking lot is huge
for boats and stuff.
The big supermarket is next door where you can do a beer and munchies run right quick too.
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Bajahowodd
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Thanks for the post, Shari. Seems to me that competition is what's helping to upgrade the properties.
Face it, it wasn't all that many years ago that Raul built Caracoles. That not only sparked other development such as Cowboy, but caused others such
as Don Gus to upgrade.
No doubt that the choice of lodging in GN is much better than it was 5-6 years ago.
Somewhat sad that aside from the salt works, the town is really dependent on the seasonality of the whales. But, I imagine that throughout the world,
there are tourist destinations that are totally seaon-dependent.
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shari
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Alot more goes on in GN than people realize....because it is central...many travelling salespeople stay there year round as well as tourists and folks
from neighbouring cities and villages go there for business and shopping as well.
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I've been staying there since the days when it cost $7-8.00/night. The only problem used to be the generator that ran all night for the market but it
is long gone. Stayed there twice last month, good motorcycle parking on the concrete slab under the clothes lines and as you said, the upstairs rooms
are quiet. Also very nice people running the place. Clean and always lots of hot water.
Kurt
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Ken Bondy
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We stayed at Dunas in March of 1986 on a Baja Bush Pilots whalewatch trip, thought it was pretty horrible, bad enough to remember after 25 years  . We cut the trip short and headed over to Loreto for a few days. Glad to hear it
has improved.
[Edited on 5-28-2011 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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Hola Shari,
i thank you for your recomendation.
although i have been to guerrero negro many times over the years on my way south to los barriles, i am not very familiar with the town itself. i
realize there is the main drag through town to the old pemex.
what is the location of Dunas Motel and would you have contact information ?
i thank you again in advance,
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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Lauriboats
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Thanks for the post, we are always looking for decent accomodations.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
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shari
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La Dunas is in the middle of town on the right side going into GN ...look for the big supermarket Tianguis that used to be called La Ballena...the
only bib market in GN and the entrance to the hotel is right in the market parking lot...look for the mural I posted here.
here is a website I found for the Dunas Motel...dont think you need a reservation and the night watchman is on duty all night too if ya get there
late....615-157-0650 s the phone #.
http://www.dunasmotel.com.mx/
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We stayed at the Dunas Motel in 1973, before Hwy. 1 was finished... and it was the only motel on the road into town, back then. No negative
memories... but I was only 15!
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Bajahowodd
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Reviewing their web site, it's obvious that they have upgraded the property.
That said, the rooms still are quite spare-looking.
However, if they are clean, lacking mold and mildew, so common in a climate such as GN, given the price, it sounds like a good value and a good
choice.
Not to mention, that I assume they are also the owners of the market, It's a very short walk to buy "the essentials".
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At the bottom of the reservation page, under Políticas del Hotel is the following:
Política de Mascotas: Disculpe, no se aceptan mascotas.
Dang---looked like another possibility when we are in GN.
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shari
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I actually liked the sparseness...more room for your stuff...the bedstand and night stands are just concrete so easily cleaned...no dust...very clean
room and smelled nice instead of pinosol-y. the closet had a place to put your suitcase and there is a big mirror in the room with a shelf for putting
stuff on...the wifi was great too.
Ya never know about doggies till ya ask...most places will say no pets to try to keep the number down but many will take them or in certain rooms.
And the market is fantastic and even has a little food court and often a taco carne asada going on at the front door outside.
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Bajahowodd
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Lo Siento. Just seems to me that the hoteliers in Baja have learned as far as their guests are concerned.
A total guess here, but given that the whale season is the bread and butter of this town, it just might be that these owners are courting the blue
haired tourist crowd.
There have been a huge number of posts pro and con about pets, I have to go with the side that protects those who have real allergies.
As someone who fell prey to a mold-induced disease in Cabo last year, I can only say that had I not had a rescue inhaler at that time, I would not be
posting here today. Thought I was gonna die.
I have absolutely no rancor toward pet owners. I believe we should be able to co-exist. The best solution is similar to what happened in US-based
hotels, whereupon they created smoke-free rooms or smoke-free floors.
I only hope that Mexican hoteliers have the integrity to actually provide rooms that are pet-free, as well as rooms that are pet friendly.
Just wanted to make the point that there are many among us who just cannot tolerate the dander and hair of our most favorite pets.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
At the bottom of the reservation page, under Políticas del Hotel is the following:
Política de Mascotas: Disculpe, no se aceptan mascotas.
Dang---looked like another possibility when we are in GN. |
It's getting harder to find motels that don't accept pets!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
And the market is fantastic and even has a little food court and often a taco carne asada going on at the front door outside. |
That has to be the best supermercado between Loreto and Ensenada.
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We've been staying at Dunas for years now. Never found fault with it and posted several times on nomads how much we liked it. It was recommended by a
local.
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We have always been partial to the salsa casera at the old Ballena which they repackage in plastic drinking cups, sometimes with plastic wrap for
tops. We make a habit of arriving with an empty one quart salsa container ready for the next part of the trip. It is also a great place at
mid-peninsula to pick up a whole frozen chicken before accessing the more remote parts. They also have smoked pork chops which they'll slice to your
specification. Oh, and most importantly, to my co-pilota, the only spray can whipped cream for m i l e s.
Smells like a Mexican market should too.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
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Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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but caused others such as Don Gus to upgrade.
No doubt that the choice of lodging in GN is much better than it was 5-6 years ago.
Yep, quite a bit better. We've staying at Don Gus for years, cvlean but simple and they remember us. We will be back at Don Gus on Wednesday.
EdZ KG6UTS
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KurtG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
We have always been partial to the salsa casera at the old Ballena which they repackage in plastic drinking cups, sometimes with plastic wrap for
tops. We make a habit of arriving with an empty one quart salsa container ready for the next part of the trip. It is also a great place at
mid-peninsula to pick up a whole frozen chicken before accessing the more remote parts. They also have smoked pork chops which they'll slice to your
specification. Oh, and most importantly, to my co-pilota, the only spray can whipped cream for m i l e s.
Smells like a Mexican market should too. |
25-30 years ago I used to buy machaca de abulon at that market. Great in my breakfast scrambled eggs while camping. Never saw it anywhere else in
baja.
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For those so inclined......there is a bar directly across the road that has, from time to time, company to "chat" with.
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EdZeranski
but caused others such as Don Gus to upgrade.
No doubt that the choice of lodging in GN is much better than it was 5-6 years ago.
Yep, quite a bit better. We've staying at Don Gus for years, cvlean but simple and they remember us. We will be back at Don Gus on Wednesday.
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If memory serves me, about ten years ago, we stayed at Don Gus (and I know they have since upgraded), and found a hard core porn channel on the TV in
our room.
No big deal as the screen was only about twelve inches as I recall.
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