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tripledigitken
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reason to spend the night in Catavina
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yellowklr
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funny I've always wanted to spend the night there but never have.....where did you stay?
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tripledigitken
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We have camped and moteled there. For camping we stayed at Rancho Santa Ynez just south of "town" to the left heading south.
For a motel there is really only one that I can recommend. It was a La Pinta, then Desert Inn, currently it is owned by the Los Pinos folks and
called Mission Catavina. (It is the large complex on the west side of Mex 1.)
We usually stay there northbound coming home, as southbound doesn't work for us.
The sunsets (and sunrises) are spectacular there.
Ken
[Edited on 5-5-2012 by tripledigitken]
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yellowklr
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yep I've had lots of breakfasts and bano breaks and the hotel..........never stayed but have always wanted to.....In June when I went through they
were doing lots of work, kinda pricey at the time....could never understand why they charge 80 a night but near empty
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Mulegena
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Catavina, really pretty place.
I've stayed at the all-pink Motel Linda. Its clean and has hot water and you can park your rig right in front of your room. Not beautiful but looks
fine when the lights are out, and the price is right at about $30.
We eat or just have a soft drink and rest up at the beautiful Hotel WhateverItsCurrentNameIs across the street.
Had good pancake breakfast once at Rancho Santa Inez.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Nice pool and breakfast at the old La Pinta, rooms still seventies clean and nice views from some to the back. The bad, power plant runs day and night
and parking is all in front on the highway.
Rancho Santa Ynez, classic rustic icon with fun beautiful hiking among the blue palms in the arroyo.
Thanks for the pic Trip.
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Hook
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Was it originally an El Presidente or did that chain sell before they built that one?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Was it originally an El Presidente or did that chain sell before they built that one? |
I believe it was an El Presidente when I first stayed there many, many years ago.
Ken, I really like that picture----a lot!
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Mulegena
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Yes, forgive me, Ken.
Gorgeous, luscious photo!
This thread really is about the unique beauty that is Catavina.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
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tripledigitken
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Hook,
I think it has been there long enough to have been an El Presidente, but I don't recall personally.
Thanks Diana and Mulegena for the comments.
Ken
Bajarat.. couldn't agree more about Rancho Santa Ynez being a true icon of Baja.
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Mulegena
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Rancho Santa Inez
Yes, Rancho Santa Inez does embody the history of the area.
Can you get an little old adobe room there or just camp?
I think the people who made breakfast for me were the same who rented me the room at Motel Linda the night before-- same owners?
btw, Motel Linda has a sometimes-open restaurant for your basic eatin'.
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Ken Bondy
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Ken that's a beautiful image! I think Catavina is very photogenic. This is right behind the La Pinta (which is what it was called ten years ago):
When I was flying we stopped several times at the Santa Inez strip and wandered around the Rancho. Here's one of my favorite photos of the Baron at
the edge of the hill:
carpe diem!
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David K
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The Half Way Inn was posted to be the new name at the Guerrero Negro (Eagle Monumant) Desert Inn/ La Pinta/ El Presidente... NOT Cataviņa...
The Cataviņa hotel was opened in 1974 shortly following the completion of Hwy. 1 (dedicated on Dec. 1, 1973). It was first an El Presidente, then a La
Pinta, then a Desert Inn, and now a Mision Cataviņa owned by the Rodriguez Los Pinos Tomato folks (who also own the former Desert Inn/ La Pinta/ El
Presidente at Santa Maria/ San Quintin outter bay and named it Mision Santa Maria).
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Early on they referred to them as "Paradores"
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
The Half Way Inn was posted to be the new name at the Guerrero Negro (Eagle Monumant) Desert Inn/ La Pinta/ El Presidente... NOT Cataviņa...
The Cataviņa hotel was opened in 1974 shortly following the completion of Hwy. 1 (dedicated on Dec. 1, 1973). It was first an El Presidente, then a La
Pinta, then a Desert Inn, and now a Mision Cataviņa owned by the Rodriguez Los Pinos Tomato folks (who also own the former Desert Inn/ La Pinta/ El
Presidente at Santa Maria/ San Quintin outter bay and named it Mision Santa Maria). |
I do think it was named El Presidente, but they called each one a "Parador" Not sure if that was a generic name or an early name for the chain that
was constructed.
Also, I believe that originally the chain was built by the government tourism dept.... my recollection.
In its day it was the absolute 'Creme de la creme' of Baja.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
The Half Way Inn was posted to be the new name at the Guerrero Negro (Eagle Monumant) Desert Inn/ La Pinta/ El Presidente... NOT Cataviņa...
The Cataviņa hotel was opened in 1974 shortly following the completion of Hwy. 1 (dedicated on Dec. 1, 1973). It was first an El Presidente, then a La
Pinta, then a Desert Inn, and now a Mision Cataviņa owned by the Rodriguez Los Pinos Tomato folks (who also own the former Desert Inn/ La Pinta/ El
Presidente at Santa Maria/ San Quintin outter bay and named it Mision Santa Maria). |
I do think it was named El Presidente, but they called each one a "Parador" Not sure if that was a generic name or an early name for the chain that
was constructed.
Also, I believe that originally the chain was built by the government tourism dept.... my recollection.
In its day it was the absolute 'Creme de la creme' of Baja. |
A Parador was a rest stop... each parador (San Quintin, Cataviņa, Punta Prieta (L.A. Bay Jcn.), Parallelo 28 (Eagle Monument), and San Ignacio had a
cafateria, air conditioned relaxation area, bathrooms, showers, gas station and trailer park. They also had an El Presidente hotel except Parador
Punta Prieta. San Agustin had just a gas station and trailer park, no full parador.
The thought was that in central Baja (between San Quintin and Santa Rosalia) in 1973, not enough facilities were available to handle the traffic, and
people would want to stop and refresh every 200 kilometers or so.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
The Half Way Inn was posted to be the new name at the Guerrero Negro (Eagle Monumant) Desert Inn/ La Pinta/ El Presidente... NOT Cataviņa...
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Thanks for clarifying that DK. I found it hard to believe Los Pinos would give up so quickly.
Ken
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David K
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De nada!
Thanks to you for the beautiful photo Ken. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
Yes, Rancho Santa Inez does embody the history of the area.
Can you get an little old adobe room there or just camp?
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Yes - camp or park your RV (take in your supplies, there are toilets there) for $7 USD. Friends stayed in a room with a bed (? bunk house) at the
ranch house. You may want to bring a sleeping bag in cooler weather. Friends noted that supplied linens were thin.
Best part? Quiet, sunsets, sunrises and sleeping with the boojums!
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
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Good coffee break...
...heading north, we parked near an abandoned service station in Catavina and enjoyed a rest at a palapa resaturant. Excellent coffee, choice of 3
delicious home-baked cakes and down-home friendly service.
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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At Santa Ynez, you may be staying in the same room as did Steve McQueen after his Baja racer broke in the 1960's or Presidential candidate Echeverria
when he toured the peninsula and the people along the way told him, 'build us a road'... he kept his promiss and the transpeninsular highway was
finished before his term ended. Josefina of Santa Ynez got a paved driveway out of the deal (she asked for a paved road to Mision Santa Maria and on
to Punta Final, Gonzaga Bay).
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