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1Bajalover
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reasonable place to stay in Catavina
without an RV...not Sante Ynez as they have hotel rooms sort of like well...anyway....
la Pinta..might be different name is spendy...anything else
probably donīt want to camp unless there are lots of other folks around...
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shari
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We stay at the pink hotel to the north a bit and on the other side of the highway of La Pinta...it's real cheap and fine for just a night...you might
want to bring some food though if you dont want to eat at La Pinta.
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Martyman
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Pink Palace to the north of town
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Bob and Susan
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isnt there an eating place across the street from the BIG hotel...it was there 2 years ago and was pretty good
i think someone from asuncion stayed at the motel you are talking about awhile back
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woody with a view
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as for the eats, i had some PRETTY GOOD lengua tacos at the store last winter! with the entertainment GOTTAPESO provided it was a great way to spend
lunch.
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Hook
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I'm curious what they're charging for the rooms at Santa Ines if it's 15.00US just to park there, now?
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
isnt there an eating place across the street from the BIG hotel...it was there 2 years ago and was pretty good
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Yes, we stop there for breakfast nearly every trip. Right next to the store and the old Pemex on the east side of the road.
I think the prices at the old la pinta is about $550mp with tax; about $40 at current exchange rates.
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David K
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The Cabaņas Linda/ Motel Linda/ etc. is not very well reviewed... Maybe better now, but the following are samples from 2008 to 2012:
"Hotel Linda is the absolutely worst faciility we have stayed at on Highway 1. I do everything I can to make sure we don't hit Catavina near dark.
We'll hold at Guerrero Negro going north or El Rosario going south if we don't have at least 4 hours of driving time. It's Baja, why rush?"
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" Cataviņa (cah-tah-vee-nuh):
Our plan B was to stay at Rancho Santa Ines' motel for two nights - located on the trailhead to Mission Impossible. But according to local Americano
Ralph Shoemaker, the employees were getting 'Lazy' and did not like tending to a motel with few to no visitors. So, we drove up to our plan C - Motel
Cabaņas Lindas. For $27, we were able to stay in a motel with cold showers, c-ckroaches, and no water the next morning. The morale of Baja Grande fell
to new lows."
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"one of our guests stayed at the cabanas linda and they were not happy ... I think there was no hot water and I think they didnt like that the
electricity gets turned off at night ....."
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This is the pink motel on the north side of town.
I've staryed there a few times. One time we stayed there and there were a couple of other families staying too on their way to Central America. They
lefty early. My brother was outside when the owner/maid/whoever came to clean the rooms. She never changed the sheets just
straintened them out made the beds. After that when we stayed there my brother never sleep in a bed he used his camping cot. I just put my sleeping
bag on the bed. "
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Just making sure that we don't want anyone to get a disease or bed bugs from any place, after reading Baja Nomad!
There were two good reports in 2008, but none since then... One of the good reports on the place was from someone who likes to bring dogs into a motel
room, and that is allowed there.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
isnt there an eating place across the street from the BIG hotel...it was there 2 years ago and was pretty good
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Yes, we stop there for breakfast nearly every trip. |
Got sick eating there,... twice. Won't get fooled again.
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Mula
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No hot water and the generator goes off early.
Not clean beds.
Never again.
The Meals at the Desert Inn are o.k. and reasonable.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
There were two good reports in 2008, but none since then... One of the good reports on the place was from someone who likes to bring dogs into a motel
room, and that is allowed there. |
Oh you make that sound so disgusting---bringing dogs into a motel room. Yes we wrote a good review in 2008 based on it being clean, basic and cheap.
Next to us were two people who with whom we talked, but did not figure out who they were until much later---they had two vehicles as they were taking
a jeep to Las Barilles (sp) and they also had pets and they also took them into the room---
Another time we stayed there when they had the little restaurant. We both got sick and the generator which operates the water pump went off and did
not come on in the morning----and well, that is enough information. So we have not been able to think about staying there again.
Instead, we drag our filthy beasts into the motel room at what was the Desert Inn --- now the Mision Cataviņa. Taking dogs into a hotel room we
find better than finding dirty sheets in a house we rented---that was gross!
I do think Linda's went down hill and there is no A/C. And the Mision Cataviņa has improved. Check them both out.
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thebajarunner
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Best camping in all of Baja, IMO
Just pick a side road, drive back until you are well off the highway,
been camping there for more than 30 years and never a problem.
And yes, the restaurant across from La Pinta (or whatever it is called) actually the old gas station site, is basic Baja, good, not great, but never
had bad food there, and nice people.
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KurtG
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
isnt there an eating place across the street from the BIG hotel...it was there 2 years ago and was pretty good
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Yes, we stop there for breakfast nearly every trip. |
Got sick eating there,... twice. Won't get fooled again. |
OTOH, I have eaten there many times. Food has been fine and no bad after effects but then I rarely have had food related stomach problems over the
years in Mexico or elsewhere. Just lucky I guess. I have been accused occasionaly of a lack of sensitivity but I don't think they were referring to
intestinal issues.
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Ateo
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Pink hotel......that's your only other option. If you can sleep in your car I'd just take a road east or west off the highway a few miles and have an
adventure.
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Ateo
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The nightime hot dog stand next to the mercado, across from the big hotel is decent. After driving from scorpion bay with two trucks full of kids I
went over there and ordered 25 hotdogs. They were edible and actually good.
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Ateo
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And as Woody mentioned above the taco stand in front of the store has some bomb azz tacos. Last year I got 3 mole tacos after a kick butt surf trip.
12 Noon.
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I have had these types of accommodations at Catavina over the years.
In order of MY preference:
1. RV camping...at Rcho Sta. Inez or boondocking off in the desert. - Cheap and comfortable
2. LaPinta Hotel..now called the Desert Inn - Expensive and comfortable
3. The Pink Palace - Cheap and Uncomfortable
4. Sleeping in my car - Cheapest... and you be the judge for comfort? Now, if I had my old college Rambler with the laydown front seat that made the
whole thing into a bed..YES!
Note: that old time cafe across from the La Pinta next to the now-funct gas station was a great place for breakfast..and burritos later on for lunch.
Ate there many times..never had a bad meal.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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tiotomasbcs
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This middle section of the Carretera is where your Baja savy is the most important! I love camping in the rock piles of Catavina and drive back in to
find a cubby hole--awesome. Or, hang back in El Rosario! Comfort and good
food. Be careful driving tired, no?! Tio
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shari
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the last time we stayed at the pink place, we mistakenly assumed that those food stands and tacos would be open..and they werent...which is why i
mentioned it might be a good idea to pack a lunch just in case.
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1Bajalover
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pink nightmare hotel
stayed there because there was nothing else 5 years ago at Christmas time....no electricity or any water, rude owners or employees and well..we slept
ontop of the beds after we covered them with sheets and used our own blankets....so thanks for the replies..the food sounds pretty bad..I am coming
from the south and as usual, may or may not have a travel companion so camping may not work for m..love Catavina and donīt want to just pass it up and
get to El Rosario which I really like...just checking to see if any new options had appeared on the Horizon
does anyone know the price for the new Hotel..or the old La Pinta that is now a different name
Thanks so much for all the feed back..so helpful
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