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Curt63
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Need Ensenada/ Valle Guadalupe suggestions
Hola Nomads,
My wife and I are heading down in a couple weeks to celebrate my 50th birthday. We have 4 days in Ensenada/San Quintin.
I was hoping to get your suggestions for some good times:
Specifically:
An excellent winery in Valle Guadalupe with a great restaurant and superior lodging (view?)
Excellent hotel in Ensenada central
Ensenada restaurant with live music (Mariachi, Romantico)
Great seafood restaurants
A good Pangero/ Lanchero out of Ensenada harbor
Things to do around Ensenada
Any other suggestions you may have.
Thanks, Curt
No worries
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DENNIS
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Happy birthday , old man.................Let me try just a few of your questions:
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An excellent winery in Valle Guadalupe with a great restaurant and superior lodging (view?)
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It's said that LAJA is a superior restaurant
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Excellent hotel in Ensenada central
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Not quite ground-zero, but Hotel Coral and Las Rosas are up to what you're looking for.
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A good Pangero/ Lanchero out of Ensenada harbor
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Punta Banda:
http://www.vonnysfleet.com.mx/
Best I can do on short notice.
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[Edited on 9-16-2013 by DENNIS]
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dasubergeek
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La Villa del Valle for the wine and hotel and its farm-to-table restaurant, Corazón de Tierra.
Hotel Coral y Marina for your stay in Ensenada—not central city but most of the places in Central City are two-star at best.
Can't help on the romántica music.
Muelle Tres (for casual) or Manzanilla for seafood restaurant—unless you want a street stand, in which case La Guerrerense, Mariscos El Güero and
Mariscos El Pizón.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dasubergeek
Can't help on the romántica music.
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I was gonna mention the jukebox in Anthony's, but forgot. 
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EnsenadaDr
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Hopefully you aren't going on the last week of September, it's the annual bicycle ride from Rosarito to Ensenada and the hotels will be jam packed and
so will the streets and restaurants. Next week is the Ensenada Seafood fest, going to busy as well. | Quote: | Originally posted by Curt63
Hola Nomads,
My wife and I are heading down in a couple weeks to celebrate my 50th birthday. We have 4 days in Ensenada/San Quintin.
I was hoping to get your suggestions for some good times:
Specifically:
An excellent winery in Valle Guadalupe with a great restaurant and superior lodging (view?)
Excellent hotel in Ensenada central
Ensenada restaurant with live music (Mariachi, Romantico)
Great seafood restaurants
A good Pangero/ Lanchero out of Ensenada harbor
Things to do around Ensenada
Any other suggestions you may have.
Thanks, Curt |
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bajaguy
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Wine country Hotel/B&B/restaurant/winery try Villa del Valle
http://www.lavilladelvalle.com/
Downtown hotel........try El Cid http://www.hotelelcid.com.mx/
If you want oceanfront try:
Las Rosas
http://lasrosas.com/
Hotel Punta Moro
http://www.hotelpuntamorro.com/
Hotel Coral
http://www.hotelcoral.com/
Seafood restaurant......hands down, Muelle Tres:
http://www.muelletres.com/
Fishing:
Vonny is not in Ensenada harbor, but in JaJolla, Punta Banda. Don't know anyone in the harbor, but walk around the Malecon and you will find several,
or ask David at Muelle Tres.
Things to do around Ensenada...........Come on out to the Baja Country Club and I'll buy you a Pacifico
Also may want to visit Estero Beach Resort just for grins
Go by and visit Dennis
[Edited on 9-16-2013 by bajaguy]
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EnsenadaDr
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Ensenada Sportfishing Charters that leaves out of Hotel Coral. Join their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/oceanadventures1?fref=ts
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Wine country Hotel/B&B/restaurant/winery try Villa del Valle
http://www.lavilladelvalle.com/
Downtown hotel........try El Cid http://www.hotelelcid.com.mx/
If you want oceanfront try:
Las Rosas
http://lasrosas.com/
Hotel Punta Moro
http://www.hotelpuntamorro.com/
Hotel Coral
http://www.hotelcoral.com/
Seafood restaurant......hands down, Muelle Tres:
http://www.muelletres.com/
Fishing:
Vonny is not in Ensenada harbor, but in JaJolla, Punta Banda. Don't know anyone in the harbor, but walk around the Malecon and you will find several,
or ask David at Muelle Tres.
Things to do around Ensenada...........Come on out to the Baja Country Club and I'll buy you a Pacifico
Also may want to visit Estero Beach Resort just for grins
Go by and visit Dennis
[Edited on 9-16-2013 by bajaguy] |
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My two cents. We've stayed innumerable times in Ensenada over the past three decades. If you are looking for a destination spot, even though it's far
away from central, Estero Beach is wonderful, including a good restaurant.
If central is your goal, I'd recommend the Rey Sol, just a block from El Cid, but with more convenient parking.
Our personal fave has become The San Nicolas Hotel, several blocks away from central. In the past few years, the owner Nico Saad, an Olympic swimmer,
has undertaken major renovations. It is quiet and has secured, guarded parking. There is a full blown Caliente Casino within the building. It has a
very good restaurant. And Nico just this year re-imagined what I believe to be the absolute largest pool in the region. And a very good steak joint is
just a block away.
And finally, I concur that Muelle Tres should be given major consideration.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
"...... And a very good steak joint is just a block away.
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Bronco's...???? You gotta be kidding me. Bronco's is a Sizzler in a different shirt.
If you want steak in Ensenada, there is only one place...... Sano's
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You know I walked into that place once, because it looked like a steak house. I asked them about a good cut of steak, and they pointed to the buffet
where there was some type of carne asada marinating in tomato and onion sauce; they didn't seem to know what I was talking about. Anyone have a good
steak there? | Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
"...... And a very good steak joint is just a block away.
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Bronco's...???? You gotta be kidding me. Bronco's is a Sizzler in a different shirt.
If you want steak in Ensenada, there is only one place...... Sano's |
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willardguy
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its a cool looking place but yeah, no bueno!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
its a cool looking place but yeah, no bueno! |
Which place is no good....Bronco's or Sano's?
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EnsenadaDr
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Come on Dennis, stop playing possum. | Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
its a cool looking place but yeah, no bueno! |
Which place is no good....Bronco's or Sano's? |
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Try Hotel Hacienda Guadalupe, get a room on the second floor. Each room has a balcony that over looks the valley. Laja for dinner. Sano's for
sure one night. http://www.haciendaguadalupehotel.com/
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For the valley Corazon de Tierra has food as good as anything I have ever had. We dine as some of the finest places on the west coast regularly.
http://baja.com/blog/tastes-baja-update-culinary-trends/
The last taco stand going north in El Sauzal has great fish and shrimp tacos. Have them for brunch often.
Ophelia's in El Sauzal is nice not over the top but good food and good service. The restaurant at San Miguel is also quite good. I had a place in San
Miguel and we will coast by ether one of these places.
In town El Rey Sol just a Ensenada classic.
Fishing Dorado 2 good boat open for anything. We use it for both fishing and surfing. Ask around the doc early, or late in the afternoon.
Vonnie will put you on fish.
Hotel, We like San Nicolas, It has sentimental value to us.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
its a cool looking place but yeah, no bueno! |
Yeah, Bronco's looks good from the outside, but I'll pass, thanks........It's Sano's for steaks!!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
Try Hotel Hacienda Guadalupe, get a room on the second floor. Each room has a balcony that over looks the valley. Laja for dinner. Sano's for
sure one night. http://www.haciendaguadalupehotel.com/ |
Been to Laja several times. Food is good, but acoustics suck. If you find laja, go past their driveway about a half mile. On your right is Finca
Altozano
http://www.bajaexplorers.com/index.php/features/ensenada/185...
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look up "it's4reels" on the net. Louie runs a great boat and is the manager of a nice place downtown that will cook your fish up for you.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
Come on Dennis, stop playing possum |
Who serves possum? Sano's ....or Bronco's?
Is it good? I've never eaten Marsupial. Do they have Kangaroo?
Isn't it spelled "Opossum?"
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opossum is the singular of possum!
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