steve5555
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Recommend a protected hotel in San Felipe?
Im looking for a Hotel in SF where I could park my rig (that includes an open trailer with stuff exposed) and not get ripped off. Any ideas of a
hotel with good security for truck+ trailer?
Steve
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JZ
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Put anything that can be easily taken into your room.
Tip the guard to watch your stuff.
Park outside your room.
Put good locks of stuff. Avoid cable locks.
Use motion detector lights and locks.
Cover stuff up.
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Are you looking for a place to overnight, or are you going to hang out in S.F. for a while?
It is not a hotel, but I know of a private cottage in a fenced, gated yard that might be available. I haven't talked to the owner for a couple of
years, so i won't give his contact info here without asking him first.
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AguaDulce
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I always stay at Hotel Capitan. Dog friendly. Easy walk to malecon.Night security guard.I have seen race teams with trailers there, not a lot of room
if it is crowded. Right behind it is a hotel with a very large yard and large race teams use it.
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Lee
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Quote: Originally posted by JZ  | Put anything that can be easily taken into your room.
Tip the guard to watch your stuff.
Park outside your room.
Put good locks of stuff. Avoid cable locks.
Use motion detector lights and locks.
Cover stuff up.
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Excellent advice. MX thiefs are skilled.
Healthy paranoia is a good thing around security.
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F*ck it.
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John Harper
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | Put anything that can be easily taken into your room.
Tip the guard to watch your stuff.
Park outside your room.
Put good locks of stuff. Avoid cable locks.
Use motion detector lights and locks.
Cover stuff up.
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Great advice!
John
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chippy
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I´ve seen racers parked at Sky Blue Hotel north of San felipe. Trucks towing trailers with tophy trucks and gear. Seemed pretty safe to me.
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sancho
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There is a campground, small Motel, approx. 5 blks. no.
of the malecon, called Kikis. !0 rooms or so, that share an
RV tent campground. Parking is 10' ft. from the rooms.
There is GENERALLY a nite warchman who sits adajacent
to the only entrance
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mjs
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Next to El Capitan is El Caribe. Small hotel with enclosed courtyard. Parking directly under the rooms. Would be a difficult place to get into with
a large trailer unless you backed into it from the street. Here's a link to Google maps https://www.google.com/maps/@31.0201376,-114.8349373,20z/dat... You can get a good idea of the different places if you zoom in with the satellite
view.
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PaulW
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Wrong rig for Baja travel?
Inclosed trailer or topper for your truck is always recommended.
Otherwise drive around and evaluate the motels that have enclosed parking. Only a couple in town and one north of the arches on the west side where
the cops stay.
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advrider
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What Sancho and mjs said is good advice. I've stayed at both, Kiki's is a little farther out of town but you could walk or get a ride into to the
Malacon. If tide is out you can walk the beach to dinner.
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del mar
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another vote for El Cap 
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Chup
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Kiki's
| Quote: Originally posted by sancho | There is a campground, small Motel, approx. 5 blks. no.
of the malecon, called Kikis. !0 rooms or so, that share an
RV tent campground. Parking is 10' ft. from the rooms.
There is GENERALLY a nite warchman who sits adajacent
to the only entrance
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I agree with Kiki's campground. It has only one way in from the street and the wall around the entire campground (besides the beach access). From my
experiences, they have always had the overnight guard at the driveway entrance and is very reasonably priced. Along with the "hotel" rooms closest to
the office.
I understand they have a full hotel across the street, but have no experience there.
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I can't tell you how many times in Baja leaving at grey light I have had to bang on the door to wake up the "security" guard to get my deposit back
and open the gate.
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freediverbrian
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I can't tell you how many times in Baja leaving at grey light I have had to bang on the door to wake up the "security" guard to get my deposit back
and open the gate.
[Edited on 10-2-2020 by freediverbrian]
[Edited on 10-2-2020 by freediverbrian]
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When in San Felipe, I typically get something on the mountain side (west of highway 5) at El Dorado. Many houses, large to small, many have a garage,
and even without garage, seems very secure to me. I either go through mysanfelipevacation.com or NoBadDayzSanFelipe (facebook) with Cesar. Cesar is a
good dude. I'll get you his number if you want. Even a house for ONE night or multiple nights, through either of them is typically cheaper than a
hotel in town.
BUT, we actually stayed in town last night at Hotel Hacienda Don Jesus. Gated lot, security guard. His car was there too, so I parked next to him.
 All was good.
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steve5555
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Thanks yes. I usually stay at Caribe but usually don't have such a long rig. I like that place. and for $50 can't be beat.
Steve
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steve5555
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Never been there I will check that out. thanks!
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steve5555
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Good advice!
| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | Put anything that can be easily taken into your room.
Tip the guard to watch your stuff.
Park outside your room.
Put good locks of stuff. Avoid cable locks.
Use motion detector lights and locks.
Cover stuff up.
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DIWR17
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Will be staying at Hotel El Cortez on the way down late December for the first time. Was recommended.
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