Southern Baja
Overlooking the Sea of Cortez and rusting hulks of mine machinery, historic Hotel Francés is a colonial gem. Built in 1886 and originally the dormitory…
Must-see hotels in Baja California
La Paz
Located in the trendiest part of town with organic stores and cafes, this homey, aging B&B has rooms and a leafy patio set around a small pool and outdoor…
Cabo San Lucas
This place is in town, but the palapa roof, colorful decor and plant-filled courtyard make you feel like you're in nature. It's close to quite a few…
Ensenada
This is one of the best choices right in the heart of things, with facilities that include a small gym. The (heated) pool is surrounded by lofty trees…
Cabo San Lucas
This whitewashed grande dame is a classy choice only a few minutes' walk from the heart of Médano beach. High-ceilinged rooms with tile floors, comfy beds…
Mexicali
An elegant hotel featuring well-appointed and spacious rooms, two excellent restaurants, a bar, tennis courts, a gym and a convention center. The…
San José del Cabo
The spacious rooms are attractively decked out with terracotta tiles and pretty floral-tiled bathrooms. The classically Mexican, hacienda-style courtyard…
La Paz
With a dreamy location on the central waterfront, this classic hacienda-style hotel was recently revamped into a classy boutique stay. Nine accommodations…
Todos Santos
All soothing colors, restful lighting and tasteful traditional furniture and artwork, the Guaycura also offers guests the free use of its beach club with…
Cabo San Lucas
Set amid the bustle of terrace restaurants and souvenir shops, this hacienda-style hotel has a real away-from-it-all feel thanks to the juxtaposition of…
Southern Baja
North of Guerrero Negro right off Hwy 1, this sprawling old charmer is a popular overnight stop for road-trippers. It has lovely wood floors, dramatic…
Todos Santos
Rustic, affordable and wonderfully secluded, these six beachfront casitas feature Mexican artwork and come with thatched roofs, mosquito nets, linens and…
Todos Santos
A magical place built by hand by the owner, Bob Bentley, this rambling hotel offers beautiful rooms and giant mango trees that seem plucked from a movie…
Southern Baja
Located on the approach to town, this big, new, charmless motel has rooms in a much classier category than elsewhere in town, with earthy colors, chunky…
Puerto San Carlos
Nothing like its namesake prison, this pretty, rambling hotel has rooms set around a mature leafy courtyard, complete with sunbeds under the trees…
Loreto
A cheerful boutique hotel built into a former two-story apartment complex, with an intimate and classy little bar just beside the pool. Rooms are…
Southern Baja
This attractive, sand-colored hotel blends well with its desert surroundings, as do the modern rooms and, come to that, the bathrooms – all are decorated…
Loreto
This elegant small hotel exudes a chic atmosphere with ocher-and-cream paintwork, forest-green tilework, dark-wood furniture and lashings of white linen…
Loreto
Rooms here are set around a long covered courtyard, are spotless and charmingly decorated with rustic furniture and stone walls. There's a well-equipped…
Southern Baja
This place is excellent value with tidy small rooms fronting a communal terrace and sharing a kitchen and common room. The property encompasses a…
Cabo Pulmo
These two solar-powered palapa-style cabañas (cabins) are a block from the beach, and plain but pleasantly furnished. The local owners organize water…
San José del Cabo
Friendly and family-owned for three generations, the Colli has sunny yellow paintwork in the rooms and is in a great position, only steps away from the…
Ensenada
This four-star hotel has comfortable rooms with firm beds, a respected restaurant and a lively restaurant and bar. The bilingual staff are particularly…
Mulegé
Located just beyond the arch at the entrance to town, this place is an unmemorable motel on the outside, but the spotless, modern, brightly painted rooms…
Cabo San Lucas
The tranquil courtyard and 12 unique rooms provide a perfect escape from Cabo’s excesses. A desert garden (complete with resident iguanas), beautiful deep…
Puerto San Carlos
These palapa-style cabañas have chic earth-toned interiors and luxurious bathrooms. Solar power, desalinated water and a sensitivity to feng shui…
Los Barriles
This hotel has a comfortable laid-back feel. Twenty rooms are set around a pretty lagoon-style pool area. The owner prides himself on his superior German…
Loreto
Kitchenettes, a video library, and clean, comfortable beds make this a great budget option so it fills up fast. It’s very close to the town center and…
La Paz
Greek-inspired hotel with cool rooms, a delicious on-site restaurant and a rooftop terrace with bay views. Go for the Mykonos room if you can – it has a…
Ruta del Vino & Valle de Guadalupe
This pleasant, modern hotel has comfortable well-equipped rooms and is the best place to stay in Tecate if you're crossing the border here.
Mulegé
Dating to the 1960s, this hotel is a local institution. Plenty of famous folk have flown into the bumpy private airstrip here, including John Wayne. The…
Tijuana
Rooms here are set around a central courtyard and car park, and are typical, faded motel-style, sporting a decor predictably business-style bland with a…
Todos Santos
This basic, older motel may have saggy beds but it also has a fresh coat of paint, clean everything, very friendly staff (not much English is spoken) and…
Todos Santos
Minimalist decor, earth colors, snazzy abstracts and industrial-chic use of glossed-up concrete give the rooms here a New York–penthouse look. Crisp white…
Tijuana
The friendly Nelson is a longtime favorite, with high ceilings and 1950s-era touches, such as a real live barbershop of old. The carpeted rooms are…
Cabo San Lucas
Basic, friendly, central and great for those who want to party on a budget. There's a barred door for safety and the owner wouldn't let us in to protect…
Tijuana
This small, modern, relatively new hotel, just off La Revo, has motel-style rooms set around a small astroturf garden. The decor is a dazzle of green-and…
La Paz
This long-running favorite has seen better days. It's not the best value in town, but the bright rooms with Pacific-blue fabrics, pine furniture, mosaic…
Cabo San Lucas
This former hostel still offers good value rooms with tiled floors, en suite bathrooms and air-conditioning. There's a large terrace with barbecue and…
Ensenada
Despite the unintentionally retro, 1960s-ish exterior, this hotel offers pleasant and spacious carpeted rooms. An attractive pool area with adjacent bar…
