Northern Baja
Fussy travelers need not read on about this off-the-grid microranch surrounded by strawberry farms, just a short walk from a near-deserted, prettier-than…
Must-see hotels in Northern Baja
Ruta del Vino & Valle de Guadalupe
Architecturally beautiful Encuentro features 22 minimalist, glass and steel 'loft' bungalows perched on a dry grassy hill overlooking the valley. This is…
Tijuana
If walls could talk! Tijuana’s most famous historic hotel dates from the 1920s Prohibition era when it was popular with movie stars from over the border…
Ruta del Vino & Valle de Guadalupe
There's a lot of buzz in the valley about this swanky wine retreat and its fabulous mountaintop bar. Maximize your experience by staying in one of the…
Ruta del Vino & Valle de Guadalupe
A beautiful B&B overlooking the rolling vineyards and fields in the Ruta del Vino. The owners grow their own lavender, make their own personal-care…
Ruta del Vino & Valle de Guadalupe
A quirky place in a field with 13 vintage 1960s Airstream camper vans. Lodging is rustic and gets hot when the weather is sweltering, but otherwise expect…
Northern Baja
Walking distance from the famous K28 surf break, 11km south of Rosarito, this super-fun, comfortable bargain of a place is, as you'd guess, popular with…
Tijuana
The contemporary building-block-style exterior here sets the tone for a slick, modern hotel with comfortable carpeted rooms, a gym, a rooftop sundeck for…
Ruta del Vino & Valle de Guadalupe
A mustard-yellow exterior with vines up the walls gives this place a hacienda vibe, but the comfortable rooms feel more like grandma's house. There's a…
Tijuana
A design-forward 'microhotel' recently installed on Tijuana's most happening thoroughfare, with just 14 rooms and a rooftop mezcal bar. Common spaces are…
Ensenada
Although the furnishing and carpets are a little tired, this vast hotel with its pea-green-and-purple exterior is still a great choice. The quirky lobby…
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…
Mexicali
An elegant hotel featuring well-appointed and spacious rooms, two excellent restaurants, a bar, tennis courts, a gym and a convention center. 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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Ensenada
Despite the unintentionally retro, 1960s-ish exterior, this hotel offers pleasant and spacious carpeted rooms. An attractive pool area with adjacent bar…
Northern Baja
The Sol is a motel-style lodging right on the main drag with clean, carpeted rooms with TV, bottled water and simple furniture. Note that prices triple…
