Baja California Hostels

Rosarito sucks! Everybody is after your money. Waiters don´t even say thank you when tip them. Police will hunt tourists, asking for bribes for no reason -- even the possession of rolling papers can get you in jail. This city is a nightmare -- the only city that is worse is Tijuana, don´t get me started!

I have been to downtown Tijuana many times. It is oriented to the tourist from the U.S. and from Mexico. There's nightlife on Avenida Revolucion, hundreds of Mexican craft shops, restaurants, and hotels too, with reasonable prices. It's an easy walking place. Playas is outside downtown by some distance and much more restful -- it's accessible by public bus. Tijuana is a nice place to try out visiting the less than first world. There are nice people that often speak both Spanish and English. You will be able to visit the non-tourist places if you speak Spanish. It is a relaxing place, I like it -- I think you will, too. For more info ask at the tourist info booth at the border entrance or the info booth on Revolucion between Third and Fourth. You can get a free tourist map, too.

Rosarito is a cool safe city with a crazy inexpensive nightlife. I hooked up with people at the hostel and had a blast! I ended up staying a coupleof months!

Yeah, it's a great city in Mexico! Here you can visit a lot of places if you love nightlife and cultural life, it's a city that gives a special touch for all tourists. I would invite all tourists from the world to pass a day in Tijuana.

Rosarito … Every time I've been there I have a blast. A hint for the tourist -- don't act like one and don't carry anything you don't want them to take from you.

Rosarito … This town is dead. It's owned by the drug lords. In January 2007, the army moved in to restore order.

Coyote Cal's International Hostel in Erendira … I love the place. It was great, and everyone there was great. It is the best hostel yet.

Pension California in La Paz … the place definitely has charm -- with the very high ceilings, the huge religious art pieces, and the fact the the ceiling peak is actually open air. Overall feeling is monastic in decay, swept clean with a hose, and with anything possible at any time. Never know who you might meet here. And yes, the location is good, and yes, a great taco (much more than taco) stand just out the door. From here you will walk to the Malecon often, enjoy the tourist zoo, the prominade, and then retreat back blocks into the real Mexican city for the night -- a nice contrast. $20 for two people, with your own "bath" (narrow concrete cell enclosure) -- not bad.

Alamo Hostel Rosarito in Rosarito … This place is sh*t. We stayed there a couple of weeks ago and it was the dirtiest place that we have ever been. There was no free internet, no breakfast, and the guy kept our deposits. The surfboards are crap -- there is only one and it is covered in crap. The hot girl that used to work there is gone. That whole area is sh*t. Reply from Owner: Hi Anonymous, why don't you tell us your real name? What guy kept your deposits? We do offer free breakfast, also 1 surfbord and 3 bodybords. There are free as well, who else does that? If you don't like the area, you should never left your country.

Norman Diego's The Mexican Inn in Cabo San Lucas … I stayed at this inn for five days last month and it was great! We came to surf and they (the managers, Miguel and Ana) were real good in helping us find our way around. They even rented a long board for a friend of mine! How cool is that? And the rooms were great, too. There were free DVD movies, and breakfast in the morning.

Hostal Barnes in Tijuana … City Bus to the Hostel: The Playas Ruta 2 passes by the border crossing three blocks south on the busy circular arterial, it must be waved down. It is much easier to follow the tourist trail to the Tijuana Arch and go two blocks south on Avenida Revolucion and then two and one half blocks west on Calle 3 (Felipe Carillo Puerto). The bus stops for 5 minutes between Avenida Martines and Avenida Ninos Heroes on Calle 3. Fare 6.5 pesos, easiest to pay with a 10 pesos coin or less. The bus passes over the hills thru a shopping area then watch for the red and yellow Mofles Juarez shop on the left. Go up the hill behind the shop and look for the building on the left with Hostel Barnes stencilled on the front. If there is no room there are many hundred of hotel rooms within walking distance of the Tijuana Arch at 100 (hall bath) to 200 (room bath) pesos. Tourist information is on Revolucion 1/2 block south of Calle 3; you can get a free map there.