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    Rancho Pescadero

    3.6 (23 reviews)
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    Jeff H.

    I have found a new secret hideaway. But then again, how can it be a secret if I just told the Yelp community about it. I hesitate to write a glowing review of Rancho Pescadero simple because I would like to keep this place a secret. I spent a wonderful 8 days here in December over Christmas. The weather this time of year is quite boring - high of 80 each day and low of 65 each night - sunny with a light breeze and the occasional wisp of a cloud - every single day. Up front - this place is not for everyone. If you are coming to the tip of Baja (think Cabo) to hang out with the crowds and party, hang upside down from a pole and show your cans, walk down the street doing the Cabo Wobble, hit on members of the opposite sex for some "shenanigans" in your hotel room, watch groups of semi-naked 20+ year old coeds lying on the beach ordering buckets of Pacifico, or simply walk from your room to the Golf course - then you will be quite bored here. Don't come here. RP is outside of the somewhat sleepy town of Todos Santos and next to the even sleepier town of Pescadero. It is off the main highway and down a dirt road on the water of the Pacific. It has about 22 rooms, two swimming pools, a private beach with cabanas and palapas, a low key on-site bar, and a semi farm-to-table upper end restaurant at the entrance to the property (short walk from the main complex). There are no TV's on the property though they do provide reasonable wi-fi access. They require all guests to be 18+ and the main activity they offer is free yoga in the morning. And the ocean here is pretty rough with nearby surfing but too rough for swimming. The nearest golf course is almost 1 hour away. Prices are not inexpensive - standard rooms with mountain views start at $210/night, Ocean views start at $260, and small suites start at $305, with the large suites starting at $435. There are definitely less expensive places around. In fact a short walk from RP are a couple of casitas with a 1 minute walk to the beach that you can have for 600 pesos a night (about $42/night), and less for more than 2 nights. But there are times for going on the cheap and times for a secret hideaway with great service. The drinks at the bar run around $8 or so (not the $10 buckets of beer found all over Cabo), and the dinner entrees at the restaurant generally start at about $16 and go up from there. And since RP is at the end of a dirt road, there is really no other place to walk to from there. This all combines to make this a place of relative quiet with beautiful sunrises over the distant mountains and sunsets over the ocean, quiet beach walks, occasional interactions with the local residents, great service from the staff, and a calm friendly clientele. Each morning they provide fruit, sweet bread, and coffee/tea to your room. They have plenty of beach towels for the pool and hot tub - and to take to the beach. There is a gas fire pit in the main pool/hot tub/bar area for evening nightcaps at a warm fire. They can also build a fire for you on the beach. There is also an area for massages near the beach. it is a fairly self contained location and some of the people there don't have a rental car and spend almost the entire time at RP. We had a car so we could venture down to Cerritos for some swimming and surfing, up to Todos Santos for walking around and other dining, or even across the peninsular to El Triumpho and other locations. So as I stated, it is not the place for everyone, and I certainly would not everyone staying there. For us, it was exactly what we wanted and we truly enjoyed our time there.

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    Jenn S.

    Let me first say that I did not stay here but I might next time. This is a review for the restaurants in and outside the hotel. We stayed down the beach at Cerritos and it was suggested that we come to Rancho for dinner one night...and I am so happy we did. The grounds are AMAZING. When you take the long drive from the road you see fields of delicious veggies and often people harvesting them. The restaurant uses all of this with their meals. SO GREAT RIGHT? I don't know the name of the first restaurant off of the hotel but they are only open for dinner and you should go. We ended up going here 4 times in 3 days. 3 times for dinner and every single time I was blown away. It all tasted so fresh and you have to end dinner with the churros. We headed to the restaurant in the hotel for breakfast one morning and it was just as good. We sat on the terrace and enjoyed the view. I ordered the Chilaquiles and it was what I wanted for the rest of our trip. The staff was MORE than nice. We ended up talking to our waiter for quite some time about the area and he made our experience so much better. HIGHLY RECOMMEND this place all around. Stay tuned one day for hopefully a review on the actual hotel part :)

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    What a wonderful escape from the ordinary! And the food! Magnet. A true hidden gem in the Baja deser.

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    Two people just died here and authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning in their room. Beware.

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    The hotel runs their generator incessantly. The chain saw-like noise is extremely loud and uncomfortable.

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    Very nice laid back. The lavatory did not have adequate lighting. It was dark. Please add recessed cans!

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    RP is outside of the somewhat sleepy town of Todos Santos and next to the even sleepier town of Pescadero.

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    While I didn't expect this to be my favorite hotel we ever stayed at, I trusted the reviewed and…read morewas looking forward to a cozy stay in the middle of town and close to the beach. But this was the first time I was every so upset we had to leave. We checked in very late (~9PM) and settled in after a long travel. We planned to stay here for 5 nights. There were 3 of us on the reservation, but there were a few small things we noticed that were odd: only 1 towel in the room, no cups, no silverware (there is a sink and small kitchen to use). Regardless, we knew we wanted a look key stay. As we snuggled into the beds we were freaked out and appalled. We had two beds in our room and the sheets and pillowcases had blood on them. I understand it could happen, but it was on both beddings. We went to fix it at night and the night manager couldn't help us. We managed to fall asleep and due to the current predicament (COVID), we are in healthcare, and how everything happened, we decide to check out promptly in the morning and find a safer place to stay. We talked to the morning manager who still wasn't helpful. He told us we had to go through booking.com - even though we had paid in full upon arrive. Even with the conditions of the room, we got no flexibility in cancelling. Honestly we were so upset, we checked out and just wanted to get a fresh start for our vacation. Unfortunately we lost a lot of money and vacation time on this hotel. It wasn't safe (health wise) nor clean. I trust travel reviews and I'm upset this happened. I hope this review helps others in the future.

    We completely enjoyed our stay BUT they made a "mistake" with our credit card and the $2000 mistake…read morehas still not been corrected. It has been almost 4 months

    Rancho Pescadero - hotels - Updated July 2026

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