Hotel Rancho Buena Vista

26 reviews

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  Paul

  Jul 2025

  4/10

  Descuidado y viejo

  Hotel muy viejo y descuidad. No lo recomiendo

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  DBC084

  Couples · May 2025

  2/10

  Awful!

  We could not wait to leave despite the lovely setting and view of the ocean. I am writing this because I had believed the good reviews on here. NO FOOD!! - The first issue was that we arrived around 6pm to find that the bar was closing at 6.30pm and there was no restaurant. In fact, there was no food or drink available at all, not even snacks like chips. They did have a couple of microwaveable bags of popcorn but that was it. We were then told that there would be no breakfast available the next day either. What type of hotel doesn’t have any food or drink available? We needed extra bottles of water in the evening, but there was no one around and so we had to go without. We’d imagined ourselves drinking a cocktail overlooking the ocean and then eating a lovely meal as per the other reviews on here. What a disappointment! To be fair to the staff they did offer to drive us to a local supermarket to buy ourselves some food for dinner but we’d just been travelling for hours and it was the last thing we wanted to do. The only other response was that we could leave and find someone else but at 6.30pm at night with no alternative close by that was not a good option. A SMELLY ROOM! - The second issue was that the room really smelt of disinfectant. As you walked into the room it was like walking into a public toilet. We assumed that the bathroom had just been cleaned and the smell would go away, but it was actually something in the cistern so every time you flushed the smell was overpowering. The bathroom was unpleasant to be in especially with the overpowering smell. The room itself was decent and had 2 beds plus plenty of space. It could have been nice had it not been so smelly. The sheets were clean but there was a yellow washed in stain on them. We expected this place to be rustic and basic, but this was just unpleasant. We’ve stayed in youth hostels and budget hotels that were nicer than this. The outside furniture was tired, grubby or plain dirty. The pool needs some attention too. I wouldn’t trust it to be clean judging by the pool floor. The bathroom despite the smell of bleach didn’t feel clean either. In the morning, we went for a walk on the beach whilst we waited for an 8am taxi. It’s a lovely beach. We hoped we could get to a local town from it but it’s all private and you really need a car. It didn’t help though that there are signs on the beach pointing to this hotel saying ‘good coffee’ and ‘great food’….. What a shame as the location has so much potential. Luckily we only had to stay one night and then went on to a fabulous hotel further up the coast.

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  Vanessa

  family · Apr 2025

  6/10

  Llegamos y no tenían nuestra reservación contemplada. La habitación estaba un poco anticuada pero limpia, el AC hacía mucho ruido y preferimos pender los ventiladores de techo (que también hacían ruido pero un poco menos), no hay televisión en la habitación, solo dejaron amenidades de baño para 1 persona y la reserva era para 3, el personal del bar no es muy servicial teníamos que salir de la alberca e ir por nuestras bebidas nosotros mismos, por el contrario, las chicas del restaurante (las hermanas) eran muy amables y siempre atendían con una sonrisa. Me dedico a la hotelería y sé que con un buen servicio y una habitación limpia y cómoda puedes tener a tus huéspedes felices, sin embargo el hecho de llegar y que no esté nuestra habitación y el mal servicio del personal del bar me dejó un mal sabor de boca. Solo regresaría por la tranquilidad del lugar y la vista que tiene.

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  BECCA

  partner · Jan 2025

  10/10

  Rancho BV is so wonderful! It is one of the oldest properties in Baja! Staff is so kind and helpful — Arturo is MVP! He always had answers to any questions we had, even helped us secure a car to drive around town (his own!). The property is “tired” but very clean and well kept. The “coffee time” restaurant was super cute and delicious (we only had coffee and breakfast, but saw others dining and it looked wonderful, too). The pool and bar is literally right on the beach, so even if the ocean was too chilly to swim you could still enjoy the beach and ocean view from poolside. Location is perfect — very secluded, but only about a 4-5min drive into Los Barriles. Overall, an excellent spot to visit and relax! Thank you Rancho staff for a wonderful trip! 😊

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  Sonia

  Jan 2025

  6/10

  Need more clean and food choices no available on Saturday Imagine that