"Baja Road Trip" Guerrero Negro by Agraichen

Guerrero Negro Travel Guide: 19 reviews and 54 photos

The road trip from San Francisco, CA to Loreto, BCS is long and tedius. The narrow Baja Highway 1 can be nerve racking so it's important not to be tired while driving it. As cattle, goats, donkeys and horses tend to graze free and either stand in the middle or cross the highway at night, driving at night is not recommended.

Guerrero Negro is a little more than half way to Loreto from the border, it is a good place to stop for the night to avoid night time driving.

There are a number of hotels in Guerrero Negro that transients like me use and I've stayed in a few but for the last few years I've always stayed at the "Halfway Inn" (former Desert Inn). The inn is located just off the highway as you pass the miltary base at the entrance to Guerrero Negro.

Rooms are much like those of the hotels in town. Small, spartan, but clean. And most important for me, they are animal friendly. In fact my dog gets greeted just a fraction of a second before I do.

When you only stay at a hotel 3-4 times a year, it's telling that they remember your name and greet you like friends. So they continue to get my business.

Last visit to Guerrero Negro: Feb 2013
Intro Updated Mar 3, 2013
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Malarimo - Great Margaritas and fish - Guerrero Negro

Malarimo - Great Margaritas and fish Restaurants (1)

Don't let looks deceive you. In Mexico on the road, many road side establishments may look a bit "weathered" but you... more travel advice

Pets Allowed Hotels (3)

After being refused at Caracoles because we travel with our 5 pound Yorkshire Terrier, we decided to try the hotel... more travel advice

Caracoles Hotels (3)

We didn't stay since they would not budge on the No Dogs rule at the time, but others in our caravan south did stay.... more travel advice

Desert Inn becomes Halfway Inn Hotels (3)

Just past the military base on Highway One at the north end of Guerrero Negro is The Halfway Inn Hotel and Trailer Park.... more travel advice

Warnings and Dangers (1)
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ViajesdelMundo Dec 3, 2008 at 8:31 PM

We've been going to Malarrimo for 28 yrs way b4 they had rms, when it was FAB! it has gone way down hill w/all the tourists. Los Carocoles is great if u don't hv pets--see my tip. I can give u a good hotel which takes pets.---30pesos!? it WAS 10!!
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cachaseiro Oct 31, 2008 at 6:41 PM

i remember Guerrero Negro. drove through there myself on my last bike trip in mexico :O)