We only got to stay here for one night as we had stayed another hotel on the beach during our visit to Todos Santos. Staff were very friendly and the rooms were very nice, with good quality bathroom products. The rooftop pool area was nice to relax with a cold beer at the end of the day (the water was cold though). Breakfast was good, but the coffee drinks could have been better. Overall a nice stay.
Estrella offered fantastic customer service for our 5 night stay at Guaycura. Always helpful and lovely to chat with. The bar staff and cleaning staff were also fantastic, always with big smiles and warm welcomes. Our room was exceptional - so spacious and relaxing with a great little view over the trees to the ocean. Although we didn't eat here we enjoyed lazing by the pool on the rooftop enjoying drinks and relaxing. Very relaxed and calm atmosphere and in a great location. We couldn't fault this place - it was great to have all the creature comforts of a great hotel in a traditional Mexican setting.
This is a five-star review but not quite a five star hotel. We really enjoyed two nights at this property. with our small group. The staff was super-friendly, the facility is lovely and conveniently located in Todos Santos. Our room was large with a separate seating area and nicely appointed. The bathroom was spacious, had a stall shower and beautiful copper soaking tub. The breakfast staff was friendly and very accommodating to our requests. We spent both afternoons on the rooftop pool and the sunsets are not to be missed. We didn't experience the beach club.
As one reviewer puts it, Guaycura, the hotel itself, is "friendly and charming". The rooftop bar and swimming pool have some amazing views and the location is perfect to visit Todos Santos itself. Particularly interesting is a boutique just down the street which has all sorts of esoteric, pretty, and special, knickknacks from Mexico and the world. Where Guaycura really comes into its own, though, is at its restaurant (El Faro) and its Beach Club. Located a few minutes south (towards Los Cabos), on a gorgeous strip of windswept beach, they are accessible on a dirt road that comes in from Baja California's Highway 1. I don't know what it is about that area, but there is a peacefulness that saturates the place. The food at both the beach club and the restaurant are excellent, too. The ceviche Todos Santos, in particular, is the best I've had... and I've had a lot of ceviche ;-). Todos Santos is a very special destination that seems like its set apart from time and Guaycura is the best way to experience it.…
My sister and I stayed at The Guaycura and had a great experience! The booking was very easy and we were also able to book some excursions (local hiking guided tour, swimming with whale sharks in La Paz) that really made our trip fantastic. Salvador was very responsive over email and helped set up all our excursions. The hotel is very cute inside with well appointed rooms and tasteful decorations. The best part of the hotel is that they have a rooftop bar and swimming pool/lounge area where you can sit and watch the sun set over the ocean. You also have free access to the El Faro Beach Club, which is great since the surf is too intense to swim from the Todos Santos beaches. We would absolutely stay again!
The hotel is very quaint and charming and the room was lovely. Beautiful decor throughout and wonderful curated art collection. However, our room had no hot water for the 2 nights we were there. Maintenance was prompt to come when called but did not resolve the problem. We were told that we just needed to run the water for a few moments however we ran the water for a least 5 minutes and did not get anything beyond tepid water. The breakfast was vastly overpriced ($45US for 2 places of huevos rancheros, 1 coffee and 1 tea). I'd probably return and recommend it it wasn't for the lack of hot water.
We stayed at this delightful boutique hotel twice on our recent trip to the Baja area. The first trip we stayed in a Classic King room and the second time in a larger suite. Both rooms were lovely. Well appointed and both had large bathrooms with huge showers. The rooftop sky lounge has a stunning sunset view overlooking the ocean in the distance and definitely worth visiting. The beach club is truly amazing! It's about a 10 minute drive and a must do. Gorgeous stretch of sandy beach, cabanas, small pool and great food/drink service. Access to the beach club makes the hotel the perfect choice between the charm of Todo Santos and staying on the beach. In the morning, look for Taller 17, a tiny coffee and bakery shop just 1/2 block away from hotel. Best baked goods fresh from their oven and perfect latte's. At night, look for MJOL pizza (Miguel) in the outdoor Plaza Amigos on mainstreet. Both are great examples of young entrepreneurs who are contributing to a ground swell of great food in this charming small town. It was so nice to stay in a place that felt like a relaxing home away from home. …
I planned to stay 3 nights but ended up staying the whole week! It a great charming Mexican atmosphere, kind and efficient staff members and the rooms are spacious. The main property and rooms are located in the old town and they have a fab beach club (El Faro) 10 min away by car as well as an incredible panoramic sunset restaurant (El Mirador) overlooking the pacific. I had one of my best sunset 🌅
I'm an avid traveler. I love staying in small boutique hotels to get the charm and personalize care they often provide. I was told by several people in the town that Guaycura was the best around so I was excited to stay there with some girlfriends for a quick getaway. We checked in and were very excited when we entered our room. The charm is definitely all throughout the facility. But after settling in we realized our toilet was leaking -- the hose connected to the wall was directly leaking all over the ground. I turned the water off and alerted the front desk. While we spoke decent spanish, they clearly didn't understand and simply wiped up the floor and didn't do anything to fix the real problem. Perhaps it was the o-ring or something related to the hoses, but the next we had a big problem. We honestly assumed the issue was handled (or they would have traded us into another room as the hotel wasn't full), but we left early for a day of yoga and the beach and returned late that evening to 3 inches of water in our room. It was utterly disgusting. All of our luggage, clothes, make up, etc were destroyed. Again we alerted the concierge and while he helped us move rooms (with a "master key" he simply gave us for the night...) he also told us he would send someone early in the morning to help us dry our clothes and that never happened. In the morning when we checked out we were told we would be comped a night and when I got upset saying this could have all been avoided had they originally fixed the problem she said she would talk to her manager and email me back. That was 1 week ago and no email, no phone call, no response to any of my emails. They also charged me for both nights. Our trip was ruined with this boutique hotel. I had to travel back to the US with soaking wet luggage, clothes and I ended up throwing it all away because it was covered in mold. Plus I now have to deal with this charge on my credit card that shouldn't be there and no one is fixing.This is absolutely not how a well reviewed, high ranked hotel should run. Very disappointing. Take this as a warning because they clearly don't care about service and hospitality. Consider the alternative options: Hotel San Cristobal, Villa Santa Cruz or Pasadero. SIDE NOTE: We also paid the extra money for access to the beach club. This was half the reason we wanted to stay at the Guaycura. Upon check in we booked 2 massages and wanted to spend the day there (it would have been 3, but they only normally had 2 massage techs). When we arrived at opening hours, we first attempted to book a beach cabana (500 pesos). We wanted to stay at the cabana for the day but since we had one person alone during the massage we would wait by the pool first. They told us we couldn't do both of these options. We decided to just wait by the pool. We requested towels and an umbrella and no one brought us anything. We asked about our massages and were told only one massage person was there currently - which upset us as we already had to drop 1 desired massage due to timing. We waited 45 minutes to be offered a towel or drink while several families around us getting towels, drinks, and food. We got extremely upset and finally someone came to tell us our massages were ready - 2 people had apparently arrived. We informed them of how upset we were and ended up cancelling. We felt mistreated, ignored, and treated like "gringos" while the locals were given basic hospitality. We had planned on spending a day of indulging with massages ($120USD/person), drinks, food, extra cabanas, and solid money to be spent but we were treated horribly.…
In town for a wedding, I opted to stick around and not go to Los Cabos and instead experience a small MX town atmostphere. I chose this boutique property and it did not disappoint. Fantastic. Beautifully appointed, filled with art and other artifacts, this hotel is quiet, offers good food and has a staff who provides exceptional service. The hotel owns the El Faro Beach Club (10 minutes away by cab) - providing an great beachside / pool experience. Will be back soon!
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