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Marinaterra Hotel & Spa

Calle Gabriel Estrada S/n, San Carlos 85506 Mexico
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#1 of 1 resort in San Carlos
Location
4.4
Cleanliness
4.2
Service
4.0
Value
3.8
Marinaterra Hotel & Spa is located in the heart of San Carlos, adjacent to Mexico’s largest natural marina and in front of TETAKAWI hill. Both the marina and Tetakawi hill gives us majestic views and stunning sunsets. We are 15 minutes from Guaymas Airport and a short 20-minute drive from Guaymas. San Carlos is 1 hour from Hermosillo, Sonora’s capital.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Center with Gym / Workout Room
Bar / lounge
Bicycle rental
Fishing
Car hire
Parking
Wifi
Hot tub
Pool / beach towels
Outdoor pool
Sauna
Restaurant
Breakfast buffet
Snack bar
Poolside bar
Business Center with Internet Access
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Spa
Massage
Salon
Baggage storage
Concierge
Gift shop
Non-smoking hotel
Sun umbrellas
24-hour front desk
Dry cleaning
Laundry service
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Room features
Air conditioning
Private beach
Private balcony
Room service
Safe
Flatscreen TV
Room types
Ocean view
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
Family rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
3.5 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Great View
Ocean View
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish

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Calle Gabriel Estrada S/n, San Carlos 85506 Mexico
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Marinaterra Hotel & Spa
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richard v wrote a review Nov 2023
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Stayed here before and although i prefer other hotels in the area, the Marina Terra was more than OK. I'm a proper 'gringo' and although i speak some decent Spanish, i didn't encounter any rude staff or discrimination based on my Gringo-ness. In fact, on my extensive travels to Mexico, speaking a little Spanish (however badly) always helps...anyway... I had a room facing the road, not the coveted Marina view but the view was still lovely, could see the Bay of San Carlos and i could sit on the balcony with a beer watching the world go by. Rooms were clean, shower OK (pressure/temp could be better), Bed was wonderful. AC worked a treat with the 40degC days. Food in restaurant was good if a little expensive, there is a brilliant restaurant opposite called 'El Patron' which was cheap and spot-on. Breakfast in hotel is highly rated but i found it disappointing, most of the food hidden behind dark plexiglass and you really need that bit of Spanish to figure out what everything is (and ask for someone to get you it). The so-called Marina-Terra beach club is and always has been a total disappointment. Its mainly a glorified swimming pool with a rocky beach. There's much better beaches nearby!
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Date of stay: October 2023
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Room Tip: Marina view the best but don't be too disappointed with a road view, its still good as long as...
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colleen h wrote a review Nov 2023
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This hotel is nice but the staff treats you like sewage, especially if you are a woman. Absolutely horrid front desk men who completely ignore you for ten min. before even looking at you with disdain
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Date of stay: October 2023
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Room Tip: Be kind to the people who pay your wages! Awful attitude at front desk. Stay across the street to...
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Jason t wrote a review Oct 2023
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First the good, The room had an amazing view and was well furnished. Now the bad, I informed the staff at the front desk that I did not speak a lot of Spanish. The check in gentleman spoke next to no English and seemed bothered that I couldn’t speak the local language. After checking in the RFID card they gave to be able to use the stairs and elevator was held together in a plastic sleeve with staples keeping it closed. The elevator was very old and small so my wife left claustrophobic in it. When we took the stairs back down from the 4th floor there was no lighting from the third floor to the bottom floor. The remote for the streaming box that is in the room was broken so I went down to the front desk to let them know and I also had to ask for the specific WiFi password for my room. They said someone would come up in 10 minutes to fix the remote and no one ever came. After that the TV kept turning on and off on its own which continued all night long and into the morning. When the TV started up I recorded what it was doing on my phone and took it to the front desk to show them and again was told someone would be up to fix it in 10 minutes. After this the toilet in the room would not flush and almost overflowed. When we tried to call housekeeping the woman that answered did not speak any English at all and was speaking Spanish so fast I could not even try to follow along. In the morning (with still no working toilet and a TV in the sleeping area that kept turning on and off all night long) I went down to the front desk to check out and informed them again of the room situation and the front desk said, “Sorry” and it felt like they just brushed me off since I did not speak Spanish.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: If you can’t speak fluent Spanish avoid at all costs.
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bakphoenix wrote a review Feb 2023
Phoenix, Arizona102 contributions131 helpful votes
I had a hard time deciding what to rate this hotel as I think there are personal preference in play. People coming here seem to be here to party or are here for a special event. On a Saturday night it was pretty noisy outside till after midnight when the partiers came inside and yelled up and down the hallway until 4AM. Music at the pool came on at 9 AM. If you’re here to sleep, you may not be happy here. If you enjoy the partying-this may be right for you. I did like the room view, the room servíce and the property overall. But I wouldn’t come here expecting a quiet, restful place. Sunday night was better-a special event by the pool that had loud music till just 10PM. It seemed better after that.
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Date of stay: February 2023
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Response from Marinaterra Hotel, Director General at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa
Responded Apr 19, 2023
Thanks for your visit. Even when we have special events we try not hove noice at the rooms area, we will pay special attention on the floors when the peaple gets back from the events kind regards
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onuneze wrote a review Dec 2022
San Francisco, California28 contributions5 helpful votes
You better go to the new Hotel Maria in front of this. Marinaterra may have been financial problems and to solve them they may charge you for whatever they find in their “hotel policies” and the people in administration, accounting and invoicing won’t be willing to listen even if you prove them they are wrong. They understand their business as a real state one not as an experiences provider. I won’t go back by any chance. BE CAREFUL, DON’T GO THERE!!
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: Better go to the one in front!!
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Don Payne wrote a review Nov 2022
santiago32 contributions21 helpful votes
Nice location, the Jr ste. has a great view though you are down low. I'm not convinced that the receptionist didn't lie to me when I asked for a higher room with a nicer view with the Jr suite reservation. You need to leave a 300p guarantee per pool towel and 25p per extra packet of coffee. The room either hadn't been occupied for a while, Covid cleaning restrictions still in effect, or lazy housekeeping, but we definitely have checked into cleaner hotels at much cheaper rate. The bed was comfortable and the AC worked good except that the cleaning staff took our second room key to prevent us from keeping the AC running. The room had a smell and definitely needed to have some air circulation. The hotel staff speaks some English. All in all, we will look for a different hotel next time we come back.
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Date of stay: October 2022
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Response from Marinaterra Hotel, Director General at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa
Responded Jan 23, 2023
Dear guest, thank you for the kind words regarding to your stay with us. We are continually trying to improve the variety and quality of service that we offer. Thank you for staying at the Marinaterra Hotel & Spa and we hope that you will consider us for your next visit!
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bigboy61455 wrote a review Apr 2022
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Good: nice view of closed marina, cactus on mountain, convenient location chosen by our tour group. A bit of upgrade for us as we came from remote area of North Mexico tour and rooms are bigger than my previous places. Since it is literally next to harbor, you can also do wildlife and sightseeing boat tour - highly recommended. Ok: Restaurant on site is convenient and breakfast buffet is plenty. I know, they are trying to advertise as "fine dining" but dinner was hit or miss and dishes are neither "real fine dining" nor "authentic (i.e. bland)." Again, not much alternative as there are limited other restaurants on that marina and a long way to go to downtown. I know, some people complained of noise level at night. May be people from US are not used to availability of live music in this town - from nearby night club and others. Things could improve: limited English speaking staff even at front desk. Unable to assist me booking message on site. I ended up walked myself to next building to the hotel and booked myself. Message is not good, almost as expensive as US. I had way better messages for less in Cabo! Final take: go to San Carlos, secret playground of dessert, land locked Arizonians for natural beauty, less touristy appeal. People for AZ drove there for oceanside holidays. Do not expect first class dining, other tourist amenities or first class cleaned rooms.
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Date of stay: December 2021
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Responded Apr 22, 2022
Dear guest, thank you for the kind words regarding to your stay with us. We are continually trying to improve the variety and quality of service that we offer. Thank you for staying at the Marinaterra Hotel & Spa and we hope that you will consider us for your next visit!
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Travelin_Bear wrote a review Apr 2022
Placitas, New Mexico1149 contributions265 helpful votes
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We spent two nights at the Marinaterra Hotel as part of a Gate 1 tour to Copper Canyon. We found our room to be extremely spacious and very comfortable. We were riveted to the beautiful view from our room, watching the light on the mountains and marina change throughout the day and evening. There is a big pool area which was underutilized when we happened to be there. The on-site restaurant is very attractive and dinner and breakfast there were very good. We very much enjoyed our stay at the Marinaterra Hotel.
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Date of stay: March 2022
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Response from Marinaterra Hotel, Director General at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa
Responded Apr 22, 2022
Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your experience with us. We work hard to meet expectations like yours, and we’re happy to hear we hit the mark for you.
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Sandra T wrote a review Jan 2022
Tucson, Arizona8 contributions
The location of the resort had a most magnificent view. The rooms were large and bright and so very comfortable. Could of had more English speaking television. Only one channel, CNN. Had daily room maintenance by a hard working housekeeper. The restaurant's food was delicious and they did have a Mexican Buffet for breakfast every morning. Their service was excellent.
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Date of stay: December 2021
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Responded Apr 8, 2022
Dear Sandra, Thank you for the kind words regarding to your stay with us. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed our hotel. It will be our honor to be your host again. Best regards.
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Pegaso T wrote a review Oct 2021
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Careless ….there is a house right beside them that looks like a club Extremely loud music all night, reported to the hotel and they do not call authorities San Carlos is great but unfortunately is lawless And the hotel is part of them Rather look for another quieter and peaceful place BE AWARE OF LOUD MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG!!! You’ll regret
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Date of stay: June 2021Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Marinaterra Hotel, Director General at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa
Responded Oct 26, 2021
Dear Guest, thank you for having taken your time to provide us with your valuable feedback relating to your stay with us. We are sincerely concerned and apologize that we fell short on your expectations. Your helpful comments are much appreciated, and your feedback will help us to continually improve the standard of facilities and services offered to all our guests. Looking forward to see you again in the near future.
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$116 - $150 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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MexicoNorthern MexicoSonoraSan Carlos
NUMBER OF ROOMS
105
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Frequently Asked Questions about Marinaterra Hotel & Spa
What are some of the property amenities at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
What food & drink options are available at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa?
Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, a lounge, and a poolside bar during their stay.
Is parking available at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Marinaterra Hotel & Spa?
Conveniently located restaurants include Tortuga's Bar y Bistro, Embarcadero, and HammerHead's Dockside Bar & Grille.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, a fitness center, and a sauna during their stay.
Is Marinaterra Hotel & Spa located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.2 miles away from the center of San Carlos.
Are any cleaning services offered at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Marinaterra Hotel & Spa offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business center, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Marinaterra Hotel & Spa?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Spanish.
Does Marinaterra Hotel & Spa have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the harbor view available here.
Is Marinaterra Hotel & Spa accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.