Las Gaviotas Resort — Hotel in Baja California Sur

Las Gaviotas||||This “hotel’ is really a block of 16 or so condos on 4 floors set back, on a small hill, a short block from the water. I think all the condos or “rooms” are pretty much the same. Each “room” has two large bedrooms, two bathrooms and a large area that contains a foyer, a small but nice kitchen, a dining area, and a sitting area that serves as living room with a sea view. ||||Each room has a very large covered balcony facing La Paz Bay a stone’s throw away. Las Gaviotas gives you a lot for the money. Especially since the rooms can accommodate 4 or even 6 people.||||I am part of a group of guy friends who has gone to La Paz for fishing and relaxing for more than 20 years. With our former hotels unavailable, one permanently shut and the other being upgraded to a five star resort that will probably be out of our price range, we looked around (during the Pandemic) on the Internet for somewhere nice to spend our two weeks. Friends who knew us well and live in La Paz said, “Las Gaviotas is what you want”, and they were right.||||Due to the Pandemic the hotel situation was strange soI called the manager, Hector Caraza, directly. Securing a block of 6 rooms for 12 days in a small hotel can be tricky. It required a substantial deposit to hold the rooms . Three COVID waves and three cancelations and almost two years later I was concerned that my money might be staying in Mexico forever, but Hector was pleasant, helpful, and did exactly what he said he would do. As we canceled and extended the deposit was shifted and reapplied. ||||When our trip actually happened in June of 2022 I finally got to meet Hector and his lovely wife, Alexandra or Ale. They couldn’t have been nicer and our stay was very comfortable and there were no surprises. Since there are really few rooms at Las Gaviotas the staff was small and easy to get to know. It had the feel of a family run establishment, relaxed, informal and friendly. All seemed very “Mexican” which is what we like since we like and enjoy Mexico. During our stay any problems were minor and quickly addressed and we had 6 rooms for 12 days.||||The pool is large and refreshing, there is indoor and safe parking, and a small very rustic eating area and snack bar which you can use for grabbing a simple breakfast and snacks, but with several really excellent and reasonable Mexican restaurants within 1 to 3 easy blocks I suggest you step out for your main meals. ||||Try to get the rooms on the upper floors, 3 or 4, since the view, and breeze, is better. If you are looking for a full service American style hotel, this may not be it, but if you want to feel like you are in Mexico with friendly folks who become like friends during your stay and you want to relax and settle in to a very comfortable place where you can really spread out this is it.||||As a nate, In spite of spending lots of time travel I do not write many reviews. Maybe 7 or 8 total. But I like Las Gaviotas and the people who run it and want them to be successful so it stays as it is and I can go back and find it like I remember it. Maybe I'll take my wife next time.||||Please give Hector my best.||||William (Tony) de Prado, Mill...

Las Gaviotas||||This “hotel’ is really a block of 16 or so condos on 4 floors set back, on a small hill, a short block from the water. I think all the condos or “rooms” are pretty much the same. Each “room” has two large bedrooms, two bathrooms and a large area that contains a foyer, a small but nice kitchen, a dining area, and a sitting area that serves as living room with a sea view. ||||Each room has a very large covered balcony facing La Paz Bay a stone’s throw away. Las Gaviotas gives you a lot for the money. Especially since the rooms can accommodate 4 or even 6 people.||||I am part of a group of guy friends who has gone to La Paz for fishing and relaxing for more than 20 years. With our former hotels unavailable, one permanently shut and the other being upgraded to a five star resort that will probably be out of our price range, we looked around (during the Pandemic) on the Internet for somewhere nice to spend our two weeks. Friends who knew us well and live in La Paz said, “Las Gaviotas is what you want”, and they were right.||||Due to the Pandemic the hotel situation was strange soI called the manager, Hector Caraza, directly. Securing a block of 6 rooms for 12 days in a small hotel can be tricky. It required a substantial deposit to hold the rooms . Three COVID waves and three cancelations and almost two years later I was concerned that my money might be staying in Mexico forever, but Hector was pleasant, helpful, and did exactly what he said he would do. As we canceled and extended the deposit was shifted and reapplied. ||||When our trip actually happened in June of 2022 I finally got to meet Hector and his lovely wife, Alexandra or Ale. They couldn’t have been nicer and our stay was very comfortable and there were no surprises. Since there are really few rooms at Las Gaviotas the staff was small and easy to get to know. It had the feel of a family run establishment, relaxed, informal and friendly. All seemed very “Mexican” which is what we like since we like and enjoy Mexico. During our stay any problems were minor and quickly addressed and we had 6 rooms for 12 days.||||The pool is large and refreshing, there is indoor and safe parking, and a small very rustic eating area and snack bar which you can use for grabbing a simple breakfast and snacks, but with several really excellent and reasonable Mexican restaurants within 1 to 3 easy blocks I suggest you step out for your main meals. ||||Try to get the rooms on the upper floors, 3 or 4, since the view, and breeze, is better. If you are looking for a full service American style hotel, this may not be it, but if you want to feel like you are in Mexico with friendly folks who become like friends during your stay and you want to relax and settle in to a very comfortable place where you can really spread out this is it.||||As a nate, In spite of spending lots of time travel I do not write many reviews. Maybe 7 or 8 total. But I like Las Gaviotas and the people who run it and want them to be successful so it stays as it is and I can go back and find it like I remember it. Maybe I'll take my wife next time.||||Please give Hector my best.||||William (Tony) de Prado, Mill...

We just returned from a week in La Paz and Las Gaviotas. The building was easy to find (via Google Maps), even at 11pm when we rolled in. ||We were upgraded to the 4th floor into a very large 2-bed. 2-bath apartment with a huge patio overlooking the waterfront. The building itself is not new, but is well-maintained and very clean and organized. The suite had a great kitchen (no oven), a kitchen table, couch and chairs around a decent TV and solid WiFi. We had the master bedroom with a king bed and our kids shared the other bedroom with two double beds. Lots of space for everyone. ||As noted by others, Hector the hotel manager is very kind, generous with local knowledge and always happy to help. He set us up with Mika Tours for a local boat tour and we couldn't have been happier with the experience. ||We did day trips to a number of local beaches and towns, and the hotel provided us with beach chairs, towels and a beach umbrella to take with us every day. ||There is a very nice protected pool areas and outside cooking/eating facilities that we didn't actually use, but it's a very community-minded building and everyone we met was friendly. ||We had secure parking as well, which was a nice feature, although in general La Paz is a lovely town and we were never concerned about theft. ||The hotel is located basically across the street from the Malecón (main strip) and is a perfect spot from which to walk to any of the local stores or restaurants. If you demand total silence on vacation, note that the Malecón is busy with people, kids, scooters and random cars blasting music until 11pm many nights. We loved it, but others may not.||We could not be happier with our time at Las Gaviotas. For those who don't want to stay in a boring resort and actually live and interact with the local community this is a...