Who's at the house
Every family's weekends on one shared calendar. Check it, then add your stay.
Month
Cobblestone streets and a 24-hour gate
Las Gaviotas is a guard-gated community of about 300 homes on a hillside above the Pacific, with an active homeowners' association that keeps the grounds in great shape.
On the grounds
- Oceanfront pool and hot tub
- Gym and clubhouse
- Putting green and small park
- Oceanfront walkway the length of the community
- Sandy beach with a volleyball court
HOA rules apply to everyone staying at the house, guests included. See the house guide in Members.
Help fill the photo wall
Shared albumAdd your best shots to the shared album and we'll rotate them in here. Shots we're missing:
- The break at sunrise
- Sunset from the roof deck
- The walkway and pool
- Beach and volleyball court
- Living room and kitchen
- Each bedroom
- Fish tacos, lobster, wine
- Kids, dogs, boards, the crew
About 30 miles past San Ysidro
Head south on the toll road toward Ensenada. Las Gaviotas is about ten minutes past Rosarito, around kilometer 41.
Before you go
- Mexican auto insurance for the car (most US policies don't cover you in Mexico)
- Passport or passport card for everyone, for the trip home
- Pesos for the toll booths, plus a card
- Your guests' names to the house group so the gate has them
At the gate
- Tell security you're staying at the house
- Guests without you need to be on the list
- Park only in our spots
- No campers or RVs inside the community
Coming home
- Check border wait times before you leave
- SENTRI and Ready Lane save a lot of time
- Sunday afternoons are the slowest. Leave early or late.
Lobster, tacos, wine country
A short list to start. Members can send their favorites and we'll add them.
Puerto Nuevo
The lobster village. Fried lobster, rice, beans, and tortillas the size of a plate.
Taco Surf & Baja Pig
Easy post-surf food a few kilometers north, right on the free road.
Valle de Guadalupe
Baja's wine country. Pick a driver, book lunch, and make a day of it.
K-38
The famous break up the road, for when you want a change of scenery.
Rosarito
Groceries, pharmacies, and the main strip for a night out.
Raul's
Another good wave just down the coast.
For the families sharing the house
See what you owe and pay it in a tap, split a bill, and keep the house running.
What's due
Example amounts| Item | Due | Total | Your share | Pay |
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Payments go straight to the house fund through Venmo or PayPal. Zelle and bank transfers: ask for the details. After you pay, drop a note in the group chat so it gets marked paid.
Who owes what
Enter an amount to see the split.
Arriving
Leaving
House rules
- Quiet hours 10pm to 8am
- No parties or big gatherings
- Book on the calendar before you invite guests
- Leave it the way you'd want to find it
- Community HOA rules apply to everyone
Codes & Wi-Fi
Door code, lockbox, and Wi-Fi password are shared in the group chat, not on this page.
Emergencies
- Emergency
- 911 works in Mexico
- Front gate
- Add number
- Hospital
- Add nearest
- House contact
- Add name & phone
A right-hand reef, right out front
Las Gaviotas is a long right reef point break with an occasional left, depending on swell direction. The coast bends southeast below Rosarito, so the prevailing north wind blows offshore and the faces stay clean, especially on a south swell.
- Type
- Reef point break, rights with the odd left
- Best swell
- South swells; works on most northwest days too
- Wind
- North wind is offshore here
- Bottom
- Reef and rock. Booties help at low tide.
- Crowd
- Private beach access through the community, so it stays uncrowded
- Nearby
- K-38 about 2 miles north, Raul's about 1 mile south