After reading the tips on tripadvisor me and my boyfriend decided to stay at Hotel del Valle while spending two nights in Ensenada and we had a perfect stay. Indeed the front desk was very friendly and the rooms were nice with a couch (which was a bit old but charming), a good bed (very important!) and a spotless bathroom with a pleasant shower. The cable tv was nice as well.

It is very convenient located on walking distance from the bus station on one side and the tourist area on the other side.

I would recommend this hotel to everyone staying in Ensenada and being a bit on a budget. It's a great deal.

And the restaurent acress the street to the left is great for breakfast!

I have visited Ensenada often although not for many years, so I knew locations but not the current hotel scene. I chose this one for location -- close to shops and eats, but not embedded among them; it's a few blocks from the tourist street, and as many from the Mexican shopping district, thus quiet but easy foot distance to either area. It's a simple place (exactly what I was looking for), very clean, and price is very moderate, front desk is extremely friendly and helpful. Between their broken English and my even more broken Spanish, we were directed to anything we asked for, mainly food, a good bakery, etc. (BTW, the tiny Mexican restaurant just to the left as one exits the hotel gets high ratings from my Mexican friends in Ensenada, although I didn't get a chance to try it myself).

I just recently returned from a two week stay in ensenada, MX July 17, 2005. Part of my stay required me to find I hotel. Hotel Del Valle is THE PLACE!!! It is 4 blocks west of the very popular Lopez Mateo (Calle Primera or Tourist Zone) on Avenida Riveroll. Getting to and fro has you walking through what seems to be unsaviory territory but that isn't true in the least. MX building codes are really non-existent. Once you arrive at the court yard and reception desk of Hotel Del Valle, you will be impressed and happy you chose this hotel. Trust me on this one! My room, number 103, was in excellent shape from bedroom area to the cleanliness of the bath and shower. Even the towels were arranged into characters and objects found on cruise ships. Mine had fans. I was quite impress. Each unit door is highly varnish and impeccably presented. The parking area is well lighted and from my observation very secure because of the location of the front desk. Theft or damage of ones vehicle is next to impossible without the front desk being aware of it. The front desk spoke enough English to answer most questions. For those with Spanish, butchered Spanish will do also. I had just completed a two week course in basic Spanish so renting a room was a breeze. This hotel isn't a Motel 6 nor is it a Hyatt. I best guess would be something like an Embassy Suites. At least in my room, I had a new TV with cable and a remote control. The funishing we in excellent shape with no cigarette burns or other noticable damages. OH! OH! I smelled no smoke. I don't know if smoking is allowed. A large percentage of the local population smoke.

I'm not one to write reviews but since the Hotel Del Valle didn't have any reviews I felt it was best for me to write something. I was VERY impressed with Hotel DelValle. It's a small hotel with about 40 rooms and I think the front desk mainly speaks spanish but they were very friendly. My son was married in On June 25, 2005 so we needed to put some guest up. Locals had recommend that place but I hesitated because of the price. Since we couldn't find enough rooms at the other hotel we put some guest up there without viewing the place. When we arrive I decided to go check the place out and I was extremely suprised. I wish I would have put everyone up there. Don't get me wrong it's not the Hotel Corral & Marina but the room were very clean as well as the bathrooms and it didn't smell musty. It's only a couple of blocks from the main street closer to downtown and they have a small private parking lot so that your vehicle is safe. My next visits will be at Hotel De Valle.