| La Casa Pausa is a lovely beachfront home on the shores of the Sea of Cortez in Baja, Mexico. Situated right on the beach, the house is approximately 20 minutes from La Paz, the capital of Baja, and about ten minutes from La Paz Airport. The area is renown for its fishing, diving, boating and whale-watching. It is about one and-a-half hours from Todos Santos and two hours from Cabo San Lucas.
La Casa Pausa offers three spacious bedrooms and two baths, a spacious open living room, dining area and kitchen, a swimming pool, garage, gardens, hammocks, and both seaside and poolside patios. It comfortably sleeps seven people. La Casa Pausa is newly-built with white stone tile floors throughout, air conditioning and American appliances and conveniences. It is furnished with Mexican antiques, hand-carved furniture and hand-woven rugs--all made and purchased locally. It is completely furnished with linens and dishes. Windows looking out to the sea and pool are abundant, giving the house an open, uninhibited feeling.
The master bedroom features a king-sized bed, a hand-carved wood desk with laptop computer, a hand-carved wood armoire and side tables, overstuffed black leather chair and a small library. It is decorated with colorful coconut shell masks and hand-woven rugs made locally. The master bathroom houses the washer/dryer, ironing board, a walk-in shower and has a door leading to the swimming pool. Sliding glass doors lead to a patio which overlooks the Sea of Cortez.
Another bedroom facing the sea features a king-sized bed with a headboard of carved wood and wrought iron with colorful fish. It also has a wooden rocking chair, hand-carved wood side tables and a hand-carved chest. The third bedroom houses three twin beds with oversized sliding glass doors leading to the pool. A colorful selection of hammocks hang on the wall. The beds are covered in vibrantly colored hand-woven blankets, made and purchased locally. These two bedrooms share the second bathroom, which features a walk-in shower and huge closet.
The kitchen is fully-furnished with ceramic dishes made locally, pots, pans, coffeemaker, blender and other kitchen items. Kitchen appliances include a microwave, refrigerator with automatic water and ice cube dispenser, oven, stovetop and garbage disposal. The living room is furnished with couches, chairs, huge antique coffee table and entertainment center. A television, DVD player, video player and stereo are all housed in the center. A large selection of DVDs, videos and CDs are available.
The private swimming pool (about six feet deep) is surrounded with a patio and chaise lounges. There is a charcoal grill with utensils, handmade outdoor patio furniture, ceramic pots, and beautiful gardens. |