A lovely home surrounded by nature. We spent a month at Casa Geneva in Todos Santos (early January to early February) enjoying consistently sunny, warm days and cool nights.
The casa is stylishly and artistically decorated, immaculately clean, and very comfortable both indoors and out. We loved drifting off to sleep to the sound of ocean surf with the cool night’s breeze flowing through the window.
There’s an abundance of local organic produce and fresh seafood available in Todos Santos; we cooked many of our meals and found the kitchen very well appointed. All water in the casa is filtered which is very convenient—no need to buy 5 gallon jugs or plastic bottles of drinking water.
The gardens surrounding the casa are lush and beautiful–hummingbirds zip past, orioles and warblers flit through, and butterflies flutter by all day. The rooftop deck is perfect for relaxing with a book during the day, watching incredible sunsets in the evening, and at night the stargazing is spectacular.
From the casa, it’s an easy walk to the beach where in winter one can watch grey whales pass by, marvel at mobula rays’ acrobatics, and see baby sea turtles released into the Pacific (google: Tortugueros Las Playitas).
We're pretty active and we loved having a network of trails just up from the house to walk, bike, and run in addition to the roads that meander through Las Tunas. The casa is around 2 miles from town so was an easy bike ride or a nice long walk to grocery shop, wander the art galleries, or dine in one of the many restaurants.
The mini-super next to the gym/juice bar on the way into town makes great tortillas de harina and frijoles. If they have fresh tomato tortillas pick some up—infused with flavor that one won't ever find in store-bought tortillas.
Tony and Janelle are warm and generous hosts and were great to have as neighbors. They provided suggestions for dining, finding the freshest produce and seafood, tips for checking out local beaches, and info about activities in Todos Santos. On their recommendation, we caught a couple nights of the Todos Santos Music festival; we loved the small venue at Hotel California. We also hiked a trail they recommended from Punto Lobos to the old sugar cane port—a little cove with the most amazing azure water.
Many thanks to Tony and Janelle for sharing their slice of paradise in Baja California Sur with us.