Belgique
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Re that picture: it reminds me of when we stayed there...I'm not sure I'm a good enough driver to get a MH in the front row spaces. I never saw anyone moving while we were there to see how it is done. It is a nice park.
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John & Angela
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Belgique wrote:Re that picture: it reminds me of when we stayed there...I'm not sure I'm a good enough driver to get a MH in the front row spaces. I never saw anyone moving while we were there to see how it is done. It is a nice park.
Good morning Belgique. Its not as bad as it looks. Staff guides you in and there are ususally plenty of volunteers to help with spotting. Its hard to see from the pictures but the little add on patios on the front row are quite nice. Great spot. It wouldn't bother me a bit to pay those rates for those spots but we never seem to stay in any place for more than a week so we never seem to get the benfit of longer stay rates.
Here is a shot of the 3rd 4th 5th and last row. The street is on the left.
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Snow River TC
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I always thought it overpriced. You can make Mazatlan in 3 days from the border. I recommend Totonaka in San Carlo the first night & Hotel Mirador at Huatabampito the second. You can make Mazatlan in one day from there or if you want to use 2, you can hit either Mr. Moros or Celestino. All those parks are in the churches book.
I think Villas Onac in Teacapan about 2 hours south of Mazatlan is far better than Mar Rosa and a lot cheaper, albeit a bit more isolated.
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mumkin
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WOW... US$750 a month for the cheap seats?? I paid about half that when I stayed at La Posta the last winter it was open. Granted that was 5 years ago, but still!! 
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Snow River TC
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Mar Rosa is on prime real estate beachfront in a resort complete with 5 star all inclusives. They probably have little option but to charge those prices. That is one reason I do not stay there for more than a day or 2, you can get nicer beachfront by moving out of the city for 1/2 the price. Like Villas Onac I mentioned above.
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Just so you know (if that's possible in ever changing business in Mexico) Do not count on getting your deposit back. I did not and neither did my good friend, Bob. We were both on front row and decided to stay else where. I did not expect to get the deposit back. (200.00 cdn dollars) Front row has 30 amps, maybe 2nd row and across the street....all the rest have 15, except perhaps behind the office , which has 30. Front , second and third may take 40 footers and across the street. Dependant on configuration and rigs 40 feet does not always work for 2nd and third row. The court yard will accommodate 40 although all but 3 sites in there will have great difficultly getting the awning out without hitting the other rig or being impossible for the palm trees. The rest of the rows are basically for camper vans and small "C's".
WIFI after finally (years) upgrading cost 50 cdn dollars per month or in the case of a 4 month, paid in advance no refundable stay, 40 dollars per month. There is a sign in the officina which states extra fees may be charged for running air conditioner. Lengths in excess of 40 feet are surcharged to the point of paying more than front row, across the street. Scorpions dis like the moisture in the beach area and are seldom found if ever in that area, however scorpions have been sighted many times across the street. As with all the parks I know of, patrons who buy a couple of drinks and or lunch are welcome in the swimming pools of the various hotels on the beach.
Mr. Dick who runs the establishment is the son in law and lives in Canada. Maleno who operates the office was a former banker. His knowledge of where and who to look after what ever needs one may have are excellent from bringing a doctor into the park to fixing your car. The "mum" has visited the park frequently and enjoys her guests.Especially during Easter when the park fills to an uncountable number of nationals. (don't plan on moving out of front row)The land was a part of the original farm the family owned.
Electricity varies in voltage dependent on campground use and other unknown variables associated with the local system for providing 110-120 volts. Take or bring an auto former and surge guard protection. Many have their own dependable drinking water source on board, others buy water from the campground or haul it in from much cheaper outfits. Some believe it or not, drink from the tap water...which one may do with ease as the water pressure is somewhat less than most are used to.
Have a broom and or some method of keeping the sand out of your unit. Coat all exposed metal (fins in the air conditioner) with the protectorant of your choice.Long term stays on the beach can be the pits.(corrosion)
Mar Rosa was well known for it's generous patrons and so many charitable organizations came to display wonderful accomplishments of the children's abilities. Lunch and gifts were provided by the campers. And so too did many restaurants arrive with meals on wheels and drink in a barrel to advertise their particular venues. (all free and never an empty seat)
But the greatest plus to be on front row was the ability to enjoy the evenings late into the morning with our friends and security guard "Pedro" without the ice bucket keeping the park at odds....you see the crashing surf covered all but the most unanticipated of fun excitement. And then came the 2 dog rule.. but that's another story.
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Thanks for the report and history. Informative. Glad to hear Maleno is doing fine.
We are one of those who drink the water there. I find the third arm growing out of my neck quite useful.  Actually we just filter it with a 1 micron absolute filter as well as an arsenic filter, a charcoal block and then a UV filter. We never buy bottled water and this approach has worked for years.
Thanks again.
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