My husband's family and I just spent 4 nights at the Hotel Mision Santa Isabel. I had called in advance from the U.S. to request a suite/apartment that included a kitchen and living room, and the hotel receptionist confirmed that all of this would be included in a two-bedroom suite for a total of $560. Upon arrival they told us that our room would not be ready until the following night, even though we had made a reservation. We were put in two separate rooms with no kitchen, no living room. On the second night we moved into a promised apartment-like "suite," which turned out to have no kitchen and no living room, only two connected bedrooms. The shower drain was clogged, there was only one small mirror in the bath, none in the bedroom, the walls were damaged, the carpet old and dirty, and there weren't enough towels for our 6-adult party.
On the third night I complained about all of the above, especially about the fact that our room was not what had been discussed via telephone. They agreed to move us into another room, this one with only one bedroom (1 king 1 full bed), a living room, and a kitchen "area" with no stove or microwave. The new accommodation was an improvement in that the bathroom was much larger, there were two mirrors, and a living room for people to spread out; however, we were still unable to cook our meals as we had planned, the decor was outdated, and the furniture old and damaged. Upon check out, we were charged $620, but I was too tired and too stressed to even bother pointing out another error.
My husband's family and I visit Ensenada a couple of times per year. We will never stay in the Mision Santa Isabel again.

My family of five stayed here for one night recently and enjoyed it quite a bit. I have stayed in a wide range of accomodations in Mexico and found this to be above average- while still being in about the two star catagory of American hotels. I thought the hotel grounds were pretty with a high level of charm and cleanliness. We got a two room suite facing the main avenue. Bring earplugs as a back up. The avenue gets pretty noisy. The location is excellent. There is a beautiful mexican handcrafts and furniture store across the street- worth walking down and seeing no matter where you are staying. We also ate at the resturant for breakfast. Very reasonable prices- the fruit platter was huge and delicious. All in all- no complaints. Hope your visit goes well too.

We stayed at the Santa Isabel for three nights as part of a tour group March 17th thru the 19th. We enjoyed our stay. There are a couple of minor negative things. One, the shower did go hot and cold occasionally, but not enough to force you to get out. Secondly, it is fairly loud. You can hear people talking outside your door. It was never enough, however, to keep us from getting good sleep. The location is great, right at the end of the main tourist strip of Ensenada. The room was clean and the bed was very comfortable. You won't get much American television, but you are in Mexico. The staff was friendly and accomidating. Don't spend the money for one of the Jr apartment suites. Our friends did and ended up moving back to a regular room like ours. At $54 a night, it was an excellent deal. We would definately stay there again.

The beds could use updating! Very small bathroom. But very mexicanish and a half block from wonderful shops and great food! We stayed there for a few days in June 2004 and my husband and his family always stay here!