Villas de Cerritos Beach is a small development located in the southern portion of El Pescaderoarea of Baja California Sur about 75 miles south of the capitol city of La Paz and 45 miles north of Cabo San Lucas and a 1:15 minute ride to San José del Cabo (SJD) airport. Once off the highway at the Los Cerritos beach entrance you will drive about a mile and a half on a well traveled dirt road when you see the ocean unfold ahead you’ll find the Villas de Los Cerritos on your right.

Villas de Cerritos Beach is comprised of 1 and 2 bedroom bungalows, a 3 story condo building a pool with hot tub and swim up bar, covered patio area with restaurant bisecting the property whereas on the north side is the newest phase of 18 condos 1, 2 &3 bedrooms as well as 2 rows of traditionally built Palapas (palm roofed structures).

Beginning with the 2 bath 2 king bedrooms units in the 3 story Villas/ Condo building with 1370 sq’ of living space. The 3 story villa condo complex has almost sold out with one left for sale at $200K and these are available for rent for at $190 usd per night sleeping up to 4 very comfortably. The upper floor condos and have views that are incredible and are very spacious with all the amenities you will want for your vacation.With only a ¼ mile or 500 meters to the beach it is about a 5 minute walk to swimming, surfing, fishing, diving, beach combing, yoga, massage and restaurants. Other local activities include kayaking, mountain biking, horseback riding, off road- ing and exploring the foothills and backcountry of the Sierra de la Laguna Mountains. The town of Todos Santos a Pueblo Magico is located about 7 miles to the north and has many cafes, restaurants, stores, shops, galleries and cultural events for the arts, music, film and social events as well.

The Bungalows are of traditional block construction, simple, efficient and can be either a 1 bedroom studio or 2 bedrooms apartment. Once these were built they sold quickly starting at $50K usd however at this time I believe at least one is up for resale. The owner Drew Herzoff listened to his buyers as they continually sought approval for modifications and expansion of the bungalow units. From this he had the idea for the next condos to be oversized bungalows so to speak. These bungalows or cabanas rent form $71-$119usd depending on how many guests.



Phase 3,the newest condos, are all two story except for the 1st row of 1 bedroom units in the front row (facing the ocean) the following row of 2 stories are 2 bedrooms only with the following 2 rows made up of 2 or 3 bedroom habitations with prices ranging from $105k to $115k. These units have sold very fast due to the conservative pricing and their close proximity to the Los Cerritos beach. There are still units available in this phase 3 and then there will the beach villas being built next. The beach villas prices to sell will range from $175k usd for a single room mountain view to $450K usd for the on-the-beach ocean view 2 room villas.

In addition to the new condos are also palapas (palm roofed) that are traditionally built not only in that they are palm roofed but the walls are made in the traditional style wattle and daub (woven sticks and mud or plaster in this case) making for a very authentic beach bungalows that can accommodate up to 4 people. The bathrooms of block construction will be attached to the building and accessed from the inside yet be outside to provide more interior living space within the palapa. The outdoor kitchen is to be located on the side of the bathroom on the oversized patios. These Palapa units comfortably furnished will provide a well protected and comfortable living space yet with rustic beach hut feel with an airy outdoor ambience. The Palapa units are yet to be finished and can be purchased for $49k usd and rented for $50 usd a night.

Also there are some bodegas (garages) already built and there will be 12 more 10”hX9’wX26’l bodegas built and they are being purchased quickly as many people like to store vehicles, toys, tools and what not whether full or part time residents. These new bodegas will become the foundation of the two 5 story towers that will be built after the beach condos are completed. The tower condos will have an elevator between the towers with an average price of $170k with the ground floor units priced at $140k and the penthouse for $550k.

When I looked at these units I found out that Herzoff is a reader of the Bajainsider and had read my article and claimed it is what motivated him to look over the area. Serendipitously today I’m buying a couple of units myself because I not only love Pescadero and the Cerritos area but this development to me is just the right size. I have always had homes with a lot of yard space or acreage and while I no longer will have that. A short 5 minute walk takes me to the beach and a short drive to more secluded beach, desert and mountain areas.

Getting to Villas de Cerritos Beach couldn’t be easier with the two major cities of La Paz and Cabo within an hour approximately and each having international airports with rental cars or shuttles available. Los Cerritos Villas earned the best small hotel Trip advisor 2013 Travelers choice award with many satisfied guests returning every year.

So if you like to enjoy a Mediterranean climate, incredible sunrises, sunsets, ocean and mountain views along with star filled nights in a relatively quite area where the ocean waves can lull you to sleep Los Cerritos Villas is the place for you.