Neighbourhood guide
Where to stay, by area
La Paz is long and narrow, strung out along the water. Which part of it you sleep in determines whether you walk to dinner or drive to it.
The city runs about twenty-five kilometres from the south end of downtown to the ferry terminal at Pichilingue, and almost everything is on one road. The practical decision is simple: stay downtown or on the Malecón if you want to walk, and stay out on the Pichilingue road if you want water, quiet and resort facilities and are willing to drive.
Below, each area with the properties in it.
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Nine areas
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Centro Histórico
The cathedral, Plaza Constitución, the art museum and the oldest streets in the city. Everything is walkable and the Malecón is three or four blocks downhill.
Malecón
Paseo Álvaro Obregón — the five-kilometre seafront promenade where La Paz takes its evening walk. Rooms here trade quiet for sunsets and street food.
El Esterito
The residential stretch north of downtown, still on the water but calmer. Good value, small guesthouses, easy taxi rides both ways.
Fidepaz & airport side
The newer commercial side of town near the highway and Manuel Márquez de León airport. Business hotels, reliable parking, quick exits.
Marina Palmira & Lomas de Palmira
Km 2.5 on the Pichilingue road. Sailing marinas, sportfishing fleets and the hotels that serve them, about ten minutes from the centre.
Pichilingue & the beach corridor
The road north past Caimancito, Coromuel, Balandra and Tecolote, ending at the ferry terminal. Dive operations and beach hotels, few shops.
CostaBaja & Puerta Cortés
Km 7.5. A gated marina-and-golf development on its own bay, home to CostaBaja Resort & Spa, El Cortés Golf Club and Blue Cortés Beach Club.
El Manglito & Zona Comercial
South of the Malecón, where the fishing cooperative and the everyday city meet. Cheaper beds, short walk to the water.
La Ventana & El Sargento
An hour southeast on the Cerralvo channel. The kiteboarding and wing-foiling capital of Baja, with its own small hotel scene.
Questions
Frequently asked
Where should I stay — downtown or out at the marinas?
Downtown and the Malecón put you in walking distance of restaurants, bars and boat operators, and are the best choice without a car. The Pichilingue road — Marina Palmira, CostaBaja, La Concha — gives you resort facilities, quieter water and easier access to the beaches, but you will be driving to dinner. Our area guide breaks it down.
How many places are there to stay in La Paz?
Booking.com lists well over a hundred bookable properties in and immediately around the city, across hotels, apartments, aparthotels, bed and breakfasts, guesthouses, hostels and villas. Our directory covers 142 of them, sorted by area and type.