Rancho Meling

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This resort-ranch property has been in the Meling family for over 115 years. David Lang and his wife Sandra Meling purchased the ranch from Aida’s children in 2004 – Aida Meling was the former matriarch of Meling Ranch, who was born and raised on the ranch and ran it for over 40 years.

The ranch has been recently updated and continues with their long held traditions of offering a safe, comfortable environment for their guests visiting Baja from all over the world and their remote location remote makes it an ideal getaway and a favorite stop for dirt bikes and off-roaders.

The Meling Ranch offers their guests clean, comfortable rooms with a ranch style family dining room where guests can chow down on some really great food. The ranch house is surrounded by green grass and several garden areas.

And lots of activities like hiking, biking, swimming, horseback riding, off-roading, RZR rentals, etc.

This is also a great place to stay for those groups or individuals planning to visit Sierra San Pedro Martir National Park, located about a 30 minute drive from the Ranch. Or those wanting to visit and tour the National Astronomical Observatory located inside the national park, just a short drive from the park entrance.

The Ranch is still a working cattle ranch with about a hundred head of cattle ranging on the 10,000 acre ranch at all times, so don’t be surprised if you’re out walking and you come across a small herd of them.

There is also an abundance of wildlife in this area, including deer, bobcats, quail, rabbits, pumas, coyotes and many more wild animals that live all around the Ranch and mountain range.

Best to reserve online to guarantee your accommodations which can be handled via a credit / debit card. Up here at the Ranch it is on a cash only basis.

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Cindy Nelson

a week ago

We have stayed here multiple times for the San Pedro Martir Hillclimb. Always a great experience. Thank you Christian and crew for everything!

Jose Alonzo

7 months ago

Loved this place. Great place to disconnect and spend time with the family. They have a pool, basketball and volley ball courts. Big lawns and each room has a fireplace. Staff was very friendly and welcoming. Pet friendly place. Food was great but be prepared to pay US prices and come with cash as they don’t take cards (all justified given the location).

Orville Chedester

2 years ago

My wife and I spent 3 nights here for our 50th anniversary. It is a perfect place to go to get total peace and quiet. The air is fresh, and the staff are so very nice and friendly. You can hike to some very picturesque places on the ranch but don't forget to go up to the Park, the meadows while we were there were so green and beautiful. Oh and the food ate the ranch is the best!! They have put in Solar now, so no more generator for power, it is now 24/7 and the WIFi works quite well. The room was very clean and the bed; well it was great also. I would highly recommend you to spend and night or two there.

Martin Weaver

6 months ago

This is a quaint little hotel that is reasonably close to.San Pedro Martir national park. Its about an hour away from Mexico highway 1 (and gas/ammenities) and about and hour from the entrance to the national park (basically straight uphill into the mountains. It's an active cattle ranch with some animals and staff on property. Staff are extremely kind and welcoming and do their best to make your stay comfortable, the food is cooked fresh special for you and the location is beautiful. They have wifi and electricity during the day while it's sunny and for a few hours at night while the generator is run. No AC (we didn't need it) and only source of heat are little wood stoves which you can run with some provided firewood. The location is a little pricey for it's amenities and location and seems to be marketed towards Americans, but it's one of the few lodging options available near the national park and was comfortable to stay at. Staff don't speak English well but we were able to limp along okay with our broken Spanish. I'd highly recommend staying here for a day or 2 if you're interested in visiting the national park, but be well prepared because the road from highway one to the park and by the Ranch is EMPTY.

delf hedde

a year ago

Excellent place to stay on the wau to the Observatory. The road to the ranch and on to the observatory is fantastic fun on a motorcycle. Great hospitality and food. But expect American prices - so bring your own drinks....