Ensenada's MountainTop Hacienda

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Exceptional

6 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 17371.6 sq m

Popular amenities

Hot tub

Gym

Washer

Parking available

Barbecue grill

Pet-friendly

Explore the area

Ensenada, BCN

Avenida Ruiz

5 min drive

First Street

6 min drive

Antigua Aduana Maritima Museum

6 min drive

Ensenada, Baja California Norte (ESE)

29 min drive

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 17)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed

Bedroom 4

1 King Bed

Bedroom 5

3 Queen Beds and 3 Double Beds

Bedroom 6

2 Single Bunk Beds

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Balcony

Garden

Dining Area

About this property

Escape to Ensenada for a serene and private holiday in a peaceful Mexican foodie town, just 1.5 hours south of San Diego. Immerse yourself in the clouds and panoramic views at the Mountaintop Hacienda, a spacious and colorful 6 bedroom home overlooking downtown, beaches, and the wine route.

The Bellavista neighborhood location offers complete privacy, while still being just a 5-minute walk from downtown and a 30-minute drive to Mexico's wine country in Valle de Guadalupe. The multi-level home encompasses approximately 5,000 square feet and features six bedrooms, four full and two half baths, media/recreation room, gym and office.

Experience the beauty of the mountain air and the serenity of the isolated and secure 180-degree view. The home is fully-stocked with all modern amenities and comforts of home, making it the perfect place for a family reunion or getaway with friends.

The residence is surrounded by beautiful landscaping, colorful gardens and a variety of birdlife, making it the perfect place to catch the sunrise and city lights. Relax and unwind on the spacious outdoor deck, complete with a BBQ grill, or take in the stunning mountain views from the many porches, patios, and terraces. Secure off-street parking, a flatscreen TV, fireplace, wireless internet access, and a gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets are all provided for your comfort.

Whether you're in town for the Baja races, a grand Mexican wedding, or just a scenic holiday in the wine country, Mountaintop Hacienda is the perfect location to experience all that Ensenada has to offer. Surfing, boating/fishing, swimming, hiking, biking, golf, rafting, horseback riding, dining, the wine route, and shopping are all just outside your door. The market is close by, fresh fish from the pacific-at great prices-at the local fish market, local restaurants, coffeeshops, and surfshops. Come explore and make memories that will last a lifetime at the Mountaintop Hacienda.

Property manager

Kenny Setzer

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Amenities

Hot tub

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Free WiFi

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Pool

Hot tub

Kitchen

Washer

House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

Events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Outdoors only

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

Parties and events are allowed on site

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Ensenada

Located in Ensenada, this holiday home is in the city centre. Antigua Aduana Maritima Museum and National Institute of Anthropology and History Museum are cultural highlights, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Avenida Ruiz and First Street. Travelling with kids? Consider Caracol Museum and Ecoturismo Kuyima.

Ensenada, BCN

What's nearby

First Street - 6 min drive
Avenida Adolfo Lopez Mateos - 7 min drive
El Mirador - 8 min drive
Riviera del Pacifico Cultural and Convention Center - 9 min drive
Riviera Cultural Center - 9 min drive

Getting around

Tijuana, Baja California Norte (TIJ-General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Intl.) - 99 min drive

Restaurants

‪Shirami - ‬3 min drive
‪Cafe Tomas / Kiss It - ‬5 min drive
‪da Toni - ‬4 min drive
‪Torre Café - ‬5 min drive
‪Tacos la palmera - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Ensenada's MountainTop Hacienda pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Ensenada's MountainTop Hacienda?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Ensenada's MountainTop Hacienda?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Ensenada's MountainTop Hacienda located?

This family-friendly holiday home is located in the city centre, within 3 mi (5 km) of Avenida Ruiz, Antigua Aduana Maritima Museum and First Street. Avenida Adolfo Lopez Mateos and National Institute of Anthropology and History Museum are also within 3 miles (5 km).

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin S.

19 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic

This place is incredible, has the best view in all of Ensenada. The host, Kenny, was super friendly, helpful and communicative. Check in and check out was smooth. The layout was perfect for a large group. Really cannot speak highly enough of this place and how it's run. Thank you!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen J.

30 Mar 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing!

Just book it! We had such a great time and the property has an amazing view. Ken went above and beyond to accommodate us. I loved this stay and hope to return soon.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stephen B.

9 Mar 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birthday with a view

We rented Kenny’s home for a birthday weekend and everyone absolutely loved it. The home was beautiful, the views were stunning. Kenny went above and beyond to make sure everyone was comfortable. Our large group was easily transported from the house to Ensenada with a short and cheap Uber.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer H.

7 Oct 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birthday weekend

We had an amazing time. House was perfect

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lucy G.

24 Sept 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

weekend getaway

Beautiful House very spacious. Amazing view of Ensenada Great House.

10/10 Excellent

Vahagn A.

2 June 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Home away from home

We were on a fishing trip in Ensenada, rented the house last minute. Kenny was on top of it from start to finish. It was very easy to communicate. He made the whole renting process painless and easy. House was clean, well furnished. The kitchen was complete with appliances and accessories, in case you need to cook in the house. Rooms were clean, no smell. The best thing about the house was the backyard and the view of the city day or night. You might fall in love and spend you whole vacation in the backyard. Overall 5+ experience, and of course Kenny made it happen.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Florian S., Charlie Lake

5 May 2019

Stunning View of Ensenada

Kenneth is a great host, he goes out of his way to ensure your stay is comfortable. Upstairs in his home are plenty of games to entertain the kids. Ping pong, Fooseball table and more ! Beds were comfortable. Kids loved the bunk beds and the multiple to choose from :) Kenneth has his place set up for large groups of people to stay an enjoy without tripping over each other ! Thank you for sharing your home :)

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Max G.

24 Apr 2019

Dope house with amazing views

This is a great spot to stay. We had 9 people and everyone had their own beds. The view is amazing at night and really cool to wake up to. We had no issue being slightly out of town, Uber’s into the main area are like $2 each. Kenny was super accommodation as a host and will help you with anything you want. Don’t hesitate, book this place!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paul S.

22 Apr 2019

Fantastic Experience

This property is stunning, gorgeous view, comfortable beds, great location. Our group stays here very year, and enjoys every minute of it. Kenneth the host is incredibly accommodating and responsive. Fantastic place to stay, great experience.

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Georgina M., Henderson, Nevada

2 Apr 2019

Beautiful View!

Kenny was very friendly and attentive. He guided us to the home and was courteous and offered suggestions where to eat. The house was clean and comfortable. Above all, the photos do not fully depict the actual phenomenal view from this house; it’s truly majestic and peaceful. We didn’t even turned on the TV, we spent most of our time outside having coffee and cocktails. The house is in a good location near Valle de Guadalupe where we enjoyed some pretty amazing wines, cheeses and meats. It’s close do downtown where we enjoyed some souvenir shopping and dining. Above all, we still can’t get over the amazing view! Highly recommend this listing and we will be staying here again!!! Only regret, we should’ve stayed longer so we’ll fix that in our next visit. Thank you Kenny for your wonderful hospitality!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Daniel A.

3 Oct 2018

Best property in Ensenada.

I gotta say Hands down for this property it is the best..Very clean spacious and most of all the View it is stunning beautiful, I will highly recommend this home to anyone going out to Ensenada.. Kenny was really responsive at all times. I will definitely rent this property on my next trip. Thank you kenny..

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alexx B.

14 Aug 2018

don't hesitate-book this. you will not regret it

WOW. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS AMAZING. Kenny was 100% responsive, so helpful, so accommodating. I accidentally booked the whole thing at once on my credit card and he called me and talked about it and cancelled it and let me do it in 3 payments over a couple months instead. Texted me multiple times before, during, and after our stay to check in and make sure everything was great; gave suggestions for places to stop on the way down as well as in town and on the way back. He was so chill and nice and even let us have a late check out. Great person with great vibes. The house is AMAZING. The view literally took our breath away. Day and night was absolutely unbelievable. The neighborhood at the bottom of the hill does seem a little sketchy but once we were at the property we felt 100% safe and taken care of. Lots of common household supplies were left for us (shampoo, food, booze) and the house itself was super luxurious and spacious. I can't stress enough what a great presence this place brought to our trip. When you go on vacation, the place you stay can literally make or break the experience, and this added so much to our fun and our overall vibe in the house. I would love to stay here again. Master bedroom was literally the view of the city when you went to bed and woke up. THANK YOU SO MUCH KENNY!!!!!!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Margaret G.

16 June 2018

Great place!

We had a fabulous stay! House is large with spectacular views of DT Ensenada to the ocean. Kenneth was a wonderful host and quick to respond to any questions I had. We will definitely stay here again!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bettina E., Los Angeles, CA, USA

19 Jan 2018

Amazing getaway house

Myself and 8 other friends rented this house for New Year's. We were blown away by all of the great amenities of the house, as well as the gorgeous view! Kenny was a fantastic host and very easy to reach. We visited Valle de Guadalupe, which was a quick 30-min drive away. I would highly recommend to anybody looking for an Ensenada or wine country getaway. We definitely plan on staying here again. Thank you, Kenny!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Adriana R.

10 Nov 2017

Best View of Ensenada!!!

Beautiful home with the most spectacular view of the city.Very clean and cozy. This was a great choice for our group of 10 people, we enjoyed the house very much. Strongly recommend it!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel P.

18 Sept 2017

What a view

Great place. Probably the best view of the city of any vacation rental. House is secure with secure parking. Able leave our motorcycles parked inside the parking area with out worry. Very clean. Everything we needed was included in the kitchen. Nice bedrooms and the master suite.....wow! What a view. Host was great and easy to get a hold of. Thank you!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Osbaldo N., Los Angeles

1 Aug 2017

Ensenada Bday Weekend

My friends and I (7 in the group) stayed in Ensenada's MountainTop Hacienda for my b-day weekend. When my group arrived in the afternoon we were blown away by the view, even though, there was an overcast. At night, the view was amazing! The Hacienda had every thing we needed to have a comfortable stay. The communication with the host was excellent. Kenny reached out to me right away with information about the Hacienda, eateries, wineries, and other helpful tips for our upcoming trip. Any questions I had Kenny would answer them right away via text/e-mail. Also, he was very nice in getting us a safe personal driver with a 12 passenger van to take us to Valle de Guadalupe where we had wine and dinner reservations. Overall our stay was fantastic! I highly recommend staying here. Enjoy!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Meg B.

10 July 2017

Beautiful spacious home

Great host and amazing home

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Evan M.

15 June 2017

The view is worth it

Besides the view, the best part of the house is Kenny. He is top notch, and easy to communicate with. I had my bachelor party in Ensenada and Kenny helped me talk out a few ideas I had and what would work best for us. Beyond that, the house was bigger than expected and the views were even more expansive and beautiful than the pictures represent. Had fun with the ping pong table and the wood floors made everything an easy cleanup. The big back deck and lounge area, down the stairs, gave us ample "activity" room and the fire pit, plus big back wall kept us warm and cozy at night. The ONLY thing that was tough, was the location. That's why I gave the place 4 stars. Besides taking a taxi/uber, the place is impossible to get to by foot, which is what I prefer. However if you can navigate Ensenada via Spanish, you'll be fine. The place isn't that hard to find. Just look for the radio tower!!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Belton A.

13 May 2017

Great house and wonderful views

Great house with a magnificent view. Uber was definitely the way to get into town for shopping or for dinners. We had a great tour of the wine region with Kenny's friend Fernanda who managed to get a van big enough for our group of ten people and took us to Finca Altazano for one of the best lunches of our lives. We all had a great time!

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Sam O.

4 Apr 2017

Absolutely loved the house. Can't Wait to return!

Let me first say what an absolute delight it was working with Kenny the property manager. He was always prompt and professional with his communication and he was absolutely FULL of suggestions, tips and information. The house itself is absolutely stunning also and immaculately maintained. Even though we came to experience Ensenada we almost didn't want to leave the property because of how comfortable it was. We felt 100% safe and secure with our gated parking and waking up with the windows open and the birds singing was heavenly. I honestly can't say enough good things and would love to be able to come back every weekend! Will definitely book again.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2017

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Diana M.

6 Jan 2017

Amazing!

The whole experience was amazing. Kenny was very pleasant and if you had any questions or concerns he was just a phone call or text message away. I have family in Ensenada so, when they came to visit we decided to have a barbecue outside and we were all just breath taken by the view the home had. The house was very spacious with more than enough rooms to spare. I cannot express enough how easy Kenny made the whole experience and I would definitely would recommend this home!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2016

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Brett M.

19 Oct 2016

Great home with beautiful view - perfect jumping off point for visiting the Valle and Ensenada

First off, The house is a jewel on the hill and provides an amazing view of Ensenada. It's spacious with plenty of bedrooms and bathrooms. Please don't forget you are in Ensenada, so don't expect the neighborhood to look like the streets back home (some other houses and the streets are in need of lots of TLC). Remember, this is Mexico! All the locals we met were friendly and we always felt safe. We fit 4 cars in the gated parking the home provides. There is no AC in the home, which was not a problem for us even though it was warm during our visit because the evening breeze cooled the home easily. You will definitely want to drive or Uber to town, walking would be difficult and I wouldn't recommend it (but we had no problems just driving to town and it took <10 minutes). Also let me say that Kenny was just about the perfect host. From meeting us at a nearby grocery store to make sure we found the house, to arranging a private wine tour, to helping find (and coordinate) a chef to cook an amazing meal for us all at the house, he was always there when we needed him and the whole trip went perfectly smooth. I highly recommend this home for larger groups who both enjoy the finer things and can also embrace the charming rusticity that is Ensenada and the Valle.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Don S., La Canada

7 Oct 2016

Much Better Than The Best Hotels

Two friends and I did the Rosarito to Ensenada bike ride and because I had favorable experience with VRBO, we rented a home in Ensenada for the weekend. That turned out to be brilliant. While we were only 3, the home could easily accommodate 10 people, so we each had our own spacious suite. The home was spacious, beautiful, clean, with excellent amenities, and a world class view of Ensenada. But the piece de resistance was the property manager, Kenny. He guided us to the property, made us comfortable, provided outstanding guidance to points of interest including restaurants, and was just a classy, gracious, guy yet never intrusive on our privacy. A truly wonderful weekend. We're all planning on returning with our wives for an extended wine country trip.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Gabe A.

12 Sept 2016

Great Weekend Getaway

We recently rented Mountain Top Hacienda for a friend's wedding in Ensenada. This place by far exceeded our expectations. The photos are beautiful but nothing like experiencing it in person. We went with a big group. 10 of us stayed in the house and we're beyond comfortable. We invited an even larger group to come over one of the night we were there and there was plenty of room for all. Kenny was extremely helpful and made our trip awesome. I would definitely recommend Mountain Top Hacienda!