Our family has good relation with another family in our neighborhood that is always traveling somewhere. We live in Colorado, and much of it is local stuff in the mountains or around the region, just like the Grand Canyon or Jackson Hole.

Previous fall, they started talking about a forthcoming trip they had planned to Puerto Penasco, Mexico, and they requested us to go along. They were going to drive there, of almost all things. While that sounded somewhat dangerous, it was also going to be much, much cheaper to take our family of six people!

The reasons these friends are capable of going so many places is that they bought a time-share deal a few years back. Properties come in a variety of locations that they could bid on, or something. I don’t know how it all works. Anyway, they found a two-bedroom rental at a new resort just outside the town, and wanted us to stay at the same place.

We did some exploration and finally ended up on eBay where we successfully got another two-bedroom unit in the same building for the whole week for about $800. This was an ultimate place for the family. There was a large room with two fold-out couches, and a dining table and a full kitchen.

On one side of the main room was an attached two-bed room that we could rent as a separate unit, with a bathroom. On the other side was a large bathroom and a master suite with a king-size bed. We all fit at ease and were able to cook our own meals, which helped a lot with keeping control on vacation expenses.

The resort was fresh and quite clean, with the beach. The only complaint we faced was the main pool with multiple parts to it, and had a malfunctioning heater. That wouldn’t have been a trouble later in the year, but we were there in the month of March, and it was still a slight cool.

For accommodation, you can have the best Puerto Penasco beach rentals. Going there at Penasco was not a problem. We took two days to cover the distance. First day, we went from Denver to Flagstaff, Arizona and then the rest of the way on the following day. It was the same as driving in the USA. I was surprised at how close it is to Phoenix, which is why Penasco is called Arizona’s beach.

We had a good time for the whole week we spent there as we managed to have Mexico beachfront homes. We got some sun, swam in the pool and the ocean. We did some snorkeling with friends, and spent some time in the town. It was truly a very pleasant and reasonably priced outing to take the family on for vacation.

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