Comments on: Life is Good in Sayulita, Mexico

By: Earl

Earl — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:45:58 +0000

Hey Randy- Well, your experience with Sayulita is interesting. You are officially the first person I’ve heard that has anything negative to say about the place In the months I spent there I never saw a single street vendor at all or any cheap trinkets anywhere. I actually just emailed my friend who has been living there for the past two months (just in case my memory was foggy) and he told me that he hasn’t seen any either during his time there. Perhaps you visited right after the flooding occurred a year or so ago because the roads leading from the south have always been perfectly paved, smooth and normal roads.

By: Randy Jorden

Randy Jorden — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:35:00 +0000

While having the advantage of a primo geographical location, my opinion of Sayulita varies greatly from yours. The laid back charm of old Mexico seemed buried beneath the shabbiness of this small, mostly impoverished town. We drove up from the south along dangerously rutted, unmarked, scree-filled roads. The town seemed to us to offer none of the comforts of other costal areas, and was rife with overly pushy street vendors who didn’t understand the word “no” in either Spanish or English. Our beach front meal was constantly interrupted by hawkers of cheap trinkets we had no interest in purchasing. Sayulita salesmen set new standards of persistence, even for Mexico. Other negatives include a preponderance of mangy dogs and mangier surf bums all begging for whatever food or monetary scraps touristas might be compelled to offer. Note: we happened to be in Sayulita on Election day –alcohol prohibited–so our views were not tainted by the ridiculously sized Margaritas sold everywhere. Maybe one of these fishbowl sized drinks would have helped!

By: martha

martha — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:22:39 +0000

hola quiero que me platiques mas acerca de sayulita estoy muy interesada en este lugar ciao ciao

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 16 May 2011 04:01:19 +0000

Hola Cheri – That’s a tough question to answer! It all depends on many factors such as your Spanish skills and what type of work you would be looking for. Generally, foreigners can find work in small hotels and restaurants in Sayulita (the pay is usually around $5/hour) but keep in mind that this is quite a small village, so there really aren’t an abundance of opportunities.

If you have any specific questions about what you might be looking for, feel free to send me an email and I will do my best to offer any advice that I can.

By: Cheri

Cheri — Mon, 16 May 2011 02:00:01 +0000

Hi.

I to am thinking of moving to Sayulita later this year. Is it hard to find work there?

By: Earl

Earl — Thu, 12 May 2011 21:27:43 +0000

Hey Radita – You can definitely find apartments in that price range like you said, but of course, these are not advertised anywhere on the internet. However, one thing to consider is that if you can afford something in the $500 range, you’ll be able to rent a much nicer apartment. Most of the low-cost places I saw were a bit dark and dingy and located on the outskirts of the village, farther from the beach. But hey, living in paradise for $200-$300 is not so bad at all

By: Radita

Radita — Thu, 12 May 2011 03:08:31 +0000

I’m working on a Sayulita blog (and as you will see it’s my dream to live there)

The locals tell me they rent for $200-$300 per month, but you have to go there to find these deals. But this will likely change as Sayulita grows.

By: czr

czr — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:30:18 +0000

That’s the problem with paradise, sooner or later everyone finds out about it. Anyway, it seems all the places I’ve contacted are offering close to the same summer – off season – rates, $700-800/mo. I don’t even want to mention the rates I was quoted during high season. It’s crazy. They all want you to come and stay and then they drop the big money bomb. Even still, it looks like a great place to visit. Thanks for the advise. czr

By: Earl

Earl — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:56:58 +0000

@czr: Casa Jaqui must be doing quite well then! As it should be considering it is an excellent place to live for a while. To be honest, I wrote this post based upon my own experiences and I’m not too sure the names of the apartments where my friends and readers have stayed over the past 18 months. All I do know is that this is the first I’ve heard of there not being any places to rent for under $700. You can also try to contact some of the real estate agents in town (which I did during my search) and they’ll be able to tell you what they have available for rent. This is how I found Casa Yaka, Casa Namaste and a couple of others that were all in the same price range.

By: Earl

Earl — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:48:24 +0000

@czr: I wrote the post when I was actually living in Sayulita, which was at the end of 2009. However, since that time, I’ve had several friends and even readers who have spent time in Sayulita and most have also found accommodation for less than $700 per month. There’s a couple of factors to consider. First, the prices depend on the season and the high season is approximately early December to early April. During this time, prices skyrocket.

Also, most of what you’ll find online will be classified as vacation rentals and will therefore have a higher price. However, if you contact the owners of apartments individually and ask for their off-season monthly rate, I’d be quite surprised if you weren’t able to find something for under $700. You can try to show up in Sayulita and look for a place to rent then. When I spent a day looking around, I found many more apartments and houses for rent that were not listed anywhere online and a good deal of these were below $500/month.

I hope this helps!