Rosarito Beach Vacation: VIP Distinguished Visitor Card

Planning to visit Mexico? Get discounts on spa treatments, a lobster dinner, or your favorite hotel. Save money for your beach vacation by getting a free VIP Distinguished Visitor Card from the City of Rosarito Beach, which near San Diego. It is located just across the U.S. border and about 30 minutes away from San Diego.

Well-traveled beach

This beach receives more than a million tourists every year, it’s a popular place for a beach vacation. The prices are lower compared to California and well-known Mexican destinations like Tijuana. There is a low crime rate and the unemployment rate is also low, so Rosarito Beach is considered a safe family beach. It’s a good spot for a family beach vacation.

The VIP Card

So the new mayor, to make the beach even more hospitable for beach vacations, has created a Distinguished Visitor Card. The card grants the holder discounts to hotels and shopping from merchants who agreed to participate in the program.

The distinguished visitor card is free and will be mailed to all those who request it. It may be sent to either your home or your business. Newcomers to Rosarito Beach will also be happy to learn that the card has useful information, such as phone numbers and links to Tourist Assistance. So, as long as you have your card and maybe your cell phone, you can call someone to help you out on your beach vacation.

To use the card, just present it to any merchant where the card’s log is displayed. Visit Rosarito Beach VIP to get a VIP card of your own.

Facts on Rosarito Beach

• The water is safe to drink; it is purified
• Dollars are accepted, so are credit cards and ATM cards
• English is spoken almost everywhere
• U.S. car insurance may not be valid in Mexico
• You can take home up to $400 worth of merchandise, duty free
• Common prescription drugs are over the counter and cheaper than in the U.S.
• There are five hospitals
• You can call 078, the State Tourist Assistance Hotline from any phone and reach a live person
• You don’t need a passport as long as you are a U.S. citizen visiting for only 72 hours and you drive across the border. To re-enter into the U.S. you do need to have proof of citizenship, like your birth certificate, for example.

Have you been to Rosarito Beach? What was your vacation like there? Keep it clean, don’t make me sorry that I asked.

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