Spending the night at South of the Border/Pedro Land!

[luvwinnie]

On our way down to FL in our motorhome we're staying at their campground...should be fun. I've never been there. Any suggestions for dinner? Thanks.

 

[dg39]

We never stayed at their campgrounds, so I can't be much help. But, IMHO, if its anything like the rest of the place, I'd stay away. Don't get me wrong, its fun to stop by at least once, but, after that.... We drive down to florida quite often and in the beginning(many years ago) we stopped there because of all of the signs(Pedro) and was curious. We walked around alittle, the kids got a bunch of stuff from the shops and we left. I thought it was a filthy, cheesy place, but, thats only my opinion. Maybe it changed since then...

 

[RadioFanatic]

I agree. I only remember gross filthy things about it too and I don't even really remember anywhere good to eat!

 

[DVCLiz]

If it's changed, it's only been for the worse. I agree, stop and enjoy the cheese factor, but don't eat or sleep there!!!!

 

[luvwinnie]

Wow, the campground got really good reviews. I never book a place without a lot of research.

 

[CraftyMouse]

I agree with the others. We always drive to FL and have learned not to stop at South of the Border. The place is always deserted. It is dirty and a complete tourist trap. I certainly wouldn't recommend eating there.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

 

[gharrer]

South of the Border gives me the creeps!. I don't know how the campground is but I don't stop there unless I have to. Nancy

 

[aprilgail2]

I hope the campground is better than the rest of the place...it is just gross there! We stopped once since it was our first time driving down adn boy was I ever disappointed...it was just terrible there!!
My only advise is dont touch anything and if you do WASH YOUR HANDS!!!

 

[Patty3]

We stopped once and never again. The bathrooms were so filthy that I had to hold my nose while using them.

 

[Tina]

I've never been to the campground, but the rest of the place is pretty nasty and super-scary after dark!!

 

[luvwinnie]

Oh boy....well, I guess we'll be eating in the RV then...we will only be there about 12 hrs.

 

[Papa Deuce]

Oh boy....well, I guess we'll be eating in the RV then...we will only be there about 12 hrs.

Seriously... you made the right choice. This is one foul disgusting overpriced place. last time I stopped I actually saw hookers.

BUT I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CAMPGROUNDS.... have never been there, but the rest of the place is disgusting.

 

[tar heel]

Can't imagine eating anywhere near there. I continue to be amazed when DISers say they stop. We speed up so we can get by more quickly!

 

[Sleepy]

The best part about SOTB is the fact that the billboards help us get through NC. I too, have nothing good to say about SOTB. TO me, it is like visiting a string of deserted beach shops minus the beach.

 

[mickeyfan2]

The best part of SOTB is the billboards.

 

[Kristi1357]

The best part of SOTB is the billboards.

 

[beachblanket]

Oh, how times change.

SOTB is residue of a prior age, when airline tickets were pricey and most of the Northeastern tourist traffic to Florida got there via a two day long drive down I-95. Just about the point where your eyes were glazing over from mile after mile after mile of flat, boring southern geography, those strange SOTB signs woud start appearing.

Two hundred miles later, you finally saw that huge sombrero appearing in the distance. Everyone in the car would then start screaming "DAD-CAN-WE-STOP-THERE-PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE"

Yes, these days, the place feels tacky, dirty and tired. Back during it's heyday (the 60s through early 80s), it just felt....entertainingly tacky.

Here one found the worst (well, not the real, real worst) of Tijuana transported to northern South Carolina. Massive numbers of useless souvenirs. Bad Mexican food. A hotel and RV campground. Every employee officially refrerred to as "Pedro" (no, I'm not kidding).

Well, as time moved forward, the fun started evaporating. The political correcteness types weighed in about the "Pedro" billboards, so they were eventually cleaned up. More and more tourists started flying to Florida, so the family business at SOTB began to dry up, replaced by a seedier clientele. These days, it still pulls in millions of visitors of year, but yes, it's not what it once was, and the fatigue has definitely set in.

Yes, times change....

 

[luvwinnie]

Well, I'll let you all know how the campground is...

 

[DisneyForLife]

Everything that has been said is true. I would not eat there, but I have stayed in the campground. Just last year on the way down and on the way back. It is very cheap, I think it was 12.00, and it is a place to stop and sleep, that's all. We set up, had dinner in the RV and slept. In the am, we had a quick breakfast in the rv and off we went. We barely stepped outside. The campground is okay to be used for passing through purposes only in my opinion.

 

[luvwinnie]

Ok, you have all scared me enough that we are now staying at a KOA in Florence, SC!