We offer weekly stays, but encourage longer visits with our pricing designed to entice you to stick around, with Ultra Premium, Premium, Deluxe and Cozy rooms starting at $2000. Click here to choose your adventure.
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1. Playa (beachfront) 
3. Hacienda, (lush private garden setting)
3. Desierto (luxe center of campus, lively pool, most social)
4. Mariposa (quiet desert setting, slightly set back from other properties, staff residences)

50% at booking, 50% 30 days before your arrival.

We focus all of our scholarships on our more educationally and experientially-dense workshops. Click here to learn about our Baja workshops.

Unlike reserving a vacation at a traditional resort or retreat center, Sabbatical Sessions offer a unique, curated experience in an intimate setting for like-minded travelers who seek education and community as well as an idyllic environment to rest and restore. Thus, cancellations impact MEA unlike other destinations. And, we do understand that we’re living in a new world when it comes to COVID-19 and travel so we will do our very best to rebook and offer the best option when the unexpected happens. See our policy below.
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Refunds provided on a case-by-case basis in the event of:

- Illness due to COVID-19
- COVID-19 travel restrictions prohibiting travel to MEA
- MEA cancelling due to unforeseen circumstances

For all other cancellations other than those listed above, if we are able to rebook the full dates of your stay with a new reservation, then the cancellation fees are as follows:

- 30+ days notice: full refund minus 5% fee
- 29 - 15 days: One-year credit toward any Baja campus program, minus $500 fee
- 14 - 0 days: One-year credit toward any Baja campus program, minus $1000 fee
- NO refunds or credits for no-shows, late arrivals, early departures or program dissatisfaction. If we are unable to rebook a stay, we will be unable to provide a credit.

• All-inclusive — food, snacks, and drinks including alcohol.
• Free Wi-Fi access on campus
• Laundry facilities and amenities
• Structured conversations and activities, including guided meditation.
• All rooms include: air conditioning, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, hair dryer
• No additional taxes or fees. Gratuities for frontline staff are welcome.
• See our complete list of what's included here.

If you have a medical emergency, we have a local doctor on call, an emergency center about a 15-20 minute drive away in Todos Santos, and modern hospital facilities available in both Los Cabos and La Paz. The old adage “Prevention as the best medicine” is especially true in this rustic environment. Unfortunately, we’re unable to accommodate people with mobility limitations due to our uneven stairs and walking surfaces, or those recovering from a serious illness or injury.

Our number one priority is your safety. The Todos Santos and El Pescadero areas are almost completely free of criminal activity. We have 24/7 staff on campus and a state-of-the-art surveillance system.

Amongst our sky high satisfaction scores, guests consistently grant the highest ratings to the food and kitchen team. We accommodate a wide range of dietary needs- please email contact@modernelderacademy.com with special needs. 

While we do not have a gym on site, we do offer a stunning three-mile beach for walking, jogging, and running, as well as mountain bikes for adventuring, two pools, and spaces for individual yoga and other physical activities. You can also go swimming and surfing at the renowned Los Cerritos Beach nearby.

Sabbatical Sessions were created and designed around the concept of community, and we believe that community includes our furry friends. We expect you to keep your dog under leash, verbal or visual control at all times, to pick up after them, and never leave a dog unattended when barking or damage could occur. We are on a turtle nesting beach, so beach control is paramount. A minimum donation of $100 USD to Dog Prana, our local rescue organization, is requested per stay.

Join in as much or as little as you like. Please see our sample schedule for what we have on offer.

Tourism is permitted into SJD. We are not familiar with the rules and regulations pertaining to your return trip.

Flights
• The best way is to fly into SJD airport, San Jose del Cabo, BCS, México. LAP is also nearby, though without as many flight options, amenities, or ground transportation options. You’ll need a passport if you’re coming from outside Mexico.

Airport transfers
• Airport transfers are NOT included during Sabbatical Sessions. 
• For a private shuttle to pick you up at the airport ($120 per private car), please reach out to our trusted transportation partner Todos Santos Private Transportation.
• If you choose to rent a car, we can only recommend BBB Rent a Car or Cactus.

Amazing. No matter how many times we say it, first time visitors seem unprepared for the day to night temperature variations that happen here in the desert. Be sure to bring layers - dress code ranges from casual to uber casual. It can be 80F in the day and 40F in the same evening. Check here for the current weather conditions one mile south of campus at the famous Cerritos beach.

Sunscreen, sunglasses and flip flops are not as easy to source as you’d expect -- better to bring! All the prescription medicine, contact lenses, etc you need for your stay unless you check with contact@modernelderacademy.com ahead of time. Also, if you would like to bring school supplies for our local kiddos, we will gladly distribute. Also, Chip loves chocolate. While the amount of businesses that accept credit cards has grown tremendously over the past few years, cash is still king. Your best rate, and safest way to obtain pesos is through a bank ATM at a bank location. We have two in Todos Santos, Bancomer and Banorte. Pescadero does not have a bank ATM yet. Generally speaking, the exchange rate at the airport is not good, but you may want to exchange a small amount either there or before you arrive.