Here's a brief overview of our time in Puerto Vallarta. We flew down and stayed for 6 days at a great 5-bedroom villa in Conchas Chinas (just south of Puerto Vallarta). This villa had just about everything we wanted: a swimming pool which we made good use of day and night, bedrooms for each of the 5 couples, lots of places to lounge (including a shaded hammock), and an excellent indoor/outdoor style. The picture above is from the pool with the view we had over the Bay.
We had brunch and dinner cooked nearly every day by the chef on-site (yes, it was a rough 6 days indeed). The meals covered everything from french toast, bacon, omelets, huevos rancheros for brunch to lobster and prime rib for dinner. On the day that the chef was off, we went out to a restaurant right on the beach called La Palapa, which features Asian-influenced Mexican dishes. We sampled some of their fine wines (we went with a chilean sauvignon blanc and an Australian shiraz/cab). They also featured some lit-on-fire Mexican coffees with very tasty desserts.
One day we went to Yelapa on a 38-foot catamaran. We were able to lounge on the boat with all our snacks and drinks taken care of. When we reached Yelapa (a tiny village on the Bay of Banderas reachable only by boat), we hiked up to a waterfall and were able to explore a bit of the town. On the way back, we caught a yellowfin tuna and had extremely fresh sashimi and ceviche on the boat.
While we mainly enjoyed pina coladas, margaritas, and cervezas at the villa, one night was spent at Andale knocking back drinks. While shopping, we mainly explored the zona romantico hitting a lot of shops plus the mearket, also popping into Cafe Roma for a slice of great pizza and also friendly conversation with Fox and Tequila. Hopefully, they'll post one of the pictures they took of us there.
All in all, a great 6 days.
P.S. I highly recommend parking at Park SFO (our $90 parking bill was reduced to $0 with a coupon we had!)
We had brunch and dinner cooked nearly every day by the chef on-site (yes, it was a rough 6 days indeed). The meals covered everything from french toast, bacon, omelets, huevos rancheros for brunch to lobster and prime rib for dinner. On the day that the chef was off, we went out to a restaurant right on the beach called La Palapa, which features Asian-influenced Mexican dishes. We sampled some of their fine wines (we went with a chilean sauvignon blanc and an Australian shiraz/cab). They also featured some lit-on-fire Mexican coffees with very tasty desserts.
One day we went to Yelapa on a 38-foot catamaran. We were able to lounge on the boat with all our snacks and drinks taken care of. When we reached Yelapa (a tiny village on the Bay of Banderas reachable only by boat), we hiked up to a waterfall and were able to explore a bit of the town. On the way back, we caught a yellowfin tuna and had extremely fresh sashimi and ceviche on the boat.
While we mainly enjoyed pina coladas, margaritas, and cervezas at the villa, one night was spent at Andale knocking back drinks. While shopping, we mainly explored the zona romantico hitting a lot of shops plus the mearket, also popping into Cafe Roma for a slice of great pizza and also friendly conversation with Fox and Tequila. Hopefully, they'll post one of the pictures they took of us there.
All in all, a great 6 days.
P.S. I highly recommend parking at Park SFO (our $90 parking bill was reduced to $0 with a coupon we had!)
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