7 to 14 bdrm Classic Hacienda right on Puerto Vallarta´s best swimming beach.

We had a group of 15 friends come together for this trip and we had the time of our lives! The property is stunning! The house is beautiful, traditional style and was always clean and fresh. The grounds were beautifully maintained, the pool was perfect and the grassy yard gave us lots of room to play games and hang out. Blair was very professional and accommodating. The staff were fantastic! Everyone was very nice, accommodating and professional. The food was the best I have ever had. There were many food choices and we enjoyed everything we tried! It is only a 10-15 minute trip into downtown either by bus or taxi, which was perfect for us. I spent the whole week trying to figure out how I could get back to Casa Macumba again soon!

ANOTHER GREAT STAY AT CASA MACUMBA. ONE OF THE BEST HOUSES AND STAFF

IN PUERTO VALLARTA. THANK YOU CARMEN AND CREW FOR A WONDERFUL STAY.

THANK YOU BLAIR FOR RUNNING A FIRST CLASS OPERATION.

THE BEACH WAS FANTASTIC AS USUAL AND NOTHING BETTER THAN WATCHING

THE SUNSET AFTER DINNER OUT ON THE PATIO WITH A GLASS OF WINE.

THE FOOD WAS VERY GOOD AS USUAL. CARMEN IS A MAGIC WOMAN.

DANNY ,LETTICIA AND FERMIN MADE THE STAY UNFORGETTABLE.(THANKS FERMIN FOR THE FRESH COCONUT PINA COLADAS)

WE WILL PROBABLY BE BACK AGAIN THE VACHON'S

The newness/cleanliness of the property and the amazing staff made this trip for our group. Every room has it's own clean/big bathroom, this was awesome.

Blair has done an incredible job keeping this property fresh and well maintained and he knows how to hire a great staff. I would also add that Blair himself is extremely reasonable and a very accommodating host/owner/manager.

Ok, so why wasn't this a 5-star review?

1. A number of unexpected (BUT DOCUMENTED) additional costs. Technically all these things were either in the terms of service, rental agreement or 31 page Word doc Blair sent us, but I did not go through all of this content thoroughly enough and missed a few things:

* Additional cost per-person above 14 people: we thought we had rented the entire house and invited 2 extra families to fill up the unused space... we found out later this ended up costing us a few thousand more.

* Trivial additional cost for Sunday service ($175)

* Trivial additional cost for Breakfaster+Dinner ($50)

2. Tipping - the documentation provided suggests 10-15% which would have been an additional 1k-1.5k that we need to put together in cash before our last day and then a protocol of presenting it to at least 3 of the workers so it gets divided evenly with all 5... as guests, this is work I don't want to be doing on my vacation.

3. Beach - it is public, has rocks a short way into the surf and not right out the back door - it's down a flight of stairs and about 20-30 yards away. We couldn't let the kids play out there solo like we thought originally (closer and private was the assumption).

4. Cost of Extra Events - we ended up planning our own outings because the cost we kept getting quoted by Blair were 2x what we expected and ended up paying.

5. Internet - speed and coverage is abysmal.

I would say the #1 thing that ruined the 5-star class of the trip was feeling nickle and dimed after spending a small fortune... $15k for 5 days, but 175 for service when we arrive? $50 extra if the staff makes two meals more than 6hrs apart? Additional $175 for an extra meal here or there? Needing $1500 in cash for tips at the end?

I don't want to think about all this on vacation. This is stressful.

Charging extra $/day and just taking care of all these details without issue would have been amazing. Especially at this price point.

IMPORTANT: Look up "no-see-ums" before you go and buy mosquito spray and USE IT ALWAYS, no matter what.

We had an amazing time! We had our wedding at casa macumba 3/3/18. We rented casa macumba and Milagro and our friends and family didn’t want to leave! We loved all of the people who took care of us and couldn’t have asked for a better experience! We will be back some day!!

We rented both Casa Macumba and Casa Milagro for a group of 28 people. We had very high expectations going in, but both villas and their staff exceeded these expectations. The bedrooms and common areas in both villas are so nice … they look like what you see in the photos, except that the photos don’t really convey the amazing views of the water from each room. It's also nice to have a bathroom for every bedroom as well as a common area bathroom for each villa. The swimming pools are kept warm, with Milagro's pool having nice jets and pool lights and bench-like seating. Both villas have nice outdoor seating/eating areas, but Macumba in particular offers so many good places to sit, eat, or just hang out and enjoy the spectacular weather and scenery. Other highlights of the outdoor areas include hammocks at Macumba, ping pong tables at both villas, and kayaks available to use. And of course there is the fact that both villas are right on a very nice beach, right outside secure gates for each of them. Playa Punta Negra is a picturesque and swimmable beach that is open to the public, but it’s not overcrowded like the beaches in town. So there is so much to enjoy right there at the villas – but if you want to go into town to explore the city, it is really quite easy to do so. The staff can help with calling taxis, but we used Uber quite a bit for the 10 minute ride into town. There is also a bus stop almost directly across from the villas, with the bus costing about 50 cents to ride into town.

Even with the beautiful accommodations and setting, what really made our experience exceed our expectations was Blair (the owner) and the staff for both houses. Blair helped us to arrange airport pickup/transport to the villas for our large group flying in at various times over 2 days. (Blair can also help you to arrange activities such as zip-lining, dolphin swims, etc.) The head chef, Carmen, prepared delicious meals and tasty desserts. And Daniel and the other staff also seemed to always have margaritas ready for us. The staff also cleaned and picked up around the villas; even doing things like washing our clothes and helping to pull kayaks back up to the villas. And every staff member was personable and friendly.

With the combination of great service and accommodations, I don’t know how you can beat the quality and value of staying at Macumba and Milagro. Thank you Blair, Carmen, Daniel, and all for such a great time! Very highly recommended!