Majestic Tuscan Villa / Stunning Water Views & Huge Pool/Close To Beach

A group of 8 friends visited Casa Ileana from San Francisco. This was our 5th time staying at the Casa. There's just too much to say to summarize how great this place is. First, the pictures do not do it justice. From the moment you walk in, you are overwhelmed by its cuteness. The layout is great for groups sharing with tons of privacy; very solid construction means you can't hear your friends or family in the room next door. The pool and views are fabulous. The walk to the beach is super easy. Some prefer to take a $3USD cab up the hill, but others enjoy the exercise.

Finally, the house staff. Cristina and Jose are really amazing. They are super attentive without being intrusive. Cristina is an amazing cook, and we highly recommend that you have her cook a dinner or two in the Casa. Breakfast is included and we highly recommend you focus on local favorites.

All in all, what can we say? Just stay here. We'll certainly be back again and again.

I've been staying here for over 15 years now, and each time the owners seem to make improvements to make it even more convenient and inviting. The structure has a feel of being in a private, luxurious Mexican home, thoughtfully decorated with local art and sculpture. The view is spectacular, overlooking downtown Puerto Vallarta. A short walk or cab ride down the hill has you in a world class restaurant, craft brewery, or street tacos in minutes. Cristina and staff listen, and quietly go about making your stay comfortable and relaxing, providing excellent food and drink (best margaritas!). You could visit P.V. and never leave the property and you'd have the best vacation. But the gorgeous beach, shopping, and restaurants are just moments away. If you want to bring your whole family, or a have a quiet personal retreat, Casa Ileana will help you fulfill every fantasy of a vacation in the warm, Mexican sun.

We stayed at Casa Ileana over Thanksgiving 2017 for an extended family vacation. The house is absolutely stunning! The location is perfect, a short walk down the hill to Old Town Puerto Vallarta. The home is open, breezy, immaculate and every single detail has been tended to! The kitchen and living areas offer panoramic views of the bay. The bedrooms all have very comfortable beds and the linens and towels are luxurious.

But, the best part about our stay was the wonderful staff that came along with the house. The Owners of the house are very involved and accommodating and the House Manager, Christina, is divine! Christina is a wonderful Chef and her breakfasts in the morning should be famous! Her eggs ranchero are delicious and were served with freshly squeezed juice every morning. She took care of all the details from arranging a private boat charter, to calling us cabs, making dinner recommendations, you name it! She freshened up or beach and pool towels, picked up wine for us, did our laundry and made sure that we were completely taken care of.

If Puerto Vallarta is your destination, Casa Ileana should be your top choice. It's relaxing, quiet, beautiful and worth every penny!

A group of friends and I stayed at Casa Ileana for five incredible days. I can't imagine staying at a hotel after this. Most incredible to me was the architecture and design combined with service and style. The weather is so perfect and free of insects the Casa's design is such that much of the social space is open to the outdoors. Event though the kitchen, dining room, fireplace seating is covered, there is no wall toward the pool and patio. As a bonus the pool and patio is private but still has incredible views.

The bed rooms close off to the outside, but usually have doors that can open if you wish. Each also has access to an open (but private) space.

The staff is professional and kind. I mentioned to a friend to remind me to buy some Diet Coke for the fridge. A staff member overheard this, and two hours later I noticed cold Diet Cokes in the fridge!

We had an amazing week-long vacation here with two other families with kids between 2 and 7. The owners are warm and accommodating as we planned our itinerary. Once we arrived, Cristina and all of the staff were so helpful and sweet with our children. Please have Cristina cook you her delicious meals. She is so talented and can cook anything! We wanted local fare but she also did a Seafood Paella on request that was so good. Churros y chocolate and ceviche were other favorites. If you do want to venture out for a fancy meal, Vista Grille is only one block away.

We spent many days not even leaving the villa because we had the pool, view, delicious food and drinks, and wonderful company. If you are going with children who are not yet pool-safe, you will need to watch them like hawks and keep them close, as there is no pool fence. We had enough adults to supervise continuously between us so it wasn't ever a problem. The locally found furnishings are works of art and I have so many photos of the decor alone.

Car service was arranged for a day trip to Sayulita (highly recommend this surf town!) and we were able to walk down to the downtown area of Puerto Vallarta. Airport shuttle service was also easy to arrange through the owners and Cristina.

It was a trip to remember, even for the very young kids. We hope to make it back one day.