Beach Front and Pool, Romantic Ambiance

Great place n location, loved our stay.

Hortensia and Umberto keep place spotless and well stocked with bottled water and soap etc. Would definitely stay again

First off, the point of this review is not to slam the property, which does have its charms; instead I am submitting facts that I wished I had known before booking. This is an odd property, in that there are no glass or screens over the very large window openings. This means that, during the day and into the evening there is no escape from the loud music at the beach clubs. Also, it was unnerving for me to be in my bedroom at siesta time, and having people right outside my glass-less window at the complex's pool. When I travel, I like to take in all the sights and sounds of the locale, but I also like to escape that when it is time to rest, and that was not especially possible here.

I realize that this is an older building, and do not expect soundproof windows like at a modern resort, but windows to keep out the noise would be nice. (As this is Puerto Vallarta, there was also a lot of construction noise.) Windows would have also kept out the aggressive mosquitoes that bit us (one of us had about 20 bites while sleeping), as well as the bat that flew through the master bedroom.

Although there is a partial view of the beach, it appears that most of the original view is now blocked by a building between this one and the beach.

Speaking of the beach, although the VRBO listing mentions the steps down to the beach from the condo, when I walked down those steps, I discovered that they end not on the beach, but in a perilous 20-foot drop--vandals destroyed the last steps months ago, and you CANNOT get to the beach in the manner described. There seem to be no plans to replace those steps, so you have to walk a bit out of the way to get to a different set of steps down. The listing should be updated.

The beds were comfortable, and the property was very spacious. However, to get to the two back bedrooms, one must walk through the master bedroom or exit the condo, then enter the very back bedroom from the pool terrace. The master bedroom has no real privacy from the living area, just thin curtains.

If you stay here, bring earplugs and bug spray.

This spring, my two friends and I stayed in Karen's beautiful PV home for a winter getaway. The condo looks right out onto the blue ocean, and the sunsets from the porch are beautiful. Lot of room, and an easy walk down to the beach. I love to swim, and it's a perfect place to do some swimming. (And you can fall asleep to the sound of the waves in the distance!)

There are so many shops, restaurants and things to do in the area. We loved our at stay in PV, and would definitely recommend this condo to anyone looking for a centrally-located, spacious and well-appointed rental. Thanks, Karen!

We stayed 16 nights and had a wonderful vacation. The condo is nicely furnished and we enjoyed the indoor/outdoor concept. As this unit is the only one located on the same floor as the pool and patio it felt like we had our own private pool. You can hear the waves crashing at night which was fantastic. The housekeeper was very good and they provide free bottle water which was a nice surprise. If you want to cook - the kitchen is fully stocked.

Now there are stairs that you need to deal with so you must be able to walk with no issues. It's not bad - but there are stairs. We loved that you simply needed to walk down the stairs and you were on the beach in less than a minute. Downtown is only ten minutes away. Nice, safe walk. I would highly recommend this location as long as you can walk stairs.