We have been traveling to PV for the past several years, and have enjoyed staying in many different homes, luxury villas and high-end hotels of Vallarta; downtown, Concha’s Chinas, Mismaloya, Nuevo, Sayulita, and Punta Mita. However, none of them compared to the beach of Playa Destiladeras. Our home located in a secluded guard gated community sits on sandy stretch of beach that is considered a hidden jewel by the locals. People who live in Vallarta and the surrounding beach towns chose to drive to beach because it has so much to offer. Playa Destiladeras is a perfect beach for family vacations or a group of friends that want to get away from it all. It is nice because even though you have the feeling of isolation, you are 10 minutes from either Punta Mita or La Crux de Huanacaxtle, where you can enjoy fine dining, and enjoy the Mexican shops. Other beaches are rocky and not swimable or dirty, crowded or too small to have any room to walk about. Our 4 bedroom home perched high above the Playa Destiladeras offers sweeping view from the palapa covered terraces and rooftop deck with Jacuzzi sunsets and lounging with friends in the covered sitting area. Our housekeeper would gladly make you a variety of dishes for breakfasts and/or lunches or pack you a picnic to take the beach and beach club which is only steps away. Beach club has kitchen, so as you lounge at the infinity pool you can keep all your drinks cool. The sandy beach is great for walking barefoot as well as it provides great waves for boogie boarding and has both a beach and reef surf breaks at the northern point. At the southern point vendors sell everything from platters of fruit to grilled fish and meat, along with the traditional vendor supply of jewelry, hats and crafts. We love the location so much and felt so safe we moved our three kids there in 2008 and lived there for two years, sending our kids to a local school.