In 2021 during the pandemic madness and paranoia, since I have a medical background I was not at…read moreall scared, besides I believe in destiny, if your number is up, you will be gone no matter how you try to avoid it, I had an almost free vacation to Hawaii and this one is even more amazing, watch for all my tips in Puerto Vallarta. This hotel is forever etched in my mind for its uniqueness.
I'm surprised and honored YELP sent me a message my picture was chosen for this hotel. I LOVE IT, LOVED it, this beautiful hotel, I thought I had reviewed this so my Yelpie friends could enjoy this gem but I guess I have not so here it is, it will blow your socks off.
I had never known about this beautiful area of PV, it is so special but I'll be up front, it's literally owned by the LBGT community but hey, the virus did not scare me so I'm not afraid of this either but my review leaves no details behind. But don't worry, no gay parade but some funny tidbits, wait for my review on PV. This hotel caught my attention for being in front of the pier. Los Muertos Pier is a pier along Playa de los Muertos in Puerto Vallarta's Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Completed in 2013, the structure replaced an older wooden pier depicted in the 1964 film The Night of the Iguana. It offers views of the Bay of Banderas and features a central metal structure which resembles a ship's sail. I was fascinated by that movie, who would not be w Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, I pinched myself, whoa I was in front of the structure and history.
It was so cheap bc of people stayed home during Covid so I booked the most expensive suite, it had a TERRACE, we ate breakfast there looking at the spectacular pier, we sat there speechless at how beautiful each endless sunset was. I'll check the pictures and repost more sunset pictures. I can't remember what I paid but it must be expensive now. I was moved reading a review of a lady who had lost her husband, this was her favorite hotel and all the ocean front rooms became too expensive for her, a widow. Let me tell you, everything is dirt cheap compared to Hawaii, my daughter just booked the Marriott for a week during the holiday and it was $850 a night, If I remember correctly I paid under $100.
The hotel had a kitchenette, OMG I was so thrilled, even if we ate out, repeat it's almost free compared to Hawaii but I reheat left over for breakfast, it also had a big refrigerator not a MICKEY MOUSE one in other hotels especially in Hawaii!!! Or lately most hotels took them all out!. This hotel is close to all the action, the Malecon (boardwalk) omg it's the hotel and restaurant row! Later I came back to stay in all of them. I love Puerto Vallarta and we used to go there w the kids as we could not afford anywhere else. I could walk all the way to Puerto Vallarta downtown, a 25 minutes walk, I think it's paradise except that it was very very hot, we went in April so it was perfect weather, DON'T EVER GO during the summer, we nearly drowned in the hurricane like torrential rain.
Walk downstairs to the restaurant, you can dine sitting in front of the waves licking the shores, did I mention mariachis, yep they played for you for tips while you sip the most delicious margarita for $5!!, even entertained by dancers too, street performers. Nothing beats a short walk to the ocean, all the so called beach front hotels in Miami or Waikiki you have to across the street or a long long walk to get to the beach itself.
A perfect 5 stars, even 6 stars, I loved Isabel, the housekeeper, she got a big tip from me, she was just so sweet, she made nice paper flower for us everyday. My husband would rate it only 4 stars bc it did not have a pool (only Americans would go to a beautiful beach front hotel and ask for a pool LOL) and the bathroom is old and small but you can't have everything, I would never want the Marriott or big hotel chains, THEY ARE 99% OUT OF TOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. Don't even bother they are all almost 30 minutes out of town! What was the point to go to PV and just hang out at the hotel like what many people do. The travel agents love to make big commission from you so we were ripped off for years! Stick w YELP and yours truly! LOL! YOU ARE WELCOME!