Jalisco, Mexico

Luxury Villa Rentals in Puerto Vallarta

A historic beach city on Banderas Bay — a mile of oceanfront boardwalk, four distinct neighborhoods, and a livelier pace than the private peninsula.

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Why Puerto Vallarta

A historic beach city on Banderas Bay — the widest dining, nightlife, and after-dark scene anywhere on the bay, all of it walkable.

Puerto Vallarta trades the private peninsula for a real city: rooftop bars and live music every night of the week, restaurants and galleries within walking distance, and a beach scene that’s never asked for a membership. If nightlife matters more than quiet, this is the destination that delivers it.

20 minGetting HerePuerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR) is inside the city itself.
Nov – AprBest Time to VisitThe dry season brings warm days, low humidity, and calm seas.
Dec – MarWhale SeasonHumpback whales migrate through Banderas Bay, peaking in January and February.
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In the City

Puerto Vallarta is a public city, not a private community — everything below is open to anyone.

The Malecón

The Malecón

The Malecón

A mile of oceanfront boardwalk linking the Zona Romántica to El Centro, dotted with 34 sculptures — including the bronze “Boy on the Seahorse,” Puerto Vallarta’s official symbol. Vendors and street performers by day; the bars and restaurants along it carry the energy into the night.

Nightlife

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Puerto Vallarta After Dark

Rooftop bars watching the sun drop into the Pacific, a nightly cabaret and live-music scene through the Zona Romántica, and enough restaurants, bars, and clubs within a few blocks that you never need to call a cab. It’s the one advantage no other destination on the bay can match.

Neighborhoods

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Historic and walkable

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Puerto Vallarta’s original downtown, anchored by the crown-topped Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Cobblestone streets climb from the bay past art galleries, cafés, and the city’s oldest architecture.

City Life

Art & Galleries

Dozens of galleries across El Centro and the Zona Romántica, showing everything from Huichol folk art to contemporary Mexican painting.

Isla Río Cuale

A tree-shaded river island splitting El Centro from the Zona Romántica, home to an artisan market of silver, ceramics, and Huichol art, plus a small cultural center — reachable on foot from either neighborhood.

A city built to be walked — the Malecón at golden hour.

A city built to be walked — the Malecón at golden hour.

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