Old Town, Puerto Vallarta
Welcome to our home above Banderas Bay
A cold drink waits for you on arrival. Four bedrooms, a terrace where the sun sets over the bay, and the Malecón a five-minute stroll downhill. Come and stay with us.Guy & Patricia
Bienvenidos, and welcome to our home
We bought this house for ourselves, for love of Old Town, and we still come back to it whenever we can. Guy is French, Patricia is Colombian, and the rest of the year home is Santa Barbara, Puerto Vallarta’s sister city.
When you stay, Fidel, our house manager, looks after the house and everyone in it.
Write to us about anything before you book. It is Guy who answers.
Ask Fidel about private meals at the house: one day’s notice is all he needs.
The little things we do for you
So the holiday starts the moment you open the door.
On the table when you arrive
Our welcome to every guest, with the fridge already cold:
- A bottle of red wine
- A bottle of white wine
- A bottle of tequila
- Twelve beers
¡Salud! The first round is on us.
Fresh twice a week
Our housekeeper comes in twice during your stay, once in the middle of the week and again at the end, so the house stays as lovely as the day you arrived.
No chores, no lists. Just more time on the terrace.
The house at a glance
- 4bedrooms
- 4½bathrooms
- 10guests, at most
- 5,000sq ft over three floors
- 400sq ft terrace over the bay
- Heatedprivate pool and a spa
- A/Cin every room
- Solarthe whole house runs on the sun
A traditional Spanish house in the heart of Old Town
The whole bay from your chair
Four hundred square feet of terrace looking straight out over Banderas Bay. This is where the day starts with coffee and ends with a drink at sunset.
Every night at nine, the pirate ship’s fireworks light up the water below you.
Guy’s tip: take your drink up at sunset, then stay for the fireworks at nine.
Four bedrooms, room for ten
Every bedroom has air conditioning and its own digital lock, and with four and a half bathrooms nobody waits in the morning.
Families and groups of friends come back to this house year after year.
Three floors, and the sun pays the bills
Five thousand square feet on the Old Town hillside, with a heated private pool and a spa to come back to after a day in town. The whole house runs on solar power.
The floors are joined by stairs, so if anyone in your group finds steps hard, write to us first and we will tell you how the rooms are laid out.
Every room, one swipe at a time
A day at Casa Romance
From the first coffee to the fireworks, without leaving Old Town.
- MorningCoffee on the terrace while the bay wakes up.
- MiddayWalk five minutes downhill to the Malecón, then lunch in the old streets.
- AfternoonBack up the hill to the heated pool and the spa.
- SunsetDrinks on the terrace as the sun goes down over the bay.
- 9 pmThe pirate ship’s fireworks, from your own chair.
Old Town from our front door
The house sits on the hillside in Centro, a few short blocks from the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Leave the car keys on the table.
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Puerto Vallarta’s seafront promenade: bronze sculptures, street performers, ice cream and the bay at sunset. The evening walk everybody remembers.
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The church with the famous crown, the symbol of Puerto Vallarta. Its square fills with families and music in the evening, and in December the whole town comes out for the processions.
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Cobblestone lanes climbing the hill, little galleries, taco stands and rooftop bars. The kind of neighbourhood you explore on foot, with no plan and nowhere to be.
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Across the river: the pier, Los Muertos Beach, beach clubs and the busiest restaurant streets in town. A pleasant walk along the water, or a five-minute taxi.
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The granite arches rising out of Banderas Bay, a protected marine park for snorkelling, diving and boat trips, with the jungle beaches of the south shore beyond.
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Yachts, the golf course and waterfront dining at the marina, and Puerto Vallarta’s international airport (PVR) just beyond it.
Good to know before you book
Book with us, not a booking site
There is no service fee here. You book with Guy and Patricia themselves, and every message is answered by us.
Rates
From $525 a night on weeknights and $625 on weekend nights, depending on the season. Choose your dates on the house page for your exact price. Jalisco lodging tax (3%) and IVA (16%) apply, plus a refundable $500 security deposit.
Paying
30% holds your dates and the rest is due 30 days before you arrive. Bank transfer, PayPal, cash and all major cards are fine.
Arriving
Check in from 3 pm, check out by 11 am. Fly into Puerto Vallarta (PVR), about 25 minutes away, and we send directions before your stay.