Lunch at the gardenGuy & PatriciaA day in the jungle
Owner Recommendations · Puerto Vallarta
The places we send our own friends.
Guidebooks will tell you what is famous. This page is something else: the places Guy and Patricia go
back to themselves, tried over many seasons in Puerto Vallarta, with the little details that make the day work.
We are starting with the one we recommend most — a day in the jungle, a long lunch and a swim in the river —
and adding a new favourite every few weeks. If you would like a recommendation for your own dates, just ask us.
Staying with us? Tell us what you love — food, the water, art, a quiet day — and we will
point you to the right places before you arrive.
01 — Our first pick
A day in the jungle
Half an hour south of the house, up in the hills where the Sierra Madre meets the sea.
Guy’s pick
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~35 minfrom the houseKm 24, south of town
Our favourite day out
Vallarta Botanical Garden
Lunch is great — and take your bathing suit and a beach towel, you may want to swim in the river. Put on your
walking shoes too, you may like to go on the many trails. This is a day trip.
Guy · Owner
Getting there: the garden’s bus leaves from the start of Calle Mismaloya, across from the only gas station going south — about a 15-minute walk south of the house. It stops at the garden gate.
Bring: swimsuit, beach towel, walking shoes and sun cream — and an appetite for lunch at the hacienda restaurant.
Good to know: open 9 am – 6 pm; closed on Mondays from April to November, open every day from December to March.
◆Carretera Puerto Vallarta – Barra de Navidad Km 24 · 48425 Jalisco, Mexico
We are adding the rest of our list over the coming weeks. In the meantime, our restaurant guide and things to do have plenty to start with.
Coming soon
A table for sunset
The terrace and the rooftop where we go when the light turns gold over the bay, and the time to be there.
Coming soon
A day on the water
The boat trip we book for our own friends — the beaches, the snorkelling and the lunch stop worth the ride.
Coming soon
A morning in Old Town
Coffee, the market and the little streets around the house — the slow morning we never get tired of.
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Come and find your own favourites.
Four bedrooms for up to ten, a heated pool and a 400 sq ft terrace over Banderas Bay, in the heart of Old Town —
and two owners who are always happy to tell you where to go next.
Guy · Owner