Lindo Mar Adventure Club, on Conchas Chinas Beach, is built in Mexican colonial style, offering one- to three-bedroom villas with living areas and kitchens. Onsite amenities include a beachside restaurant and pool. Activities include parasailing and snorkeling. Nearby attractions include nightclubs, tennis fishing boats and Mismaloya Beach, the setting for the Richard Burton film "Night of the Iguana."
Down the coast from the resort is Yelapa, a rural village only accessible by boat, where you can rent donkeys to travel into the foothills to a tropical waterfall.
Lindo Mar Adventure Club
Ctra. Barra Navidad Km. 2.5
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Mexico
322-221-5511
lindomarresort.com
Villas Mediterraneas is in the old-town Puerto Vallarta hills, offering views of the bay and village, including the tower of the Cathedral of Guadalupe. The resort offers one- to three-bedroom villas in colonial style. All villas include private whirlpools and terraces overlooking four cascading swimming pools.
The resort is surrounded by tropical gardens. Nearby attractions include art galleries, the craft market and the shops of the Isla Rio Cuale.
Villas Mediterraneas
Hortensias Sur s/n, Lote 49
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Mexico
322-222-5840
Paradise Village Beach Resort & Spa, in Nuevo Vallarta, is five miles north of the airport and the village. Accommodations range from studio to three-bedroom units, each with a view of Banderas Bay, the marina and tropical gardens.
The sprawling resort features an all-inclusive option, an onsite spa, restaurants, a nightclub, a zoo and a conference center. Nearby attractions include Paradise Village's El Tigre 18-hole golf course, a sport and racquet club, children's center and shopping.
Paradise Village Beach Resort & Spa
Laseo de Los Cocoteros 001
Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit
Mexico
322-226-6770
paradisevillage.com
