Find out what’s causing a stir on Puerto Vallarta’s south shore.
Once you leave downtown’s cobblestone streets, traveling south passed the Pemex station, you will enter the highway that locals consider to be the South Shore Corridor. Driving with your windows down (or up for the aircon in summer), listening to your favorite tunes, you will notice a wonderful mix of traditional, chic and flashy properties that include both modern and aging condos, million dollar beachfront homes and hotels; oh, and let’s not forget some of the best beaches in the bay like Conchas Chinas, Garza Blanca, Playas Gemelas and Mismaloya.
Puerto Vallarta’s South shore has long been the haunt of glamor hunters and Hollywood stars, from the flame-lit brat-pack parties of the 1960s held at the original Garza Blanca hotel (which is now home to Signature Residences’ oceanfront penthouses, the hotel lobby and Blanca Blue Restaurant), to the escapades of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton while filming Tennessee Williams’ Night of the Iguana. It is easy to see the allure: imposing jungle-covered cliffs, the cleanest, whitest beaches and the Los Arcos rock formations rising on the horizon. There is no doubt that the South Shore of Puerto Vallarta is packed with character, natural charm and history.
So, what’s new on the South Shore?
- The original Hotel Camino Real has recently been taken over by the Hyatt Ziva offering a lovely beach, 300 recently remodeled rooms, and an all-inclusive concept.
- Adults only, Hotel Mousai at Garza Blanca Preserve officially opened in January 2015, setting the pace for a new generation of designer hotels and was recently awarded the AAA 5 Diamond Award 2016, offering fresh flirtatious aesthetics to its jet setting clientele.
- Grand Fiesta Americana is soon to inaugurate with their all-inclusive adults only concept. They will have an enormous conference facility that can accommodate up to 1,300 visitors with 10 breakout rooms, promising many events for our South Shore community.
Real Estate Options
The south shore offers a wide variety of prime real estate that has long been attractive for both for national and foreign investors and homeseekers. The unique charm of the area in terms of real estate is formed by an enchanting combination of cliffs, which provide optimum sea views, jungle covered terrain, rivers and waterfalls coupled with harmonious architecture.
Traditionally the areas of Concha Chinas and Amapas were the most popular hotspots for real estate, however, more and more exclusive gated communities have been developed further south along the highway during the past decade that compete in terms of luxury, location and price.
- Garza Blanca Signature Residences, located within a nature preserve has recently opened up the panorama towers at the the multi use resort for full and fractional purchases in addition to its luxury penthouses, where you can combine the comforts of a five star hotel with the security of homeownership.
- A little further south, Sierra del Mar is a low density development “at Home with Nature” which originally offered grand designer homes on the mountainside, and has more recently developed beach front condos that include a private beach club with palapa lounge and snack bar.
- El Paredon is a low density gated community offering 12 custom designed ocean luxury residences in an unspoiled oceanfront community surrounded by thousand year old trees with great views of Los Arcos.
South is best!
No matter what kind of real estate you are looking for, the South Shore is better than ever with beaches certified for their cleanliness, respect for the local ecology, safety and a whole host of marvellous real estate options waiting to be discovered. Where else can you enjoy jungle covered mountains that cascade down into an aqua-jade ocean while the sun shines more than 300 days a year!
This is the place to be! South Shore Puerto Vallarta!