Paradise Village ~ Mexico ~ Paradise indeed!
May 15, 2008
The harbor.... nice boats!
On the 15th we were to meet Ray and Linda in the lobby of Paradise Village.. We packed and said good bye to cute little Hola Puerto Vallarta and took a bus to Paradise Village. We walked past the security gates and found the lobby. One little problem happened. The lobby had been changed from a wonderful huge lush tropical lobby area to another up the street. So we sat in one lobby and Ray and Linda sat at another. They were at least clever enough to get a margarita. We waited about 1/2 hour then David walked up street to try to find them I sat and worried then asked another guest if we were in the lobby. I was astonished when she said no.
sylvia and linda
Although we were supposed to be at the "motel" part of the Paradise Village we got a room near the Lobby.. We were astonished at how wonderful it was.
View off of the balcony....
We went out to the beach to have lunch at the bistro there. I had a fabulous hamburger. We went out to the palopo and sat watching the kids play in the waves. I bought a beach coverup for swim suits from a vendor. Several vendors came by carrying heavy blankets, cases of jewelry and clothing items.
Amazing double hibiscus... unusual double coloring
triple orange hibiscus
The Restaurant was in the mall of the Paradise village. We walked up the street about 6 blocks. As we walked we passed a small zoo and many beautiful flowers... The mall itself was awesome! It had a huge number of stores and restaurants as well as a grocery store and an internet center.
Red hibiscus tipped with orange...
We went back to the rooms.... David and I looked around and truely regretted that we were only going to be there one night. What an absolutely fabulous room!
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The harbor.... nice boats!
sylvia and linda
View off of the balcony....
Amazing double hibiscus... unusu...
triple orange hibiscus
Red hibiscus tipped with orange...
Orange hibiscus with white center
There was a street below but per...
The fully equiped kitchen: stove...
the living room looking out
Our room at Paradise Village
The marble bath tub in the front...
road that wanders through the 44...
Looking up at the coconuts
Walking towards the harbor
flower....
Picnic area
double red hibiscus
double coral and pink hibiscus
sylvia and Linda
Sylvia and Linda
sylvia and Linda...
hibiscus pink with red streaks
triple deep coral hibiscus
double coral hibiscus
triple yellow hibiscus
red hibiscus
varigated hibiscus
red varigated hibiscus
Yellow hibiscus with maroon center
yellow hibiscus
chairs at the Brazilian restaurant
Subway at the Paradise Village mall
Mc Donalds at the Paradise Villa...
Paradise Village ~ Nuevo Vallarta
What can I say? Paradise Village was truly Paradise! It had a beatiful hotel, time shares and condominium resorts, spectacular beaches, championship golf course, world class marina, European spa, Conference Center , zoo and huge enclosed shopping mall. It is 440 acres! NEVER have I seen such a variety of hibiscus! The beach was nice but it was peculiar that there was so much foam in the waves. Was this normal?
The check in was a bit cumbersome as Linda and Ray had a time share there and we were staying at the motel part. We stood in line and got the bracelets that flagged us as guests.. It took about 30 minutes to stand in line and complete the paperwork. Finally we got the key and walked down hall. Linda noticed right away that they had not put us into the main motel part and had put us in the main building. We believe they had a shortage of rooms in the motel but that worked for us!
We loved the room. As we first walked in there was a short hall way that had a bath room off of it and a small table that had two complimentary waters. The living room had a couch, two chairs, two side table, coffee table, satellite television, radio, CD player, glass topped table and two chairs. It had a fan to help circulate the air in both the bedroom and the living room. The bed was one of the few comfortable motel beds we have ever slept on.
The grounds were totally amazing. We have never seen such a variety of flowers, trees and birds. It was better than any garden I have ever experienced. The Pool was a series of areas that had bridges and alcoves. Olivia and Laura had spent the day at the pool and had a great time.
The on thing that needs really serious work is the zoo. It is pitious to see the animals in small cages along a busy walk way and road way. There were birds, monkeys and tigers. The zoo needs to be re-done and moved off of the street. The cages are cramped but looked clean. It is sad to see animals in less than nice quarters.
The mall had clothing, shoe and jewelry stores. It had a Jungle type of restaurant that appeared to copy Rain Forest Cafe. They had mcdonalds, a launder mat, mexican, italian, pizza, brazilian, coffee shops, grocery store (with some good prices on pre-made food), and an internet cafe. It was upscale and fairly nice inside.
All in all we would go there again.... It isn't cheap but it is a cut above. ...
One thing people don't know is that Paradise Village has apartments / condos that can be rented furnished for about $1600-1800 per month. If we took our kids down it would be perfect as the motels would run quite a bit more than that. It seems this is a closely guarded secret that we heard when we were in Mayan Village. Linda and Ray checked them out and really liked them.
The check in was a bit cumbersome as Linda and Ray had a time share there and we were staying at the motel part. We stood in line and got the bracelets that flagged us as guests.. It took about 30 minutes to stand in line and complete the paperwork. Finally we got the key and walked down hall. Linda noticed right away that they had not put us into the main motel part and had put us in the main building. We believe they had a shortage of rooms in the motel but that worked for us!
We loved the room. As we first walked in there was a short hall way that had a bath room off of it and a small table that had two complimentary waters. The living room had a couch, two chairs, two side table, coffee table, satellite television, radio, CD player, glass topped table and two chairs. It had a fan to help circulate the air in both the bedroom and the living room. The bed was one of the few comfortable motel beds we have ever slept on.
The grounds were totally amazing. We have never seen such a variety of flowers, trees and birds. It was better than any garden I have ever experienced. The Pool was a series of areas that had bridges and alcoves. Olivia and Laura had spent the day at the pool and had a great time.
The on thing that needs really serious work is the zoo. It is pitious to see the animals in small cages along a busy walk way and road way. There were birds, monkeys and tigers. The zoo needs to be re-done and moved off of the street. The cages are cramped but looked clean. It is sad to see animals in less than nice quarters.
The mall had clothing, shoe and jewelry stores. It had a Jungle type of restaurant that appeared to copy Rain Forest Cafe. They had mcdonalds, a launder mat, mexican, italian, pizza, brazilian, coffee shops, grocery store (with some good prices on pre-made food), and an internet cafe. It was upscale and fairly nice inside.
All in all we would go there again.... It isn't cheap but it is a cut above. ...
One thing people don't know is that Paradise Village has apartments / condos that can be rented furnished for about $1600-1800 per month. If we took our kids down it would be perfect as the motels would run quite a bit more than that. It seems this is a closely guarded secret that we heard when we were in Mayan Village. Linda and Ray checked them out and really liked them.
Sylvia and Linda out by the yachts
pink hibiscus with red center
One of the condo buildings and a...
Kitchen
David and Ray next to the marina
The livingroom looking out towar...
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