Colorful Mexican Style Villa with Pool and Garden

Lovely amenities! Great place.

We enjoyed our stay here very much! Lots of local shops and great restaurants are easily accessible, property is close to the Malecon with beautiful sunset views of the bay. Second bedroom downstairs in the garden was a nice, private hideaway. Well-equipped kitchen, a variety of seating options for dining or relaxing, and the beds were clean and comfortable. Cabs and Uber were a quick and inexpensive alternative to the hike up to the property.The Villa far exceeded our expectations as the pictures don’t do it justice - we look forward to returning soon!

Beautiful

We love this VRBO. Very Mexican in style. Incredibly spacious. Lovely people to deal with. The pool is so refreshing.

I love the 5 de Diciembre area. The home is great. You have everything you need but the hill is a haul. Totally worth it. Taxis from el centro are inexpensive to get up the hill. We were in the lower unit with two masters. One is a separate casita which my friend loved. Nice people in the building. If you forget something in town. Uber will bring it. Sorry couldn’t fix the end of the review. Thing in town U er will bring it to you.

All was great. Only negative was hot water. It took a long time to get hot, and the last week of our five week stay, we seldom had a hot shower. Owner needs to invest in a new and larger hot water heater.

Beautifull Mexican style decor, with an open-air design which allows the air to flow through. Mosquito repellent is a must and complete privacy is really only available in the upper bedroom. But the views of Banderas Bay and the town from the terrace made up for these. Sujan was a wonderful host who made us feel welcome. We really enjoyed our stay at this location.

This vbro was everything we were looking for great view of ocean, kitchen so we didn’t have to eat out every night stocked with all the cooking pots you would need , laundry if needed , lots of great places to lounge and read a book ! ac in rooms was perfect, location right in the middle of everything we wanted to do, your own pool and garden to chill in. Things I would recommend a bug spray for at night and if you are not in moderate shape the hills to get to location are steep but we knew that when we booked and just ordered cabs or Ubers which was super affordable. Location is a 5 min walk to grocery store and lots of great food spots, we would recommend laylas, and la traviata for food in area to walk to . Would definitely stay here again !

This property has a nice open air layout with the 2nd bedroom down in the lower garden and the main living room opens out to the pool. I am glad I was prepared that there is not central AC in the main living area. The fans help some, but overall the humidity and mosquitoes made it difficult. Also beware that walking up or down to this property is very hard to do safely. It is so steep the taxis struggled up it, not very easy to walk down to get to the beach unless you have on some good shoes and are very careful. The pool area and bedroom AC were great.

We recently stayed in this property for 28 nights. The unit was charming and very authentic Mexican, with wonderful tiling and paintings, and so we were looking forward to a wonderful stay. On the positive side, we loved being in the old town and the location was relatively close to shopping, markets, beachfront and the walkable to restaurants. However, we would not stay in it again because of various problems we experienced, that could not be successfully addressed, during our stay. I hesitated to write a review, but I felt it necessary to ensure that people know what to expect. Cold showers—the water tank was too small to accommodate the number of people staying in the building. The water had to run for about 5 full minutes before it heated up sufficiently to have your shower. Frankly, I got tired of having cold showers all the time or feeling rushed to get out of the shower when the warm water turned to ice water. Mustiness in the “Casita” bedroom—this was a concern from day 1 to day 28. Although the owner and rental agent tried very hard to resolve the problem, the smell remained. At one point, our friend who was staying in the casita bedroom had to move out at her own expense for 3 nights and then move into another unit that the owner had free for 2 or 3 nights. It was stressful for all concerned and hampered our vacation experience. As well, there was no compensation for the nights our friend was unable to stay in the room. Inadequate kitchen for a long rental—the kitchen did not have a dishwasher, which was an inconvenience. As well, existing appliances were old and not in the best of shape. The gas stove top was a great feature, but the gas oven did not heat up properly, so we never knew what temperature it was reaching, and this discouraged us from using it. It was not a kitchen for any serious cooking; just toast and frying an egg. In the first week, I purchased a new frying pan and lifter because the one inside the drawer was too worn out to cook on. Gadgets were limited and in bad shape and dishes were badly scratched. Because we like to cook, it was disappointing. We were not alerted about construction inside the building—There is ongoing and construction inside other units inside the building. The constant banging and hammering, forced us to get out early and stay away as much as possible.