The Caribbean Villas Blog

The Acapulco Dining and Nightlife Experience

July 18th, 2011 5 Comments

Acapulco at Night

Acapulco dining and nightlife are likely to be a big part of your vacation to Acapulco. Great restaurants are available all over the city, which will give you many options to make your Acapulco dining experience as personalized as you want to make it.

Not only will you experience world class dining in on your trip, the nightlife in Acapulco is also wonderful. There are plenty of bars, clubs, and other nightlife establishments spread across the city where you can enjoy yourself. Your vacation won’t be complete until you sample the great Acapulco nightlife and join in the party!

Dining at Acapulco Restaurants

Due to its size, Acapulco has more restaurants than any other Mexican resort city. With many specialized cuisines available you will find an amazing assortment of quality restaurants. Acapulco is home to some of the best restaurants in Mexico, with the quality reflected in the prices.

Top 10 villa rentals deals of 2011

January 31st, 2011 6 Comments

1. Casa Azul Profundo, Puerto Vallarta

Casa Azul Profundo

Recently renovated, this beautiful 7 bedroom villa located in Mismaloya, a few steps from Hotel Barcelo, can be rented for as little as $900/night, with capacity to take 18 guests.

Villas in Conchas Chinas

November 3rd, 2010 No Comments

Casa del Quetzal

Just a few minutes south of downtown Puerto Vallarta, in the hills of the Sierra Madre Mountains, lies the spectacular vacation rental villa. This three level colonial style luxury hacienda is equipped with five bedrooms, each with spectacular views of the bay from their terraces and its own personalized decor..

The main level garden courtyard offers a serene ambiance for outdoor relaxation. From the infinity style pool one can soak in the awe inspiring panoramic view of the Bay of Banderas.

6 good reasons to travel to St. Lucia on your next vacation

October 20th, 2010 3 Comments

St. Lucia

St Lucia is becoming one of the most popular vacation destinations in the Caribbean. Here are 6 good reasons for why you should consider this tropical island on your next vacation:

Weather
Due to St. Lucia’s proximity to the equator, the seasons are not as sharply defined here as they are in most locations. The Caribbean sea provides a moderating influence, so daily high temperatures are generally in the mid 80′s year round, and the lows rarely drop below the mid 70′s, even in the coldest part of the winter.

Getting There
The island of St. Lucia is located in the Eastern Caribbean archipelago, a mere 3.5 hours by plane from Miami, 4 hours from New York, 5 from Toronto and 8 hours from London. Several airlines offer year round discounts from all major U.S Cities.

Getting Around
Getting around St. Lucia is easy. Buses and taxis are affordable and readily availabe. You can also rent a car or explore on a bike. And If you’re looking for transportation from St. Lucia to Martinique, or another nearby island, you can hop on daily ferries to get there.

Activities
St. Lucia offers a great variety of activities for visitors, both above and below sea level. St Lucia vacations rentals offer a unique beach vacation combined with a gorgeous ecotourism environment. Saint Lucia was the recipient of the Caribbean islands’ 2000 Ecotourism Award for its Heritage Tourism Programme. In the mountainous rainforests of Saint Lucia there are approximately 30 species of birds.

Vacationers interested in water sports will be pleased to find big game fishing, snorkeling and diving off shore. If you prefer to keep you feet on solid ground, consider hiking the Piton mountain trails, getting in a round of golf at one of the island’s two golf courses, or just relaxing on the beach.

Dinning
St Lucia’s nightlife is based mainly in hotels and restaurants. Restaurants in St. Lucia are wholly unique, and your dining experiences can be a significant and enjoyable part of your stay. St Lucian food is a combination of Creole with French and West Indian influences. Most hotels have restaurants, in addition to a wide range in the major towns serving many different types of food.

Accommodations
Villas and cottages are one of the most popular accommodations in the island. Rooms and villas ranges from $100- $300 /person a night, depending on the size of your group. Visit our St. Lucia Villas inventory for more info.

Getting married in Puerto Vallarta

September 24th, 2010 No Comments

My wedding in Puerto Vallarta

by Simon Marin

A few years ago, my wife and I had the most incredible wedding in Puerto Vallarta where more than 100 of our friends and family joined us for a celebration.

It all started a year earlier when we decided to look into the benefits of having a destination wedding. We live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and since I am from Chile I struggled with the idea of getting married here and not having many of my friends and family present. If they were to come to the U.S. they would have to go to Uncle Sam’s embassy in Chile to get a Visa, throw down a lot of money for a round trip flight, book an expensive hotel in the City, and figure out how to get around in another language. I started to think that the only thing from Chile that I would enjoy on my wedding day would be the wine.

In addition, the cost of doing our wedding here in the Bay Area started to scare me as well. When we began to compare prices for different venues, it seemed like they were trying to sell you the place as opposed to rent it to you for a day.

As a result we started to explore the possibility of looking into a destination wedding. Our options here in the U.S. weren’t looking great, and we started to realize that for the same price we would pay to sweat like pigs at my wife’s uncle’s ranch in Stockton, we could actually have an oceanfront luxury villa wedding. And it didn’t stop there. When I told my friends from Chile that we were thinking of getting hitched in paradise, they talked about joining us for the big day. They started to realize that it was also a great opportunity to take a week of vacation. For our American attendees, the idea sounded good as well. Many of our friends and family here are used to travel to another state for a wedding, so traveling two hours to Mexico wasn’t a big deal (especially since going that route gave you more than a bag of peanuts and a napkin).

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