We loved our stay at Lila’s condo at the Avalon in Puerto Vallarta.
I should start by stating that we are owners of vacation rental properties ourselves, and believe that we have pretty high standards for vacation rentals. This place exceeded our expectations.
Once we arrived, we didn’t want to leave. The view from the condo is absolutely breathtaking. You can see the entire town and the bay. The central living, dining and kitchen area opens out to the balcony with folding floor-to-ceiling glass doors, so we had them open almost the entire time, so it seemed like you were staying in an enormous outdoor lanai.
The master bedroom has a huge bathroom and the bedroom opens out to the personal infinity-edge pool that we kept nice and warm, and enjoyed for hours each day. The condo sits just below the penthouse which extends out farther than the other balconies below, so our balcony was extremely private, and is shaded all day long. If you want to sunbathe, you need to go down to one of the shared pools.
The second bedroom was comfortable as well, with its own beautiful bathroom.
Since the place was just re-done and recently furnished, the enormous kitchen was sparsely outfitted with supplies, etc.., however after discussing this with Lila, she said that she planned on providing more items.
The internet was spotty at best, but again, Lila said that she was working on that. I’m optimistic that that shouldn’t be an issue, because folks in other units in the building weren’t having those issues.
The building itself was incredible. The modern architecture is impressive, with lots of interesting water features throughout. More than once, when we mentioned where we were staying, friends who know Puerto Vallarta well said that the Avalon is considered one of the very best places to stay.
The staff working at the front desk was really nice and friendly, as was the bartender at the pool bar.
I used the gym, which was incredibly well outfitted and clean.
There are two spectacular enormous pools on the property. One was heated with a swim-up bar, which was where most people were hanging out, but the other one (not heated) was really quiet and incredibly beautiful. I’d love to hang out there when the weather is really hot.
We would definitely recommend the place, and hope to return soon.