Puerto Vallarta Zones
Puerto Vallarta is located in Bahia de Banderas, which means Bay of Flags. This has been one of the favorite holiday destinations for Americans and Europeans for a very long time because off the golden sand beaches, beautiful year-round weather, as a home to dolphins and manta rays and as a site for sea turtle nesting. You can also find extreme and water sports, romantic escapes and places for weddings, anniversaries or birthday celebrations.
The area offers a fantastic variety of accommodations, which means there is something for every style and budget.
Puerto Vallarta has many zones to enjoy based on your interests.
The North Zone, Airport & Las Juntas, Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Downtown, the Hotel Zone, the Romantic Zone and the South Zone.
How to choose a hotel in Puerto Vallarta?
In order to decide which hotel is the best for your stay in Puerto Vallarta, you should consider the following: What are your main interests? What kind of food would you like? Are you looking for a small or large place? How long are you planning to stay? Are your vacations going to be with family, friends or other couples? Would you like a beachfront hotel or a condo close to the beach?
These are some of the questions you should ask yourself before you begin your hotel search.
About the North zone:
The northern area is quite large, starting in Punta Mita and ending in Bucerias.
One of the highlights here are the Marietas Islands, also known as “ The Beach of Love” or “Hidden Beach”. This group of small uninhabited islands a few miles off the coast of the state of Nayarit, is a popular tourist destination because of its forty-four different species of plants and wild sea animals. It is also part of the UNESCO MAB Biosphere Reserve.