Four apartments. One hillside villa.
Your space, your way: pick just the apartments you need, or take the whole villa.
On a hillside in El Cerro, where Puerto Vallarta began. Apartment guests share the pool and common areas with a few others; book the whole villa and all of it is yours alone.
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Top floor · right
Studio · Sleeps 2
Top floor · left
2 bedrooms · Sleeps 4
Entire top floor · Ivan's + Miguel's
3 bedrooms · Sleeps 6
Main level · right
Studio · Sleeps 2
Main level · left
2 bedrooms · Sleeps 4
Entire main level · Jonathan's + Curiel's
3 bedrooms · Sleeps 6
The whole house, yours
6 bedrooms · Sleeps 12
Every kitchen is stocked with coffee from Chiapas. Pour a cup, take it out to the terrace, and watch El Cerro come to life below you: doors opening along the alley, the first boats out on the bay, the town filling in as the light comes up.
Mark here: from December through March, keep an eye on the water. The humpbacks put on a show.
The view from Miguel's Mirador balconyOur cobblestone alley has been home to the same families for generations. Walk five minutes downhill and you are on the Malecón. Five of the city's top fine-dining restaurants are closer than that, and Camarones Beach is nine minutes on foot.
Our street
The saltwater poolMost guests come back to the pool in the afternoon, after a morning out in the town. It is saltwater, it looks out over the bay, it is open whenever you are, and it is heated to 29 to 30°C all winter. A refreshing dip, then a chair in the shade until the light turns gold.
Sunset over Banderas Bay from the top terrace. Not every night, but often enough that guests plan dinner around it.
The lights come on at dusk, the whole villa strung end to end. This is when it looks most like itself.
Point at a name to light it up · on a phone, tap once to light it, tap again to step insideTap a name to light up its windows. Tap again to step inside.
We are active hosts, and we are always available onsite. Mark owns the villa and runs it; John is his best friend and co-host. We moved to Puerto Vallarta together and each live in our own private apartment on the property, so a local tip, a hand arranging something, or just knowing someone is here is a message away. Your own front door stays yours.
Amistad means friendship. Each apartment is named for a friend who helped us make this place happen: the rides, the translating, the hard work and the moral support.
5.0 out of 5 from 416 guest reviews
“Mark and co. were great hosts and the place was incredible! Clean, very nice bedrooms and bathrooms, good A/C, amazing coffee, and of course the beautiful pool overlooking the ocean. Highly recommend if you are staying in the area.”
“This was the perfect location to stay during PV Pride. Close enough to walk to the festivities, but away enough for rest and relaxation. Mark was helpful, the space is gorgeous, and they thought of everything you may need. Highly recommend staying here.”
“A great home in the heart of downtown! The location is very walkable to the malecon and the house itself is gorgeous. Mark was a great host and was very thorough and helpful”
