From Tripadvisor
I really had a hard time deciding where to stay during our vacation in PV. I knew that I wanted few things for sure: A/C was a must, location close to the beach and the main points of interest in town, quiet, safe, clean and a big room with a fridge where I can store drinks and snacks. After reading a lot of reviews (thanks to everybody that posted reviews on the places they stayed at) I decided that I really wanted to stay in a 1 bedroom apartment. There were lots of options to choose from, of course, but in the end I decided to go for Condo 606 at Plazamar. My husband was OK with the selection I made, therefore I started the booking process. Everything went so smooth: from the first email I sent to Jeff Musto to make the arrangements until the check out!
We took a cab from the airport to the apartment (14 US dollars for 2 adults) and checked into the apartment with no problem at all. When you go to the front desk and you check in, they do require a deposit of 100 pesos or 10 US dollars in order to give you the keys. The deposit is 100% refundable the day you check out and return the keys.
The building is very clean, very safe and very well maintained. There is an iron gate at the entrance and in order to enter the building you have to ring the bell, so the person at the front desk can open the gate for you. The reception desk is open 24 hours a day, therefore it really does not matter how late or how early you arrive. There is always somebody there to open the front gate for you.
The building also has underground parking (if you have a car and want to use it, you will pay 2 US dollars per day for parking) and a gorgeous roof top pool where you can also find a separate room with washers and dryers, a bar area and a fridge where you can store your own drinks while enjoying the pool. The rooftop pool was closed during our stay (no water in the pool), but we still enjoyed great views from the rooftop early in the morning and in the evening.
As I mentioned a little bit earlier, we stayed in condo 606 (from Sept 12 to Sept 15, 2009)! The apartment is very tastefully decorated, very clean and with a fully equipped kitchen where you can cook your own meals if you want to. The A/C came in very handy since we had some pretty hot and humid weather. Purified drinking water is also provided and included in the price (it is better not to drink tap water since all the pipes of the water system in PV are pretty old).
The living room area is very comfortable, the bathroom is a decent size and the bedroom (with a king size bed) is more than adequate for 2 people. The mattress is very comfortable and we really missed its comfort after we checked out of this place and started to explore the area (Mismaloya, San Sebastian, Mascota and Tepic) and slept in hotel rooms. There is a little bit of closet space in the bedroom that was more than enough for us since we really did not pack too many clothes.
In the closet you will also find an iron and an ironing board, just in case you need to do some ironing while staying there.
The balcony is also a nice size and it has a table with 4 chairs where you can spend some time in the early morning or in the evening while having a drink and maybe some really good cakes or pies that you can buy from the stores in the area. The view from the balcony is just awesome: you can see the beach, the ocean and also the mountains. What else can you ask for?
Very good restaurants and lots of tiny stores are in close by. The Malecon, Isla Rio Cuale, the cathedral and Gringo Gulch can be very easily be reached in a leisurely 10 minutes walk.
All in all, we had a great time here and would highly recommend Condo 606 to everybody who is looking for the same things we were: good location, quiet, clean, safe and close to everything but the noisy streets.
