There is this glorious place called Selva Romantica in Puerto Vallarta that is nothing short of paradise. With all the news recently coming out of Mexico, people are terribly cautious about travelling there. When you arrive in Puerto Vallarta, nothing could be further from the truth. Further, the lock down security at the Selva Romantica complex is only re-assuring, You need a key to get in and a key to get out, a key for the gate on our unit and two keys for the door to enter. There is a locked cupboard for passports and computers as well. We were greeted, right at the gate, but our host Arron. A terribly friendly fellow who showed us all of the amenities of the complex. There are several exits off to the four corners of the Romantic Zone. The beach is a measly two blocks away, as well as the wonderful shops restaurants and excursions that wait your turn. Our unit was like something out of Arcitectural Digest. The floor to ceiling windows opened to the warm Mexican breeze. There was a perfect flow to the two bedrooms, two bathrooms, double size living room and kitchen that was styled for an executive chef. The kitchen had everything a chef could ever need, gas stove, dozens of pots and pans, giant sub zero freezer and a margarita machine that whipped up dozens of blender drinks without a single glitch. We had a wrap around balcony with an outdoor dining table that was nothing short of paradise. Beautiful bed linens, colourful place matts and enough cushions to turn the place into a harem. The place instantly made us relax and jump started our vacation. Travel clothes were discarded and shorts and suntan lotion were applied on as we immediately began to enjoy our vacation. This place is all about pampering. The infinity pool, that was maybe 15 steps away, is refreshingly inviting and stunningly beautiful. The hot tub dictates warm relaxation as you look out over the Banderas Bay, only to be disturbed by a jumping whale or passing parasailing. No detail has been overlooked from an outdoor kitchen and common dining area to the state of the art gym.
We cooked and ate and laughed and relaxed. Slept like baby’s only to wake up to glorious warm sunshine. At night the sunsets would blow us away. The only disappointment was we could not photograph the sunset as well as mother nature had planned it. Selva Romantic is a paradise. 24 hour lock down security with several guards roaming the grounds at night, there is no concern for feeling unsafe. The last day, we were all terribly sad as we plotted to stay another week. Arron showed up, on que to take the keys and do a walk through. He even drove us to the Airport and saw us off to finish the perfect vacation. I would highly recommend Selva Romantica to anyone looking to have a perfectly relaxing and rejuvenating vacation in paradise.
