If it’s your first time in Puerto Vallarta, there’s one place that makes a natural starting point: Zona Romántica. This oceanfront neighborhood is at the heart of the city’s LGBTQ+ life, where restaurants, cafés, galleries and bars meet cobblestone streets leading toward the Pacific. It’s also here, near Los Muertos Beach, that you’ll find Almar LGBT Luxury Resort, surrounded by some of Vallarta’s most vibrant energy.
Just steps away is Los Muertos Beach, one of the city’s most recognizable gathering places. Days can be as relaxed as a morning by the ocean or an afternoon of music and cocktails at Mantamar Beach Club. After sunset, the rhythm changes as rooftops, dinners, shows and nightlife keep the neighborhood going well into the night.
The secret to a first visit? Don’t try to do everything. Make time to walk the Malecón, explore Vallarta’s food scene, watch at least one sunset over Banderas Bay and leave an afternoon completely unplanned. Vallarta is just as rewarding when you slow down.
And that’s where choosing the right home base can transform the trip. Almar LGBT Luxury Resort keeps you close to Zona Romántica while bringing together different ways to experience the destination: Pacific-facing days at Mantamar Beach Club, sunsets and nights at The Top Sky Bar, and time to slow down and reconnect at the newly opened 888 Connection Wellness.
Puerto Vallarta makes it remarkably easy to combine the ocean, food, wellness, nightlife and a visible LGBTQ+ community in one escape.
Come with plans, but leave room to change them.
Because the best way to discover Vallarta isn’t simply to visit it. It’s to start living it.
