Think about hopping on a ship from certainly one of Mexico’s busiest seashore locations and arriving at a hidden bay hideaway surrounded by jungle, with a often empty seashore on the finish of that bay and hardly anybody else round. The water is so clear you may see 20 sorts of fish if you leap in with a snorkel and masks and there’s only one small lodge hidden within the foliage: Corrales Bay Resort.
I like Puerto Vallarta loads and I’ve in all probability been there 10 occasions, not even counting the occasions I went straight to Punta de Mita from the airport or instantly headed right down to Costalegre. Puerto Vallarta itself is a bustling and busy place although, which is a part of the rationale a lot of the luxurious resorts we cowl in that area usually are not within the metropolis itself. They’re means down or means up the coast, the place the crowds skinny out and there was more room to construct.
This final time I visited I hopped in that boat and rode an hour and a half to an actual getaway place. Not a luxurious resort that prices hundreds per evening, however with that million-dollar view above. It’s laborious to get that form of view wherever close to the town anymore since because the entire coast round PV is more and more stacked up with resorts and condos.
So Corrales Bay isn’t the form of lodge we assessment intimately and suggest as a prime spot for luxurious vacationers. If you wish to be pampered and have a military of staffers ready on you, this isn’t the place. What it does provide although is seclusion, privateness, and the prospect to really chill out in a pure place that feels just like the Pacific Coast of Mexico did many years in the past. It will be a terrific place for a buyout because it solely has 14 rooms and it’s not going to interrupt the funds for an prolonged household get-together, a low-key vacation spot marriage ceremony, or a celebration weekend for a bunch of pals.
Amenities and Suites at Corrales Bay Resort
It is a small resort and not using a lengthy listing of amenities, however what they’ve is sort of good. The centerpiece is the massive and exquisite swimming pool that’s surrounded by a big lounging deck and some umbrellas. It’s a calming place to whereas away the times having fun with the altering view on the mountains as the sunshine modifications.
Simply inland from there may be the principle social area, with a lounging space and the restaurant. To the suitable of that you just discover the block of rooms, then a couple of platforms alongside the water. A kind of might be arrange for massages, one thing my pals who have been alongside took benefit of, with the waves lapping the shore under them.
The resort must be at capability for the restaurant to refill and the entire primary space feels spacious. There are public restrooms right here you should utilize with out going again to your room. Then when it’s excessive season, there’s a bar space simply up from that, a welcome addition because the drink selections have been restricted throughout my low season go to. Greatest to convey an additional bottle of tequila, mezcal, or rum you probably have top-shelf tastes. (Or specify what must be stocked when you do a buyout.)
In the event you’re coming by yourself, positively snag one of many suites except you solely care in regards to the view. The rooms with a balcony closest to the principle constructing with the restaurant have the very best water views, however the suites have greater than twice as a lot area and an enormous wrap-around balcony with lounge furnishings and a hammock.
All rooms have enticing hardwood furnishings and fascinating carved stone sinks within the rest room, plus air-conditioning, satellite tv for pc Wi-Fi, and a few toiletries. No TVs for an excellent motive although on this tranquil surroundings and no power-sucking room fridges. Staffers are completely satisfied to set you up with ice although.
Eating and Actions
The only restaurant at Corrales Bay serves all three meals and the menu is understandably restricted on this distant location that’s a great distance from a freeway, a lot much less a grocery store. I doubt many company come right here for a full week although: it’s an excellent getaway spot for 2 or three nights, which isn’t sufficient time to begin getting bored with the choices.
Once we have been there, the identical two ladies served as cooks, waiters, and bartenders, in order that they have been working laborious. They did an excellent job with each the flavors and the presentation, serving us meals that have been photogenic and engaging too.
The spotlight meal was one we needed to plan prematurely. If you would like a grilled zarandeado type full fish dinner, which was scrumptious and all disappeared right down to the bones for us, you should let the staffers know the day earlier than. That’s to allow them to inform a fisherman to convey them a big contemporary fish that morning to allow them to put together it for you for a late lunch or dinner.
The opposite seafood dishes have been fairly good, particularly the grilled shrimp and the ceviche. There’s positively an enormous benefit in being proper by the water subsequent to a fishing village.
That fishing village is the place the seashore is, so you should kayak over to it, paddleboard to it, or take an fascinating up-and-down stroll alongside the shore to get to it on foot. When you’re there, you’ll discover a primary cafe serving grilled fish and beers and you may take a dip if you get sizzling. There’s one other hike within the different course from the lodge as much as a lighthouse on a excessive ridge.
You may organize actions like fishing journeys, ATV rides, or different excursions, however we didn’t need to go wherever whereas we have been there. We have been pleasantly stunned at how good the snorkeling was although. There’s little or no coral on this a part of the Pacific, however we noticed quite a lot of colourful fish, together with some enjoyable puffer fish and a few fairly massive parrot fish. Then numerous tiny blue ones that have been glowing within the daylight, giving the sensation that we have been swimming round in an aquarium.
Corrales Bay Location and Logistics
This secluded small resort is 30 miles south of Puerto Vallarta, within the rugged Costalegre area. Though it’s attainable to get there by automotive, it may take 4 hours, a part of it on tough roads, so it’s finest to journey by boat from the Puerto Vallarta marina space. The journey takes an hour and quarter-hour when you go when the ocean is calm, a bit longer when it’s not. You may e-book the round-trip boat journey to your get together when make a room reserving right here.
A lot of the time in Latin America there’s a trade-off between luxurious and journey, between pampering and closeness to nature, so our readers who’ve traveled in distant areas are used to the trade-offs. You don’t often discover a Ritz-Carlton subsequent to a nature reserve that’s a great distance from an airport and in locations the place you’re monitoring wildlife, your jungle lodge could also be off-the-grid and primary.
Corrales Bay isn’t off the grid, however it does require entering into with the suitable mindset when you e-book a getaway right here. You gained’t be pampered or have your each whim catered to by a private butler — and the charges replicate that. Your keep will probably be serene, enjoyable, and regenerative although, and possibly even magical. Include somebody you like or a couple of people who find themselves near you and benefit from the spectacular setting.
See extra about Corrales Bay right here on the official web site.
