We spent four days at a unique and ornate boutique hotel.
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| Front view of Rivera del Rio. |
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| View of the back from the pool area. |
Rivera de Rio is located on a dirt street right on the Cuale river.
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| Little table on the Cuale River for breakfast or reading. |
It is about 7 blocks inland from the Vista del Sol condo that we like to rent, so we are familiar with the neighborhood. We originally booked the smallest room, the Green Room. I was looking at their website to see how full the B&B would be and I noticed that the Cortez Suite was open and the price had dropped, making it cheaper than our Green Room. I called the owner and he switched us over.
Silver Cortez was an American woman who visited Puerto Vallarta in the 50's and fell in love with the little beach town. She became friends with Liz Taylor and Richard Burton and hung out with the Hollywood crowd that flocked to PV. She had a home on the beach, but purchased this three story townhouse on the Cuale River. Right across the river is Gringo Gulch, where Liz and Dick had homes. Silver had a unique decorating style. Everything in the whole BnB is quite amazing and a treat to the eye.
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| Rivera del Rio lobby |
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| Rivera del Rio lobby |
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| Rivera del Rio lobby |
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| Beautiful pool |
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| Candalaria Suite |
Upon arrival we were greeted by Oscar with guacamole and margaritas. Nice touch!
When we saw our room we were bowled over. The Cortez Suite is a four room, two bath accommodation on five levels.
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| Our Cortez Suite |
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| Our Cortez Suite |
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| Our Cortez Suite |
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| Our Cortez Suite |
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| Our Cortez Suite |
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| Candelaria Suite |
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| Candelaria Suite |
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| Candelaria Suite |
From our location in inland Colonia Emiliano Zapata, we have taken daily walkabouts. This may sound normal to most, but for Rick and Ruth this is a new occurrence. Rick had has troublesome ankle fused in March 2015. The recuperation is 2 years and we are almost there! So, walking for one - two hours is a big deal for us. We loved going further inland to see what the Colonia is like so far from the beach.
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| Rick on the swinging bridge to Gringo Gulch. It begins right near Rivera del Rio. |
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| Swinging bridge |
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| River & jungle. |
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| Calle Zaragoza |
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| Lover's Bridge - This bridge connected Liz Taylor's home with Richard Burton's home. |
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| On Zaragoza |
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| Lots of wires! |
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| Primavera tree |
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| Calle Aquiles Serdan |
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| Rock wall with broken glass on top |
We had an excellent meal at Chenan2 (Chenandos) which is a block from Rivera del Rio. Chenando is the owner, his son Christian is the server and his wife works the bar. We always have excellent meals from this family owned restaurant. This time Ruth had the really delicious seafood pasta with homemade pesto and Rick had the coconut shrimp, which he loves from Chenandos.
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| So yummy!!!! |
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