We've been coming to Puerto Vallarta (Zona Romantica, Amapas) almost every year since 2016. We've…read morestayed once at the Brisas Del Mar but have since stayed at One Beach Street Vallarta ever since. That all came to an end in 2025 as we were greeted with news of an electrical problem meaning no air conditioning in the room at One Beach Street. It was June and it was very muggy & hot. That was a no-go. Plus, the room wasn't the nicest or cleanest either.
EXPERIENCE:
We simply walked across the street to check out V Azul. We actually watched it being built back in 2016 while staying at Brisas Del Mar, jackhammering and all. Funny but not funny that 9 years later, we stayed at V Azul and the jackhammering continued as neighboring Condominios Torre Malibu AC was redoing their pool. If you can't laugh it off, you'll go crazy!
LOBBY:
We walked into the cool, clean, all-glass lobby to a friendly gal. We told her our situation, got to see the available room and was sold.
The "hotel" is small, 12 rooms on 4 floors, with a small pool and outdoor kitchen amenities on the rooftop 6th floor.
ROOM 401:
It's a beautiful ocean view, 1 bedroom with private balcony apartment really.
The kitchen came fully stocked with everything expected, a full-sized refrigerator & freezer with ice maker, 4-burner stove with full-sized oven, toaster oven, microwave & coffee maker. A stacked washer & dryer was hidden in a cabinet which we used daily, along with an iron & board.
The living room had a pull out and single sofa, coffee table and TV with Roku. Wi-Fi was strong.
Two split unit a/c's, one in the living room and one in the bedroom kept us nice and cool. The only negative was that once the front, sliding doors or any windows were opened, the system would completely turn off, forcing you to manually turn them back on. Oddly there was no seal under the front door which contradicted the energy-saving effort and also let in some noise from the jackhammering happening next door and a huge roach on our last night.
There was a brief power outage on night seven of eight, which resulted in both a/c's becoming inoperable, forcing us to sleep in heat. Maintenance quickly resolved it the next day.
The bedroom was perfectly-sized with a small closet, safe, comfortable king bed and fairly good pillows.
The balcony was a good size, spanned the bedroom to the living room and featured a small table and two chairs. Sunset views were sweet.
The bathroom featured an oversized shower, plenty of hot water and good water pressure. My only gripe was I couldn't adjust the shower head's spray style, and some of the nozzles needed poking as calcium build up created wayward streams . Two-way access via the kitchen & bedroom was very convenient.
Power outlets were standard 110 volt and plentiful.
TIP:
No children allowed.
OVERALL:
Quaint, clean, newer, quiet (if no neighboring construction is going on), conveniently located one block from the beach and within walking distance to Zona Romantica.