Incanto gave my boyfriend and I a perfect Sunday morning during our last vacation to Puerto Vallarta. We attended the Gospelicious Gospel Brunch in March, which was one of the most interesting and enjoyable moments of our whole trip! We certainly got a great first impression of this place. I would love to see another production or even just visit the Piano bar at Incanto during our next trip.
I booked our reservations online a little less than a month before our trip as I was trying to fill up our itinerary with fun things to do. When I stumbled upon Incanto's website, it took all of 2 seconds to decide on the Gospelicious Gospel Brunch. My boyfriend is a huge fan of gospel music, and I've grown to love it myself recently, too. You could choose from general and preferred seating with brunch, or you could just get tickets for the show without brunch if you've already eaten. We opted for the general tickets that came with brunch and the choice of coffee or tea or a mimosa. If you know us, you know we chose the mimosa. We were seated on a cute little deck overlooking a stream and handed our menus. Both of us chose the eggs benedict because it was something we've never tried before, and we were impressed!
We happily finished our meals and it was time for the show. The theater was intimate yet seemed to fit a decent sized crowd in it. We decided to sit toward the middle of the venue next to a man that told us he had just sold his home in Oregon and planned on moving to Vallarta (I'm TOO jealous). We ordered some more drinks to sip on throughout the show and the service was super quick and friendly during our whole experience at Incanto.
The host of the show, Tracy, introduced The Resurrection Band, including the drummer, Gary, bassist, David, and the musical director and pianist, also named David. The singers came out one-by-one in their traditional chorus robes and we knew we were in for a serious musical treat today. The show exceeded our expectations, and we had a blast! Hulga, Melina, and Luis had incredible voices, and they played a few songs we were familiar with to the point that we could sing along, too. The director and pianist, David, was SO animated and he was fun to watch along with the rest of the band. I would love to see this show again and again.
When I ran upstairs to use the restroom, I caught a glimpse of the bar. Assuming this is where the piano bar is located since the downstairs bar is much smaller, it looked like it would be an awesome area to hang out and enjoy a relaxing evening with drinks flowing and great music. Everything was clean and well-kept, and every area of the building that I saw was gorgeous in it's own quirky way.
On the way out, we got to meet all of the performers and I was so excited about this! It was nice to thank them for the wonderful show they put on that has now become one of my favorite memories of this year's trip to Vallarta. Until next time, Incanto! We will certainly be visiting again. read more