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Moments in Vallarta It is simply amazing how hot and sticky weather can go so swiftly to cool and refreshing. In less than a short two weeks we have done just that. Wonderful cool dry air has been moving in to Vallarta slowly and lovingly after such a treacherously wet, oppressively hot summer. No more rain deluges and storms raging. Change is blowing in on cool breezes, folks! Just in time too. We are seeing the sudden awakening of the city. Shops are getting open and slapping on a fresh coat of paint. Everyone is spring cleaning this fall in anticipation of the arrival of High Season here in Puerto Vallarta. Every one is bustling about getting into high gear. We are in the midst of this season’s start of a grand season. The first fundraisers are on, parties planned, villas reserved and the city is poised to enjoy great success.
NewsFlash! Terror Strikes at the Heart of Cancun "Tourists Flee Cancun, Hurricane Ruins Famed Beaches" "Alaska Airlines Suspends Cancun Flights" "Wilma Deals $800 Million Blow to Mexican Travel Industry"
PVRPV has also received a deluge of calls, emails and associate agents all seeking accommodations. This season is poised to become the busiest season ever in Vallarta. Tourism is Mexico's fourth-largest industry and pumped about $10.8 billion into the country's economy last year, according to the Mexican Tourism Secretariat. That's almost 10 percent of Mexico's Gross Domestic Product.
And We Are Off! This 2005-2006 season will truly prove to be the highlight of this decade. Our Homeowners have been working hard to prepare their prime income property to be "at the ready" for our upcoming Guests. We too, have been busy building one of the best vacation rental systems that builds our Homeowners economic goals and our Guests complete satisfaction. We are excited to participate with you in developing a marketing program while building on excellence. After all, it's all about Puerto Vallarta, and that means the best!
This is what PVRPV offers to ALL our Valued Guests Phase I PVR PV Guest Pre-Care Services: Given to All PVR PV Guest Before the Guest Even Arrives After the Guest has chosen the best home for their time in Vallarta which includes preparing the home to the specific needs of each Guests individual requirement. We will stock the kitchen and refrigerator with an advance list of grocery and sundry items. We can stock the bar and wine inventory and provide complete floral care and arrangement. PVR PV can also provide professional and creative culinary services as well. Full catering services are available as well. Phase II PVR PV On-Site Guest Care: Given to All PVR PV Guests PVRPV Concierge! To the Rescue! PVR PV has also begun including additional concierge services for our Guests, including shopping, tours and information. It is important to us that we become a full service vacation rental agency. PVR PV will meet each Guest at your home by our professionally trained five star concierge service provider; welcoming them with a beautifully designed gift basket of traditional Mexican delicacies. Our concierge will personally introduce the features of Your Home, answer any questions and to be available throughout the Guests stay for any incidental needs and service reservations. In addition to meeting each guest at their vacation condo and showing them all the features of your home, we want to go the extra mile for our guests, even if that means a trip to the pharmacy at 10pm on a Friday night. It is at this level of committed service that we see our guests returning to us and recommend their friends and associates to our service as well. Phase III PVR PV After-Care Services: Given to All PVR PV Guests We will also provide each of our Guests with complete PVR PV After-Care Services. At the conclusion of the time at your home, our PVR PV concierge will meet the departing Guest to ensure a satisfactory visit, an invitation to return and to hear any constructive feedback on the home and its features. This information will be forwarded to the homeowner. Finally, the PVR PV Guest will be given an opportunity to provide a comment or two on their visit in the manor of a testimonial and to refer an invitation to any of their associates or friends to stay at your vacation home.
Christmas in Puerto Vallarta
Several weeks before Christmas, elaborately decorated market stalls or puestos are set up in the plazas of every town and city. Some people travel for days from remote areas to get to these markets. The puestos offer crafts of every conceivable kind, foods such as cheese, bananas, nuts, and cookies, and flowers such as orchids and poinsettias.
New Properties Listed in November Homeowners are now flocking to PVRPV PVRPV has had unprecedented numbers of Vacation Homeowners coming directly to us to be on our website. These homeowners are indicating our exceptional service, superb reservation system and website information. They like the idea we offer our Guests Pre-Care Service, On-Site Concierge Services and our After-Care service for each guest. We have also heard that our homeowners are impressed with the various services we are offering them as well. Here are just a few! Click on these hyperlinks to review these new PVRPV Vacation Rentals
Volunteer Christmas Opportunities at PVRPV and the Olas Altas Neighborhood
PVRPV has a longstanding commitment to giving back into this wonderful community we call home. Several of our employees have participated in several non-profit opportunities for many years and as a company we have chosen to assist those on our midst who need support. We are doing several things that you may want to join us with. We have identified a large community of mostly women and children who actually live in and support themselves off of the Puerto Vallarta land fill or dump. They actually feed and cloth themselves from the dump. There are organizations that support them with food and clothing. However, we believe that to actually break the cycle of poverty education is a real priority. So we are doing your bit by working with other local expatriate business and restaurants in PV to bring school supplies to them as well as sponsor several promising students to stay in school. As these folks are desperately poor, they cannot afford the supplies and costs of their education. This is we where you and PVRPV come into action. On your next visit to Puerto Vallarta please bring an extra suitcase of basic every day school supplies. Talk to your friends, community groups or your faith based organization about the possibility of gathering these for your next trip to Vallarta. This is changing lives and families for generations; your assistance is sincerely appreciated. Each Monday afternoon we head out to the area with some great food from area restaurants and our school supplies and spend just a few hours encouraging and working with many of the older children about school and its importance for the future. For the low cost of $250 sponsorship per year you can keep a child in school. Most quit by the time they are 12-13 years old and go to work. This has been a rewarding and successful venture and we look forward to your kind assistance. Please call Mike at PVRPV at 206.388.3703 or mike@pvrpv.com for additional information.
New Staff Brought Aboard PVRPV Another Great Addition to the Staff PVRPV, our Homeowners and Guests proudly welcome a new addition to our staff. Jamie Chartrand, along with her husband Don, comes to us from White Rock, British Columbia in Canada. We are thrilled as Jamie has excellent experience as a Canadian Licensed Property Manager and Rental Coordinator for the last seven years. With the growth that PVRPV has seen this year, Jamie will be our administrative manager and Tim's executive assistant. Believe us when we say "This is a Very Good Thing!" This young couple have relocated here to warm up in Mexico and to build a life together in paradise. Jamie is already becoming an integral asset to our successful PVRPV team. Her professionalism and bright personality will be an awesome addition. Please feel free to drop a note of welcome to Jamie at jamie@pvrpv.com. Welcome Aboard!
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Featured Properties
This spectacular luxury four bedroom/six bath villa is carefully nestled into the hill side of the beautiful Amapas area of Puerto Vallarta. Each of the four phenomenal bedroom has private balcony and oversized bathtubs.
Located 15 minutes south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, this extensively enlarged and remodeled, luxurious vacation Villa has 5 bedrooms with 5 1/2 baths on 6,000 sq. ft. overlooking the islands of Los Arcos and Playa de Mismaloya.
Casa Coco is located in the Alta Vista area of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and has a spacious, open air atmosphere. Accommodations include; four bedrooms - two spacious master suites and two standard bedrooms.
This is an absolutely amazing Puerto Vallarta state-of-the-art two bedroom, three bath vacation penthouse with spectacular views of the Bay of the Banderas as well as Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral and the entire Old Town area.
This remarkable vacation condo high above the Los Muertos Beach enjoys panoramic views of the entire Banderias Bay, the city and the jungle.
Selva Romantica #5 is a wonderful vacation rental located in the heart of Olas Altas and three minutes or two blocks to the beach. This studio condo is warm and inviting. This property enjoys great views.
New Guests Comments: Our Guests Sound OFF!
"Where do I start? First, let me say the condo we stayed in was beautiful. It had every amenity we were looking for. The staff at PVRPV was the friendliest and helpful people I have ever met. When I was in Vallarta I had the pleasure of losing all my important documents. I had left my wallet and passport in a taxi. I was supposed to leave the next day, and I was afraid I was not going to be able to leave. I do not speak good Spanish, so I was having difficulty finding out what to do. The situation was complicated by the fact that it was Mexican Independence Day, and the consulate was closed for the next four days. Mike at PVRP made it his problem, he went way out of his way to help me. Mike called everyone he could, and when we couldn't reach anyone, he assured me I was not alone. Elizabeth reminded me that I had a copy of an old passport at home, and even let me e-mail it to his office. The documents worked and I was allowed to leave the country. I feel if Mike and Elizabeth had not made the effort he had I would have been stuck in Puerto Vallarta with no money, or place to stay. I am very grateful for the people at PVRPV, and they may never know how much." Dale Ervin
"We called several rental agencies to only experience the difficulties in finding a long-term rental in Puerto Vallarta. We finally were referred to Tim from PVRPV and were told that they were the best. At first we had thought it to be an exaggeration until we dealt with them - Wow, in the land of Manana Tim and his excellent crew worked tirelessly to find all of our requirements in a rental. PVRPV has an excellent staff with such prompt service that I never even seen in my 25 years living in the U.S. When we moved in our rental they promptly asked if we needed anything and every single request from fixes to orientation they promptly provided. The maintenance crew are wonderful A service that is unlike anything I have experienced anywhere. I can NEVER forget the time when I even locked myself out late Friday night and called them. His crew promptly came to help and got our problem solved. I know of NO SUCH service that can even come close. PVRPV in my view are #1." The Salamens
"Just have to say that I have been going to Puerto Vallarta for the last 25 years and that Tim, Agustin, Mike, and Jeff made this the best trip ever for me. The service and professionalism was outstanding, saw Mike in the rain one night and he went out of his way to get a taxi for me, now that is service beyond the call of duty. Even got to know them more personally and they are sons any MOM would be proud of. Keep up the good work and hope to come back soon. To all who will listen they are definitely the best, they will go out of their way to make your trip the best ever. Thanks guys for all your effort to make one Mom very happy." Mary Jane Cleveland
Let's Play a Game! 1. I am going to buy one melon, two apples and three oranges.
2. What's going on?
3. What's that? I don't know.
4. How old are you?
5. Merry Christmas.
6. I like Mondays.
7. I'm tired, are you?
8. P.S.: I love you.
9. Two plus two is four.
10. I want to see the movie "Zorro".
11. I live where it doesn't snow.
12. Are you OK?
13. Yes, if you wish.
14. Why?
Mmmmmmm Getting hungry yet?? "Hey Abuelita, What's cooking?"
This is one of my favorite shrimp dishes from a restaurant in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury neighborhood called Cha Cha Cha. It is by far their most popular dish. Cajun food is very similar in complexity to Mexican food so the trip across the Gulf fits our palate nicely. All one needs is a nice loaf of bread for dipping in this scrumptious sauce and a salad for a complete dinner. Buen Provecho! Ingredients: SKILLET CAJUN SHRIMP 1/2 cup Cajun Spice Mix (recipe to follow)
In a large heavy saucepan combine the Cajun spice mix and beer. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wire whisk to make a thick paste. Do not allow the mixture to burn. Gradually stir in the cream to make a smooth sauce. Cook over medium heat. Stirring occasionally, for 8 10 minutes, or until the sauce thickens slightly and turns a rich rust color. Add the shrimp and the red pepper flakes. Reduce the heat and cook the shrimp over low heat for 2 3 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and opaque. Taste and adjust the seasoning. CAJUN SPICE MIX 1/2 cup sweet paprika Combine all the ingredients and mix well. Store in an air tight container in a cool dry place. |
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It is all over the news and Puerto Vallarta is already feeling the effects. Hundreds of tourism workers have begun to flow in from Cancun. We are seeing thousands of travelers planning on going to Cancun are changing their plans to Puerto Vallarta.
The first thing to know about celebrating Christmas in Mexico is that most everybody takes off the last two weeks in December - to party, spend more time with the family, visit with old friends, even make new friends. One of the biggest fiestas of the year - in small towns, big cities, the beach resorts, everywhere - Christmas in Mexico is celebrated in a variety of ways.
The poinsettia plant is native to Mexico and is believed to have first been used in connection with Christmas in the 17th century when Mexican Franciscans included the flowers in their Christmas celebration. There is a legend connected with the flower. A little boy named Pablo was walking to the church in his village to visit the Nativity scene, when he realized he had nothing to offer the Christ Child. He saw some green branches growing along the roadside and gathered them up. Other children scoffed, but when he laid them by the manger, a brilliant red star-shaped flower appeared on each branch.
The main Christmas celebration in Mexico is called Las Posadas, which refers to processions reenacting Joseph and Mary's search for a place to stay in Bethlehem. The processions begin nine days before Christmas because the original journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem took nine days. Friends and family members divide themselves into two groups - pilgrims and innkeepers. The pilgrims travel from house to house asking for a shelter and are refused at each until they finally reach the house where an alter and Nativity scene have been set up. Here the pilgrims are admitted with great rejoicing, a traditional prayer is spoken, and the party begins. Food and drink are served and then children take turns trying to break open the piñata. 
PVRPV, several seasonal snowbird travelers for the season and several Olas Altas area businesses will be sponsoring a family or maybe two this Christmas. We want to ensure that as many as possible enjoy a full joyous, sumptuous Christmas season. Every child should have a present or two beneath the tree this year. Every family should enjoy the warm fellowship of kin and the delight of a wonderful meal to share it with. If you would be so inclined, feel free to call any PVRPV Staff member for additional information.
PVRPV is proud to endorse this great resource for you in Vallarta. DirectPV is an English user friendly directory for all of Vallarta. It is a valuable tool when spending anytime in Puerto Vallarta. We will be placing these directories in each of our vacation rental homes. If you would like to purchase a copy, just stop by or contact PVRVP and speak with any staff member. Unfortunately, we cannot ship or mail to Canada or the US. The cost is well worth the $20 USD. 
