The Hotel Rinconcito is Built Right on The Beach on Playa Mayto, a Beautiful Almost Deserted Bay an Hour From El Tuito, Mexico

An Interview With Owner of Hotel El Rinconcito Fernando Herrera Whose Father Discovered The Place Many Years Before

An Interview With Machi From Machi’s Bar BQ in El Tuito, Mexico

Also Matty and Jesse Have Opened a New Restaurant and Bar and Event Space Called Salud Restaurant and Bar in El Tuito, Mexico

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Hello fellow travelers, welcome to this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler, and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico.

That music you were just listening to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta’s Oldest Restaurant on the famous Los Muertos Beach, and The El Dorado Restaurant and Beach Club right next door so you can enjoy that fantastic view of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors, or during

the day in its grand splendor for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with your toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so, Puerto Vallarta my friends.

Contact information for Hotel El Rinconcito in Mayto, Cabo Corrientes, Mexico

• WhatsApp: +52 322 213 8059
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063205391612
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elrinconcitomayto/

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Contact Information For Salud Restaurante Y Bar in El Tuito

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555988483379
• Phone: +52 322 131 9545
• Address: calle Pablo Ríos 79, El Tuito, Mexico

Contact Information For Machi’s Bar BQ and Grill in El Tuito

• Address: 19 C. Morelos El Tuito, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MachisBar

It’s been a little while since we got together, which I’ll explain in a bit, so this will go a little long if you don’t mind…This week we are heading to Cabo Corrientes to El Tuito, where we will be visiting with our good friends Matty and Jesse who are having their grand opening this week of their newest venture, it’s called Salud. We’ll be hearing about it very soon. Then a visit with an old time Puerto Vallarta personality and restaurant owner who gave up the hustle and bustle of Vallarta many years ago to set up his restaurant which is named after him, Machi. Then we head down the hill to the beaches of Mayto to visit with Fernando at Hotel El Rinconcito. Fernando has a very cool story and a very cool hotelito. We’ll meet Fernando and his family. We have Vallarta news and more so let’s see what’s happening this week in Puerto Vallarta, the 17th of April, 2024.

The Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta Highway Has Finally Opened

How many years have we been talking about this? Well, it was completed for the Semana Santa weekend, and the reviews are coming in hot and heavy. It’s not cheap. Almost 1,500 pesos each way comes to $187 dollars US to get to Guadalajara a couple of hours faster. Now for two adults to take the Vallarta Plus Bus from Vallarta to Guadalajara round trip will cost you about the same.

You can also fly from Vallarta to Guadalajara in about an hour for about $100 US round trip taking Viva Aerobus. So there’s that as well.

I was looking at some video of folks driving on that new highway, and it looks like a constant game of chicken. Very scary. I saw the video on my buddy Pat”s Facebook page, Pat’s Plates, and I’ll embed it in the show notes for you to review. Looks pretty frightening. And by the way, Pat’s Facebook page Pat’s Plates Expat Help For Vehicle Registration is a great resource for those

of you who use a car on the bay. He posts important travel warnings for the local area including heads ups for gasoline station scams. Like his page if you haven’t already to get his updates. It’s very good information.

Pat’s Plates Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/patsplatespv/

Vallarta Food Bank Changes Name to Vallarta Cares

I saw that Vallarta Food Bank has changed their name to Vallarta Cares. And since I care about what happens at the food bank, and I’m sure you do too, I’ll be talking with Jimmy Plouff at Vallarta Cares, formerly Vallarta Food Bank, when we return to Vallarta at the end of this month. Just a few weeks from now. Very exciting. Just for your information, Alaska Airlines out of Los Angeles is still the cheapest at $235 non stop round trip, no frills, sit on the wing. Just keep your fingers crossed a door or window doesn’t pop out mid flight on your Boeing jet….just kidding…

We’ll be in Vallarta just for 10 days Recording Interviews and Discovering New Places to Take You To…

It’s Been an Active High Season for Thieves and Pickpockets in Paradise

There was an incident that went viral a few weeks ago. Actually, it was the week we were in Vallarta last time down beginning of February. It was the night of Tom Findlay’s birthday in fact, and there was a security camera video from Bar Frida, where there’s a customer who is outside the restaurant at the street side railing and he is sitting on a stool, viewing his cellphone, which is out in front of him, and then a motorcyclist comes driving up, and snatches the phone right out of his hands, and rides off, scary thing though, is that the phone was open and on, when the thief grabbed the phone too.

There have been other instances of thieves on motorcycles snatching purses and bags off arms and shoulders of pedestrians, as well as off sidewalk tabletops. Also, the mustard and catsup squirting trick where a team of well-trained thieves squirt a package of that mustard or catsup on you when you aren’t paying attention, then insist on helping you clean up, while picking your pocket or purse or backpack.

So how do you protect yourselves from these bad guys and gals? Well, in the case of the mustard ketchup gang, you need to make sure these guys know you know what they are up to. You need to stop and tell everyone to get away from you. Loudly. Tell them no me toca….vete…which means don’t touch me, get out of here. Say it loudly and make sure others around you hear you too. Tell them you will call the police…loudly. You don’t have to use Spanish, say it in English if you need, but say it loudly and then get out of the area.

As for the purse snatching while walking down the street, always carry your bag or your daypack square on your back or on the inside shoulder, towards the shops and away from the street to hinder the thief from plucking it off your shoulder as he or she drives by. Also avoid leaving your phone lying on a table while you eat. And as far as the phone being snatched from your hands by a passing cyclist, I’d suggest something I ordered and purchased for my phone after I left it by mistake in an Uber. Remember the story? Well, I bought this item that allows you to attach a long strap to your cellphone. And you can attach the strap to your beltloop, so you can’t leave the phone anywhere by accident, it’s attached to you. And same if someone tries to snatch it out of your hands, they’ll be totally surprised that it’s attached to you as well.

There are other scams of course happening around town of course. You need to be smart and aware of your surroundings in paradise, but these are the most common issues regarding safety and your important belongings.

Pesos to Dollars

Now, when last we talked I was referring to an email from a listener who was a bit dismayed about the cost of eating and drinking in Vallarta of late, and asked me for suggestions of what I do to make my eating and drinking experiences more enjoyable.

So first we need to take a look at why we are feeling the pinch in Mexico. The very first thing you will notice before you even spend a dollar, or a peso in paradise, is that you get less pesos for your US dollar and your Canadian Dollarette than you did in the past. Here, I have an ATM receipt from April of 2021, and the exchange was 19.87 pesos to the dollar. Compare that to last July where I got 16 pesos to the dollar.

Yesterday I sent some money to my friend Salvador, the Candyman on the Malecon. Salvador has a case of bronchitis and needed some pesos for a handheld nebulizer, and the MoneyGram was 16.4 pesos to the dollar. So right off the bat, at least in US dollars, and I’m sure it’s not that different in Canaian money, you are taking almost a 23% cut in the exchange rate.

Where you used to be able to do the math in your head where 100 pesos equaled $5 US, today, that 100 pesos equals just 80 pesos today, and that 500 peso bill that used to represent about $25 US, is now 400 pesos. And by the way, don’t make me tell you why your dollars and dollarettes are dropping in value. I’ve been accused of being antigovernment, I mean, just check out my iTunes reviews,  so I don’t want to get a reputation you know.

Then you have worldwide inflation caused by…caused by…don’t make me tell you why we have worldwide inflation either, okay? Just go read those iTunes reviews…okay? So, at least where I live, here in southern California, food, fuel, services, I’m seeing about 30% higher costs overall in the Los Angeles area. So, in Mexico, I don’t know what they are seeing, but it has to be like at least a 20% hike in goods and services as well. Plus, Vallarta is a tourist zone, and in the touristy areas, you will see even higher prices. So that’s what’s happening in Vallarta. That’s why you are feeling the pinch.

Also remember that to go out and eat right now in your hometown is no bargain.  A Big Mac Meal in Los Angeles is $12 US or 198 pesos.

An average price for a margarita in the Los Angeles Area is also between $12-15 or between 198 and 247 pesos.

In Vallarta, you shouldn’t be paying more than 125 pesos for a margarita by the way.

How To Have A Good Time and Spend Less in Vallarta

So, what do we do when we come to Vallarta to save money, but still enjoy a good time?

Let me give you some of our tips.

First, never order anything unless you know the price of it. Treat the waiter like your taxi driver. You would never get into a cab without asking the price first, right? So, ask the waiter the price if it isn’t  written on the menu, and then you might ask them why they don’t have the price of the item written in the menu. So don’t assume, ask if it isn’t written in the menu, okay?

Now, remember that the cheapest meal of the day in Mexico is breakfast. You can still find breakfast for 100 pesos at a sit-down restaurant. So, eat a late breakfast and defer your lunch by eating a quick taco to fortify yourself until maybe an early happy hour. Find a happy hour with discount food. Another idea is to split an entre with your dining partner and split an appetizer and see how you do. We do this a lot. More times than not, the portions will be just fine.  I have a link to the Happy Hour Board in the show notes where you will find two for one specials, half price specials and dozens of new ideas of places all around town for you to find a shiny and new happy hour a day, or two if you are so inclined.

Happy Hour Board  Puerto Vallarta Facebook Page

You can find them on Facebook or at  https://happyhourboard.com/puerto-vallarta

Gabby’s Forced to Keep Noise Down

We had an incident in Vallarta that made Mexican National News last week, and I got a couple of emails and messages about this subject. It seems that for some time, a neighbor, an elderly American couple it has been reported, has been having a battle with a beloved restaurant in Vallarta, Gaby’s.

Gabriella was one of my first interviews back in May of 2017. I love the restaurant and the family too.

So this dispute has been going on purportedly, for a few years now. The restaurant and the neighbor have  been battling back and forth regarding noise, and music. The Elderly American couple doesn’t like the noise from our friends at Gaby’s Restaurant on calle Hidalgo and Mina, right down the street from the Inglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. So, the couple went and got a court order and sued to stop the music. So, the restaurant will need to let go of their musical entertainment and jobs will be lost according to the folks at Gaby’s. Not cool right?

There was even a big protest last week in front of Gaby’s, with expats and Mexicans, all supporters of the restaurant coming out to sign a petition in support of the restaurant. Many locals as well as resident expats consider this as gentrification and disrespect for a Mexican family by a foreign couple.

The restaurant employees and the Castellon family served treats while News stations reported, there were bloggers and vloggers and even a group of mariachis came to liven things up and create some noise.  But in the end…at least for now, this is what the current mayor has to say…from Puerto Vallarta Reporter …

Mayor: Vallarta Restaurant Must Respect Anti-Noise Law

and I have a link to that article from Vallarta Reporter online in the show notes.

I plan to drop in and interview Chef Julio Cesar Castillon when I get in town in a couple of weeks, and let’s see what their next step is, and what we can do to help them out. And thanks to Trish from North Carolina, and Kimberly from  Trinidad & Tobago for reaching out to me, and for your concern, and for the concern that I think many of us have, and that is many expats who have come to Mexico, well, Vallarta to live, want it to be like where they came from. They want to change things. And to those people, many of us want to say, if you don’t like it, go back to where you came from. Sounds harsh, but that’s the honest truth.

The fact is, we should come to live in Mexico because we love Mexico. The good, the bad and the ugly. So I say,  live it, don’t change it.

Interview With Gabby in 2017

I also have a link to the podcast and blogpost from May of 2017 in the show notes if you want to relive that one from 7 years ago. Wow!

Tunnel Mural and History Project

Guy Weeks asked me to pass this along to you all. Our friends Kika and Ernesto are finishing a cool project, and if you have been to the Circle Bar, which is now serving food, by the way, so you can have a beer or a bloody Maria with your hotcakes. Bit if you have been to the circle bar you will have noticed the murals painted in the tunnel under the Insurgentes Bridge…..here’s Guy’s Facebook post from Amigos de la Isla Cuale…

“One year ago Ernesto Garrigos and Kika Gómez led a group of artists to paint a beautiful mural on the interior walls of the Insurgentes tunnel. Now it’s time to finish the project with a historical review of the Insurgentes Bridge on the interior and a new mural on the outside eastern wall.

I’m raising donations for Insurgentes Tunnel Mural and History Project. Can you help?”

https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/93tYQW3DNo

I have a link to the Facebook post as well as the plans for the completion of the project. It’s very cool and a very touching idea. Check out the link in the show notes or go the the Isla Cuale Facebook Page to see for yourself, and use the PayPal link to donate, please. And thanks to Guy Weeks and the whole team on the Isla. It’s so beautiful.

Last time I was on the Island, I noticed that the old Le Bistro Restaurant site is being restored, and it’s slated to be opening later this year, by Grupo La Palapa, which I find very interesting. Le Bistro was one of the best

restaurants in town back in the 80’s. They served delicious food, live jazz on the river…it was a beautiful property back in the day, and I expect the folks at Grupo La Palapa will be doing a great job, bringing Le Bistro back to it’s old glory. I’ll be talking with the folks at La Palapa about that this next time down, so stay tuned. I even have an old pic of Debbie and me in front of Le Bistro back in 1984, in the show notes. Check it out.

Now I have to apologize for not putting out an episode for a while. I had my very first surgery in my 64 years on the planet, and I needed to take some time off to recover and to get some business done, so I took a well deserved break, but I’m ready to get going with a more regular podcasting schedule.

The reason for the surgery was back in November, just before Thanksgiving I was doing a do-gooder thing, and paid unfortunately, the price for it. No good deed goes unpunished.

Every year our Real Estate Brokerage puts on a big event where we work with our local food share food banks, and feed thousands of local families who are in need, by doling out turkey dinners, paid for by donations from agents, sponsors, and door knocking. We give out a frozen 15 pound or more turkey, a sack of potatoes, green beans and mushroom soup, a box of stuffing mix, and biscuits and cranberries. A big truck comes in the brokerage parking lot and we unpack the truck, and run the meals to the cars of the needy.

Well, I picked up something too heavy, and hurt myself. I didn’t discover it right away, but later that night I felt something weird.  I had suffered a double hernia, and the doctor said that I had a bellybutton hernia as well.  So, about 3 weeks ago they repaired my inguinal hernia, and  the doctor did what is called robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery. This is where the surgeon sits at a screen and uses a joystick while this huge machine wreaks havoc inside your body.

Well, the surgery was a success. It’s now been 4 weeks of recovery and the doctor says I can lift weights, get back to my exercise routine and go back to everything normal. But that first week, it was hard. First, they put a breathing tube down your throat during the operation, and that irritated my throat pretty bad.  I had a hard time speaking without sounding like a teenager for about a week. On top of that, the pain was pretty intense. They cut three holes under my ribcage for the robot, and one at the bellybutton for that little repair. Then they sent a camera, and two robot arms in, to lay down a mesh patch and then sew it all in. Hey, sounds weird but it’s all good now. They even asked me if I would consent to having them film the procedure for teaching purposes. I figured they would have to do a perfect job if they were going to film it for medical students, so I said yes.

And all better and ready for a trip to Vallarta in less than 2 weeks.

Okay, I have a lot to talk about, but let’s get to our adventure and our interviews, shall we?

Salud Restaurante y Bar in El Tuito, Cabo Corrientes, Mexico

My first trip to El Tuito and Mayto was back in 2018. At that time I visited with our friends Matty and Jesse Jamez at their first bed and breakfast. Since then Matty and Jesse ran another smaller bed and breakfast in

town, and after that, they opened their pizza, sandwich and pasta restaurant called Provecho, Panque Paninies, Pizza Y Mas,  which you have to visit when you do land yourselves in El Tuito.

Contact Information For Provecho, Panque Paninies, Pizza Y Mas

• Address: Calle Jesus Cervantes #15 48400 El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico
• Phone: +52 322 171 7818
• Email: provechotuito@gmail.com
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/provechotuito

Well Matty and Jesse have a new concept that they are just opening up as we speak. It’s called Salud Restaurante and Bar, in El Tuito. And it’s a very cool spot. Let’s visit with Matty and Jesse and see what they

have in store for us…Let’s head to calle Pablo Ríos 79  El Tuito, and let’s hear from our friends Matty and Jesse at Salud Restaurante and Bar…

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Contact Information For Salud Restaurante Y Bar in El Tuito

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555988483379
• Phone: +52 322 131 9545
• Address: calle Pablo Ríos 79, El Tuito, Mexico

Thank you Jesse and Matty.

Machi’s Restaurant and Bar BQ in El Tuito, Mexico

Next I want to take you to meet one of the old time Vallarta restaurateurs, his name is Machi, and Machi had a restaurant in

Zona Romantica on the corner of Madero and Aguacate, on the second floor called Machis Bar BQ. Then one day, Machi got

 

tired of the Vallarta high rents, I mean this was years ago, so he packed up his grill, and moved to up to El Tuito,

 

to open his restaurant. …and his restaurant is called, you guessed it, Machi’s Bar BQ Restaurant and Grill.

According to legend, Machi is like other famous people where he only has one name. He joins the likes of stars like Cher,

Madonna, Bono, Drake, Prince, Sting….then of course, Machi…Let’s go right now to a tiny restaurant with big character good ribs

and cool eclectic décor. Let’s go across from the Plaza El Tuito, to19 C. Morelos in El Tuito and visit with the man, the  legend, Machi at Machi’s Bar B-Que Restaurant, in El Tuito, Mexico.

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Thank you so much Machi. I have all the contact  information and pics in the show notes for Machi’s Bar BQ in El Tuito as well as a google map to take you to his front door.

Contact Information For Machi’s Bar BQ and Grill in El Tuito

• Address: 19 C. Morelos El Tuito, Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, Mexico
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MachisBar
• Machi’s Bar BQ Trip Advisor Reviews 

The Hotelito El Rinconcito in Mayto, South of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Next we head down to the beach just an hour out of El Tuito to Playa Mayto and to the Hotelito El Rinconcito.

Now before we head down to Mayto, I think it would be a good Idea to review how to get from Puerto Vallarta, to Mayto.

Getting to Mayto From Puerto Vallarta

There are several ways to get down to Mayto, but the way I always use is a bus from Vallarta to El Tuito, and then a taxi from El Tuito, to Mayto. Let’s review.

Bus Stop in Zona Romantica to El Tuito

You catch the bus to El Tuito, which is the same bus you take to get to the Botanical Gardens. Now the bus stop has changed from across the street from  Mariscos Cisneros to just down the street, on Aguacate just before you get to Basillio Badillo. The bus comes every half hour, so look for the line up. The cost is approximately 80 pesos to El Tuito and the ride takes about an

hour. I take the bus all the way into the center of town, and the bus will make several stops as it heads into town, where the final stop is the Plaza. Then, you need to look  for a taxi to drive you to the beach, down to Mayto. The trip should only cost you 600 pesos one way. Now once you have found your driver and agree on a price, 600 should suffice as I said,  you should also make a plan with the driver to come back and pick you up. So, you should know what time and date you want him to come back and pick you up, and make sure he’s available to pick you up when you need him. And once that’s settled, off you go down the sometimes-windy road down to the beach. The ride should take about 60 minutes, and the road has much improved since I first started taking it back in 2018, when there were many potholes and rivulets cut by rains. Today, the road is very nicely paved all the way down to the beach. Keep in mind a mini van style taxi is going to be able to carry a maximum of 4 people including luggage, so if you have a larger party, or if you are plus sized people, you may need two taxis. Double the pleasure and the price I’m afraid.

But we went down to Mayto with our Canadian friends Debbie and Ray, who live in Pitillal. Since they are so generous inviting us to stay with them when we visit Paradise, we thought we’d treat them to a couple of days at the Hotel El Rinconcito with us, and the four of us all fit nicely into the cab.

So, the trip, including waiting for a bus and a cab, should take you no more than 2 and a half hours, from the bus stop in the Romantic Zone in Vallarta, to our final destination, then Hotel El Rinconcito.

Now during our interview, Fernando will tell you about other ways to get to Mayto, but for me, this is the method I’ve used with great success since my first trip in 2018.

If any of you have been listening for that long, you will remember my first trip to El Tuito and Mayto. Back then, when I left Matty and Jesse, place the La Joya Del Tuito, they called me a cab, and the driver was Javier Arias. And Javier spoke excellent English by the way, and he drove me to Galeria Coppelia, Maria Santander’s place in El Tuito, and as he dropped me off, I asked him if he’d come back in an hour, and drive me down to Mayto. Which he did.

And if you remember that episode from 2018, I found out that Javier was from Mayto, and he grew up there, and his family still lived there.

So, hearing that he grew up in Mayto, I asked him if he could introduce me to someone interesting there. I told him about what I do, interviewing people for my podcast. Well,  he knew exactly who he was going to take me to. And as we drove along that windy road, Javier would be telling me stories about growing up in Mayto. But every time he would start up, I would tell him to

wait and tell me the story, on the drive back to El Tuito, and I’d record get out my recorder and get his story. You see, I know that if you get to talking with a guest before the interview, it’s very possible that he or she won’t repeat the story again when you finally have them in front of a microphone, unless you prompt them that is. So, I always tell my interviewees to hold that thought if they start telling a story before I push record.

So, Javier and I get to the beach, and he drives right up to the Hotel El Rinconcito, and walks me up to the bar, where Fernando Herrera was sitting, and introduced me to Fernando. At which time I proceeded to do my pitch, telling him about my podcast,

and that I was hoping to hear about his hotelito. And if you remember the story, Fernando very gently let me know that he didn’t want to come on the podcast, and that it was nothing personal, he just was happy with the way things were, and thanks, but no thank you.

So, as you know, I’m not the pushy type, I thanked him very much, and Javier and I went back to his cab.

When we got back in the car, I could tell Javier was a little hot under the collar, so I asked him what’s wrong? And Javier said I didn’t like the way Fernando treated you. And I looked at him and said Javier, I sell real estate. I get rejected multiple times a day in my business. It’s okay. Fernando has every right to say no to me. He has his reasons, but Javier, I have you and your story.

So, Javier drove me over to Tehuamixtle for a great seafood lunch at Candies, and on the ride back to El Tuito, he gave me the most incredible interview about Mayto, the history, what it was like growing up there. The difficulties of living off the land. It was an incredible interview, and I linked it up in the show notes.

Javier’s Podcast The Road From El Tuito to Mayto

I returned the following year to stay at Hotel El Rinconcito because I liked the bohemian feel to the place on the beach, I mean, it was a very cool spot. And to be perfectly honest, I really liked Fernando. I understood where he was coming from. The hotel was lovely, the food out of the kitchen was delicious, and the beds were comfortable. I really enjoyed my stay.

Now unfortunately Covid destroyed Javier’s business, and he turned to the bottle, lost his family,  and no longer drives a cab. He still lives in Mayto, not with his wife and kids, but  with his dad and brothers, but man, I really liked Javier.

I’ve since found several taxistas in El Tuito and have their contact information in the show notes if you like.

So as I said, we went to Hotel El Rinconcito as a special treat for Ray and Debbie, who had never been to Mayto by the way so it was extra special for them, and us so we could show them around.

I wasn’t planning on interviewing Fernando because, well, as I said, I respected his decision and desires. But we got to talking about my first visit, and he said to me, you know, I’ve had good friends tell me I need to be more open to social media bloggers. I’d really like to talk with you.

Of course I was so happy, and prepared with my microphones. So the morning before we left this little paradise on the beach in Mayto, I sat down, at last with Fernando to get that interview I came for with Javier 6 years earlier. Let’s go right now to the

beach. Two hours south of Puerto Vallarta and let’s meet Fernando Herrera, Owner of the Hotel El Rinconcito, in Mayto, Cabo Corrientes, Mexico…

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Thank you so much Fernando. You are so kind to share your story and to speak to me.

A couple of things I want to let you know before you head to the Hotel Rinconcito. They don’t take credit cards there, so bring pesos with you. You won’t find ATM’s in Mayto as far as I know. So bring enough money with you. In fact, I stocked up on pesos in

El Tuito before I got in the taxi, where there are two ATM’s in the Plaza, right where the government buildings are. But bring enough money to cover your meals and bar bill and tips. Pay for your rooms online, and I have all the links in the show notes to contact and make reservations, at this sweet place on the beach.

I also have pics of the hotel, the kitchen where the food is delicious and made with love. I have pics the lovely property and of Fernando, Son Joel and Daughter Jana and lovely wife Mari Alvarez in the shownotes at www.puertovallartatravelshow.com .

Of course we were picked up by our taxi driver right on time, and whished away, back up the mountain to El Tuito, then, that hour long bus ride from the Plaza to Vallarta. Remember that according to Matty and Jesse, the last bus out of El Tuito will be 9:00 PM, so don’t miss it, or you may need to find another way home.

Okay, remember I have contacts for taxi drivers that will take you down to Mayto in the show notes, and stay

 

tuned for more interviews from Mayto in the near future. I have a couple of very interesting folks you are

really going to enjoy. Stay tuned and in the meantime, make plans to visit the Hotel El Rinconcito, in Mayto for your little getaway from paradise, to paradieser…

Contact information for Hotel El Rinconcito in Mayto, Cabo Corrientes, Mexico

• WhatsApp: +52 322 213 8059
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063205391612
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elrinconcitomayto/

Google Map

 

Okay, that should do it for this week, next week, stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with

travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more.  Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your message.

And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to Vallartainfo.com, JR’s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His

experience and on the ground knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you’re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really. And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on-board and share with others what you liked or didn’t like about the tour. Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don’t forget his maps, his DIY tours and I have links to all of those in the show notes.

And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and follow share with a lover of Puerto Vallarta or give me a good review wherever or however you happen to be listening. That way we can get the word out to more and more people about the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Remember I made it easy for you to do just that with each episode I create. But if you haven’t been to my website, you really need to have a look there.  I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting pictures and the more all right there in my blog-posts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven’t already all-right? All right.

Thank you to Matty and Jesse Jamez from Provecho Pene Pastas y Mas in El Tuito and their newest venture and cool spot in Tuito, Salud Restaurant and Bar. Plan your next event in El Tuito. A great place for a party. And thanks so much to Machi from Machi’s Bar BQ right off the Plaza in El Tuito. Check out his ribs and slaw. Check out his cool eclectic décor and selection of music to eat and drink to. I have links to both Machi’s and Salud in the show notes as well as maps to take you there. And thank you so much to the wonderful people at Hotel El Rinconcito. Mari, Joel, Jana and of course Fernando Herrera. Thanks for sharing your story and the Hotel El Rinconcito with us my friend. You have the friendliest hotel on the beach. And the food….so good. Bring cash, bring pesos, please.

And thanks to all of you for listening all the way through this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. This is Barry Kessler signing off with a wish for you all to slow down, be kind and live the Vallarta lifestyle. Nos Vemos amigos.

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