So my wife and I had booked a room down the beach through a time share trade. Upon arrival we knew we would love the Ixtapa area more then PV or Mazatlan, where we had stayed before, but the unit we were staying in was lacking considerably. After a couple of days we looked at our options, and amazingly there was this place available Wednesday afternoon to Saturday. We contacted one of the owners (Barbara), traded some texts, emails, and paypal information, went to ZN Commercial Mexicana for groceries, and within three hours our vacation went from "ho-hum" to "holy cow!" We knew we were in for a treat when, as we arrived and one of the owner/tenants asked where we were staying. We told him, and he said "just the two of you? You are going to be living large the next few days!"
Everything...was...perfect.
Location - right in the center spot of the 2-mile long beach. Shops and restaurants directly across the street.
Bar and Pool - we wouldn't know. They look nice, but why leave the penthouse? My wife didn't leave the front door from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. I never saw more than six people in the three pools combined, as I looked down from the balcony.
What's awesome:
*Even without the private upstairs enormous rooftop balcony, the place would be terrific. But the rooftop is the star of the show. Barbeque steaks and dine or soak in the cold spa while taking in the views to the west and the east. Part of the balcony is an outdoor, covered living room. Plenty of shade to stay comfortable with a rooftop breeze, but plenty of room in the sun to soak up the rays.
*If you like to cook, the unit is stocked with everything you might need - just bring groceries. Lots of people must decide to stay in and cook, because there was a great stock of little things you don't think about at the store - spices, condiments, etc. (Although perhaps we were overly impressed by this because we had to ask for forks and washrags at the previous place.)
*Claudia and Mirabelle.
We have just returned home and have already contacted the owners for next year's week-ling visit.