Esther and Al have the best condo in Villa Magna, as a Canadian family with a picky eight year old and an adventurous seventeen year old the 3 bedroom/3 bath condo was ideal. Everyone had their own personal space and bathroom. The Internet was a huge bonus for my kids on their take a break day and throw in the availability of several English channels, made for a happy Super Bowl husband. We had the benefit of grabbing good groceries at the Sunset Market for our breakfast and the convenience of the snack bar at the pool made for familiar yet inexpensive lunch options for our teenager. We ate at some great restaurants close by, La Ruda for fabulous steak, pizza and gnocchi in 4 cheese sauce and always complimentary desserts that were incredible and Dolce Vita for Italian food literally on the same block and a 30$ peso cab ride. We did buy a pass for a day at the inclusive, better to talk to Sherry and Pete,the managers, for a better deal rather than subject yourself to a sales pitch at the all inclusive, however; rather than 27$ US per person for a breakfast, a few hours of the pitch garnered a big breakfast, the teenager indulging in Sushi while my husband and I indulged at Portofino. Our youngest was quite content to stay with friends and eat her yogurt and PB and J sandwhich. Worked well for us. The condo had a dishwasher and washer/dryer that was extremely handy for a quick breakfast clean up and then fresh towels as needed by our water happy clan. Many condos did not have all these amenities or not in working order-well managed and maintained supercedes flashy art and dangly chandeliers for us, and this suite is tastefully done in earth tones and local pieces with excellent managers.

I loved the ease of arriving and settling in immediately and the privacy of the area, although a few sanctioned sellers on the beach, you are not inundated like other areas of Mexico. You want to definitely save seating early for the beach and pool. The people are friendly, many are long term and great resources on restaurants, groceries and things to do. The security was very good and our best ally on transportation. Whales and turtles were everywhere! Admiring 4 pools and the ocean every night from the balcony was amazing and while you could always catch the entertainment going on it was peaceful and quiet by 11:00.

I highly recommend the condo, we will be back. Also get out to La Cruz-gorgeous Sunday market, Las Caletas and Estigo ATV tours. We already miss it!