I have created this website to post about Playa del Sol, located on Los Muertos in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It is intended to give those with an interest in Playa del Sol a place to post their comments about Playa del Sol itself or even Puerto Vallarta if the mood strikes them.
Hopefully this will also give those interested in Playa del Sol a place find information.
Playa del Sol means Beach of the Sun and is also the name of a condominium here in Puerto Vallarta where my wife and I own a four week fraction.
Playa del Sol, the Condominium
Playa del Sol is located on Playa Los Muertos, or Beach of the Dead. Playa Los Muertos is the beach that extend just to the south of the fishing pier. The beach on the north side of the pier is Playa Olas Altas.
Playa Los Muertos
Supposedly it was named for a battle fought a century ago between gold and silver smugglers from the mines of the Rio Cuale and the natives who tried take their stolen bounty from them. At the end of the conflict, the beach was strewn with bodies - hence the name. Periodically a half-hearted attempt is made to rename the beach to the more user friendly Playa del Sol. This effort has never really gotten anywhere and the only indication of the attempted change is one forlorn sign that points in the wrong direction.
Not The Way To The Beach
If you follow the sign you will, however, find Hotel Eloisa.
The Lovely Hotel Eloisa
This blog will deal primarily with Playa del Sol but, given my propensity to digress, it may touch upon anything here in Mexico.
I hope you find it enjoyable and of some interest. By all means feel free to post your comments or send me an email to express your opinions. I will certainly try to incorporate them in future posts.
3 comments:
I wonder about the people who bought into the timeshare deal: "you can come down anytime you want and stay here". Now they don't even have a chance.
How can the developer say no to them but then turn around and (re)sell timeshares? Some quirk in Mexican law?
Timeshares are, in Mexico, a service agreement, not a title of ownership. If a developer has 12 months available then 12 one month timeshares can be sold. Obviously not everyone can use the same month. The fact that the month someone wants to use is not available does not mean that the developer doesn't have additional timeshares available to sell.
Also, the person selling you a timeshare can promise you anything. It is only what you have in the written contract that actually matters. That is why you are seldom allowed to see the contract until after you have closed the deal.
Mexican law does give you three days, no exceptions, to void any timeshare sale. It is amazing the number of people who fail to take advantage of this either because they are told they signed a waiver (waivers are not valid under Mexican law) or are just to intimidated to pursue this option.
My husband and I are fractional owners at Playa Del Sol. I heard thru a friend in Pv what the Developers have planned for the Condos. This dose not suprise us at all; but dose make us want to sell(nov 5th thru dec 6th )!! We are middle aged hard working people and look forward to one month a year to get away from the grind. We are not againts gay folks, but do not want to watch the action up close and personal( the Blue Chairs are close enough) I have been waiting for the other shoe to drop after they raised the maint. fees so high and now it has!! It's been fun BUT its time to move on!!!!
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