Villa Amapas South is a four-bedroom oceanfront villa in Lower Conchas Chinas, on the south side of Puerto Vallarta and less than a mile from downtown. Roughly 7,000 square feet across three levels, with an elevator, a heated infinity pool and full-time staff, for up to ten guests.
The villa sits directly above the water rather than on the sand: the terrace and the infinity pool run to the edge of the rock, with the Pacific immediately below and a sandy beach close by. That is worth knowing before you book — the view and the sound of the water are the point here, and the beach is a walk rather than a step off the terrace.
The architecture is contemporary in its lines with a Mexican hacienda influence underneath: vaulted ceilings, hand-hewn wooden beams and antique doors. The interiors were done by Peter Bowman, a Puerto Vallarta designer named by Architectural Digest among its top 100, and his sense of humour shows in the pieces he chose — among them a five-foot baptismal font.
The main floor holds the living and dining area, a gourmet kitchen, a guest bathroom and one of the guest suites. The upper floor has the master suite and a second guest suite, both looking over the pool to the ocean. The fourth bedroom sits up a private stairway of its own, designed with children in mind, with a private bathroom and terrace.
A fifth bedroom can be added for an additional fee. It has to be confirmed at the time of reservation and paid in advance rather than arranged on arrival.