Almar Resort Luxury LGBT Beach Front Experience
An adults-only, LGBTQ+-focused property on Playa Los Muertos with a rooftop pool and sky bar. The all-inclusive plan is optional — sensible, given…
- Resorts listed
- 4
- From the airport
- 25–30 min
- Region
- Puerto Vallarta
- State
- Jalisco
The Zona Romántica — Old Town, Emiliano Zapata, Playa Los Muertos — is the walkable heart of Puerto Vallarta and the reason many people fall for the city rather than just the beach. Cobblestone streets, the pier at Los Muertos, hundreds of restaurants and the most established LGBTQ+ scene in Mexico, all inside a few blocks.
Be honest about one thing before you book: this is not an all-inclusive district. Most properties here are boutique hotels and condo rentals sold room-only, and the handful of all-inclusive options are smaller, older beachfront hotels or adults-only boutiques with an optional meal plan. If the resort experience — swim-up bars, several restaurants, a kids club — is what you are after, look at Nuevo Vallarta or the Hotel Zone and treat Old Town as a night out.
Why people choose it anyway
Because you never need a taxi. Breakfast, the beach, the Malecón, the art walk, dinner and a late drink are all within fifteen minutes on foot. An all-inclusive plan matters less when there are two hundred restaurants outside the door — which is exactly why the plans available here tend to be flexible ones.
Playa Los Muertos
The city's main beach, and the busiest. Beach clubs rent loungers, vendors walk the sand, and the pier is the landmark you will use to meet people. It is a scene, not a retreat — that is the point.
4 all-inclusive resorts in Zona Romántica
Sorted with featured listings first. AI optional means the all-inclusive plan is sold as an add-on rather than included by default.
Blue Chairs Resort by the Sea
The hotel attached to the most famous gay beach club in Mexico, at the south end of Los Muertos. Rooms are straightforward; the rooftop bar and the…
Emperador Vallarta Beachfront Hotel & Suites
A mid-size beachfront hotel by the Los Muertos pier with suites that suit families, and an optional all-inclusive plan. One of the few Old Town…
Hotel Playa Los Arcos
A Puerto Vallarta institution right on Los Muertos beach, operating since the sixties, with an optional all-inclusive plan. Simple rooms, unbeatable…
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Questions people ask about staying in Zona Romántica
How long is the transfer from Puerto Vallarta airport?
Roughly 25–30 min in normal traffic. Add time on Friday and Sunday afternoons, and during the December and Easter peaks.
Are there adults-only resorts in Zona Romántica?
Not among the properties we list here. The nearest adults-only options are in the Hotel Zone, on the South Shore and in Flamingos.
Is it a good zone for families?
2 of the resorts here are set up for all ages, including Emperador Vallarta Beachfront Hotel & Suites. Travellers who want to walk out of the lobby into the city, and the LGBTQ+ crowd.
Is the all-inclusive plan always included in the rate?
No. 4 of the 4 properties in this zone sell it as an optional plan: Almar Resort Luxury LGBT Beach Front Experience, Blue Chairs Resort by the Sea, Emperador Vallarta Beachfront Hotel & Suites, Hotel Playa Los Arcos. Price the room both ways before you decide — in zones with a lot of restaurants nearby, room-only often wins.
What is the best time of year to come?
November to April is dry, warm and busy — and the most expensive. May and June are hot and quiet. July to October is the rainy season: green, humid, cheapest, with storms that usually pass in a couple of hours. Whale watching runs roughly December to March.