Comments on: Safety In Puerto Vallarta: Don’t Sweat it!

By: Alicia

Alicia — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:43:01 +0000

This is my first time in Mexico and Puerto Vallarta. I am already in love with Mexico and the amazing people that I have met! I live at Oasis Hostel and I feel really safe staying there. Media forget to show the real side of Mexico. They forget about the amazing food, the nice people, the culture and the nature. Before people make up their mind about what they think about a country they have to stop listening to media. Puerto Vallarta is an amazing city that everybody has to visit!

By: margo

margo — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:34:24 +0000

I feel that a lot of people associate the violence up north with all of Mexico and that is just not true. Ive been to Puerto Vallarta 3 times now, and Im sure Ill be back many more. I always stay at oasis hostel (oasishostel.com) and even though its a 20 minute walk from centro I never have any problems walking. No one harasses me, apart from an occassional whistle. In all honestly, I feel more safe here than I do back home in Seattle.

By: Andrew and Elysia

Andrew and Elysia — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:41:31 +0000

Hi Lisa

Thanks for your comment!

We too never felt threatened whatsoever in Puerto Vallarta. In fact, there has been MANY other “more developed” places in the world that we’ve felt more uncomfortable in!

We can’t recommend PVR enough

By: Nadia

Nadia — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:24:49 +0000

Sounds fun!! Can’t wait

By: Andrew and Elysia

Andrew and Elysia — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:43:59 +0000

Hey Nadia,

Yeah you did overspend but it’s no big deal. You definitely won’t have much trouble on your drive to the hotel. You’ll see plenty of fun things though: Families riding in the back of pick ups, sometimes on chairs, flower sellers at the traffic lights, beautiful ocean views, tourists wearing all manner of crazy/inappropriate outfits. You’ll have a blast

Andrew

By: Nadia

Nadia — Mon, 02 May 2011 01:51:15 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your experience of PV! My hubbie and I will be there for a short 3 night stay this month and its our first time in PV, so i was relieved to hear it is pretty safe. Our hotel is about 45 minutes from the airport and i felt a little nervous about the ride to the hotel- so we paid the transport fee ($45 bucks total), thiking that being transported by hotel staff would give me more peace of mind. Maybe we overspendt, but it makes me feel safer

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:26:40 +0000

I was so happy to see that someone had written good things about PVR! I love PVR – been there many times – and the people are wonderful! Amidst all of the violence and fear of going to mexican – I also must say I have never felt compromised while in Puerto Vallarta, strolling around the downtown and taking bus or taxi to and from resort. This is truly the perfect place to vacation if you want to be able to safely get out and experience the culture, the food, the incredibly friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere of the city and the local people. Also, the activities that you can do such as horseback riding and ziplines – not only are breathtaking but are safe and you can’t help but notice the care and enthusiasm of the guides. Businesses in PVR thrive off of tourists – they always seem to be concerned with making sure that tourists have a superb time! It’s definitely my favorite place to vacation.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:58:50 +0000

Hello, i not only live here..but love to travel all around mexico, i have learned that border towns are unsafe…even back in 2000 wen my dad and i to a road trip to vancouver canada and nogales border was a scary place…

Anyway if anybody needs a advice a telephone unmber.etc do not think 2 times and contact me at ivan_nomo@hotmail.com

please ill love to get the image of my hometown all over the world.

Ivan

Cell: 322 142 5038

By: Amrit Singh

Amrit Singh — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:55:51 +0000

I would have to agree with everyone on this post about the comfort & safety level of PV. I only stayed there for 3 months, but it felt like home about 2 days after I got there. The locals of PV are so friendly and happy. They greet each other and tourists with equal delight and are hospitable people. Whether it be 3am or 3pm, i have felt safe walking the suburban streets of PV. In fact its safe to say that I feel much more threatened walking the streets of Abbotsford, BC than I ever did in Vallarta. Going back soon!

By: Andrew and Elysia

Andrew and Elysia — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 23:44:45 +0000

Totally safe! Safe as in your town at home.

BIG TIP for her though. When she comes out the airport gates she’ll get approached by about 50 taxi drivers and companies all charging about 5 times the normal rate.

If she walks out of the airport and to her left, there is a ramp to a bridge that goes across the highway, only a 100m walk. Over there there’s a NORMAL taxi stand that charges proper rates.

Depending on where in the hotel zone, it shouldn’t cost more than 100 pesos at the MAX. The busiest part of the hotel zone where I’d suspect she is, I’m guessing it’s 60-80 pesos.

Hope this helps!

Andrew