Visiting Puerto Vallarta - Part 24

PARADISE PLAZA MALL / NAYARIT TOURISM OFFICE

Due to its rapid development and expansion over the past 20 years, Nuevo Vallarta has become a full-fledged tourist destination in its own right. This continuously growing neighbourhood has a bright two storey Paradise Plaza Mall which offers a Starbucks, a few restaurants, a deli, an ice cream shop, as well as a small food court that consists of McDonald's, Domino’s Pizza and Subway.

The mall has a clean and well-maintained children’s playground near the food court, a self-service laundry mat, real estate offices, jewellery kiosks, men and women’s clothing boutiques, souvenir shops, a colourful Huichol art gallery full of beautiful and unique offerings, and several other businesses. Paradise Plaza Mall has an elevator as well as an escalator. Public bathrooms are located on the ground floor of the mall not far from the food court and the arcade.

The Nayarit tourism office is a great place for visitors to stop and ask questions of the friendly official manning the front desk or to pick up several informative brochures, magazines, and maps of the general area. On the ground floor of the Paradise Plaza Mall is the Sunset Market which is a full grocery store that carries a wide range of American food brands and products in addition to Mexican branded items.

RESTAURANTS IN NUEVO VALLARTA, MEXICO

Dining options in Nuevo Vallarta are quite extensive. Currently, there are more than 70 different restaurants in the Nuevo Vallarta area. Whether you are staying at a condo or an all-inclusive resort if you want to go out to eat a meal there are plenty of great places to choose from.

SAN JAVIER HOSPITAL

An unusual draw to the Nuevo Vallarta area is the San Javier Hospital which is a newly opened state of the art facility that caters to the booming business of medical tourism. It also offers comprehensive medical care, has a 24/7 emergency staff and is equipped to provide emergency triage care. It also has, within the Paradise Plaza Mall, right next to Starbucks, an Emergency Medical Clinic.

WATER TAXI SERVICES, NUEVO VALLARTA

For those wishing to take a water taxi from Nuevo Vallarta to Los Muertos Beach in Puerto Vallarta, there is a small tourist information booth located right next to the Paradise Plaza Mall. This booth is usually manned by timeshare representatives from the Paradise Village resort complex. However one of their services is making arrangements for water taxi transportation to and from Puerto Vallarta. Other water taxi services can be found along the Nuevo Vallarta Marina area; here you will find water taxi representatives who walk around offering information about their water taxi services to Los Muertos Beach in Puerto Vallarta and back.

Continued in part 25.