Puerto Vallarta– Homorazzi Hot Spot
Filed under: Rich, Travel & Leisure
Author: Rich
Date: Apr 14, 2009
Beaches? Check. Boys? Check. Bars? Check. Booze? Check. And, don’t forget all of your favourite little swimsuits from AussieBum and Priape. Puerto Vallarta is a gay paradise.
In February, I made my way down to PV for the third winter in a row. I love it. I will go next year and every year after that if I can. I will be one of those old gays wintering down in my condo on the cliff looking over beautiful Banderas Bay.
Puerto Vallarta, on Mexico’s west coast, has been a gay mecca forever. Sure, there are tons of frat boys and sorority girls boozing it up at the all-inclusives near the airport, but dominating Old Town are flocks of homos.
Puerto Vallarta’s Old Town is beautiful. Cobble stone streets wind their way passed dozens of eateries and bars with gorgeous condos built right into the hillside overhead. The hub of activity in Old Town is Playa Los Muertos. It is the city’s public beach and right down at the very southern part is the Blue Chairs resort and row after row of boys hanging out under the umbrellas and palapas.
Life in PV for me goes something like this… Eat breakfast at noon, get to the beach by one, drink and body surf until six, siesta until 8, dinner until 10, party until 4, and then sleep until 11 so you can start it all over again.
If you’re looking for more chill and less party, I hear you can find that too. I just don’t bother looking. The best part is the incredibly social atmosphere. It doesn’t matter who you go down there with, you’re gonna leave with a whole new bunch of friends from all over North America. I can’t wait to go back.
Once you get there, here are some of the things you have to check out.
Playa Los Muertos– look for all the men sunning themselves in the blue or rainbow coloured chairs. Check out http://www.gayguidevallarta.com/ to learn more.
Diana’s Cruise– Diana is a fab lesbian who runs a great gay booze cruise every week. It’s a day full of drinking, swimming, and dancing. Book online at http://www.dianastours.com/.
Blue Chairs– The gay beach is often called “Blue Chairs” because of the gay hotel that’s right on the beach. I’ve never stayed at the hotel, but nothing beats happy hour with gogo dancers, The Dirty Bitches drag show and a Mexican sunset on the rooftop bar. http://www.hotelbluechairs.com/
Club Manana– This all night playground is one of my favourite gay clubs in the world. It’s outdoors, has a pool underneath the disco balls, great music, and awesome stage shows. If you do decide to take a 3am dip in the pool, remember to pay a waiter 100 pesos or so first and they’ll bring you a towel. http://manana.com.mx/
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Rich
April 14th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Anyone wanna do New Years down there this year?
KY
April 14th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Rich! You got me addicted to that place! I didn’t think anything could top last year, but i was wrong. Each time i go back it is a different gay adventure thats keeps getting better. The social aspect is amazing and everytime you come back you have a so many connection across North America! Can’t wait to go back…
Cooper
April 15th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Wow…this article is basically an ad for PV in a gay mag. “Look how fabulous it is!”.
Personally, I found it to be a dull piece of fluff that illustrates the author as a spoiled, shallow, irrelevant party boy with too much time and money on his hands.
Again, who cares dude?
Rich
April 15th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
It’s actually really cheap. LOL. That’s one of the reasons I keep going. It’s affordable. Plus the diversity of the crowd that hangs out there. On any given day, you’ll find a whole range of guys anywhere from 25 to 65. There is a real sense of community as people go back year after year and run into old friends. I’m glad there’s places like PV for all us to get away to. I’m still great friends with some amazing and fantastically relevant people I met in PV.
Just wait until my article about Fire Island. Wink!
Cooper
April 15th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
oh…. lookin’ forward to it! Way to be a stereotype man.
joel
April 27th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
been there 10 times,,, looking forward to the 11th
GayArgentina
May 23rd, 2009 at 4:39 am
This is a very good guide! Me and my boyfriend we’re planning to go to Puerto Vallarta this summer so this article is very helpful !
Ed
August 20th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
It is a good guide. This is such a nice resort. Maybe similar to Sitges if you’ve been there. The hotels all seem to be very gay friendly too. Avoid the Blue Chais like the plague (nothing personal, it’s just real really shit), or at least check it out on Trip Advisor first so you know what you’re letting yourself in for. In PV you don’t need a gay hotel. You can stay in a good one! Or check out Casa Cupula, a bit up the hill, but stunning views, awesome service, and I keep going back.
Ed
August 20th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Blue Chairs I meant!
Mikey D
December 15th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Love PV. Going for my 3rd time Feb 2010. Great place to take at your own speed — drink and party or tan and chill ( I do a mix of both). Friendly locals, great mix of hot boys and older hot and not so hot but nice friendly people.
Hotel Blue Chairs is a dive but do go to rooftop happy hours. The hotel is named after the beach chair colour, I believe.
Michael
January 23rd, 2011 at 7:42 am
Nice piece on Puerto Vallarta. Also good to mention is the Discovery Vallarta Gay Guide which is the oldest guide of gay and lesbian things to see and do in town, since 1998. Further info at http://www.discoveryvallarta.com – The guide furnishes plenty of useful information on the gay bars and beach, popular restaurants and cafes, the numerous excursions and lovely tropical getaways. Read about the exciting nightclub and art gallery scenes which are presented in detail. It is regularly updated and provides a large selection of beachfront condos and luxury villa rentals to choose from. Many vacation tips and ideas on where to relax, eat, stay, and play.