Rincon de Guayabitos Review

If you wanted to escape from reality for a couple months, there's few better places to do just that than the small, mellow, low-key Pacific coast beach town of Rincon de Guayabitos.

Located about an hour by car north of Puerto Vallarta, it's not hard to get to, yet it might as well be a million miles away. There's only a few smaller and mid-size hotels and they're generally older, family run places with clean rooms, friendly hospitality, and LOW prices.

Some Americans and Canadians know about Rincon de Guayabitos...but not many. Those who do tend to stay for months at a time. It's just that kind of place. Most of the visitors though are middle class Mexican working families. The place is especially popular any week that's a school vacation in Mexico.

Aside from a beautiful beach and verdant hills lying just beyond the town's edge, there's not a lot to see and do at Rincon de Guayabitos. People go for the beach loafing and for...well...maybe we'll just leave it at beach loafing since there's honestly nothing in town that beats that.

The town consists of one real road. It's cobblestone in town. Dirt once you drive a few blocks. Most of the restaurants are right on the beach and consist of a palm-covered palapa roof and a handful of plastic tables with mismatched plastic lawn chairs. Tables and chairs are all plastered with beer company logos. Plop down and nurse a few brewskis over a couple hours.

Mellow.