We go to Puerto Vallarta as often as possible. Usually once a year. Sometimes we stay downtown, sometimes in Nuevo Vallarta. When we stay out of the downtown area, we taxi downtown daily anyway. One of our issues with the downtown area is finding a good place to stay that is nice, affordable and has a view of the bay. Pacifica 502 fit that bill for us. While we are not familiar with the VRBO way of doing things, everything worked out without a hitch. We found the place on the internet, priced it out, discussed it with our friends and decided to try it out. We sent an email to the owners and they responded within a few minutes. All immediate questions answered. We put a payment down and proceeded to get our plane tickets confirmed. While waiting for the dates to arrive, we booked some tours with Vallarta Adventures, which by the way, turned out to be a great value. Anyway, soon enough, the time for vacation arrived. We got to Puerto Vallarta and took a quick taxi to the Pacifica Building. Waiting for us outside was Joel, the concierge. What a surprise to find him standing there, seemingly knowing me by name! He took the four of us inside, past security and up the elevator to the room. He showed us around the unit, flipped a coin to help us pick bedrooms, helped us with the in-room safe and basically gave us a full unit tour. He then showed us to the roof and that fantastic pool. This is the real deal! The pictures do not do this pool justice. It is amazing. Along with the pool area is a grill, which we used to cook fresh red snapper that we purchased from a fisherman at the marina. What a treat that was. Anyway, across the street was Margarita Grill. An interesting take on the name, right??? The shrimp ceviche here was the best we had during this trip. Directly below the unit and about a half block toward the beach is Poncho's Tacos. The best I can remember after two margaritas, the tacos were great. By now, I guess you get the picture, there are a lot of really great places, more than I can name, within walking distance. Those are all the good things. Negatively, I guess you could say there is some noise from being in the middle of all the activity. This seems to be a simple choice to me, if you are looking to be in the center of all that is happening, this is the place to be. If you are looking to be someplace that is quiet, secluded and boring, this is not the place for you.