Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa

The Resort and Its Setting

Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa is an independent, RCI-affiliated timeshare property in Puerto Vallarta, positioned along Banderas Bay on Mexico's Pacific coast. The "preserve" name reflects the resort's upscale, nature-oriented positioning in a city built around its waterfront. Owners buy into a fixed or floating week structure typical of vacation ownership, with the resort's RCI affiliation giving access to exchanges through that network rather than being tied solely to this property.

Puerto Vallarta: The Area and What to Do

Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico's most established beach destinations, with decades of tourism infrastructure behind it. From the resort you're close to Banderas Bay itself, with the Malecon — Puerto Vallarta's famous oceanfront promenade lined with galleries, restaurants and sculptures — a short trip away in the downtown area. Old Town Puerto Vallarta offers cobblestone streets, colonial-style architecture and a lively restaurant and nightlife scene, while Marina Vallarta has yacht charters, water sports operators and marina-front dining. For a change of pace, the mountain villages around El Tuito, inland from the coast, offer a glimpse of rural Jalisco and a cooler climate.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa and no longer use it, BidMyTimeshare.com lets you list it for resale or rent directly, owner to owner. You set your own asking price, write your own listing, and interested buyers or renters contact you through the platform — there's no third-party sales agent pushing you toward a particular figure. Sellers pay a one-time listing fee to publish their ad; BidMyTimeshare does not take a cut of your sale price, so there's 0% commission on what you negotiate.

Because Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa is an independent resort, resale transfers are typically handled through the resort's own owners' association or on-site management rather than a branded corporate transfer desk. Before agreeing on a price with a buyer, ask the resort's owner services team for the current transfer fee, whether the association holds a right of first refusal on resales, how long a transfer usually takes to process, and the current annual maintenance fee. These figures vary by resort and aren't standardized industry-wide, so get them in writing directly from Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa before closing. A resale buyer typically takes over the same week and usage rights you hold, but confirm with the resort whether any loyalty perks, points balances, or RCI exchange credits tied to your specific ownership carry over or reset with a new owner.

Renters, meanwhile, are mainly looking for straightforward answers: which week or season is available, whether the unit sleeps their group comfortably, and what's included versus what they'll pay on-site. Being upfront about these details in your listing speeds up genuine enquiries.

Practical Notes for Owners and Buyers

Puerto Vallarta runs on Central Standard Time. High season spans December through April, when demand from North American travellers is strongest, so list early if you're renting out a winter week. May and November shoulder seasons still offer good weather with fewer crowds, which can appeal to renters wanting value. The US dollar is widely accepted alongside the Mexican peso, which can be worth mentioning to prospective renters unfamiliar with the destination. Anyone booking or buying should also check current Mexico entry requirements ahead of travel.