Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa Puerto Vallarta

The resort and its setting

Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa is an upscale property on Carretera a Barra de Navidad, a few kilometres south of downtown Puerto Vallarta on Mexico's Pacific coast in Jalisco. It's widely described as an upscale hotel with an infinity pool, a private beach area, a spa and two restaurants — and the numbers back that up, with a 4.5 out of 5 rating from well over 3,000 reviews. The resort is built into a jungle-covered hillside, typical of this stretch of the Bay of Banderas, so many rooms and common areas look out over the water rather than sitting right at sea level.

Guests who stay here typically come for a resort-based break: pool time, spa treatments, and on-site dining, with the beach a short walk or shuttle away. It's the kind of property that suits owners who want a week that's easy to describe to a renter or buyer — a recognised brand, a strong reputation among guests, and amenities that don't need much explaining.

Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding area

Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico's long-established Pacific resort towns, known for its cobblestoned Malecón boardwalk, the Zona Romántica with its restaurants and galleries, and a bay that's popular for whale watching in the winter months. Marina Vallarta and the airport are within a reasonable drive north of the resort, while the Botanical Garden and the smaller coastal village of Mismaloya lie to the south along the same coastal road.

Because the resort sits on the highway between the city and the southern beaches, owners and renters have a choice: stay close to the property for a quiet, resort-focused week, or head into Puerto Vallarta itself for nightlife, shopping and the wider restaurant scene. Boat trips out into the bay, snorkelling excursions, and day trips to smaller beach towns along the coast are all commonly booked from this stretch of the Riviera Nayarit and Jalisco coastline.

Selling or renting a week here

If you own a week at Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa and no longer use it, you can list it for sale or rent directly on BidMyTimeshare.com. It's an owner-to-owner marketplace: you set your own asking price, write your own listing, and interested buyers or renters contact you through the platform. Sellers pay a one-time listing fee to post their week — there's no ongoing commission taken from the sale.

Because this is a privately developed, branded resort rather than a chain affiliated with a verified points or exchange system in our records, a resale transfer will typically go through Garza Blanca's own owners' association or on-site management rather than a third-party exchange company. Before agreeing on a price with a buyer, both parties should confirm directly with the resort: the current transfer or resale administration fee, whether the resort or association holds a right of first refusal on the sale, how long the transfer process usually takes, and what the current annual maintenance fee is. None of these figures are published here, so treat them as questions to put to the resort in writing as part of any sale.

A resale buyer should expect to receive the usage rights tied to the week and unit type being sold, subject to the resort's transfer process — but should not assume any loyalty perks, promotional upgrades, or exchange company credentials that may have applied only to the original purchaser. Spelling this out clearly in your listing helps avoid disputes once a sale closes.

Practical notes for owners and renters

When listing a week at this resort, it helps to be specific: note whether your week is fixed or floating, which season it falls in, the room or suite category, and whether maintenance fees for the current year are paid. Renters researching Puerto Vallarta properties tend to look for proximity to the beach, pool access, and whether on-site dining and spa facilities are included or charged separately — all points worth covering plainly in a listing description.