Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa Puerto Vallarta

The resort and its setting

Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa Puerto Vallarta sits directly on the beach along Avenida Francisco Medina Ascencio, in the Zona Hotelera Norte district of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. It's a Villa Group property, and like its sister resorts it favours a suite-style layout: units come with kitchenettes, which matters if you're choosing between self-catering and eating out every night. On site there are four restaurants and a spa, and Google reviewers (4.3 from over 7,800 ratings) consistently mention the setting and how breezy the rooms feel. It comes across as a resort built for longer stays rather than a quick city break, which fits how most timeshare weeks here tend to be used.

The area and things to do

Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico's longest-running beach destinations, and the Zona Hotelera Norte puts you within easy reach of both the beach strip and the town itself. The Malecón — Puerto Vallarta's famous oceanfront boardwalk lined with sculptures, bars and restaurants — is a short taxi or bus ride south, and the cobblestone streets of the Zona Romántica (Old Town) are a popular day out for anyone wanting a slower pace, galleries and seafood. Marina Vallarta, with its own golf course and docks, is close by too. Inland, the Sierra Madre foothills offer zip-lining and ATV tours for those who want to break up the beach time. This is a destination with well-established tourism infrastructure, so renters and buyers alike tend to know roughly what they're getting before they arrive.

Selling or renting a week here

If you own a week at Villa del Palmar Puerto Vallarta and are considering selling or renting it out, it helps to understand how Villa Group handles transfers before setting a price. According to Universal Vacation Club's own FAQ, neither the Club nor the developer offers any mechanism to assist with a resale — the resort doesn't run a resale desk, and you won't get help finding a buyer from Villa Group itself. The membership also needs to be fully paid, with all fees up to date, before any transfer can go through.

Transfer and resale fees for Villa Group resorts are not published, and no right of first refusal has been documented, so these are points to raise directly with the resort or its owners' association before agreeing on a price with a buyer. Owner reports from 2018 and 2024 also note that transfers made outside the immediate family can change the nature of the contract — sometimes reverting to a basic contract or a week tied to a home resort rather than the original membership. If you're selling, it's worth being upfront with buyers about this, since it affects what they'll actually hold once the transfer is complete.

This is exactly where listing on BidMyTimeshare.com is useful: it's a private, owner-to-owner marketplace, so you set your own asking price, buyers contact you directly through the platform, and no commission is taken on the sale — just a one-time listing fee to get your week in front of buyers. We don't process the Villa Group transfer itself, so you'll still need to go through the resort's own paperwork once you've agreed terms with a buyer.

For renters, the appeal of a week here is usually straightforward: a kitchenette suite on the beach with restaurants and spa facilities on site, in a destination that doesn't need much explaining. Owners renting out a week should be clear about which dates, unit size and view category are included, since these details vary across the resort.

Practical notes

Puerto Vallarta has an international airport (PVR) with direct flights from several UK and US cities, and the resort is a manageable taxi ride from the terminal. Spanish is the local language, though English is widely spoken in the tourist zone. As with any resale, buyers should confirm the current annual maintenance fee and ask about any outstanding dues directly with the seller or the resort before finalising a purchase.