Puerto Vallarta, a lively city of about 300,000, was first introduced to the world in 1964 as a village in John Huston’s “Night of the Iguana”. “Vallarta”, as the locals call it, is only 10 miles away from the Pacific Adventure Hostel, easily accessible by bus for about $1us. With its many great eateries, art galleries, night clubs and beautiful beachfront promenade (‘Malecon’), you will certainly want to make the easy half hour trip into “PV” now and then during your stay. On your way back to the Pacific Adventure Hostel you will often see other beach lovers heading in our direction, as “Vallartans” and regular visitors to the area know that one of the nicest, widest beaches in ‘Greater Puerto Vallarta’ is actually in Bucerias!