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Isabel Manore is the owner of Casa Isabel.  We talk about her Boutique Hotel on the Hill Overlooking Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

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Hello fellow travelers, welcome this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel show. I am your host Barry Kessler and I am just so happy to be introducing you to my favorite vacation destination, and maybe even yours, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. [caption id="attachment_2608" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Casa Isabel Mobile Fun![/caption] That music you were just listing to is performed by Alberto Perez, the owner of the La Palapa Group of Restaurants. Those are La Palapa, The [caption id="attachment_2021" align="alignright" width="300"] The Vista Grill, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] El Dorado Restaurant, and at night for dinner The El Dorado transforms into the ever so romantic Vista Grill with those dramatic views of the Los Muertos Pier all lit up at night in beautiful colors. Of course, at La Palapa you can enjoy that same view of the Los Muertos Pier all day long for breakfast, lunch or dinner, seated with your toes in the sand right at the water’s edge. It’s so romantic, it’s so Puerto Vallarta my friends! This week, I’m going to introduce you Isabel Manore, from the beautiful Casa Isabel, the big Yellow House on The Hill overlooking Puerto Vallarta, but first, let’s see what’s happening in Puerto Vallarta this week, the 7th of March, 2018.  

Corazon de Nina Garden Party and Silent Auction

[caption id="attachment_2540" align="aligncenter" width="566"] Poster Corazon de Nina Garden Party[/caption] As I mentioned last week, my buddy Cecil sent me an invite to the Garden Party and silent auction called Artists for Orphans, and it will be this Sunday, March 11^th from 2 to 5 in the afternoon at Hacienda de Carlotta 388 Lazaro Cardenas,  on the South Side of Puerto Vallarta. Tickets are only 500 pesos, that’s about $28.00 US, and there will be tapas, and other food, Piel Canela will be playing and it’s a great opportunity to meet some of the pillars of the community, some of the local folks, hobnob with some really fascinating people. You will even have a chance to meet Melissa Canez, the lady of the house at Corazon de Nina. It should be a fun time so if you are in town, it will be three hours well worth your time. Meet new people. Party like a local! Sounds like fun. Don’t miss it. You can buy tickets at Cassandra Shaw Jewelry, 276 Basillo Badillo and Corazon de Nina Thrift Store, Bay 8 in the Marina. Thanks Cecil, for the volunteer work you do at Corazon de Nina. One of these days, I’m gonna get you on the show, so look out Cecil! Thanks again buddy!

Fundraiser for Parque de Azulejos

Nancy Page, my buddy at Tile Park PV, Parque de los Azulejos sent me info regarding a fundraiser for that project that I am just so excited about, Natasha Moraga’s bid to tile Lazaro Cardenas Park. They too are having a fundraiser, it’s a live auction, it’s a silent auction, it’s a benefit for this great cause at Mantamar Beach Club, Bar and Grill, Wednesday, March 21^st starting at 7:30, there is a VIP reception starting at 6:30, and if you want to be a VIP, contact them. There will be entertainment by Amy Armstrong, Geo y Luis, Hedda Lettuce, Kim Kuzma, Miss Conception and others. [caption id="attachment_2568" align="aligncenter" width="552"] El Parque de Los Azulejos[/caption] Tickets are available at their table at the Olas Altas Farmers Market, or go to their website at info@tileparkpv.com. I have pictures of the progress that they have made at the park, and it looks amazing. I even purchased a tile last time I was in town, so if you can make it to the event, and you are in town the 21^st of March, go. If you can’t make it to the event, make sure you take some time while you are in town to stop by the table set up in the park, and visit with Nancy Page, leave her a donation, buy a tile, sign up for a workshop. Just help, and at the same time, make your mark, in the park, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Here’s an event you won’t want to miss, it’s the

 National Championship of Stand-Up Paddle and Paddleboard 2018

The article in Visitvallarta.com, that’s the Puerto Vallarta Department of Tourism Website, it reads… 2018 Stand-Up Paddle and Paddleboard national championship will be held next March 14th – 18th in Camarones Beach and Quimixto. It will be organized by Jalisco’s Surfing Association of and will be endorsed by The Mexican Surfing Federation.  Tournament winners will be striving for a place at the national pre-selection toward the World Association Surfing Championship and the Pan American Games both to be held at the end of 2018 in Lima, Peru. Learn more about this new sport and support the athletes at the opening ceremony joining the parade in which the teams will depart from the seahorse to the arches of the Malecón. For more information please visit  www.facebook.com/ASEJSURF Who knew. Stand Up paddle boarding is a sport? Humm rates up there with I don’t know…singing in the shower?  Whatever.

What Can You Do in Puerto Vallarta in a Day?

I had a coworker come up to me the other day and she says, I understand you know a lot about Puerto Vallarta. I’m going to be arriving there Tuesday on a cruise ship. What should I do? Well, that got me thinking about the first show where I promised I would do an episode for the one-day visitors. Those of you who are coming to Puerto Vallarta for a few hours. So, I put on my thinking cap, and I planned out a day for her and her traveling companions on the ship. And I’ll wait for her to come home in a couple of days and see what they did and how they liked it. Then, I’ll do a show dedicated to a one day visit to paradise with all sorts of options, and degrees of physical abilities. I’m going to have a great time bringing that to you in a couple of weeks, so stay tuned for that. [caption id="attachment_2611" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Casa Isabel Room 2[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2612" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Casa Isabel Room 3[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2613" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Casa Isabel Room 11[/caption]

Casa Isabel in Puerto Vallarta, México. The Yellow House on The Hill

All right, let’s get to the show and to our interview. [caption id="attachment_2573" align="aligncenter" width="981"] Casa Isabel, Puerto Vallarta, México[/caption] If you stand on Los Muertos Beach and look up at the beautiful homes and condos in the hills overlooking the southside of Puerto Vallarta, you will notice a beautiful, multi-tiered yellow Villa. That yellow house is Casa Isabel. Isabel Manroe is the owner. She is a beautiful woman, always with a lovely smile. Always, with a broad rimmed hat, her trademark. You can see Isabel around town in her special car which looks like a taxi, always, surrounded and attended to by her doting companions. Her Mexican Family. The people who run Casa Isabel. I’ve seen these men in action, her family, and they care for Isabel so much. And she, for them, as you will hear. [caption id="attachment_2572" align="aligncenter" width="836"] Casa Isabel, Puerto Vallarta, México[/caption] I had just returned from my day trip to El Tuito and Mayto, when I got a text from JR, who asked if I could meet him at Casa Isabel for drinks and maybe an opportunity to interview Isabel, who was having dinner with friends at her restaurant. So, I told him to meet me at Kelly’s Pour Favor, and we would take a cab up the hill to Casa Isabel. [caption id="attachment_2574" align="alignleft" width="397"] Isabel Manore, of Casa Isabel[/caption] So I showered and grabbed my recording equipment, and headed out the door down to Kelly’s, then JR and I in the the cab to Casa Isabel. It was funny and I’m just remembering this, but on the steep road up to the Casa, we came nose to nose with a propane gas truck who was backing up the hill. This was a really steep hill and I gotta tell you, that guy backed the truck up that hill like a champ. Even the taxi driver was impressed. We were greeted by the staff who opened our doors and welcomed us to Casa Isabel and ushered us upstairs. Casa Isabel is a beautiful place. You need to be able to do stairs. The restaurant and bar area have stunning views of the city, the bay and the mountains. You can see, if you time it right, around 9:30 every night, and I did see, the firework show off the Marigalante down on the Malecon from there.   So, if you are sitting eating dinner at one of the linen covered tables on the rail, with that great view, or sitting at the bar, sipping on an adult beverage. You can get that show. Albeit short, a great unforgettable sight. [caption id="attachment_2584" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Fireworks From the Bar at Casa Isabel[/caption] The place is multi leveled, like I said, with rooms that Isabel will describe to us soon, but these rooms have the same remarkable views of the city, as the restaurant. There is a pool, a hot tub, or two. I have pictures. [caption id="attachment_2585" align="alignleft" width="300"] Infinity Spa Overlooking Puerto Vallarta at Casa Isabel[/caption] I also have pictures for you to look at in the show notes of the firework show as seen from the bar, where I was sitting with JR waiting for Isabel, to excuse herself from her friends, take herself away from her fabulous meal, and she came over, and sat down, and we had a talk, about her Toy Box as she calls it. About the place where she lives, The Yellow House on the hill, Casa Isabel, lets meet Isabel Manore.

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Contact Information for Casa Isabel

[caption id="attachment_2596" align="aligncenter" width="721"] Casa Isabel Boutique Hotel Bar and Grill[/caption]

          [caption id="attachment_2586" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Puerto Vallarta at Casa Isabel[/caption]   Oh Isabel, you are an amazing woman. So full of life, So, so much fun! Like I said, you can see Isabel around town, dancing with her entourage. [caption id="attachment_2600" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Casa Isabel Room 7[/caption] Always with a smile on her lips, always with that trademark hat. And you know what, Isabel has that way about her. And when you and she are talking, she makes you feel like you are the only person in the room. [caption id="attachment_2582" align="alignleft" width="576"] Casa Isabel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico[/caption] Thank you, Isabel. I can’t wait to come back to Puerto Vallarta, and enjoy another enchanting, memorable evening at the restaurant. Listening to the lovely live music, breathing in the smells coming from the kitchen, and feeling the breeze flow through lovely Casa Isabel with the city below, all a sparkle in lights and sounds of Vallarta. I have all the contact information for Casa Isabel in the show notes for this episode of the show, so check it out. Go for dinner, or happy hour. Stay in one of her 14 rooms. And tell Isabel, that you heard her, on the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. She will get a kick out of that. Allright.   That should do it for this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. Next week, stay tuned for more on the ground reports from Puerto Vallarta Mexico, with travel tips, great restaurant and excursion ideas and more.  Until then, remember, this is an interactive show where I depend on your questions and suggestions about all things Puerto Vallarta. If you think of something I should be talking about, please reach out to me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending us your message. And remember, if you are considering booking any type of tour while you are in Puerto Vallarta, you must go to Vallartainfo.com, JR’s website and reserve your tour through him, right from his website. Remember the value for value proposition. His experience and on the ground knowledge of everything Puerto Vallarta in exchange for your making a purchase of a tour that you would do anyway, you’re just doing it through him as a way of saying thank you. It costs no more than if you were to use someone else so do it. Really. And when you do take one of these tours, email me about your experiences. Maybe you can come on-board and share with others what you liked or didn’t like about the tour. [caption id="attachment_2606" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Casa Isabel, Puerto Vallarta[/caption] Again, contact me by clicking on the Contact us tab and sending off a message. Don’t forget his maps, his DIY tours and his revitalized Happy Hour Board. I have links to all of those in the show notes. [caption id="attachment_2591" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Casa Isabel Room 13[/caption] And once again, if you like this podcast, please take the time and subscribe and give me a good review on iTunes if you would. That way we can get the word out to more and more people about the magic of this place. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Remember I made it easy for you to do just that with each episode I create. But if you haven't been to my website, you really need to have a look there.  I have the links to the places we talk about, interesting pictures and the more all right there in my blog-posts and show-notes for each episode of the show so check them out for sure if you haven't already all-right? All right. [caption id="attachment_2576" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Casa Isabel[/caption] So, thanks to Isabel Manore, the lady of the house at Casa Isabel. Check out the pictures and her contact info in the show notes of this episode [caption id="attachment_2605" align="alignleft" width="300"] Casa Isabel Room 9[/caption] of the show at www.puertovallartatravelshow.com. Or better yet, get on over to Casa Isabel the next time you are in Puerto Vallarta and have a drink, watch the sunset, have dinner or stay in one of her lovely rooms and then wake up to that wonderful view of the town of Puerto Vallarta, all spread out in front of you. You can see yourself doing that right? I sure can. I’d have to pinch myself, that’s for sure. [caption id="attachment_2587" align="alignright" width="300"] Casa Isabel[/caption] Once again just go to my site and see the pictures. You will know what I’m talking about. And hey, thanks to all of you for listening all the way through this episode of the Puerto Vallarta Travel Show. This is Barry Kessler signing off with a wish for you all to slow down, be kind and live the Vallarta lifestyle. Nos Vemos amigos!