***Summer 2008 Vacation Special... Sunday, June 22 - Tuesday, July 1 $1050 ... that's 9 nights for the price of 7 ... an extra long week of fun!Costa Bonita is a beautiful condominium complex on Mazatlan's best beach, just north of the Golden Zone. Close to Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay, yet costing a fraction of the price. The complex offers big resort amenities in a small and intimate environment. On-site lobby concierge service, gift shop, minimarket, internet access, restaurant, bar, beach snack bar, pool, jacuzzi, tennis, gym and sauna (for a small fee), volleyball, beach palapas, children's playground, fish cleaning facilities, gas BBQ, etc. Our place is peaceful and quiet, yet only 10 minutes into the Golden Zone, with its hundreds of restaurants, bars, and shops, via frequent bus and inexpensive taxi transportation. Historic old town Mazatlan, with it's beautiful museums, majestic cathedral, colorful market place, and daring cliff divers, is an easy 20 minute cab trip away. You'll never have to rent a car when staying at Costa Bonita! This freshly painted, recently remodeled, ground floor unit comes fully furnished. Queen beds in each bedroom, huge walk-in closet (specially installed for our long-term renters),sofa bed in living room, full bathrooms, kitchen with full-size fridge, oven, stove, dishwasher, coffee maker, blender, toaster, microwave, etc. Utensils and place settings for 6. Our garden patio overlooks the pool, and is directly adjacent to the nearby outdoors hot tub. Stay in touch with friends and family via our apartment's cellular phone. Bring your laptop to take advantage of our hard-wired apartment (specially installed for our business guests) and on-site WiFi capabilities. Equipped with cable TV and 5.1 surround-sound stereo, our condo offers a video library with hundreds of movie titles available on DVD, so you won't have to go out and rent your own. Don't forget to check out our wide variety of music CD's for your musical enjoyment. We also have a stack of board games and jigsaw puzzles for your indoor entertainment, a large collection of paperback books for your intellectual stimulation, tennis racquets and lots of pool and beach toys for your fun in the sun. Walk out onto 3.5 miles of Mazatlan's most sought-after deserted beachfront, virtually at your doorstep. Sunbathe on the soft sand, or take a nap on a lounger under the shade of a palapa, specially reserved for guests at Costa Bonita. Swim and play in gentle waves on the soft sandy bottom of our beach. For a change of pace, Playa Bruja is a casual fifteen minute walk away, with its awesome surfing beach, and rocky point, great for cast fishing. When you go to Playa Bruja, make sure to visit our favorite casual dining spot, Mr. Lionso's Restaurant, which features lobster tails and giant prawns for 130 pesos (about 12 bucks), and huge margaritas, 2 for 1, cost 50 pesos (less than 5 bucks). Also check out Ginger's Bilingual Horses (yes, they understand commands in both English and Spanish) for rides on the beach at about $25 an hour. Enjoy a cool drink on our patio or by the pool after a long day of sightseeing or frolicking in the water, and witness some of the world's most beautiful sunsets over the calm Pacific Ocean. Take a moonlight stroll on the beach, and let the soothing sound of gentle waves put you into that very special relaxed mood. Return to your unit, slip into "his and hers" terry cloth robes (provided specially for our romantic renters ;-), and dip into the hot tub, directly adjacent to the patio of our apartment ... how seducingly convenient! Part of our commitment to you includes referral to (in our opinion) the best individualized tourist services company in all of Mazatlan. Our friend, "The Wizard of Maz", specializes in inexpensive maids, babysitting, custom refrigerator stocking before check-in, personal shopping assistance and cooking, party hosting and serving, personalized airport pick-up and return, etc., at reasonable rates. Are we exaggerating? This all may sound too good to be true, but seeing is beleiving! Email us, and we'll send you a big batch of pictures of us, our kids and family, and our apartment, as well as the great town and resort complex we've chosen as our very special home-away-from-home. "Al and Amy's Oceanfront Getaway" is available for long weekends, weekly, monthly, or long-term rentals. Utilities and taxes (17% extra at hotels and resorts) are always included. Our local rental manager is available 24 hours a day, as is the friendly staff at Costa Bonita. Before you arrive, we'll send you a list of vacation recommendations, a list of "what there is to see and do" in and around town, and a bunch of money saving tips and discount coupons, only known by the locals. Even if our unit is not available, we have several friends at Costa Bonita with rental units. We'll gladly refer you to someone who may have a vacancy. You can't go wrong by contacting us ... we can offer you that perfect luxury vacation at a very affordable price!
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