Ramblings on a Mexican Architecture

The design of Villa Estrella displays the natural beauty of Mexican architecture, including an enormous palapa roof.

Villa Estrella is the inheritor of Mexican architecture traditions; the antidote to a modern life of tension, technology, hurry and worry. The villa represents the deep felt desire of man to be at one with his natural surroundings, to live as simply as possible, in tune with the deepest rhythms of nature that make the earth

Continue reading Ramblings on a Mexican Architecture

The Joys of the Guest Book

With a location as magical and beautiful as Villa Estrella, it is no wonder that we have so many joyous testimonials.

One fun thing we like to do at every visit is to go through the guest book that we keep at our Mexico Villa. Below are some of the testimonials written by our beloved guests during their stays at Villa Estrella in 2010. These are real and wonderful

Continue reading The Joys of the Guest Book

November at Villa Estrella

Our new hammock swaying in the warm breeze with a beautiful view of the ocean awaits you.

November at Villa Estrella is a time of beauty, peace, and for reconnecting with our wonderful friends here in Mexico. We come every year at this time, the rainy season is just over, and everything is lush

Continue reading November at Villa Estrella

Fishing at Villa Estrella

Mike posing with his trophy from his Mexico sailfish fishing excursion.

During his visit at Villa Estrella, Mike went out fishing with Ruben, who is the best fishing guide around, and he said the experience was

Continue reading Fishing at Villa Estrella

A Day in Bucerias

A day trip to Bucerias isn't complete until you have visited the many vendors where all sorts of hand-crafted treasures are sold.

No day trip to Bucerias is complete without…you guessed it….shopping….naturally, and in no time at all, in a back street of Bucerias where I could hardly squeeze in with my lumbering Suburban, we found a store with stuff we just HAD to have; these fine hand woven tapestries from Oaxaca, hand woven by the family that ran the

Continue reading A Day in Bucerias

El Cora Waterfall

El Cora Waterfall

On the fourth day of our visit to Villa Estrella, Ismael organized a wonderful excursion to the El Cora Waterfall. The driver arrived at the arranged time and was very courteous. The drive to the waterfall was a beautiful trip through the Mexican jungle, every so often spotting the ocean from a cliff-top advantage courtesy of the Sierra Madre foothills before turning inland at El Llano toward Tepic and the

Continue reading El Cora Waterfall

Quinta Don Jose

Quinta Don Jose Boutique Hotel

We love the beautiful historic area of Tlaquepaque, which is almost an independent town within Guadalajara. It is rich with colonial buildings, historic atmosphere and absolutely full of wonderful life. If you hang around the main square area on any evening it’s always abuzz with wonderful people, vendors, music, food and

Continue reading Quinta Don Jose

Another Day In Paradise

Villa Estrella Mexican Art

The Riviera Nayarit is truly a magic part of Mexico and this part of the Riviera is so unspoiled and undiscovered. Villa Estrella is offered for rent and potential renters should really consider what amazing value is being offered. You get a full 3 bedroom, 3 bath villa, suitable for rental by 3 couples. What a great way to share the rental cost! You are surrounded on 3 sides by ocean, are steps from an amazing 12 mile undeveloped, beautiful sandy beach, are submersed in lush, tropical gardens, and served by Rosa like

Continue reading Another Day In Paradise

Whale Watching Excursion

Our whale watching excursion was the  highlight of the trip and a life-long memory that seem to be part of daily life here at Villa Estrella.

Not long after the first whale encounter, we saw another whale on the horizon. By the time we caught up, we realized that this was an enormous whale. The guide, in all his wisdom, was amazed as he had never seen anything like it. You see, normally, the humpbacks would breach for a while and then dive deep for a long time, but this whale gave us a 2 hour

Continue reading Whale Watching Excursion

Villa Estrella Horseback Riding

As we made our way down to the beach taking in the flourishing flowers around us, we were taken across the estuary by boat, only to see our beautiful horses awaiting us. We were greeted by our friendly guide who helped us with the horses. I was impressed with how healthy and well looked after all the horses

Continue reading Horseback Riding at Villa Estrella