subject: Work, Eat and Be Merry in Puerto Vallarta [print this page] Work, Eat and Be Merry in Puerto Vallarta
While most people plan their vacations around eating, drinking and making merry, every now and again, an individual pops up who actually seeks out a destination that offers modern and stylish workout facilities; these folks expect to break a sweat before the chef at their Puerto Vallarta vacation rental breaks the eggs for morning omelets. If you are one of these healthy sorts, good on you; if you're not, pull up a chair and enjoy the omelets while they're hot. It's an ironic and occasionally disturbing thing to discover that listings for "gyms" are placed in the local city directory in all too-close proximity to "hamburgers"; it's almost like the publisher is throwing down with an either/or proposition. "Happy hour," on the other hand, tends to be a very close associate of the humble but ever-popular burger. If you discover this remarkable three-sided relationship as you page through the local guidebook in your Puerto Vallarta vacation rental, be of good cheer. Each of these can be enjoyed singly, as a solo adventure, or they can be regarded as a package of indulgence and redemption. Gyms and gems
A number of entrepreneurs in Puerto Vallarta are waiting to help you achieve your own definition of vacation bliss, whether it's gyms you seek or a juicy burger or one of the city's festive happy hours or a well-balanced combination of the three.
You'll find a good selection of gyms in Puerto Vallarta, including a couple of well-known names. You can pay by the day at Gold's Gym, in Plaza Las Glorias, and they'll tend your young while you work out. Curves, at Pulpito 146, offers a comfortable environment for women who want to maintain some semblance of fitness on holiday.
Two places in particular come with strong recommendations from diners who crave a thick, juicy hamburger. The Swedes Bar and Grille, at Pulpito 154 (some may say it's suspiciously close to Curves), offers cold drinks, good burgers and onion rings to die for. Cheeky Monkey, at Diaz Ordaz 556, seems to be a very popular watering hole that serves burgers and, if the stories are to be believed, a great Philly cheese steak.
Happy Hour might be something of an oxymoron in Puerto Vallarta, where it's hard not to be happy any hour. That said, in yet another strange twist of fate, Cheeky Monkey is well-appreciated for the quality of its happy hour and its views.
