How are the apartments in Mexico different than in the US or Canada?
Barb Goodhart
I was just looking for something like a 2-bedroom apartment and I wanted to be right downtown Puerto Vallarta. I had a budget of around a thousand dollars that I wanted to stay under. The place I found is furnished just like it would be here in the US, with the same amenities.Compared to the US, the buildings in Puerto Vallarta that I prefer have fewer units in each apartment complex. There are a lot of smaller buildings, at least where I’m going. For...
I was just looking for something like a 2-bedroom apartment and I wanted to be right downtown Puerto Vallarta. I had a budget of around a thousand dollars that I wanted to stay under. The place I found is furnished just like it would be here in the US, with the same amenities.Compared to the US, the buildings in Puerto Vallarta that I prefer have fewer units in each apartment complex. There are a lot of smaller buildings, at least where I’m going. For example, the building that I’m moving to is a relatively new building. It’s three levels and there’s one apartment on each level.
There are buildings that are huge, with lots of apartments just like you would find in the US, but I don’t want to live in that kind of a place. I would rather be immersed in the local community. I don’t want to live in a condo building where all the expats are. I want to be right there with the locals.
(Brightly colored apartment interior in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, pictured.)
Posted October 7, 2015
Tom Leonard - Hotel Perico
With apartments in the US and Canada, things are more modern, maintenance is better, and water pressure and other things work a little better. In Mexico, construction uses mainly cement and stone; and in some ways this is better than in the US or Canada. One advantage of the use of cement and stone is that soundproofing is better, which I like. In the States or Canada, some apartments are made with a lot of sheetrock and you can hear the neighbors in...
With apartments in the US and Canada, things are more modern, maintenance is better, and water pressure and other things work a little better. In Mexico, construction uses mainly cement and stone; and in some ways this is better than in the US or Canada. One advantage of the use of cement and stone is that soundproofing is better, which I like. In the States or Canada, some apartments are made with a lot of sheetrock and you can hear the neighbors in the back or those upstairs.
(Terrace and barbecue made of brick at Hotel Perico, Lake Chapala, Mexico, pictured.)
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Posted July 29, 2017