Casa Gratitud Vacation Rental
Yelapa, MX

Casa Gratitud is a quiet elevated villa above Yelapa, not a festival hotel on the sand. Even so, village events and big Puerto Vallarta weekends can shape boat demand, pier energy, and whether a first night feels calm or buzzing. Dates and venues change, so confirm any event directly before booking flights. Casa Gratitud is typically open October through April. Some major Yelapa dates fall outside that window, but they are useful context for anyone building a wider itinerary.

Every winter, humpback whales use Banderas Bay to mate, give birth, and nurse their calves. Casa Gratitud sits on Yelapa’s south shore, with ocean-view terraces above the village. Here is the honest version: no guarantees, no invented counts, and free sightings first. Yelapa shares the same bay as Puerto Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, La Cruz, and Punta de Mita. The villa is open October through April. Whale sightings are a highlight inside that window, strongest roughly from mid-

Yelapa is a boat-only village, and arriving at Casa Gratitud is part of the experience. The house is an elevated jungle villa with ocean and mountain views, not beachfront. From the water taxi or private boat, get off at the pier next to Café Bahia, on the far right of the bay. Your local hosts, Felipe and Yanet, meet guests there and help with luggage. The route to the house has two parts: Walk about 10 minutes along sand and cemented rock from the pier. Then take the privat