Guest User
January 17, 2024
If you’ve dined at La Cappella Restaurante you know exactly how wonderful everything about it is. The unbeatable view, the beautiful architecture, the professional service, the delicious cocktails and well-prepared Italian dishes, the trio of musicians... it’s one of the best experiences in Puerto Vallarta. After enjoying several good evenings at La Cappella on past trips, my husband and I decided to take the experience a step further and spend a few nights at the BellView, the boutique hotel attached to the restaurant. The BellView doesn’t have the traditional public spaces of a hotel. It’s more a collection of rooms, and the rooms are all subject to the primacy of the restaurant and Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe—the pleasing sounds of people enjoying a good meal, stringed instruments, and church bells are available throughout the property. But the hotel experience is on par with the restaurant. The staff is kind, the rooms are beautifully decorated and well kept (also stocked with ear plugs!), and every room has stunning views of the church and Banderas Bay. The two biggest treats of the BellView experience, though, are a direct result of its relationship to La Capella: breakfast is available on La Cappella’s lower terrace, and during the afternoon a few lounge chairs are set out near the dipping pool on the lower terrace for guests. Christopher is the server on duty during the day, and he and the kitchen staff who are there to prep for the evening provide hotel guests with a fantastic 3-course breakfast (chilaquiles, pancakes, fresh fruit), and ensure anyone who spends the afternoon at the pool is well fortified with drinks and snacks. And the fact that most guests are out whale watching or touring tequila distilleries means it’s possible to have the place all to yourself! Overall, a really great experience. I’ll recommend the BellView to family and friends and am already looking forward to our next visit.