Mangrove preserve · 1-bedroom condo · US$225,000

Unit 37 faces east over the protected mangrove reserve, with the Sierra Madre mountains rising behind it and morning light filling the space. A single clean exposure onto a green buffer that cannot be built on, it is the same eastern outlook as the corner unit beside it, in a simpler, better-priced package. The plan is open and light-filled, with the living, dining and kitchen area sharing a wall of east-facing windows that frame the reserve and the mountains behind it. A separate enclosed bedroom sits back from the living area, quiet and private, and the unit carries a full two bathrooms, uncommon in a one-bedroom at this price. Just outside the entry is a common-area landing that serves only this small cluster of units, not deeded space, but in practice a quiet buffer at the front door that most floor plans in the building do not have. It is priced to be the smartest entry into this building: the same eastern mangrove-and-mountain view as the corner unit, the same pool and rooftop jacuzzi lounge, the same five-minute walk to the Marina Vallarta entrance, for meaningfully less. Includes a designated parking space, plus controlled access, elevator, a main-floor pool, gym, and a rooftop jacuzzi, sundeck and lounge with WiFi and co-working. Five minutes on foot to the Marina Vallarta main entrance; minutes to the airport, cruise terminal, hospitals and shopping. The best value in a recently completed building on the reserve.