Which district in Puerto Vallarta is cheapest to stay in?
In Puerto Vallarta, the cheapest district to stay in is Puerto Vallarta Downtown, at a median asking price of $109 a night, and the priciest is South Hotel Zone at $469 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 10 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 54 of the 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 14:31 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In Puerto Vallarta, South Hotel Zone asks a median $469 a night, +331% against $109 in Puerto Vallarta Downtown, the cheapest of 10 districts compared on the same 54 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta Downtown | $109 | $72–$204 | 54 | 89 | 9.0 (61) | 43% of 87 |
| Puerto Vallarta International Airport | $121 | $91–$274 | 54 | 27 | 9.0 (21) | 56% of 27 |
| Puerto Vallarta Waterfront | $127 | $81–$227 | 54 | 79 | 8.9 (63) | 56% of 77 |
| Emiliano Zapata | $151 | $102–$218 | 54 | 94 | 8.7 (74) | 48% of 90 |
| Hotel Zone | $202 | $155–$261 | 54 | 90 | 8.2 (65) | 76% of 89 |
| Nuevo Vallarta | $222 | $188–$524 | 54 | 19 | 8.8 (11) | 63% of 19 |
| Amapas | $266 | $116–$330 | 54 | 25 | 9.3 (20) | 75% of 24 |
| Conchas Chinas | $270 | $182–$466 | 54 | 14 | 8.8 (10) | 64% of 14 |
| Marina Vallarta | $281 | $169–$445 | 54 | 15 | 8.4 (11) | 60% of 15 |
| South Hotel Zone | $469 | $280–$564 | 54 | 12 | 9.0 (9) | 67% of 12 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 54 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Puerto Vallarta whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Puerto Vallarta Downtown: a median $109 a night, score 9.0 across 61 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta Downtown | $109 | 9.0 | 61 |
| Puerto Vallarta International Airport | $121 | 9.0 | 21 |
| Puerto Vallarta Waterfront | $127 | 8.9 | 63 |
| Emiliano Zapata | $151 | 8.7 | 74 |
| Hotel Zone | $202 | 8.2 | 65 |
| Nuevo Vallarta | $222 | 8.8 | 11 |
| Amapas | $266 | 9.3 | 20 |
| Conchas Chinas | $270 | 8.8 | 10 |
| Marina Vallarta | $281 | 8.4 | 11 |
| South Hotel Zone | $469 | 9.0 | 9 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Puerto Vallarta is in Hotel Zone: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $233 against $202 Monday to Thursday (+15%), over 13 and 33 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Zone | $233 | $202 | +15% | 13 / 33 |
| Emiliano Zapata | $161 | $148 | +9% | 13 / 33 |
| Puerto Vallarta International Airport | $122 | $115 | +7% | 13 / 33 |
| South Hotel Zone | $478 | $462 | +3% | 13 / 33 |
| Amapas | $267 | $266 | 0% | 13 / 33 |
| Conchas Chinas | $270 | $270 | 0% | 13 / 33 |
| Nuevo Vallarta | $218 | $218 | 0% | 13 / 33 |
| Marina Vallarta | $271 | $281 | -3% | 13 / 33 |
| Puerto Vallarta Downtown | $103 | $112 | -7% | 13 / 33 |
| Puerto Vallarta Waterfront | $117 | $132 | -12% | 13 / 33 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 54 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Puerto Vallarta, the cheapest district is Puerto Vallarta Downtown at a median $131 a night and the priciest Hotel Zone at $202, across 4 districts compared on the same 60 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta Downtown | $131 | $88–$199 | 60 | 65 |
| Emiliano Zapata | $182 | $151–$234 | 60 | 71 |
| Puerto Vallarta Waterfront | $200 | $117–$292 | 60 | 50 |
| Hotel Zone | $202 | $176–$243 | 60 | 73 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Puerto Vallarta: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 532 of the 532 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →