Mantamar Beach Club Bar & Sushi

LGBT establishment in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
20°35′47.5″N 105°14′23″W / 20.596528°N 105.23972°W / 20.596528; -105.23972

Mantamar Beach Club Bar & Sushi (formerly Mantamar Beach Club Bar & Grill)[1] is an LGBT bar in Puerto Vallarta's Zona Romántica, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Description and history

Mantamar is a beach club associated with Almar Resort, an LGBT resort in Zona Romántica, Puerto Vallarta. The club opened c. 2013.[2] Owned by Vidal Meza and Javier Jiménez, the bar was set ablaze, possibly by arson, shortly after opening.[1] In 2020, Amy Ashenden of PinkNews said Mantamar "is the go-to place for – mostly – gay men", writing, "Although I spotted one small group of lesbians and they do occasionally throw lesbian parties in low season, it's definitely geared towards gay men looking to party".[3]

In 2020, the establishment was fined after a video of patrons having sex in the pool went viral.[4][5] The White Party Weekend in 2021 was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

See also

  • LGBT portal
  • flagMexico portal

References

  1. ^ a b "Early Morning Fire Burns Puerto Vallarta Restaurant to the Ground". www.banderasnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  2. ^ "Almar Resort Opens Mantamar Beach Club in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico". banderasnews.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  3. ^ "Puerto Vallarta: Why Mexico town is the perfect LGBT winter sun getaway". PinkNews. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  4. ^ "Gay Tourists In Puerta Vallarta Caught On Cam • Instinct Magazine". Instinct. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  5. ^ "Gay Beach Club Fined For Patrons Having Sex in See-Thru Pool". Out. 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  6. ^ "Bay Area Reporter :: Gay New Year's circuit parties in Mexico and Atlanta defy COVID health precautions". Bay Area Reporter. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

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