Casa Kimberly - 3 Nights Stay At The Elizabeth Taylor Suite
Valued at: $10,000 USD

This includes Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for two. Drinks are not included (except a bottle of selected house wine during dinner). Valid through October 31st, 2025.
 
Summary: Experience Tranquil Opulence in a 2,500 sq. ft. Private Retreat with Panoramic Views, Private Pool, and Iconic Heart-Shaped Tub. Includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for Two, Valid through October 31st, 2025.

"The Elizabeth Taylor suite, accessed via a private elevator or hand-painted tile steps leading from the central courtyard, is a more than 2500 square-foot sanctuary of tranquil opulence.
The wrap-around terrace, completely secluded, has its own pool and Jacuzzi, and offers panoramic views of the sparkling waters of Banderas Bay and the majestic Sierra Madre mountains, just as Taylor and Burton would have seen them.Over the magnificent Mexican Colonial style bed, a Swarovski crystal chandelier illuminates the hand-painted winged cherubim gracing an elegant dome.
 
The bath, nearly as spacious as the bedroom, features the original pink-marble heart-shaped tub that Taylor commissioned for Casa Kimberly. (Perhaps the result of a translation glitch, the tub arrived in the amorphous shape of real heart rather than as a symmetrical Valentine.) Marble pillars and the stairs leading to the raised tub add a regal note to this exquisite aerie."

Their Story

In 1963, after falling in love on the set of Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton arrived in Puerto Vallarta for Burton's role in Night of the Iguana, directed by John Huston. Faced with rustic accommodations, Burton secured Huston’s villa, Casa Kimberly, for them. They fell in love with the town, and in 1964, Burton bought the villa as a birthday gift for Taylor. The couple spent years enjoying Puerto Vallarta with family and friends. Burton eventually bought a neighboring property and built a second house, connecting the two with a replica of Venice’s Bridge of Sighs, dubbed the “Lover’s Arch.” This second home served as Burton’s poker den and sometimes his “dog house” during marital spats, leading locals to nickname the bridge El Puente de Reconciliación—the “Bridge for Making Up.

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All proceeds go directly to The Sula Society and its mission to rescue and provide care, medical treatment, and loving homes for over 300 abandoned and abused dogs in Puerto Vallarta. The Bow Wow Gala is an annual fundraising event for The Sula Society.

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