Welcome to Puerto Vallarta Villas

Michael Holland

Michael was named as one of Puerto Vallarta’s top 30 selling agents by A.M.P.I and MLS/FLEX (Vallarta/Nayarit) in 2019. Michael’s attention to detail, persistence, and genuine love of Puerto Vallarta and its surrounding areas makes selling real estate an on-going pleasure for him. Buyers are rewarded with personal and individualized service that utilizes Michael’s vast experience in finding and knowing about the best properties to link his clients to. Sellers can be assured that a business plan will be created and put in place to advertise, network, and promote their properties using Michael’s connections developed during his 25 years of doing business here in Mexico. In addition to running Puerto Vallarta Villas, Michael Holland is the co-owner (along with his partner, Ray Carême) of Holland Travel, LLC. Michael began his travel adventures with his father during their flight chartering years. Since his first flight when he was an infant, then as a student pilot, and now as a vast world traveler (he has visited more than 68 countries), Michael has the experience and know-how to help you plan your next trip, vacation, or adventure. Michael moved from air to sea when he started a career in the cruise industry in 1984 with Royal Caribbean International. Today, Holland Travel is affiliated with Virtuoso Travel and MTravel, offering clients unique, luxury vacations throughout the world. Michael and Ray have hosted small groups on several Virtuoso Voyages in the past decade. Sailing worldwide on various cruise lines, Michael enjoys ensuring that each guest has the “trip of a lifetime.” The next hosted voyage with Michael and Ray is to Antarctica on the Seabourn Line in December of 2020. Consider joining them on this voyage or other voyages planned for 2021 and beyond.

Ray Careme

Ray Carême, who specializes in private property rentals, real estate sales at Puerto Vallarta Villas and helping people plan their next travel adventure at Holland Travel, is a native of France. He hails from the champagne capital of the world – Epernay. Ray’s education and experience - in hotel and restaurant management and ownership - is just a small part of his working for more than 26 years world-wide. Most notable is Ray’s work with Gerard Boyer of “Chateaux les Crayères” in Reims, France. Conde Nast Traveler, Travel & Leisure, and Zagat Survey magazines awarded Boyer with the “Best Small Hotel and Restaurant in the World” award in 1987. His time in the restaurant industry included working on a cruise ship (for 7 years) as Assistant Food & Beverage Manager, and then Maitre’d with Royal Caribbean International. Ray was also General Manager for “Celebrity Chef” Joachim Splichal of the Patina Pinot Group for 8 years, serving the Hollywood Elite in California. He was also General Manager for John Hurley with Garibaldi’s restaurants in San Francisco and a partner in “G’ Bar in Presidio Heights. Ray then worked in Corsica and England where he volunteered as a French tutor at an English public school for underprivileged children in his free time. Ray initially joined Holland Travel as a Partner to offer his shipboard experience and expertise combined with his great love of food and wines to customers wishing to book luxury travel experiences with a focus on fine dining. With his extensive travel background - Ray has traveled to 55 countries in the world and 33 states in the United States – he continues to promote travel for Holland Travel (affiliated with Virtuoso Travel and MTravel) and to host cruises for Virtuoso Voyages. His next “hosted” tour with his partner Michael Holland, is to Antarctica, sailing December 16, 2020 from Brazil. For more information about this spectacular (once in a lifetime cruise) and other voyages through Virtuoso, please contact Ray. Ray was part of a television feature with the NBC Today in 2005 as Puerto Vallarta Villas and Holland Travel embraced using a virtual assistant based in Colorado that they had never met. With today’s world of social media, instant messaging, and Facebook Ray continues to communicate with clients all over the world who initially obtain information from our website. 2020 marks the 25th year of working in real estate and travel for Ray at Puerto Vallarta Villas and Holland Travel. Ray continues to focus on listing and selling real estate world-wide, as well as securing villa and condo rentals for “snow birds” in the Puerto Vallarta, Mexico area. Through Holland Travel – Ray’s expertise will guide you as you plan a vacation, a trip of a lifetime, or your next “bucket list” adventure.