Zihuatanejo: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 62Commenters are friendly and mostly appreciative of Zihuatanejo as a place to live or visit, though the content is thin and dated, so the picture is limited.
- friendliness
- beauty
- comfortable stays
- safety for long-term visitors
- affordable retirement budget
- higher prices than expected
- thin recent content
- sales pitches in videos
- Long-term living there appeals to many, especially retirees and returning visitors
- Spend a year before deciding, since costs have risen
- Mexico generally feels safe to experienced travelers
- Most engagement is friendly praise rather than detailed experience
Read from 5 videos, 21 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
How We Ended Up Living In Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Mexico Matt · 14K views · 2021
What viewers said
“We would agree with your thoughts... We spent the month of May there North of Zihuatanejo and spent two nights down the street from your present project. We where very comfortable with all there.. We may be back for longer visit soon after ”
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“México Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Guerrero 🎉❤😊”
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“Is a great history and sounds really good I hope I can make it similar t yours and make Zihua my home at least for half of year”
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“Well señor Matt I just want to say Muchas gracias for choosing Zihua!”
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“Great story and thanks for your openness 😊”
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“Good choice. Guys. I'm from zihuatanejo. I love that please”
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“Hey Matt. I’ve been watching your videos a bit over the last few years and recently invested more time in a lot of your episodes. My wife and I have been spending a few weeks in Zihua each year since 2006. We will be spending another 10 day”
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“Amazing concise video of why you chose to live in Zihua along with its pros and cons! I'll be in Zihua in a few weeks (first time in Mexico!) for the purpose of checking it out as a place to live for a couple months out of the year. I work ”
“Hello Hello!! I from zihuatanejo and live in Vancouver, WA I think you guys are from Seattle wa, actually I house over there colonia la noria. .I been living usa for 30 years and then you live over indelible enjoy time .”
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“Cool vid”
♥ 1 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.