Incredible Resort! Great Location & Has Everything You Need

It was our first time at Melia and it is a wonderful resort. The location is perfect, you are about half way between downtown PV (to the south) and Bucerias / Punta Mita / Sayulita (to the north). It's ocean front is perfect, and just behind it you have the bustling Marina. The food was great, Especially at the restaurants you have to make reservations for. There were no lineups, not crowded at all. Love the pool! It has zero entry almost all the way round. We went with our young kids and the bu [... read more]nkbeds were a wonderful touch.

An OK resort not a 4.5 star

The hotel grounds were lovely, room comfortable, very clean. What brought the rating down in my estimation was the food. Very little variety and not great quality. The restaurants were a disappointment. We have been to Mexico several times and this was by far the most disappointing when it came to food.

Just okay

Grounds were nice. Rooms are very outdated, pictures online are not what you're getting. Need more food options, buffet was the same thing on repeat and only 2 other restaurants. Expected more. Area was nice, short walk to the marina.

Wonderful Service

Service was amazing, food was wonderful, room and grounds were always clean. Thanks Manuela at tripcentral for her care and attention to all the details in our booking. We really appreciated it and will use her for all our travel services.

Very Good Resort

Cleanliness around the whole resort was outstanding. Rooms could do with some upgrading but were clean. Buffet was great. We wished there were more selections for a la carte restaurants or have some American type choices on the menu that you didn’t have to pay extra for. Staff was amazing especially the bar tenders and waiters (Edgardo) (Diana)who worked tirelessly to keep up to the busyness. Entertainment was okay but not great. Singers in the lounge were amazing . Front desk people were  [... read more]pleasant.. 5 stars to Hector who was so accommodating and did everything he could to make our vacation a positive one !!

Moldy start

We were assigned a room on the less than desirable first floor that reeked of mold. The patio door lock was shaky, no bathtub and the beds were hard. The “view” was a patch of grass. After a very uncomfortable night we requested a new room and Hector, Melia’s magnificent desk manager took great care of us, moving us to a higher room with king bed and partial ocean view. However, after that first night inhaling mold spores, I developed a horrible chronic cough that lasted for the rest of my st [... read more]ay then miraculously disappeared when I arrived back home. Other than that we were very impressed with the food, drinks, service and facilities. They could do something about the lounge chair saving thing though. Towels were out reserving groups of chairs VERY early every single morning of our 10 day stay.

Not a 4 star hotel

Grounds were well kept clean there were people out daily cleaning. Pool area has a lot of tiles that need replaced. Food was pretty good for the most part (Al a carte mediocre). Rooms were clean but need updating they had double beds (and we had 3 adults) and bunk beds with no blankets. Had one very rude staff member when calling to the desk but the rest of staff was nice. Our sliding door did not lock so it had to be repaired but still had a gap (it was the person I talked to about this who [... read more] was very rude) Entire hotel needs upgrades!

Resort and the staff were amazing

The grounds were very beautiful They need more staff to help with the keep up I loved the wild nature that was on the hotel grounds Our grand kids loved the pool The washrooms were always clean The staff was very helpful and friendly I was sad that we were not close to our children and grandkids

Never again sunwing

Go to greece for the same price. Daycare aka seeds club needs a good cleaning like toys walls floors. Gates need to be closed. Rooms smell of mold cause walls and roof have mold spurs even curtains. AC needs to be cleaned i even brought air purifier and still smelt the whole week. Got a spider bite. Tiny ants on beds. Just don’t

Great food and extras

The food had a good variety and was delicious especially moles and tacos. They have nice little extras like room service for barely any charge, waiter service on the beach, providing extras for room quickly if asked, and good front door service where the men remember you and come find you when your ride is ready. The rooms are not accurately photographed- they seem quite a bit older in person than the pic that’s on their website. I was happy with my room though, maid service cleaned very w [... read more]ell. There is a small minibar with pops and beer that is restocked everyday. This is really a family resort, I went on my vacation alone. I like kids so it didn’t bother me but I found it made it hard to meet other people as everyone was part of a family or huge extended family. There are many activities for the kids like a day camp so parents can also relax and the activities were interesting and different. The beach is smaller but still beautiful. There are only a certain amount of beach chairs so I couldn’t get a beach chair for the first 2 days I was there bc everyone saves a chair early in the morning by putting a towel on it then walks away for several hours…so I started doing that too, reserving my chair, going to breakfast then returning to the beach and staying with chair I think they should make a policy that you can’t reserve a chair unless you are on the beach or maybe have additional foldable chairs we can borrow if all the chairs are taken.

AVERAGE RESORT - PRETTY MUCH RUN DOWN ROOMS

Nice location the resort is located, however the rooms are very much of a run down overall. The bars are absolutely a mess Entertainment was good, the lobby normally is always a vibrant place, this was dead.

Great Family Resort!

A bit aged, but the grounds are impressive, huge pool area, friendly service and activity staff, nice beach area. We had 2 separate leaks in our room during our stay (fixed) and there are only 2 outlets in the room, not ideal.

Very disappointing

The resort was very run down and out dated. The room door could not be locked. There was no exhaust fan in the bathroom so the mirror would stay fogged up all day. The beds were uncomfortable. The food was not good anywhere in the resort. It was cold and tasteless with little variety. We ate mostly of the resort. The entertainment was very unprofessional and not entertaining. The beach was very rough. All of the pool side chairs were reserved by 8 am and the pool was in need of repair. The best  [... read more]part was when we checked out. The desk clerk told me that I was to come down at 11 to catch my ride to the airport and that there would be a Transat rep there to help us. We came down at 10:30 and there was no rep. The clerk told us to sit and wait and they would get us when the bus came. At 11:10 I asked where the bus was and was told that it had left at ,10:30. With our flight leaving at 12:30, we got a cab to take us to an ATM machine on the way to the airport. When we got there we were told that we would have to catch the next flight out on Thursday. After talking to the gate attendant, we were told that if we run all the way to the gate, we can board the plane. We then found out that there was no boarding pass issued for Gail. After we made it through the metal detectors, we got on board and realized that we were missing one passport. Once we arrived in Toronto, customs told me to go to the Transat desk and have them call PV to locate my passport. The girl at the desk was too busy texting on her phone and handed me a card with customer service number and told me to call them. So other than that. The trip was ok

Good but not great hotel

I would rate this hotel as OK. I would stay there again only if better hotels were too expensive. The hotel is dated and tired. It is clean enough but in my opinion needs to be gutted and redone. The hotel has a great location right on the beach and a very short walk to Marina Vallarta. The room is clean and had an amazing view of the pool, beach, ocean and mountains. The food in the buffets is actually pretty good with a different food theme each night. The two restaurants have way fewer reserv [... read more]ations available then they will handle for some reason. The food in the restaurants is also pretty good. Some really good choices and some not so good choices. The service all in all is good but we had to wait at times for drinks at the buffets. The service in the restaurants is excellent. The hot water is also spotty. Sometimes you have nice hot water and sometimes you don't. We made it work but it could have been better. They have a lot of activities and shows most nights. The facilities for the activities are also tired and need to be replaced. For instance, the mini put has many creases in the greens and frankly were unusable. They play loud music at the pool and bar all day and night. This is probably typical for all hotels in PV I would think. If you want to get to sleep before midnight, bring good ear plugs. If you into pickle ball they have eight courts on property put into two tennis courts. I have no idea how you sign up for this as we don't play. PV itself is all and all a wonderful place to visit. The weather in January was perfect for us. Cool night and mornings and warm afternoons. There is also lots to do. Go whale watching if you can as it was amazing. Don't book with the people on the beach though. Go through a reputable tour company. Vallarta Tours is the most prevalent one.

Overall great

The staff are awesome! The location of the hotel was great. Certainly appreciated all the Christmas activities for kids. The food was good. The hotel was a little dated but clean. One downside is that there were often not enough pool chairs and loungers.

Great Mexican resort

We had a great time at this resort. Antonio helped us with a small room issue right away and this made a huge difference. Alberto and Alfredo provided extra attention and wonderful smiles. There is plenty of space to lounge unless it's Sunday which opens to locals. It was nice to see the families enjoying themselves but it would be a good idea to add extra cleaning staff for the washrooms near the beach on Sundays. The Mexican food was delicious but the meat at the Italian restaurant was sub par [... read more]. The Christmas decorations and evening lighting along with covered walkways were a nice touch. A great location and easy to walk to the Marina. Fun trip!

Great Vacation!

The hotel was clean and the staff was friendly and helpful! Could use an adult pool. A very family friendly resort so definitely could use a 2nd pool! Need a couple of better a la carte restaurants.

Worst Resort we have ever stayed in!

No where near a 4* - hotel old and in need if complete refurbishment, Food was not very good - same dishes every day, primarily Mexican fare with little variety I've never been to a breakfast buffet where you cannot even get bacon. Drinks very little to offer and ran out of something or other every day. No mojito, one day no tonic for a gin and tonic the next, and so it went on. Not enough chairs around the pool, beach not cleaned up

Amazing Resort

Milea is a amazing resort. So much variety in food. La carte palapa and Mexican restaurants were vey good international and national drinks are available and soft drinks too. Most of all people were so nice and always keep you happy. Location is very very good so close to marina and airport.

Amazing

Great staff, food, drinks and very clean. Views are stunning. Could use more lounge chairs and definitely more hand sanitizers outside elevators and throughout resort. Is there a discount for repeat guests?