Canto Del Sol: Great value!

We have been to this resort , (and many others all over Mexico), over 20 times. We love puerto Vallarta. This resort is close enough to enjoy the downtown scene, and only ten minutes by cab from the airport. The service is excellent, the food is quite good, rooms are well appointed and clean. The beach area is a bit small, but the pools are nice. For great service by the pool, ask for Jorge. There are many great servers, however here. Feels like a family. We will be back there later in th [... read more]e year!

Crown Paradise Golden: Beware of the Up Grade!

We loved everything about the hotel. When getting an up grade we got 2 Queen beds instead of a king bed. With ocean front view we now had a view of the beach cabana. No view of the sunset at all.Woe is me! To me an upgrade would not take away the view of the beach.That big cabana shown to the left of the hotel was our view.

Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta: Great staff. "Rafi's in the house"

The stay was made exceptional by the staff and entertainment. Nightly we were given a good show and often a laugh. The view of the ocean with mountains in behind made it easy to wake up after a few too many Indio. The pool was interesting enough to float in - which made up for the less than Caribbean beach and water.

Crown Paradise Club: Club Crown Paradise

Excellent resort for families. Great staff, lots to do and see. Relaxed atmosphere and great food. Entertainment nightly if you choose to go. Rooms are basic and somewhat updated but immaculate and the housecleaning staff are very accommodating. One remark is that higher chairs around pool area for people with mobility issues.

Crown Paradise Club: Great family resort

Upon arrival we were greeted warmly and had a quick check in. The staff was wonderful, especially Sabah, Edgar and the rest of the entertainment team! They were fun to be with and my kids instantly warmed to them and were with them constantly playing games and helping with daily duties. The morning buffet servers Carlos, Hector and team were wonderful and always had smiles in their faces. The pools were well maintained and we spent many hours in and around the main pool, kids were between this p [... read more]ool and the awesome kids pool with 9 waterslides. The beach was very clean and water was great to swim in. Further down the beach away from the resort the undertow was quite strong at times and we stayed away but in front of the Club Paradise it was perfect. Overall, we would definitely go back.

Iberostar Selection Playa Mita: Iberostar Punta Mita excellente.....

Everything is absolutely first class; walking distance from the Jr. Suites at the beach to Lobby and Restaurants / Entertmnt. i s rather long for older people like me. Food good, but better at the Japan. & Pacific Restaurants ! Entertainment fair only........

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: good resort

This is a large resort,good opportunity for walking. Rooms are clean and serviced well. Grounds are well manicured. Having dinner and watch sunset is best of all. Transat flight takes 5 hours,one glass of water and a mint is little disappointing. I had a great vacation.

Iberostar Selection Playa Mita: One of the better 4* all inclusive resorts !

Excellent location if you are planning on staying on the resort or short trips to Sayulita or into Punta de Mita. About an hour by cab and $75 into PV. Resort is well laid out. Short walk to get anywhere and elevators for those that require. Beautiful long almost private beach. Constant bombardment all day long by the small village of vendors camped just beside the resort. Get used to saying "No gracias" all day or take long walks on the beach/play in the waves to avoid. Beach service is good a [... read more]nd small bar/restaurant at one end. Nice big deep pool with good swim up bar. Loved the rooftop lounge area for drinks anytime of day, especially at night. Food at all restaurants was good. Service here was very good from everyone. Grounds are immaculate. People always everywhere cleaning. Big theatre and decent talented people/costumes put on good shows. We love this area of Mexico and will return to this resort.

Friendly Fun Vallarta: Very nice resort

This resort would definitely be on the top of my list to use on my next trip to pv. The best food as far as all inclusive resorts I have ever been to and I have 22 others to compare my opinion on. Just the reg buffet and snack bar took away any reason for me to need the a la cart. The staff are on the ball respectfull pleasent and very helpfull But the only negative I can say about the resort is they are not very smoker friendly, I vape but it's treated just like smoking, so a small area in [... read more] the lawnchair area and out front of the hotel before the reception area and on your balcony. No other public areas so if you were partying by the pool and wanted a dart you had to go out of your way to do that. Again not the end of the world, but not the first resort to go this way and won't be the last. But otherwise definitely a very good expirience.

Villas Vallarta by Canto del Sol: Nice Resort!

My boyfriend and I enjoyed our stay at Canto Del Sol. We came for 5 days in the end of November. The weather was beautiful, the hotel was very clean and everybody was super nice! Our room was right by the pool, so it was loud and the food wasn't the best. Location was perfect! 10 minute walk from downtown, 20 minute walk from the Marina!

Sunscape Puerto Vallarta: Amazing!

This is our 2nd time to this resort and as expected we had an amazing time. The staff goes over and above, from the concierge (Miguel) to the restaurant manager (Leon) to the front desk staff (Elizabeth and Isaac). There wasn't a staff member there that wasn't immediately available to assist in any way possible. The food was amazing. My favourite restaurant is the Italian restaurant, but the Seaside Grill and the Mexican restaurant were also excellent. The cappuccino at the coffee shop was  [... read more]great first thing in the morning as well as after dinner. We spent 99% of our time at the beach and never had any issues getting chairs. We loved it!

Las Palmas by the Sea: Average Resort.

The resort is well maintained, however, the quality and choice of food has deteriorated since the last time I was there last year. it feels as though the food is recycled from lunch to dinner. as well it is absolutely and totally flavorless. After the second day, I was ready to call it quits with lunch and dinner. breakfast was acceptable. well I call this one my detox holiday... even the a la carte is average.. sad.The beds were extremely hard as well.. came back with a backache:( as well all  [... read more]the nice staff have been fired and the staff leftover are okay..there were a few nice staff: Yolanda, Susanna, Alejandro, Sara, Valente, and of course Oscar the bartender. Thanks to those staff for taking the time to smile and speak to us 'northern Mexicans'.:)

Royal Suites Punta Mita: Fabulous place to holiday

Wonderful staff, for whom absolutely nothing is too much trouble, great (and quiet!) rooms, amazing food and fantastic weather! The grounds are stunning and the rooms kept to the highest standards of cleanliness. What more could you need from a holiday??

Sunset Plaza Beach Resort & Spa: Great location, great view!

Very nice hotel. All rooms are ocean view and what a nice view if you are located high enough. We were very lucky to see everything from the 15th floor. At this hotel there are only 2 restaurants and one deli but all had very good food and very good service. No buffet and not a loud party place either. It all depends what you are looking for. Rooms, grounds, restaurants, etc are all very clean. Only thing I didn't care for were the vendors on the beach and they are all over PV beach. Would I  [... read more]go back to this hotel? Yes, as it was not busy crowded, loud and the service was great all around.

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Great resort

The hotel was great the staff was helpful in anyway the food was good the views were breath taking and we took a trip to Puerto Vallarta board walk and had great time with fresh seafood from the ocean thank you for a great trip I would recommend this hotel for families lots for kids to do

Villas Vallarta by Canto del Sol: Great place

My overall rating is good however, we originaly booked accros the street at the villas canto del sol and I was not impressed with the facilities, it was quit disapointing that the overall look of the building was very old and dark it needs alot of maintenance and remodelation. The receptionist wa able to give a room at Canto del sol near the beach and I really liked the resort, everybody was very friendly and they had excellent service.

Marival Emotions Resort and Suites Riviera Nayarit: Nice resort

overall this resort was pretty good. one thing that seemed to be missing was music at the pool. the waiters we all in all this was a pretty nice resort. we received excellent service, particularly from Abraham, Roberto and Gladys. they were very attentive to us. one thing that could be improved is the music around the pool. there was none.

Riu Vallarta: Nice resort

This is a nice resort. Maids did a great job on cleaning the rooms. The food was ok but was basically the same every day. Always something to eat but became very tiresome after first couple of days. The steak house was the best at the resort. I have been to many Riu resorts and this is the first time had a complaint about the food. I also found the staff in restaurants not as friendly as other places but I could see they were just to busy to have the time to be. They always seemed to be sho [... read more]rt on staff. They working hard but it was just to much for the amount of people they had to take care of. We still enjoyed our trip because we do not get excited about small things. After going to the Riu in mazatlan many times it's hard to find another place that can compete. Thank you Jill at trip central for all your help on our booking.

Friendly Fun Vallarta: Still the same great hotel

This was the second time travelling to Friendly Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta Mexico and the resort is still an outstanding spot to go to relax, have great service and feel like you are at your home away from home. The resort is located a few minutes from the airport, so within an hour we had deplaned, got our luggage, boarded the Sunwing bus and arrived at our hotel after dropping off at two other hotels, not bad at all. The staff at Friendly go out of their way to make you feel welcome and comfo [... read more]rtable, special shout out to Sergio (Double Double), you made me laugh everyday, the service you provided at breakfast and then out on the beach in the afternoon was second to none. The beach is a little rough most days and the undertow can be very aggressive, so watch the little ones on the beach. The food is varied enough that you will always have something different to eat, at the beach bar they make wonderful pizza in a stone oven, or will make club sandwiches, or BLT's. There are three buffets for breakfast and two for lunch, the Ranchero, an Italian and Frieda's for dinner, as well as one buffet, all are good. The hotel has a sea turtle release program that was fascinating, each night they released hundreds of baby turtles into the sea and the hotel guests participated, very impressive that they are involved in the protection of the sea turtles! The location of the hotel makes it very easy to catch a bus into old Town and to the Malecon, both places I advise you to visit. The bus is only 15 pesos per couple to ride, can't beat the price, just go to the street and wave down a bus that has "Centro" on the window to get to Old Town and on the way back flag down a bus that has Hotels on the window, easy! Make sure you visit the Marina area, opposite way from Centro, lots of restaurants and bars and lovely boats docked in the marina. We walked from our hotel, but took about an hour, you can certainly take the bus here as well. You will pass the Walmart and Sam's club if you desire to do some shopping. Speaking of shopping a new and very large mall "La Isla" is being built just down the street from the Friendly, in front of the Grand Venetian Resort,it looks like it is going to be a high end shopping mall an it is scheduled to open in December. There is supposed to be a dolphin tank inside! All in all the Friendly is a great place to stay in the Puerto Vallarta area and is a very reasonable price as well. A lot of sites have it rated a 3.5, but I would rate it higher, it might be getting a lower rating as it does not have a swim up bar (but the guys will get you a drink at the infinity pool), plus there is not a disco, but there is great entertainment every night and dancing at the beach so who needs a disco?

Riu Flamingos: Riu Jalisco: Amazing resort

I found this resort to be great!!!! The staff were friendly and helped with anything whenever you needed it. The food was real good and a lot of variety. The activities were well run . The people that ran the activities were fun and friendly. I would recommend this resort to everyone. The rooms were clean .