Hacienda Buenaventura Hotel and Mexican Charm: Hacienda Buenaventura Hotel Spa & Beach Club

Very nice resort, nice rooms, excellent service, fantastic food, very good entertainment. Very servable and helpful stuff.Thank you for the a very good vacation we did have!!!! I will recommend to other friends to go. I'll come back!!!

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Excellent!

Great place to stay. Clean and nice layout. Bars at every pool. Bartenders very friendly and recommend drinks. Infinity Adult pool is great. Nice shows every evening. Lots of things for family to do. Would go back anytime. We love it! Friendly people!!

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Awesome Resort

We loved the food, the beach and all the beautiful landscaping. Oh and the Spa was incredible! Left the spa feeling very rejuvenated, staff was very professional. The resort was a great size, not too big or small. Everything was great, would definitely recommend.

Riu Vallarta: Riu Vallarta Dec. 2015

The hotel is getting old and it's showing. We paid for a junior suite and the room we got was bad. Dirty linen, rock hard bed and a tub we were going to fall through. People and food really good though. Because we went during Christmas and paid a higher price, we felt like the hotel didn't reflect the price.

Riu Palace Pacifico: Great resort!!

Service was excellent! This was our 2nd time there and everything was perfect. Excellent food, lots of variety, different themes every night, you don't even need to reserve other restaurants, the buffet is excellent. Staff is very friendly and helpful!

Riu Vallarta: Very nice family resort

The good: This hotel is huge and well maintained. Staff are well trained and friendly. Our room is large with a King size bed. We also requested for a crib for our two years old son which was great! The main buffet has lots of options and good and plenty. There is also a second smaller buffet by the beach(Flamingo) which opens all day for a quick bite. Cappuccino at the lobby bar is very good. It has two pools, one for the kids. Entertainment is great with kids programs every night. It may be to [... read more]o loud and last too late into the night for some families, but it was find with us. After all, we are on vacation! The not so good: The beach is on the pacific ocean. It has lots waves all day. The water is murky, the sand is not white. If you like white sand, nice clear and calm water, this resort is not for you. There is not much around the resort to see. You need to take a taxi for 10 min. to go to the next small malls for shopping. And about an hour bus to go the downtown Pureto Vallarta which has a very nice board walk along the beach with restaurants and shopping. We too the local bus there which is much cheaper and better experience. Over all, it is a nice resort for family. I would recommend it.

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Not for the faint hearted

This resort is actual great for families and adults alike, but not for those who are not fit. By this I mean that there are lots of steep stairs to negotiate, but if you take your time, it's manageable. The family section has a great Kids pool and water park which tempts the kid at heart too, but there are age restrictions, so eat your heart out Grandad. The rooms are non smoking and very comfortable and spacious. Food is abundant and tasty if a little repetitive. Drinks are available in 5 diffe [... read more]rent bars. My personal favorite was the Secret Bar and pool, which is Adult only. Meaning NO-ONE under 18, strictly observed by the tactful security staff. Beach area is ample and with a little ingenuity one can walk for miles on an extended section unspoilt by development. Staff were personable and helpful, very competent and some even multi-lingual. I'd give it 9 out of 10 for fit families and adults.

Buenaventura Grand Hotel and Great Moments: Friendly and clean.

We really enjoyed our stay here. The grounds were kept very clean, food was fresh and hot, rooms were nice and clean and the staff were helpful and friendly. In room safe, stocked fridge daily. A few blocks from the malecon. Close to grocery store, laundry etc.

Secrets Vallarta Bay: All the comfort, recreation and service you need.

Excellent food, well-planned and pleasing grounds. Lovely lobby; good gym; liked the kitchen tour, Mexican bingo. We liked the nightly lobby musical entertainment as well as the grand salon entertainment.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: very clean and relaxed atmosphere

Very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. The grounds were nicely laid out. The pools were always cleaned and had great shapes. The beach and pool area always had room to lie down. The air conditioner always kept the clean room comfortable. Always good choice of food and the desserts looked and tasted great!

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: First Time at this resort

We really enjoyed the resort, we stayed ground floor in Blk 5 with the pool feet away from our patio door and steps away from the morning/lunch buffet (which turned into 2 evening a la cartes/and bar....very convenient :) we went to one show and we very entertained. There are 2 wifi zone but with the size of the resort they could use a couple more, but it is Mexico so we were pleased to even have 2

Occidental Nuevo Vallarta: Great hotel!

Great food, great staff, great beach. The Occidental Grand Nuevo Vallarta is a smaller hotel compared to others in the area which is nice. Beautiful beach. Just a short walk down the beach, you can witness nightly baby sea turtle releases! Amazing to see! A great location only a short bus ride away from Puerto Vallarta. Highly recommend.

Iberostar Selection Playa Mita: fairly new resort

Impressed with the bottle of champagne in our room for my birthday. Someone would have had to review my information as we did not mention it was my birthday. Staff was excellent. Often they would engage guests in conversation. Grounds were clean and maintained. Our disappointment was with the buffet. Food was warm at best and generally over cooked and tough. Easy to fix.

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Fun resort

Friendly staff, awesome jungly grounds, perfect size (not so big you can't find your friends but big enough). Seemed great for families or people travelling without kids. I am only not rating it as excellent because we had some inconveniences the first couple days but once we figured things out and adjusted our expectations, we were very happy. Things I wish we knew ahead of time: the layout of the room may not necessarily be what you think you've booked, there are a TON of stairs and no elevato [... read more]rs (I lost 5 lbs and ate dessert 3x a day! Had to carry our kids around because using a double stroller seemed impossible), you have to purchase decent wine, premium drinks are not included except at one bar, no cocktails at the buffet, the a la carte restaurants only seat at 3 specific times a night so if you show up 10 minutes after that time, you will have to wait an hour and 20 mins till the next seating even if the restaurant is 1/4 full. Once we figured these things out, we had an amazing time. The staff were very friendly, the resort was clean and the grounds were beautiful. The beach was nice. There was always a lounger available and if you want to get away from the crowd, there was a pretty much deserted beach right around the bend. The pools were good and the kids' pool was great! There is even an ocean pool and a little zoo.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Great family friendly resort!

Long story short - this resort is definitely family friendly (lots of families with kids), very safe and very good location. There are 6 blocks on the resort. We stayed in block 6, very quiet, new, and bigger pools. I'd say this is the most family friendly block. Food was great. Would highly recommend to young families.

Fiesta Americana Riviera Nayarit: Good resort

We stayed at the Villamagna Resort from Dec 8-15. The resort itself is very clean with beautiful grounds. Room: We upgrade to the preferred floor which are floors 7 & 8 ocean view. The upgrade was only $35 extra per night. We thought it was worth it because you had your own personal bar with top shelf liquor and daily snacks that no one else gets to have. The room was very spacious with a gorgeous view. We stayed in room 1812. The only downside of the room was the sheets! They are polyester so b [... read more]e prepared to sweat as soon as you lie down in them. Quite gross in my opinion. After a couple nights, we layed on top of the top sheet as it seemed better this way. I believe they put a plastic liner below the sheets too which doesn't help. For a dreams resort, I feel this should have been better. Another downside is that the housekeeping only brought wash cloths ONCE. That was it. They actually forgot to give us bath towels another time and I had to call down. We were sure to leave the maid a tip daily too so not sure why she was was so frugal. Otherwise, the room was perfect. Grounds: Very clean and beautiful. This is something they pride themselves in. It is extremely well kept. There are three pools to choose from and two bars. There are hammocks to relax on too. The beach area is very nice but does have the peddlers out there trying to sell you stuff. The beach is a swimmable beach. The waves can get huge so you need to be careful but we enjoyed swimming in the ocean very much in front of the resort. Service: Unbelievable! They have excellent service. Always someone coming by asking you for a drink or if you need anything. Food: Very good. Our favourite was Portofino and Seaside Grill. Seaside Grill has an amazing filet mignon. Again, excellent service at all restaurants. We personally don't like buffet so we only had buffet at breakfast. It was decent. Drinks: Top shelf liquor if you ask for it. A lot of assortment. Very good choices. The only downside is they never give you a straw unless you ask for it. Perhaps this is an eco friendly thing.... Overall: we would go back!

Occidental Nuevo Vallarta: Great place for R&R

The resort in small enough that everything is close by, but still large enough where we were not all on top of each other. The beach is wonderful! The food was varied, abundant and delicious and the evening show mostly entertaining. Rooms on the side of the theatre are noisy at night. We had upgraded to ocean view and it was worth the extra money as our room was quiet. The only inconvenience was the lack of Internet in our room. We had to go to the main area by the bar and reception and even the [... read more]re it did not always work. I think the hotel was working on this problem. All in all, I would go back there anytime

Decameron Los Cocos Guayabitos Ramada: Great food and service

Don`t normally go to 3 star resorts but took a chance on this place because of good reviews and low price. Only our room was 3 star; food, service, entertainment were all as good or better than 4 star resorts we have visited. Town is very quaint. Would definitely return.

Grand Palladium Vallarta: WOW! What a PLEASANT SURPRISE!

Our 2 Sons picked this venue for our 1st Family Reunion and it couldn't have been More Perfect. My wife Sherry and I have been retired for 8 years and have traveled extensively, so we were happy to let the Boys make all the Arrangements and we'd just Show Up not knowing what to expect. After this experience - I think we'll let our Sons make ALL our Travel Arrangements because this was ABSOLUTELY the Best Holiday we have Ever Had. On a scale of 1-10 our stay at the Grand Palladium was Definitely  [... read more]a 10+. We were 3 Families traveling - 2 couples and and the 3rd Family had 2 little ones aged 2 years old and 6 months old. When we all arrived at the Grand Palladium we were disappointed to find that we were housed in 2 separate buildings so we went to the Front Desk and explained that we were a Canadian Family, that Lives Far Apart in Canada, and we had come to the Palladium resort in Mexico for a Family Reunion so we had hoped to be closer together during our stay at the resort. I can't remember the name of the young man we spoke to at Reception but he was AMAZING and within 24 hours we had 3 Rooms Close together which made our 2 week stay truly Memorable. Our 3 Families are in Total Agreement that we will DEFINITELY Return to this Grand Palladium Resort for our 2nd Annual Family Gathering Next Year and hopefully for many years to come. Throughout our stay we found the Facilities and Amenities to be Excellent and by the end of our 2 weeks we were on a first name basis with many of the staff - ALL of whom contributed to make our 1st Family Reunion a HUGE Success.

Las Palmas by the Sea: Amazing holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Staff were awesome,helpful,kind and fun.I will stay there next time I go.Close to shopp[ng and places of interest.I will encourage all my friends to go with me next time.I will enjoy many more adventures next time.