Dreams Bahia Mita Surf and Spa: Beautiful resort but not worth the money

We upgraded to Preferred which offered nothing. Advertising shows Sip, Savour, See which promises access to additional restaurants by reserving with concierge which was not honoured by resort. Disappointing.

Krystal Grand Nuevo Vallarta: Krystal Grand Nuevo Vallarta

We went to Krystal Grand Nuevo Vallarta in February 2026. When we got there we were giving a very small room with no balcony in the old part of the resort. The room was very small & dark. The next day the toilet would not flush, the sink would not drain. Then the light in the bathroom was not working. We went to reception & they said they would fix things. The next day we were still having issues & we talked to the manager & he gave us a different room in the main building. This room was much l [... read more]arger & had a balcony. It was much better. The adult pool was amazing. They even had a foam party in the pool. The beach was nice but the ocean was very rough. It was difficult to go swimming. The food was great but we had to book the A La Carte every morning at 7:00 for each day. The app would not work to alow us to do the bookings on it. We had a great vacation.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Great resort!

Loved the resort start to finish. Multiple pools. Beautiful beach to walk. Food was plentiful. If you couldn't find something to eat ,your problem. Multiple bars & washrooms. I loved the whole experience because I wanted relaxation. I did not want to come home. I will go back again next year to Grand Decameron Complex.

Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta: Beautiful older resort - oceanfront rooms and a great location

We spent 10 days at the FA in early February, with our adult daughter and her boyfriend. This was our second time there, the first being nearly 20 years ago. This is a very nice, relatively large but compact resort that was built around 1960 and has been very well maintained. All rooms above about the 2nd floor have oceanfront views with balconies – gorgeous; the lower rooms have larger balconies that are good for families but their views may be blocked by trees or buildings. Opt for a room o [... read more]n the northern side (higher numbers), as they will give you a view too over Puerto Vallarta town. This is not a party resort (though access to the bars and clubs of Puerto Vallarta is easy) – more a place to chill out and relax. There is one large pool with a small shallow kiddie section and swim up bar, and an adult pool above the buffet building reserved for fiesta club members (those paying more for rooms on the top 3 floors). All pools are fairly shallow – not made for swimming laps. The beach is about the best in the old Hotel Zone, although when we were there, the ocean was unusually rough and no one was swimming. You can walk quite a ways both north and south along the beach. Food: The breakfast buffet is excellent and fiesta club members can sit on an outside terrace directly overlooking the ocean. Lunch is in the same buffet area (more limited choices), plus there is food in the snack bar near the pool, at the fiesta club adult pool, and at the seafood (La Cevichería) restaurant. For dinner, there are 4 restaurants – Italian (very good), Asian (very good but inside), Mexican (alright) and the new Azur restaurant for fiesta club members (very mixed reviews – we didn’t try it). There is also a café in the lobby, serving real espresso, cappuccino…, some fruit and pastries, and in the afternoon, soft ice cream. The wine is drinkable (better than most AI resorts) and alcohol is of good quality (idem). In the evening, a very pleasant bar right overlooking the ocean serves for fiesta club members with somewhat higher class alcohol and a bit of finger food, located above the Cevicheria restaurant. In addition, the large lobby bar serves all clients with a wide choice of drinks. Vegetarians and vegans: The resort makes a small effort to accommodate them in all restaurants and the waiters generally know the ingredients of all dishes. Vegetarians in search of protein will eat tons of cheese and eggs, while vegans will go without (or eat outside the resort). The Italian and Asian restaurants are best for them, although the Asian restaurant strangely does not have tofu and watch out for their Pad Thai without the meat – they use a fish-based sauce to flavor it. The Mexican restaurant has few black beans and they are cooked with lard (no veggie beans available). However, in the lunch Cevichería fish restaurant, they cooked for us good veggie quesadillas, fries and provided guacamole – none of which were on the menu. Staff were invariably great: efficient (including the front desk), fun to talk with – great workers. You should know that salaries are very low for most of these jobs and they often spend a good hour each way coming to work and going home after long days of work. Please tip generously – they deserve it. For me, the biggest advantage of this resort is its location. You are 100 to 150 pesos by taxi (/uber) from the center of town (maybe a 10-minute ride) and, if you walk 200 meters to the right down the street, you can catch public buses downtown (direction “centro” or, for only the romantic zone, “tunel”) for 10 pesos (use exact change). Across the street a bit to the right is the Plaza Caracol shopping center that caters to local Mexicans, with a large grocery store (Soriana) and a good selection of booze (much cheaper than in the airport duty free). Sunscreen there costs about half that in the FA store. Despite the overall quality of the FA, I’d urge everyone to get out – walk the Malecon over to the romantic zone, have a dinner or two out, visit the art galleries, listen to music in the evening, etc. Very good restaurants (all with some veggie options) include: Modest: Calmate (with excellent healthy options for vegetarians and vegans, plus for meat eaters). Moderate: La Traviata Italian restaurant (on top of an older hotel roof with great views of sunset) and Archie’s Wok right beside the pier. More expensive (reservations often necessary): Barcelona Tapas (great sunset views), Hacienda San Angel (beautiful, with mariachis), La Capella (gorgeous sunset views directly overlooking the main church and the ocean), Trio (quite limited veggie options), and Café des Artistes (maybe the top restaurant in town, with high prices).

Friendly Fun Vallarta: Great Vacation!

We have nothing bad to say about this resort. Food was quite good and the service was very good. Staff is second to non with drink service throughout the pool and beach areas. Our room was kept very clean and well stocked.

Decameron Los Cocos Guayabitos Ramada: Relaxing fishing village

A gentle bay of small waves heights and wide sandy areas. The hotel is a true 3.5 star hotel regarding amenities however serves excellent food and is very clean. The staff is always helpful and very capable. With visitation to the other Decameron properties in Guayabitos included giving a perk to increase variety for one’s trip. Lastly the clientele is 60 percent Mexican and the rest seem to be Canadian.

Sunscape Puerto Vallarta: Amazing resort

Very nice resort , excellent service nice clean room and very good maid service , we really enjoyed our 2 weeks vacation. This is the resort we stayed on our first vacation to Puerto Vallarta , used to be Holiday Inn.

Decameron La Marina: Amazing resort!

Rooms are very clean and fresh towels and water provided daily Staff are amazing and friendly Buffet has a good variety of food and menu changes for dinner Great beach and kept very clean Could use more beach loungers especially when the hotel is very busy/booked

Krystal Grand Nuevo Vallarta: Mediocre resort

The entire resort was dated and showing signs of disrepair. Open holes near pool bathroom facility where pipes were being replaced. Drip from ceiling in buffet which became an all-out water leak and partial closure. Plumbing fixtures in our room were old and rusting. Our room required a thorough cleaning. Dirty light switches, floor, sticky surfaces, dirty handles, balcony door, etc. Food was underwhelming at best. Buffet did not have avacado or guacamole, poor selection, and no change in i [... read more]tems or theme for entire stay. Three a-la-carte restaurants were also mediocre. Pools were nice and bed was comfortable. Entertainment was family friendly.

Krystal Grand Nuevo Vallarta: Mediocre resort

The entire resort was dated and showing signs of disrepair. Open holes near pool bathroom facility where pipes were being replaced. Drip from ceiling in buffet which became an all-out water leak and partial closure. Plumbing fixtures in our room were old and rusting. Our room required a thorough cleaning. Dirty light switches, floor, sticky surfaces, dirty handles, balcony door, etc. Food was underwhelming at best. Buffet did not have avacado or guacamole, poor selection, and no change in i [... read more]tems or theme for entire stay. Three a-la-carte restaurants were also mediocre. Pools were nice and bed was comfortable. Entertainment was family friendly.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: OK resort - great location, great beach

We were in Block 2 in an oceanview room - the room furnishings had not been updated but it was very clean and comfortable with Air Condioning, a mini fridge, an electronic safe, electronic key card entry, bathroom with shower ony and small bottles of shampoo, conditiner and lotion along with small bars of soap provided. They also provided one large bottle of water daily and if we happened to see the maid in the hall she was happy to gie us another. The buffet food was ok, some days the offerin [... read more]gs weren't quite what we were looking for but we always found something to eat - food temp could have been warmer. The a-la-carte restaurants were all very good, we tried the Japanese, Thai, Mexican and Italian. We did not find the cocktail list to be quite to our liking so stuck with beer, wine and sangria. My only caution is this - security will go and remove all of your belongings from the lounge chairs if someone is looking for a spot and you have been "gone too long".... how long is too long? who decides?? this is the problem.... we told security that the people who were beside us on the beach one day had just gone for lunch, but he either did not understand or did not care- scooped up all their things and when they came back from lunch they no longer had a spot... not really my kind of vacation vibe - why dont they just get more chairs?

Crown Paradise Golden: A solid 3 out of 5

It was an overall good experience. The staff were top tier, all over. They were all so friendly and nice and the bartenders never missed a beat and the omelette girl and the lunch shack girl especially worked their butts off in the blistering heat. The rooms were pretty nice and our bed got made every day, we got new towels and our fridge stocked. The pool was nice and when the entertainers showed up they were always awesome. A couple complaints I had. 1. You advertise Domestic and imported [... read more] beers yet all you had was Cervesas everywhere. 2. We asked twice for a hair dryer and didn't get one. We also had no hot water a couple days (boiler issue I imagine, stuff happens, whatever.) 3. The reservation system for the a la carts were horrible. They would be immediately all filled up 2 minutes after 9 am because they only allow like 3 tables per time slot. You can also only ever reserve for 2 people so you never get to eat with your friends. 4. What's with hiding and portioning the bacon? It's a buffet.. 5. Sometimes the daily pool activities just wouldn't get done, that was kind of a bummer. All in all I had a fantastic week and would go here again but it didn't "blow me away".

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Great location

Hotels showing its age but grounds are beautifully maintained, staff are wonderful, premises immaculate, beautiful beach. Preferred the colours they used to have - beige is so boring. We keep going back because of the location, the ability to walk beyond the resort in safety. Food is mediocre but you will always find something. Many restaurants, bars within walking distance so eating out is a bonus.

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Very Solid Resort

My wife and I have been to Mexico for 17 trips in total to a wide variety of areas, resort could use a freshening up but food was good, rooms were decent, mini bar was stocked, bed was hard as a rock LOL. Pools and grounds were kept in great shape, and the layout with respect to the beach was ideal. Beach is beautiful and we watched whales almost everyday. Good bars, name brand alcohol, superbowl party was awesome.

Friendly Fun Vallarta: Average unfortunately

We have been going to this resort since 2009 , this being our 8th visit . We were sad to learn it is no longer family owned and now belongs to corporate, and you can definitely tell! The Al a carte restaurants are down to 2 from 5 , poor food quality and choice compared to the past ! The tiles are broken in the pools etc , the furniture ( fridges, dressers, couches etc) have been removed from the rooms . The gardens are not maintained as they once were ! Used to be amazing and now average

Plaza Pelicanos Club: Decent value. Recommend.

A nice cheaper and cheerful all-inclusive in the hotel zone. Recommend? Sure! Food: Buffet was ok. Hot and a passable variety. Omelette and egg station. Nice Mexican buffet poolside on Saturdays. Con: only one specialty restaurant (Italian), and you need to reserve at the buffet entrance when it opens at seven am on the same day that you wish to have your reservation. Tried it, once. That was enough. Staff: Great folks all around, from restaurant and bar, to front desk, to housekeeping [... read more]. Pools and beach: Nice family pool in main area, as well as another at the beach club. BOTH had swim up bars. Fairly good access to loungers as long as you didn't wander in late morning. Bars: In addition to the swim up bars, which close a little early, there are two additional bars. One is open til 1am, cuz who stops drinking at seven? I found the drinks tasty, as opposed to some other value resorts where they can taste a little "fake." Location: Hotel zone. Access to the beach at your resort, and city bus or taxi if you want to go downtown. I walked and it took 45 minutes to an hour. If you are a walker, you could cross the street to the Versalles neighborhood and explore some restaurants. Rooms: mine was dated but in good repaiir. Clean, and good housekeeping service. SURPRINGLY COMFORTABLE BED! Recommend? Sure! You get what you pay for. No fancy water features or multiple top drawer specialty restaurants, but warm sun, good people, and you won't starve.

Dreams Bahia Mita Surf and Spa: Fabulous Resort

Fantastic choices on the buffets, excellent restaurants, and great food all around. The staff was incredibly helpful and friendly across the entire resort. We rented one of the private cabanas and enjoyed an incredible day in our own little oasis. We watched the whales offshore all day too. It was apparently their mating season and there so many of them! The rooms were large and very spacious too. We had a Dreams Preferred reservation which gave us access to most of the Secrets areas as well [... read more]. I would definitely go back to this resort!

Krystal Grand Nuevo Vallarta: Beautiful beach

We loved the resort for the location and the amazing food We had issues with our room but were moved 2nd day I would not recommend this resort if looking for fun or activities or music There no seating or music in front lobby bar No entertainment or music in evenings Families would enjoy for large pool

Delta Hotels Riviera Nayarit: Amazing Resort

This resort is located about 40 mins North of Puerto Vallarta. Nestled in the mountains it has lots of fauna to shade you from the sun. It doesn’t have a beach but does offer a shuttle to the beach where the resort has a section on the beach with a full pavilion and restaurant. The resort never felt busy, lots of pool options to sit by and watch the reptiles climbing trees. Food is very good and staff were extremely friendly. Can’t wait to return to this resort.

Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta: Great Beach!

The food and the service for the most part was good, the Room was pretty small and very dated. We came to find out the resort will be closing for some MUCH needed renovations. As I said , the food was quite good and the service was also vert good. Entertainment was top notch, the entertainment team was everywhere and the nightly shows were pretty darn.....entertaining!