Barcelo Puerto Vallarta: Very Nice Resort

This Resort is about 30 minutes from PV on quiet bay. Resort beautiful. Pools lovely. Especially the adult pool. Beach not so good. Only other issue was standing in libe every morning to book reservations for restaurants. Even if first in line could only get 8 pm supper. Premium were able to book ahead. Food was good as well as the service. It would be nice if they had early evening entertainment.

Krystal Grand Puerto Vallarta: Disappointing Resort

Unfortunately this is not a 4 or 4+ stars resort. First there is a new hotel being built right beside the hotel - so it was loud during the day when construction was being done. Nothing was mentioned about this prior to booking. Our view was of construction. As well it appears the hotel is under renovation. Again no mention of this before travel. The lobby was filled with old couches and walled off where there is renovations going on. On Thursday, construction workers were tearing down walls u [... read more]p until at least 10 pm near the lobby bar - it was so loud. The rest of the week also saw construction being done in the lobby area which was loud and smelly. The food was okay but the buffet was limited. As a vegetarian I was hard pressed to find something to eat for a main. The staff around the pool and in the restaurants were great so no complaints there. The room was outdated but clean. There were challenges getting chairs by the pool and you had to be there by before 8 am to get a chair. Overall disappointing and would not recommend this resort.

Friendly Fun Vallarta: Great value at this resort close to Airport and shopping

The Friendly Fun Vallarta is a smaller resort with not too much walking required to get from your room to the buffet or pool - perfect for me with a bad knee. I had the very best room that I have ever had at any Caribbean/Mexican resort. It was very clean, had daily maid service, was spacious and had a direct view of the ocean. I couldn't have asked for anything better. The beach was very nice, gentle waves right in front of the hotel, bigger waves further along the beach. Pools and hot tub w [... read more]ere great. The staff were super friendly and helpful. The hotel is on a beautiful main street just 10 minutes from the airport and close to a very large indoor mall with a large grocery store. The lobby had a nice coffee shop and bar and they played the hockey games for us Canadians. It was filled with a cool breeze all day. Weather was perfect. If I had two complaints, I would ask for more lactose free food options and more shade on the beach. The beach loungers were crowded so close together that you couldn't put a leg in between them. Great pool side and beach service. All in all we had a great time and for the money, it was extremely good value. One more thing - I felt completely safe on the resort and walking down the main street.

Friendly Fun Vallarta: We love this resort

This is our fifth time at this resort. Each time there is something new. Its an older resort but it is kept up and very clean. Because the resort is on the smaller side, you get to know the Friendly staff. The food is good and the location right on the beach is perfect.

Marival Emotions Resort and Suites Riviera Nayarit: Great resort for multi-generation family vacation

We enjoyed our week here. Grandkids loved the pools, playground, mini-putt course and air hockey at the teen club. Beach is magnificent for walking. Usually found available lounges under the palapas, and staff would set up umbrellas no problem. Food was varied and excellent. Disappointed that there was no availability at the Italian or Asian restaurants anytime that week, but the buffet had lots to offer and we also got into La Pergola for dinner. Mexican night in the courtyard was amazing [... read more]. The only real wrinkle of the stay was upon arrival, when we checked in at the front desk and were subsequently directed into an ambush by a guy pushing us to buy a vacation unit. This was mid-afternoon and we had been up since 3a.m., so not in the mood for that. But, apparently, we weren’t getting our resort wristbands until we heard him out. Surely the hotel can save the pitch for guests who actually express an interest.

Samba Vallarta: Surprising

First impression was not very good, The hôtel is old and not renovated. The front desk appears not very welcoming at first. But the first few hours at the pool changed our mind. Very friendly staff. Everyone was happy to serve us. Spoke with other guest who also had the same impression as us. Very clean. Buffet was very good with a lot of choices.

Samba Vallarta: Surprising

First impression was not very good, The hôtel is old and not renovated. The front desk appears not very welcoming at first. But the first few hours at the pool changed our mind. Very friendly staff. Everyone was happy to serve us. Spoke with other guest who also had the same impression as us. Very clean. Buffet was very good with a lot of choices.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Nice all round Experience

This was our second stay with Grand Decameron in Bucerias. We were a little surprised when the vibrant building colors from last year were more muted this year. Again, we booked into an adults-centric block of 5 or 6. That was good for our requirements, and we could wander over to the other Blocks and Pools for a more lively and upbeat ambience. The rooms in Block 6 seemed more refreshed than last year. Maid service was prompt and friendly. The bar lady at Block 6 was excellent, cheerful [... read more] and willing to play along with peoples' attempts at speaking Spanish. The ala carte restos were generally good. However JAP JAP resto had each of the courses served looking suspiciously like the previous course. We actually saw 2 tables leave after the second course and went to dine elsewhere. This year, being able to book the ala carte restos online was a welcome upgrade. However for our last two days onsite, our registration mysteriously disappeared from the reservation system, so we had to resort to the old standard standing in line for making your restaurant reservation. All in all, we would definitely consider coming back here.

Krystal Grand Nuevo Vallarta: Not so good

Flys in bathroom they never dealt with , safe would not work -door lock broke - had to ask for towels and face cloths for the room .getting a lounger around the pool was impossible as people were reserving them the night before . Food was ok pretty mundane tho - couldn't get an ala carte as people were reserving them at 4am - drinks were watered down the kaluha tasted like watered down vanilla- rooms are very dated need renovation for sure

Plaza Pelicanos Club: There's a twist you should know first.

There are 3 resorts in a row. Two with similar names on each side of one, (Sunset?) which is currently under renovation and expansion. Plaza Pelicanos Grand and Plaza Pelicanos Beach Club are NOT the same. PP Beach Club will be demolished to continue the expansion of the middle resort. This background is important to understand in this review. PP Beach Club has a beautiful location with 2 pools. One pool is beside the beach and has a bar, snack bar, and area for shows. The rooms, another [... read more] pool and diningroom are across a street from the beach/other pool area. Because this section of the resort will be torn down, the maintenance is subpar. Light fixtures are literally not attached to the wall, bulbs are burnt out, shower sprays over entire bathroom, and air conditioning is set at cold (no matter the setting). I'm not joking when i say i slept in my winter coat! There is no lockbox for valuabes in the room unless you ask to have it installed for your stay. The food was horrible. If you're coming to Mexico for the food, look elsewhere. Drinks were fine, pool area by the beach was very nice but the snack bar was also not good. Hamburgers and hotdogs and fries. Rarely even tortilla chips... that's a staple in my opinion. If you get a great price, it might be worth it for location alone but if you have expectations of the basic Mexican resort experience, you will be disappointed.

Armony Marival Resort and Spa Punta de Mita: Beautiful Resort

This resort was great. We had a 10 day stay and did not go off site at all. The grounds were jungle lush, the restaurants were very good and the staff was so helpful and friendly. The expanse of a beautiful beach made morning and evening walks awesome. The entertainment was more interactive than larger resorts and appropriate for all age groups. Yoga every day, join in on daily events at the main pool overlooking the ocean or choose a quiet pool to relax. We had a walk out room and a pool and [... read more] bar were right there, it was great. This resort is on a cliff so there are stairs leading down to the beach so if you have mobility issues and you want beach time that might be an issue. The one thing that seemed to confuse us was each time you got food you would be asked to sign a "bill". We had an all inclusive so did not understand the need for that but I feel it was for their records keeping. We always signed and were not charged anything at the end of the stay. Would recommend you give this resort a try.

Riu Flamingos: Amazing Resort!

Excellent vacation at RIU Jalisco! Great swimming beach, the walks through the sand are beautiful while the sunsets. Food; best buffet I’ve had in Mexico, awesome service, fun nightly entertainment, and the Friday RIU Neon Party was a blast. Highly recommend!This newly renovated Rui was a perfect spot to enjoy a relaxing or active vacation!

Iberostar Selection Playa Mita: Charming Iberostar Selection Playa Mita

Great little resort. Set on a hill overlooking the ocean. Clean, well maintained, and friendly. The food was amazing in the restaurants and buffet. Staff was very attentive. The waves were a blast to play in. We would go again.

Decameron Los Cocos Guayabitos Ramada: Wonderful Location

The beauty of this resort is a great location, and wonderful helpful and friendly staff. Our room was dated but clean. There were plenty of options included in the buffet and the food was always fresh. I loved the fresh guacamole served at the snack bar and opted to eat there at lunch instead of the buffet. The snack bar usually opened around noon and is located behind the main bar by the buffet. We spent a fair amount of time in the bar which is located on the other side of the snack bar area.  [... read more]It is enclosed and in a shady area. This bar was usually quiet with no lineup like the main bar has. We walked to local restaurants for dinner a couple of days. Both Wanda's Burger & Ribs and Mona Lisa Pizza were great off resort meals. We went to two local markets and shopping in the small local stores. Overall we enjoyed our stay and especially the wonderful people!

Friendly Fun Vallarta: Good yet disappointing

The grounds staff, room staff, front desk staff and restaurant staff were all amazing. Incredibly friendly and helpful. ? The grounds were kept spotless. ???? The hotel rooms were spacious, spotless, cleaned daily and offered an amazing oceanview from the balcony. The beach area was nice but we were not able to swim in the ocean due to strong currents, and warnings of dangerous animals such as scorpions, jelly fish and crocodiles. So everyone just used the pools and hot tubs. Some of the s [... read more]pecialty restaurants were closed, one for the entire vacation and another open from time to time only. The food (buffet style) rarely changed and was basically the same every day in all 3 buffet locations. Entertainment….one night there was an hour-long 12-person Mariachi band and they were incredible. They could have played 3 hours and attracted a massive audience. Other evenings the entertainment was rather bland…..loud dance music aimed at a younger crowd despite the fact that the hotel guests were mostly in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. The one disappointing daily complaint was the ongoing extremely loud music that blared from numerous loudspeakers every day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. You couldn’t get away from it. It was mostly Latin and Salsa music, not music most guests were familiar with. And it was so loud that enjoying nice conversations with anyone was often impossible unless you were shouting. Several people asked that the music level be turned down but those requests were totally ignored. For all the friendliness and kindness shown by the staff members, the overall rating was for this resort is just average due to the lack of variety in cuisine and the ongoing loud music that didn’t stop until 11 p.m.

Krystal Grand Puerto Vallarta: Krystal Grand - Hcienda

We travelled to Puerto Vallarta the last week of January to celebrate my 70th birthday. This was our first time in that town and we stayed at the Krystal Grand Hacienda. The room was very spacious and clean, we had little issues with the overhad shower dripping if you used the wall shower but that's minimal. THe rounds were impeccable. The staff were very helpful and courteus! The food was good and we enjoyed the a la carte restaurants, Italian being our favourite (there were 8 of us there to [... read more] celebrate my birthday and they put us in the most beautiful room in the restaurant ) followed by the French and the Seafood restaurans. It can be a little tricky to book the restaurants but you can do it online. The buffet is okay, you always find something you like. The pool area in the hacienda is nice and quiet being on the adult side there isn't much acitivities and you have to get up early to get chairs but we seem to always found a couple. If you want more action you want to be on the family side. I find the hacienda secluded from the rest. I missed looking at the sea and being on the beach so we would go spend some time on the other side to enjoy the view. That's my only negative. but the place is close to shopping if you feel like it. A little out of the way of the Malecon but you can take the bus for 5 pesos if you are a senior otherwise it is 10 pesos. Finally, I will talk about the transfer from and to the Airport. From the Airport we had no issues. Going back to the Airport was another story, we left on the 30th of January and there was a protest scheduled that day and there road closures so the bus couldn't make it to the hotel.. so we we told that were two options, one take a cab who also couldn't come to the hotel or walk to the closest Mall (Wal-Mart) 20 minutes walk to catch the bus who was supposedly waiting for everyone. We go there and there were no bus, we waited awhile still no bus. We were told to walk another half kilometer and we would find cabs. Well we didn't and at that point if was another 50 minutes walk to the Airport. I stopped and asked a Police Officer where we could find a cab and by chance there was a 12 passenger van going by at that time and the cop ordered the man to take us to the Airport , we could only fit 10 with all the bags and sadly the other 4 had to walk the rest. We were not impressed by the fact that Nexus who is responsible for the transfers was not more organized. I don't know if I would go back to that hotel but it was not bad for our first visit.

Krystal Grand Puerto Vallarta: Awesome place

We had a great relaxing safe time Resort was very great with accommodation Great staff Good food Awesome Service Would recommend And will probably be back Cheers Cleaning staff were incredible and should be rewarded for great service hard work

Riu Flamingos: Better than expected

Overall the newly reno’d hotel met or exceeded my expectations. There was no issue finding seating around the pools with both sunny and shaded areas available. Sadly the beach chairs had zero shade as they, apparently, cut down all the trees. Entertainment was decent, with a good live band at times. Food at the buffet was fine although they need a few lessons in how to carve a roast rather than hack it to bits. The Asian a la carte was just more buffet but the others were fine. Our room was in a [... read more] brand new building so everything worked perfectly. Would I go back? Probably not as it was located well away from anything- 5km to main Nuevo Vallarta and 12km to PV itself.

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Great resort

The Grand Palladium is a wonderful resort. Very clean, staff are exceptional and the food at the buffet was very good. It wasn't overly busy which was good. My daughter loved the teen club and looked forward to spending time there with friends. It was the perfect family vacation.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Great Location!

We have been going to his resort for the past 10 years. We love the location, right on the ocean, we love the friendly staff, the cleanliness everywhere, rooms, pools, grounds, facilities, and the lovely little town of Bucerias, walking distance from the resort.