Barcelo Puerto Vallarta: Awesome Time at Barcelo

We just spent a week at Barcelo PVR it was awesome. 5 star hotel with tons of fun and features. Lots of great food and plenty of choices. Staff very professional and friendly will meet your every need.

Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta: Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta

Hotel is nice, rooms big and clean,food exallant, really good selection of different couisine. I will recommend this hotel to a friend. The pool is spacious with activity. We liked the choices of a different salads and vegan selection. The fresh made juices in the morning is a perfect start of the day.

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Beautiful Resort

The grounds are beautiful, love how they kept all the vegetation natural, that was a huge bonus. Nice feature having a little zoo there. They even had a shunk on site wandering everywhere. The food was great, lots of choices and good in the buffets. The alacart were good, but big downfall you couldn't book them most of the time. They said book on the app, it never worked most of the time. Frustrated a lot of people. That all needs to be revisited and set up properly.They always said come ea [... read more]rly at 6:00 pm you will get in which we did get in. Most of the time you would walk into them later 7:30-8:00 pm and they were mostly Empty but you couldn't go in and eat because you didn't book but when you tried to book they said fully booked. Needs big improvement. The beach and ocean was very nice. The pools were good. Spent a lot of time in both. Lots of stairs everywhere and steep ramps is the downfall. Was a work out for most of the people at the resort even the workers there. They had one step areas everywhere very dangerous seen several people fall and trip on those, that is poor planning there. For senior folks and people who have back and knee or hips problems and in not good physical shape is not the place for them. Big mistake in allowing the resort people into the area of the time share part. Feel for those people now not having what they paid big dollars for at this particular resort. Overall very good resort, talking to a lot of people when we were there the ongoing comments was the one step stair tripping and falling, way to many stairs and steep ramps and the alacart issue.

Delfin Beach Resort Puerto Vallarta: Amazing personnel

The location of the hotel is the best! The hotel is super clean and the personnel is friendly, in good humor and fantastic! The room we occupied is in need of tender loving care. We saw renovated rooms and we will get a renovated one when we go back! The food was ok, never left a meal my stomach empty.

Occidental Nuevo Vallarta: Great food

Quieter resort, rooms were clean, food was really good and the drinks were well made. Wifi seemed to be an issue for those who wanted it. Rooms are a bit small but the showers were hot with good pressure.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: So-So

This hotel was much older than what I was expecting and could do with a few upgrades/improvements. I'd like to see a fridge in the rooms as well as some updates. There were 2 beds, one TV cabinet and a desk with two chairs. We lived out of our suitcases that were stored on the floor for 2 weeks, because there was no place to unpack and no place to put our suitcases off the floor. There needs to be a fan in the bathroom. I'd like to see a few small tables poolside. The food was typical of m [... read more]any AI's. The beach was lovely and the staff was all friendly and helpful. Oh.... the entertainment!!! Best part of the hotel. Those ladies and gents were fantastic. I would never say anything deliberately bad, but I likely would not return.

Grand Sirenis Matlali Hills: Lovely spot - would come back

This place is visually beautiful, built into the mountains not on the beach like most resorts. They do have a regular shuttle to the beach club that runs all day The staff are super friendly and helpful. The rooms I saw were lovely and mine was amazing. I stayed in the adults only section.. 6201 is a lovely room and quiet. I met great people here and had a blast. There are a lot of Canadians which I liked. The mineral pool where you get fresh to order fruit smoothies is outstanding, my Favorite  [... read more]spot to hang for a warm afternoon The food at the buffet is fine, not great. Breakfast is better in the spot near the mineral pool and is also a pretty decent Italian a la carte restaurant for dinner. Make reservations early for any of the a la Cartes, they fill fast Entertainment crew is fun they work hard and you’ll always find something to do Even tho it’s all inclusive, please tip these staff - they work hard to please you and they deserve and appreciate it (use USD if you can, they get more out of it). Celso at the main pool bar is awesome, as is Joaquin in the Sky Bar, and the gal who makes omelettes in Huanacaxtle buffet is always pleasant , makes a mean omelet! Word of warning: you need to be part mountain goat as this place is VERY hilly, but they are quite happy to scoot you around on golf carts if you find the walking daunting. This is surrounded by beautiful foliage and lizards birds etc. I loved it

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Staff great hotel mediicre

The hotel rooms were dank and stuffy with constant mold smell. We had to move from the first room as it was unbearable and this view as supported by club people who were shocked at the smell, the second room was better but still not acceptable. We paid for Imperial service in a master junior suite and it was not worth it at all. The management of this hotel is poor but the service was excellent in the restaurants and bars with the food mostly okay. Our imperial master junior suite was not pro [... read more]perly made up as per advertised and I had to call frequently to get bathrobe, slippers, fruit basket and gift plus beach towels. The maid service was good. The entertainment was to hip hoppy and not enough good dancing music but weather was great and beach pretty good Alon with a great massage near the beach area. I will not go back again as management letting the place deteriorate with bad room smells.

Buenaventura Grand Hotel and Great Moments: Just not satisfactory in so many ways

Here are the main grievances that I will cover: • Check-in and Upselling • The Rooms, Internet, Noise Level • The Pool Chairs!!!! • The “Adult Pool”!!!! This is not to say there were not other issues, but for me these are the main ones. See also positive notes at the end. Check-In and Upselling Problems started right from the moment we arrived at the hotel. Right beside the front desk are 2 offices staffed with people who wear tags saying they work for the hotel but it  [... read more]would seem they are there to get you to buy other services. During check-in, any questions we had about the hotel were referred to these people. You couldn’t even ask a simple question about what time dinner started. We still had not caught on, and I naively asked about the "adults only" pool. I was again referred to the other offices, and was told they could set us up with "preferred seating" at the adult pool (see further notes below on this subject: The “Adult Pool”!!!!). After check-in we asked about this at the desk we were referred to, only to be told this would be explained by their specialist who would be there in the morning. So by then we knew there was something fishy. We did go to see the "specialist" in the morning and sure enough, he was doing an up-sell. He talked about a “Vacation Package” (probably timeshare) – wait a minute, hadn’t we already bought a vacation package through Westjet? He wanted to give us a free breakfast and talk about it. Sure - the usual timeshare come-on. So you see the connection: tired travellers just off their flight have all their questions redirected to a side office and are then told that in order to get answers you need to come back in the morning when the "specialist" is there (read Sales Guy). It seems the hotel has no qualms about trying to get weary travellers to give up more of their money for these additional “services” and “packages”. In my opinion it is shameless. I have been coming to Mexico 25 years and have never seen such blatant attempts to get their customers to buy more from the minute they walk in the door just when they are most tired and vulnerable. We talked to many other guests who were equally disgusted with this shoddy and unethical practice. The Rooms, Internet, Noise level Forget about internet in the rooms. Our package from West Jet did say there was wifi in the rooms, but neglected to say it doesn't work most of the time! We complained about that and also about the fact our room smelled and after 2 days we were moved to an ocean-front room (we paid for the upgrade). The internet still did not work properly. So we just gave up on that front. The room was very nice until about 8:30 at night when the "entertainment" started at the pool. It was absolutely the loudest music I have ever heard and would probably be damaging to the eardrums. We had to close out balcony door and also needed earplugs just to survive. So much for the upgrade and listening to the surf. We called down and asked them to turn it down. They said they did but we did not hear any difference. The hotel claimed they had 400 guests and some people did like this music. So we went down and saw that there were only 8 people actually watching the show. What about all the parents trying to put kids to bed? What about people just trying to have a relaxing evening, what about those who paid a premium to hear the ocean (ie us) who have to the shut the balcony door and put ear plugs in???? This took much more complaining to both the hotel and West Jet. They did turn it down a little on follow-up nights but we still needed to close the balcony and wear earplugs. So we requested yet another room change, this time to the far side of the building. Finally, the noise was bearable. By then we were on day 6 of our 14 day vacation. The Pool Chairs!!!! This is perhaps one of the most hidden and bizarre aspects of their poor maintenance program. Every single lounge chair at each pool could not be placed properly in an upright position so you could read a book. In fact the mechanism for adjusting the chairs was in all cases mangled (see photos). Did they get the chairs at a fire sale or what??? This is not something you think to ask about in advance when going to a new hotel (ie – “can you actually adjust the lounge chairs?”) So most people we talked to were very unhappy about this and had resorted to putting stones in the mangled mechanism so as to get a bit of an upright position. This was very, very common during out stay. The stones would fall out and you would have to keep putting them back in. It was quite a common discussion point, or joke, on the elevators or poolside. Every night the cleaning staff would remove the stones and then you would have to find some more the next day. My husband decided wood would be better, so he collected wood pieces from the ground in town (I kid you not), and then chiselled them to the right dimension with sharp stones he found in the beach. The wood pieces were very popular and we ended up making some for other guests and also giving ours away when we left. I know this sounds incredulous, but look at the pictures! You couldn’t make this stuff up! The "Adult Pool"!!!! The website states that there are “Three heated pools with adults only areas”. This is quite misleading. We thought there was an adults-only pool which we assumed would be a quiet area. This is not so. There is a small area or “pool” with submerged lounge chairs which is what they refer to as the adults-only area. It is approximately 3 meters by 10 with no room for swimming. The actual swimming pools all allow kids so there is no actual, quiet, adults-only swimming pool. This was very disappointing as this was one of the main reasons we chose this hotel. Other guests told us they had the same misconception. At all the pools, you are subjected to noise off and on all day of various sorts, including pool aerobics and pool-side bingo. If you want peace and quiet, this is not the place to come. On the positive side • Non-management staff are friendly and try to do a good job. None of the above is their fault. It is management. • On another note, they have established an exemplary recycling program including organics, plastics and paper. This was very good to see. • The place is kept relatively clean.

Riu Flamingos: Amazing Resort

We had such a great time, the resort was beautiful, the staff were great, the food and entertainment was outstanding. We went on the tour to go see Cirque du Solei and was amazing. we would definitely go back.

Fiesta Americana Riviera Nayarit: Nice little resort

Very quaint and well designed with space limitations. Overall a pleasant experience but not worth the money. Having been to a couple of other Dreams resorts found this one to be much lesser in overall value.

Riu Flamingos: So wonderful!

This hotel was fantastic, the food was great, the people amazing! The staff was amazing, they did so much, and always had a smile on their faces! There was always something fun to do and always someone there to help you if needed! Amazing!

Buenaventura Grand Hotel and Great Moments: Great Resort with an Awesome Staff

We stayed at the Burenaventura Grand for a week in February and, we were very impressed! Our room was very clean and in the on the main floor which was close to the lobby and the pools. All of the staff were friendly and very helpful. A special thanks to Jessica (customer service), the waitress in the lobby bar who served us wine every night (sorry we didn't get your name), Edie, Francisco, Raymundo, and Venntura. The food was great - pastries were always fresh! The location was a [... read more]wesome! Only a 10 minute walk to the Malecon! We will definitely return!

Samba Vallarta: Quaint, Quiet, Lovely Resort.

They really keep the place clean. Spotless. They accommodated our request for a room close to everything. The resort is small. Very good for people with mobility issues. The staff were great. Their smiles were genuine. The manager came around and asked about your stay and was doing it out of real concern for the welfare of the guests.They were willing to accommodate. I can’t sit in the lounge chairs as they are too low. All I had to do was ask for a chair at the pool side and they got one ri [... read more]ght away. They even helped me with my plate at the buffet when they saw me with my cane. Gardens are lovely. The food was good. There isn’t the selection that you have at other bigger resorts but there was always fresh fruit, fresh salad and their was always enough of a selection that you had a lovely meal. The linens on the bed are a bit tired but they were clean. This resort is great for anybody that has severe mobility problems because it is small. It is family oriented and the kids were well behaved. What was nice about it was that people just wanted to relax. There weren’t people getting stupid drunk.This is a good resort for families and they have lots of activities for the kids. It is only 20 minutes from the airport so a nice quick transfer to the resort. We are planning on going back next year, hopefully for 10 days. This place is a little gem.

Iberostar Selection Playa Mita: Looks just like the pictures!

The Resort was pristine, the staff helpful and the atmosphere relaxing. This was our first time here and stayed for one week. We stayed in an oceanfront room, and relished waking up to the view and sounds of the waves each morning. We ordered room service a couple of times because we couldn't believe it was included in the cost - and was delicious! The buffet was pretty decent, and we really liked the steakhouse restaurant - drinks were the best there! We took advantage of the spa faciliti [... read more]es (guests have free access to the spa facilities for 1 hour each day) and it was wonderful, especially the delightful pool. We also were regulars at the coffee shop for our morning caffeine jolts, and took turns with various specialty coffees and teas. We spent one day in the star club rooftop complete with massages, hot tub and drinks - a beautiful vantage point for sunset watching :) Overall this place was fantastic and we are planning to return next year!

Riu Vallarta: Very nice,

this would be my least favorite riu resort that i have been to. Resort is nice,but needs a makeover and the new format for booking al a carte restaraunts is very dumb. Also they need more washrooms for the pool and beach area, currently there is only one for both pools and the beach. The food was good and the staff were very helpful . Overall , you cant go wrong with the riu resorts

Costa Club Punta Arena: ATTENTION! DO NOT BOOK PACKAGE!!!Horrible Experience!

Loud jack hammer is working from 9 am to past 7 pm EACH SINGLE DAY right next to the hotel plus there has been reno work done on the Costa Club too every day of the stay!Air Canada Rep Tino did not do anything to relocate me to a different hotel, he said I should pay in full the difference and hope for the refund from TripCentral.TripCentral agent referred back to the Air Canada Rep.I felt nobody cared! Sent 2 email complaints and made a call. Nobody responded to email! I was provided HOTEL ADVI [... read more]SORY 2 days prior to the trip...as if you can change the package 2 days prior to your flight. Hotel Manager gave me a different room, but still you can hear the loud noise all the time!Had to escape each day to downtown/booked day trips to avoid getting more aggravated and disappointed - that increased the overall cost of the trip.Far from being a peaceful and quiet time.Rooms have cockroaches,spiders and geckos LOL!Staff is friendly though.Food at the buffet is fine,not much variety though. Italian restaurant is way better.Book with the reception staff before 2pm. Beach is not very clean, entertainment is less than mediocre...but if someone warned me as I was booking the trip, I would not have gone at all! if it was not for the noise, it was a good price otherwise.

Dreams Vallarta Bay Resort and Spa: Nice resort

Nice and clean resort good location. Beach is rocky friendly staff. Pools are nice.Dress code for male at Italian restaurant is ridiculous. Food is good. Would recommend this resort. Nightly entertainment is ok.

Grand Palladium Vallarta: very nice grounds

Exceptional grounds , well cared for forest and walkways. Very small decks on the third floor , barley room for 1 chair. The best choice of food in our 15 other trips. The pools were very good and clean. Dinning areas were very clean. The only real complaint was the # of stairs. over 100 stairs to get from our room to the breakfast and dinning areas. I saw 6 people fall down , some of them were hurt. There no lighting on most of them and some steps were 4 inchs high.

Villa del Palmar Beach Resort: Good location.never get the room you have booked without an argument,eel you miss out on at least one day of holiday

Place is clean,waiters,housekeeping very good. Always seems to be overbooked.should not have to move from room to room when you have precooked. Front desk not very understanding.beach not as clean as it could be.