Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Great holidays

The hotel is clean and huge. Though you have to walk a lot if you are in bloque 6 to go to eat or to the beach. The food is amazing. The best A la carte restaurant was the Rodizio with more than 7 kind of baked meat. The beach is wavy but enjoyable. The staff is really friendly. The best thing we enjoyed were the night shows. Every night is a different one with high quality dancers. They are very professionals and every night you get amazed. The resort could improve adding babysitter service an [... read more]d upgrading some rooms with a weird smell. The location is convenient as you can walk to the bank for better rate currency exchange.

Riu Flamingos: Great stay

I loved the resort , people were so nice and friendly , activities were so fun , I loved the room and how it was always clean when I came in by the end of the night the only thing is I would’ve preferred better music and different food ,

Barcelo Puerto Vallarta: Great Time!

Pros: My husband I had a great time and enjoyed all the amenities of the hotel. The hotel was clean, staff very friendly. Our room was nice and comfortable and kept clean. Cons: Only problem is that I got sick on the last night of our vacation, so not sure if it was the ice in the drink or the food. Also be wary of being caught by timeshare selling at the airport when you arrive -we were delayed with the timeshare pitch and took a taxi to our hotel instead.

Samba Vallarta: Great time

It was our first time for being to the Samba Vallarta. We had a wonderful time. The staff are amazing, so kind, polite and helpful and always ready to greet you with a big friendly smile. It is a family resort, but the way the pools are designed, youngsters had their own area with little slides, etc. Perfect set up. The rooms are a little dated, but we found them to be clean and comfortable. The towels are not big, fluffy and sparkling white, but they were clean and to me that was  [... read more]what matter the most. Our room had an amazing view of the pools and the ocean. In regards to the food, I felt there was a good variety and one would never go hungry. The beach was clean, lots of seating. You can walk along the beach to the next town of Bucerias. I could go on and on, but to sum it up we would go back to this resort.

Barcelo Puerto Vallarta: Ok resort

The food at the buffet wasn’t great the restaurants were very good all in all a good trip but nothing spectacular the entertainment is really lacking if you go try and share whatever you can with the beach locals they really appreciate it 💕

Las Palmas by the Sea: Excellent Resort

Good food, excellent hospitality. The best Bar Tender is "The Famous David". Miguel from Activities is great at recommending the best tours. Antonio at the door will help you with everything you need carrying your suitcase and getting you a cab. Beautiful beaches! I recommend the destination.

Marival Emotions Resort and Suites Riviera Nayarit: Great family resort

Very kid friendly yet great for adults also. Food was good. Service was great. Will go back for sure. Everything went smooth and our family of 4 all would return. Liked the night shows also..good entertainment.

Riu Flamingos: Clean, Good Service, Convenient

The grounds were maintained very well. There were Christmas decorations throughout the resort during our stay a few days before the holiday. The buffet had a good variety and the first come first serve a la carte restaurants always had enough room. Our room was very clean and the maids always provided clean sheets and towels. The public washrooms were also cleaned regularly and one could always receive a drink quickly at any of the resorts bars. Everything was very compact and easy to find and g [... read more]et to.

Riu Vallarta: Great vacation

The room was beautiful (junior suite, ocean view). The food was really good, though a bit repetitive. It is a bit of a party resort - because it’s small, you can’t really get away from the loud crowds in the evening. The beach is nice, but very packed.

Canto Del Sol: Great Resort

The resort was clean the food was great and the service was very friendly. If you are looking for a place to sit and relax and play so Tennis put this one on your list. The beach is small yet quite. Nice location if you want to walk into the old part of town. Need to amp up the night time shows a bit but still entertaining and good for a laugh.

Friendly Fun Vallarta: Amazing

We had an amazing stay at the resort. The staff was amazing, the grounds were beautiful. The food ahhh so yummy. Lots of activities, we brought my 90 year old grandmother and she also loved it. Can't wait to go back❤❤❤

Canto Del Sol: Excellent 3-3.5 star resort near the downtown (for more luxury, go elsewhere and pay a lot more!)

We spent a week at the Canto del Sol in mid-December. This is a very nice, fairly small 3 or 3.5 star resort for the price. Along with the Buenaventura, it is one of the two best-rated mid-level resorts located near the downtown. The pool is moderately sized (but there is also a “luxury” pool with few people along with a large kiddy pool, out back, beside the indoor tennis courts). Kevin of the activity staff does an excellent water aerobics class at noon. More generally, staff were cons [... read more]istently fun and nice (front desk, guest services, waiters, etc.). The beach is small and rocky, though it looks directly west – fantastic views as the sun goes down. A reminder for guests – salaries are low in Mexico and you really should tip – rooms, food, bar service… (we probably tipped about 80-100 pesos per day in all - equivalent to 5-8 CAD, or US $4- $6. Best to tip in pesos, though USD are ok too). Guests have an hour per day tennis (with rackets and balls provided), but you should reserve early at the gym. Rooms – we were in ocean-facing rooms in the middle on the 3rd floor (I think the 4th floor is mostly time-share). One of our rooms had a balcony, the other not (ask for a balcony when you reserve!). Good beds, shower pressure, decent flat-screen TV (with only a couple English-language channels and no French), and an electronic safe included. This is an older resort with fairly renovated rooms, but don’t expect Hyatt or Hilton luxury (for that, expect to pay more for a higher-end resort). Rooms on the 2nd floor center would have blocked views, though they’d be fine from the side wings of the resort as long as you faced the pool. Cheaper rooms that do not fact the pool area would not be as nice. It is easy to get downtown – about 80 pesos taxi to the centro (around 120 pesos to the south side) or just walk out to the main street 100 m away and hop on a bus listed centro (7.5 pesos per person) or, for the southside only, tunel. You could walk to the northern edge of the Malecon in about 35-40 minutes, along the road (not real interesting) or along the beach in front of other resorts, though at times you might get your feet wet and have to clamber over rocks. Also at the main street intersection there are two banks with ATM machines - safe places to withdraw money, and a block further down that street towards the centro is a Mega very large supermarket – a good place to buy tequila… The buffet food was pretty good, especially considering the cost of the resort – the dinner menu changes every day, but always has a Mexican area (quesadillas…), a pasta bar area and good salad, fruit and dessert choices. We tried two of the three specialty restaurants. The Italian one was IMHO excellent while the Surf and Turf was very ordinary. House wine by the glass (red, white and I think bubbly) was free and better than in most AI resorts, though in the specialty restaurants you can also pay for a bottle with several options. They try to accommodate vegetarians in all restaurants, although it is good to advise the guest services desk of you diet upon arrival – they will help some when needed if you can’t find what you need. At the bars, you can request higher quality alcohols (but you'd likely have more luck if you speak in Spanish) – again, a better quality than we had for free at several other resorts (Fiesta Americana, Holiday Inn, etc.). Evening entertainment was sometimes campy and not really professional – as is the case in most other AI resorts. Only the early evening mariachi band on the Mexican evening was of real professional quality. We ate out twice and I’d really suggest others do too – PV has too many good restaurants (plus places with live music in the evenings) to remain prisoner of your AI resort. We ate at two exceptionally good upper-scale but not outrageously priced places – Barcelona Tapas (get there early – fantastic views of sunset over the town especially from the top floor) and the River Café on the Isla Cual. Neither is a health-food restaurant per se - more foodie places - but both had a lot of choices for vegetarians (at the River Café, request their separate vegetarian menu). We also had drinks and appetizers at Casa Isabel - extraordinary views over the town and really moderately priced for very good food and drinks. For good restaurants, the hotel guest services can make reservations. For weekly evening music entertainment in town listed for every day of the week, look at the event listings on the vallartainfo website - a website that also has excellent maps and other info. Would we go back? Maybe – this is a real good place for the price if you are looking for a family-friendly AI resort close to all that the downtown. If I return alone, I’d opt for a non-AI place like the Tropicana or a rented apartment in the center, to better enjoy all the area has to offer.

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Second time this year!

We first stayed at the Grand Palladium in April of 2017 and went back with family on Dec 14th for another week in the sun. All the renovations are done with a lot of the resort looking renewed and fresh. An added bonus this time was that we were able to access the Royal pool area and Nest restaurant. Special thanks to Heriberto and Carlos - hard working guys who always made sure we had a cold cocktail all the time - they made our days down at the pool - Gracias Amigos! Martin and princess Teress [... read more]a at the Nest always had us sit at the best view table and made sure we had everything we needed.The Zentropia Spa was again a hit with the ladies and if they could, they would have gone every day. Sunset dinner at the Mexican rest was a wonderfull open air experience and Jannet again making the freshest guacamole right at the table should not be missed - and I dont like avacados, but I ate this up. The Bambu Japanese rest was not my favorite but different tastes for everyone. Ribs and Steaks had an awesome filet and it would have been easy to eat another except you were full. Portofino Italian hasn't changed much except the salad bar is gone and a pizza oven is in its place - the menu is a bit confusing - if you order a meat entree it does not tell you that potatoes are included - be careful and don't order pasta to go with it because you will get two full meals. The rooms (deluxe) are basic but nice - we were in 3217 and had a lovely ocean view, but its in need of some upgrading - the shower taps need replacing, the shower glass lets water all over the floor and the jet tub is missing all the jets. All you really need is a decent shower. Our cousins paid for an upgraded room after spending one night in a deluxe and said it was worth it. Hemmingways bar used to be a nice quiet retreat, but now its hard to speak in there because it seems to be the party bar and it has lost its quiet ambience - thanks to Jessica and Manny for remembering our drinks every night. We would go back again, but you need to know that its a bit out of the way if you want to leave the resort, then its a cab ride or a rattle bus - we go to relax and dont need to leave because we have done Puerto Vallarta a few times - all in all we enjoy this resort.

Marival Emotions Resort and Suites Riviera Nayarit: Great Family Resort

Well kept grounds. Nice pools. Good variety of restaurants, good food and drinks. Need to change entertainment up, been the same for a long time. Fabulous beach front. Tennis, water aerobics, boogie boarding, lots of activity. Biggest negative was time share pressure, hold your ground. But Great price and value of vacation makes up for it.

Friendly Fun Vallarta: Great Resort

This was my second stay and everything was as good as the first time Great staff, very clean and food were all great. I found no negatives about this resort. Would go back again. Definetely would recommend to friends.

Fiesta Americana Riviera Nayarit: A Lovely Resort

This was a lovely hotel, the rooms were extra special and well maintained and always clean. Very pleased . The grounds were very well maintained as well.. The staff were always pleasant and willing to please the clients. The food service was great and provided food to please everyone’s palette.pasta could have had spices like oregano. The entertainment committee needs to look at doing their activities for the young group differently. The would put away the game tables which left no activities  [... read more]for the this age group after 5:00 p.m. plenty of activities during the day, beach voyellball , soccer and water sports, not enough beach boards, next time will take our own for grandchildren.

Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta: ok resort - very small

Service was excellent and rooms and grounds were very clean - bathroom is very very small. Beds were awesome. Best part of the trip. Food was just okay, not great. Not enough selection as this is a very very small resort. You have to pay for lobster and not enough seafood on the menu. Water was not what I expected - very sandy Beach was soft and sandy - very nice Pools were small Booze was very good but you can get Corona in your room but not at the bar which makes no sense Nighlig [... read more]ht is very boring and so is the daytime. No real activities to write about. Did not go to the shows at night as they are the same in all resorts. Michael Jackson, circus, fire shows. All the same boring stuff. Best part was people that we met and laughed with. Will not go back to this resort. It's just barely a 4star and we travel A LOT. Nicole Doucet

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Great hotel Great people

Had a wonderful time. The room was huge and amazing. They gave us a ground floor as my partners mobility is compromised. The food was terrific and went to one of the al-a-carte restaurants 4 times. No complaints but the weather could have co-operated a little more but on the whole is was good. Have been to The Royal Decameron a number of times and things just seem to get better. Went off site and had four messages and two facials. Felt awesome. Will we go again, definitely.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Nice resort but

We visited the Decameron again last week. It's a lovely resort with friendly staff . This visit we were very disappointed in the quality and choice of the entrees at the buffets, not nearly as good as previous years. I've always recommended the Decameron in the past but anymore.

Iberostar Selection Playa Mita: Nice resort

We stayed at Iberostar Play Mita for 10 days in December. The resort was all decorated for Christmas which was nice because you kind of forget it is that time of year when you are enjoying the sun and sand. We found the resort to be very easy to get around it is not a big resort at all. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Rooms were clean and nice. I would rate this resort as a 4 star. This resort is great for families and the kids that were in the day camp certainly seemed to enjoy themse [... read more]lves.