We had the absolute BEST and I mean BEST trip ever at the W Punta de Mita. The W Punta Mita took…read morecare of every wish and need going above and beyond at every step. It was pure relaxation and amazing vibes all around. The property is truly stunning from the rooms, to the restaurants, the pools, the beach (our favorite), and the spa (absolutely must book something at the Spa to experience it). The excursion we booked was great and very easy to coordinate as you can book through the hotel. Truly what made this trip so special though was staff. They were absolutely amazing and all so kind. From the front to desk to wait staff to spa to bellhops. A couple special shoutouts below and I hope whoever is reading this gets to meet them: Itza: AMAZING poolside service. We loved getting to know her and she was so kind to us and remembered our orders after the first day so we would come down to the pool or back from the beach and have our drinks waiting for us. Augustino: Incredibly friendly and anticipated everything we could need. He had waters waiting for us at our chairs, drink refills just as we finished our current drinks, great food recommendations, and even better conversations. Gabby: At venazu she was our waitress on our first night and she was so fun to talk to. We chatted with her throughout the rest of our stay and is so much fun! Marco: FANTASTIC bartender at the living room bar. Was so nice chatting with him and having him make some cocktails or trying new liquors we haven't had before. Leiti & Gustavo: Both were fantastic at the front desk from check-in to check-out. We stopped by a few times throughout our stay to check on things and they were always so kind and helpful. Estella & Josue: Both helped us coordinate transportation to and from the airport and also an excursion to the marietas islands (you MUST go). Josue was so detail oriented and very easy to work with and Estella was amazing too. We will definitely be coming back again and making it a yearly trip :)

3.5 star hotel at a 4 star price!…read more W Punta de Mita is a fine hotel, tucked about 45 minutes away from Puerto Vallarta on a no traffic day, and maybe 75 minutes if there is bad weather. Two pools, one for all ages and another solely for adults. I think there were really only 4 restaurants in the entire hotel site. Chevycheria, which is a beach ceviche spot. Spice Market, which was Vietnamese. Venazu, which admittedly I didn't visit. And Rubra, which has a $200.00 tasting menu. There's also the pool food, which was perfectly adequate. If you're more of a vacationer than a traveler, then I think you'll find your stay here more than enjoyable. It is a hassle trying to get an uber to get you to the airport or to puerto vallarta, but there are also 2 or 3 other hotels in the area, so there may be drivers around. Regarding my experience, I was slightly annoyed that I didn't get a Marriot Elite upgrade to my room (the hostess said since I booked with points, that was a no-go). In reading someone else's Yelp review, they mentioned they at least got free breakfasts, which annoys me even more now since I wasn't offered that. Cleaning was spotty, as the first day the room wasn't cleaned until 6:00pm or so. The next day the room wasn't even cleaned at all. Overall, not an incredibly huge fan.

We were genuinely looking forward to staying at Distrito 88 and had carefully planned this trip…read more The service we received revealed a level of rigidity and indifference that was genuinely alarming. One week before our scheduled arrival, cartel-related violence broke out in the broader region due to the assassination of the leader El Mencho. Public reporting and widely circulated videos showed masked gunmen firing weapons in public streets, vehicles and gas stations set on fire, and road blockades established in multiple areas. The U.S. government issued advisories urging travelers to shelter in place and avoid unnecessary movement. This was not vague travel anxiety. It was documented unrest occurring days before we were set to arrive. I personally spoke with several people who had friends or family visiting the region who feared for their lives. After reviewing the situation at length, we made a safety-based decision not to proceed. Our airline refunded us. Another accommodation on this same trip refunded us. Distrito 88 refused to offer any flexibility on a $1,600 reservation. What was most troubling wasn't simply the refusal. We received repeated, almost scripted responses stating that everything was "happy and vibrant as always" and emphasizing that a "travel advisory is not a travel restriction." Technically, that distinction may be correct. But dismissing legitimate safety concerns less than a week after visible, documented violence I saw with my own eyes felt profoundly unreasonable. There was a complete lack of empathy and no cooperation to even provide a partial refund. We understand that conditions may have improved since those events, and we genuinely hope that is the case for the safety of the local community and visitors alike. However, our decision was made based on the realities at the time- widely reported unrest and official government advisories. It is not reasonable to expect travelers monitoring those developments to disregard them simply because a property assures them that everything is peaceful. We understand cancellation policies during normal circumstances. This was not normal. Hospitality is not only about enforcing fine print, it requires exercising judgment when circumstances change quickly and safety concerns are credible. Instead, the decision conveyed that protecting short-term revenue took precedence over acknowledging a good-faith concern for personal safety. Keeping $1,600 under these conditions may be defensible under policy. It also demonstrates that revenue protection takes priority over legitimate safety concerns raised by guests. This is not the standard of hospitality we expect, or support. Future travelers should consider carefully before booking.

My fiancée & I stayed here a few days before our wedding and had such a blast! Distrito 88 has…read moreroughly 12 rooms and if you are planning a wedding, you can essentially reserve all the rooms so the venue is just your party. Multiple pools which is great and the pool on ground floor is incredible. They make breakfast fresh in the morning for purchase and have lunch options available too during pool time or if you are coming back into town. The staff is so friendly and they even helped us find a passport left behind after we checked out!

Stayed here when they first opened. This a on the quieter side of Bucerías. Nice pool and chairs as…read moreany resort hotel would have. Rooms can range from tight to a more spacious suite style. Staff are predominately Spanish speaking. The place is kept clean. There is a restaurant on site with a beautiful ocean view. Kitchenettes are also in suites if you choose to cook a little. But no stoves, only cool tops.

Had a terrific lunch with friends and family yesterday under the palapas with a commanding view of…read morethe beach. The shrimp tacos were fantastic, as were the nachos, pica de galo and guacamole. The staff are warm, friendly and attentive and provided great service. Will definitely dine there again and take advantage of the Friday 6:00 - 9:00 pm BBQ.

By far the worst resort customer service we've ever experience with a "5 star resort". I have never…read morehad to follow up on an email 5-6x to get a response, and still they have yet to respond. Better to take your money somewhere else to a resort where they actually care about their customer service. DO NOT recommend staying here. Pay a little extra and go to a resort that actually cares.

Staying in nearby Nayarit on a family vacation, my husband decided we needed a get-away from the…read morekids... He started looking at resorts and beach clubs that offered day passes during a busy time of year (Christmas holidays) and came up short. Until he was put in touch with Imanta Resort, that is. A few days later, we went, along with two other couples to spend the day at Imanta. It was quite the exclusive get-away, and just what we needed. We spent the morning on a nearby hike and then found our way to Imanta and needless to say, we were not disappointed. We were warmly welcomed by Jeremi, who took us in a golf cart from the reception area to the beach club. That's where we met Pete and his staff, who made us delectable drinks and eats to enjoy all afternoon long. We took turns getting pampered with some outdoor spa services and taking in one of the most scenic and beautiful beach spots in super comfortable day beds. At the end of the day, Fernando took us to reception and gave us a tour of the rooftop bar / restaurant. We were all disappointed to learn that we couldn't stay for dinner as they were full for the evening. Yes, it's pricey, but if you are in need of some quiet time at a top knotch, beautiful venue on the beach, and can make it work, I highly recommend a visit to Imanta!

Let me give you a run down of this hotel…read more.. Rooms: Awesome rooms. The air conditioning here was better than any resort I've been to (& that's a lot). The beds were comfy and the WiFi was decent in most areas of the room. The couch can be arranged into a bed which was useful. TV and drinks in mini fridge are appreciated. The tub had jets and the soaps provided smelled good. My only complaint is that the pillows were of no use! Food: The food at this resort is better than other resorts I've been to as well. The servers and chefs are all very nice. You can always expect great cuts of meat. The specialty restaurants had amazing menus and such great food!!! What annoyed me, though, is that the specialty restaurants do not uphold a dress code. While I spent time to dress presentably, other people walked in before me in work out clothes and shorts and basically everything you weren't supposed to wear. Don't know why management lets that happen. Also, the booze here is good stuff! You can expect good liquor. Pools: Here's where we start to lose stars. The pool area is relatively small compared to other places. It got full during the day and was honestly pretty annoying. To put this into perspective, don't even think about bringing pool floats. What I look forward most to on my vacations is relaxing by the pool and unfortunately I wasn't able to do that here...

Do not stay here. Waist of money. They say it's a 5 star hotel and i would say a 1 star hostel has…read morebetter amenities than this place. First there is no where on the property to relax. Your room is fine at night but once you are sick of the party at the pool and want to relax you will hear the loud club music come through your room. There is a "quiet" pool on property but quiet it is not. You will be bombarded by people bringing their loud speakers or locals that have day passes for, not kidding, 17 pesos ($1) singing out of key drunk the entire time there. When you ask security to ask them to move to the loud pool they never come. Again not asking them to be kicked out everyone vacations differently but asking them to go where there is a pool specifically for their style vacation. However, the resort encourages this by playing loud party music at the quiet pool most of the time. By the way bet it doesn't say anywhere online when you book that the first night at a so called 5 star hotel you will be told that your first day you have to eat at the buffet and there are no other options for you because the booking system shuts down at 3pm right as you check in. Don't get me wrong to be honest the buffet is the only good food you will have the whole trip so after staying here I see why. The restaurants are terrible food. Not to mention half will be closed due to not being at capacity. Forcing you to not have options when you pick where you want to eat. The worse by far is the Asian restaurant. I do want to say service 50% of the time is fantastic at restaurants but sometimes it's barely can be called service. Alcohol. You will not get what you paid for. Liquor is watered down forcing you to stick to things that can't be altered like wine or beer and not always the best for a long day at the pool. The pool will be broken 90% of the time with so much junk pushed into the pools from drinks. And the staff at night will just push all the stuff off the pool into it vs into the brush. Which was disgusting. You will be forced to be in their timeshare presentation and if you decline they will hound you daily until you do. Even if you politely decline several times. I also met several that are a part of the palladium travel club and their experiences are not worth a penny they already spent. Oh and we had a poisonous scorpion in our room on the second night. When we asked the staff they said they never see them. We thought we had been stung so we went to the doctor and he said they are there all the time. Why the need to lie about scorpions I get it we are in the jungle. Overall this resort (better referred to as a brothel) has gone down hill massively since we last stayed in 2017. Do not waste your money. If you would like to stay here fly to Mexico and find a travel agent in the city so you can take advantage of the cheaper pricing because to spend more than $1 a day here is way over spent. Stay here at your own risk because the staff will laugh at you if you bring your concerns to them and complain. If you are a local that wants a turn up party you will love this place it's cheap and so is the resort. If I could give them negative stars I would.

I do not recommend this place to anyone except for someone with kids who plan on being in the pool…read moreall day. Everything is so spread out to the pint you have to get a golf cart ride. There's probably only like three for the entire hotel so you are waiting a long time. If you have mobility issues, you would be waiting pretty much all day to get to and from places. The food is awful. My friend and I had to spit some of it out. The pantry place doesn't really have much to eat. The walls in the rooms are paper thin and kids are always yelling in the hallway.

It was a very mixed experience at the Delta Hotels Riviera Nayarit. I booked it because it's a…read moreMarriott property that's an all inclusive and in Puerto Vallarta (which is one of the few parts of Mexico I hadn't explored yet). Unfortunately, after spending a week there, I would not recommend it for the following reasons: - The food was pretty mediocre (except for the taco truck and Teppanyaki restaurant) - It's an older hotel and everything is a little bland in the presentation, plus they get super busy with a lot of local tourists for the weekend starting around Thursday night (pools are packed, lots of kids, service gets slower, etc.) - There really isn't too much too do there and everything is basically shut down by 10pm - For some reason every time they cleaned the room 1 to 3 mosquitos would get in and always end up biting you until you found and got rid of them all! There were some positives too, here is everything I liked: - The staff was super friendly and very helpful, always pretty attentive (for those that want it, they pick you up ina golf cart and drop you off anywhere on the property), also the gym was open 24/7, so that was nice - The Teppanyaki restaurant was amazing all around (but you can only reserve a table there one night during your entire stay!) - The taco truck had amazing tacos/quesadillas and was my favorite place to spot for lunch - I booked it for the nature-like environment in the mountains and I definitely linked that (plus lots of walking to get my steps in haha) - The breakfast bar in tower 6 was actually decent, but it's very far out of the way from the other parts of the hotel Food: 3/5 Drinks: 3.5/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 3/5 Value: 2.5/5 Overall: 3/5

This is hands-down the best all-inclusive resort that I have ever stayed at in my entire life and…read moretrust me. I've stayed that many. I was recently here for a president's club trip and it was beyond phenomenal. Special shout out to our concierge Dulce! I thought I lost my wedding ring and wedding band and she was on top of it! The food is phenomenal. The pool is so big and a perfect temperature. The sheets felt like butter and the pillows were so comfortable. In your room, not only do you have a mini bar but there's an entire drawer full of snacks and they leave you goodies that turned down each night. The housekeeping staff always did an amazing job and paid attention to detail. The food at this resort is absolutely incredible! We ate at Piaf, Luca, the pool bar and ordered room service- I never once had a bad meal. 10 out of 10 across the board.

**BEWARE OF REFUND SCAM**…read more We cancelled our reservation about 6 weeks prior to going and are still awaiting our deposit refund almost two months later. I get multiple confusing and conflicting email responses from their representatives claiming that international transactions can take up to 30 business days. Their story is ever-changing. We are well beyond thirty days and this is nonsense in 2026. I have since discovered on internet searches that this is a common problem with Gran Velas. This is extremely suspicious and likely a scam company - beware!

Here are the pros and cons of Estancia and the neighboring Flamingo hotel. We did not do the all…read moreinclusive. We booked through Costco Travel. We did not sit through a timeshare presentation. - Breakfast is much better at Flamingo. Food is served hot and has a way better selection. If you eat early at Estancia, the hot food in the chafers is not hot. Limited selection. Barely lukewarm. -The gym is much better at Estancia. Nice equipment. -The lobby is much nicer at Estancia-very elegant. -If you want a less hectic hotel-choose Estancia -LOccitane tolietries at Estancia -Felix the housekeeper is so friendly! -Spa services are nice -Hotel grounds are very clean -Estancia has the best slippers I've ever worn in a hotel -Estancia's restaurant for dinner is very nice -El Patron at Flamingo is nice - Raphael is a great waiter. Daniel too! -Estancia's front desk staff-Rosy is so nice. We had an issue with our first room (2104A) that had no front gate like the other rooms and had frosted window that wasn't totally frosted so people can see inside, especially if the lights are on. We tried to move and had constant pushback. Jair made it happen for us to move. Omar is very nice and helpful. The staff at Estancia is wonderful! -Going to see Buscemi wasn't a great adventure. It is a long walk to get there along the beach and the resorts near there do not allow you to cut over to get to the street. There are security guards that will stop you. Take a taxi to town if you want to see it but don't walk there. Best to get your groceries there. Buying things in the hotel market is very very expensive. It is nice that taxis have a set fee depending on the area you want to go. There's no nickel and diming there. -The hotel is always trying to sell you something or extra items have a fee where normally at hotels, there are no fees like for an extra laundry pod. Everywhere you go someone is always wanting to sell you something. Even on the beach. If you have credits, be sure that the hotel has the same dollar credits in their system. If not, you're out of luck when you check out. -One good highlight. There is wildlife around the hotel. Manta rays swimming along the shore, Olive Ridley turtles hatching in the sand and racing to the ocean, lizards everywhere. -I enjoyed my stay at this hotel and would recommend it.

Terrible experience at Villa La Estancia Beach Resort & Spa Riviera Nayarit. This was nowhere near…read morea "resort-level" stay. Cockroaches in the room, dirty counters, and stained bed sheets--completely unacceptable. The shower had almost no water pressure, and the room felt poorly maintained overall. I was traveling there for a wedding and had requested months in advance to be placed in the wedding block as well as on on a higher floor, but was placed far from the wedding block and on the first floor instead, which ruined a big part of the trip. When I asked about switching rooms, the front desk hinted that paying extra would "fix it," which felt extremely unprofessional. Very disappointing. I would not stay here again, and I would strongly caution others considering staying here.

I stayed two night. I had an inexpensive room away from the beach, and close to the highway, but it…read morewas pretty quiet, and the bed mattress was really comfy. Bungalows has two sweet pools, one with a cement spiral slide. Many locals bring their families here on weekends. I love kids, so no problemo for this Grandmother!! Staff very kind, but minimal English speaking. Nancy at the front desk speaks English. Very convenient to explore Punta Mita, crazy busy Sayulita and north!

Small condo complex with only 7 units, a pool and a great beach right there…read more.. It's walking distance to several restaurants close by, and 1.5 blocks from an Oxxo convenience store. It's an older complex but it's well maintained. Luis (on-site manager, Gardener and maintenance guy) is very helpful. Martha (the owner) was very accommodating and made our stay very easy. We were in a 1-bedroom unit, but they also have 2-bedroom units.