Our family stayed at Villas Vallarta, and had an exellent time. The staff there are so friendly, helpful, and they made you feel so welcome. They were constantly asking if they can get you something,and they go above and beyond my expectations. I would have to say my absolute favorite thing about Peurto Vallarta was the people i can't get over how friendly they are, and I also never realized how beautiful mexico was until i arrived there. The food there was delicious, a nice variety, and i must say the Italian Restuarant was the best. Its sad when u have to go all the way to mexico to have really good Italian Food. Villas Vallarta is alot smaller then Canto Del Sol, but it wasn't as crowded. Also the nice thing is that if you to go over to Canto Del Sol you can its just accros the street. The location of the hotel was alot great because it was in the middle of Peurto Vallarta so it was walking distance to everywhere, or a cheap cab ride. The rooms were ok, nothing to special, but what are you doing in the room in mexico, its just a place to sleep. I would have to say the only think i didn't like was having to walk 3 stories and a block to get to my room but, thats nothing. I know when I go back I will be staying at the exact same place, but I could go on all day about how wonderful this place was, but this wil give you an idea.

After reading some of the reviews we were a little leary about this trip. However, we had a wonderful time. The food was good, a 6 or 7 out of ten, and very plentiful. There was always fruit and salads available as well as rice, potatoes and a choice of 3 or 4 meats. If the restaurant was closed, the snack bar was open which served hamburgers, hotdogs, tacos, fries, pizza and beverages. The deserts were not the best as the cakes all tasted the same and were too moist, almost wet and the icecream was very poor quality. It did not melt in the sun. The room was clean and the maid service was excellent. Very friendly and helpful staff. My only complaints was the constant barage of beach vendors and it would have been nice to have a little more quiet at the pool. There was usually loud music playing. Stay away from the time share presentations. I didn't go but everyone was saying that they kept you for at least 4 hours. You will get a couple of vouchers to eat ala carte at either the Italian or Mexican restaurant or you can choose to go to one of them twice. The Italian restaurant was okay but the Mexican restaurant was fantastic. I would go there twice next time.

This trip was booked for 4 university students (20 years old) during reading week. We knew we were going to get a 3 star resort and because of the university budget booked a cheaper hotel. This hotel has everything you need to have a great time. It included the amenities at Canto del Sol which was literally across the street and a minutes walk away. We hung out over there for most of the time as it was a larger resort and had more people, the beach as this resort is not ocean-side, and in my opinion better food.

The service as Villas Vallarta is great though and the bartender by the pool area was always friendly (if you make friends with him, have him switch to the better tequila, vodka, etc.)

The room was huge, and it catered to us nicely, we were not expecting the rooms to be so large and we were pleasantly surprised by them. They were always cleaned properly and we couldn't find anything to complain with about them.

I think people just need to relax on their posts, this is a 2.5-3 star resort there is no doubt about that. But it includes access to a 4 star hotel at Canto del Sol, and this is where if you choose you can spend most of your day. Having said that it ranks low on the star rating, you will not be turned off by anything here, the food is edible, the drinks are definately drinkable, and the service is great. I recommend if you are a college/university student to check this one out, the nightlife at the resort itself is not great, but there was always people at Canto del Sol to meet and go out with.

Cheers.

My wife and I stayed at this hotel on a second honeymoon. We had a great time. The hotel itself was smaller and very quiet, the A-La-Carte dining room was wonderful. The buffet was small, but if we wanted anything else we simply went across to the Canto Del Sol. Service was good, and the rooms, although not the best ever, were clean and well kept. This is not an ultramodern brand new hotel and it shows, but it has a lot of character. The location was handy for most things we wanted to see, and anything else was just a 40 peso cab ride away.

This hotel has no pretensions of being a luxury resort. What it offers is a quiet, somewhat rustic hotel with access to a much larger and newer facility. I would go back again if I was going to PV.