Velas Vallarta Suite Resort All-Inclusive
- laffalot
- First Reviewer
- 4 out of 5
- Avg. Member Rating
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Great experience at the Velas Vallarta Hotel!
- February 27, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I want to thank Velas Vallarta for a WONDERFUL vacation!!
Two girlfriends and myself went to Puerto Vallarta for a long weekend vacation. We were all-inclusive at the Velas Vallarta. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone. The customer service was top of the line, and even though there are only 2 restaurants, the food selection is awesome so you don't ever feel like you are eating the same thing. Of all breakfasts, lunches and dinners I didn't have one that I didn't like or that didn't seem fresh. The pool waitstaff was friendly and always made sure that the cup was never empty:-) The entire staff in all areas of the hotel were professional and on top of everything. The hotel was clean and the beach was great (down the beach strip it looks like other hotels have really crappy beaches). You are far enough from downtown so there is not the craziness of the city around you, yet it is only a 10-minute taxi ride to get there. All three of us have nothing but great things to say about the Valas Vallarta and we are hoping to return next year (this time allowing our hubbies to join us:-).
Amazing Honeymoon
- February 13, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
First off, I would like to commend the amazing staff at Velas Vallarta. Everyone was very friendly and right there for our every beck and call. When we arrived our room wasn't ready but the man at the hotel desk was very quick to get a drink in our hands and make us comfortable. Our waiter for most of the stay was X which made sure we were very happy with our meals. At the pools X and X were there making things interesting with little competitions to win prizes. The walk on the oceanfront beach in the morning was very relaxing and the weather was beautiful. We came from -5 in Winona, Minnesota and we loved how the weather was in the mid 80's the whole time we were in Mexico. There was a Mariachi band for entertainment every night that got the crowd involved. We got the all inclusive package which I think is the only way to go, but I do think you shouldn't forget to tip your waiter's and bartenders. They really do work hard and I was glad to be able to give them a little extra. We are definately going back next year and probably for many years to come.
Ripoff - Just Do Not Buy this Timeshare
- January 6, 2009
- Rated 1 of 5 by
dnandamudi from Fort Gratiot, Michigan
The resort is very nice. But if you buy, according to my calculations it will cost you more than 2000 dollars each week that you stay here. You will pay 35k for a single bedroom for 25 years of use and will not be able to sell it for 5k, if you later change your mind. Attend the sales pitch if you wish, but just do not buy. If you like it that much, buy from the resales. You can pick it for 2-5k from suckers like me.
terrible!
- January 3, 2009
- Rated 1 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
the place looks nice and upscale, hoever when we were there dec 25 to 30, almost all the americans got terribly sick, we paid a lot of money but had to eat nothing for days. we were a group of 13, and 10 of us + every american we saw there got TERRIBLY sick . we had been to peurto vallarta before (riu jalisco) which is a lot cheaper, we never got sick! this hotel's food was infect, their restaurants was always half empty. We've deen back to SF for a few days and we are still sick, we'll never go back to PVR especially velas vallarta again..
Nice place... employees treated fairly by management...high English proficiency.
- November 13, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Recommend this nice & interesting place. Lengthy staff tenures w/o offseason layoffs so "offseason" can enjoy large staff/guest ratio. Busy season 12/15-Easter (Christmas and Easter mostly mexicans) & July-August mexican vacations. Great live mexican music nightly from culturally knowledgeable and university trained musicians. Many suites are owned by private owners from Guadelajara, others timeshare ownership and others rented as hotel in this 17 year old well maintained property. Pleasant mix of polite, fascinating and educated mexican families utilizing facilities along with American and Canadians. In week 10/31-11/9 met fascinating & accomplished mexicans, including multi-lingual junior executive, lawyer turned tequila factory owner and plastic surgeon. We were "all inclusive" and food was quite good, wines ok and much liquor was US imported and of quality; You can possibly rent without "all inclusive" especially directly through an owner over internet & save $. 8:15 a.m. Yoga on grassy ocean spit better than expected, tenis pro (300 pesos/hour) fun and a worthy opponent. Ourchildren aged 16 months and 39 months enjoyed 28in deep childrens' pool and though younger than official "kids club" age of 4 years, the two young women there included him in painting and games. Extended individual in-room childcare is available through hotel, while we didn't utilize service, spoke to providers and seemed ok. Bit more poolside music than I prefer in the "main pool" but was not too out of place in festive atmosphere, mostly American music from tollerable artists about 12 pm to 5 pm. There is also great "quiet pool" without music in U-shaped complex to escape music. Rent the roomy one bedroom suites and avoid studios as price difference small. Studios not too bad, suites best. Little more expensive than other all inclusives, but worth it. Mani/pedicures great. Minimal timeshare sales pressure.