Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta
- pippin
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- 4 out of 5
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Fiesta Americana
- April 6, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Overall we found this hotel to be much better than the reviews indicate. We did have a little trouble checking in as they tried to put us in a room with two queen beds rather than one king as we reserved, we indicated we would wait. The next room they gave us was smoking and smelled terrible, however they promptly reassigned us to a very nice room with a fantastic view. The staff was very nice and the on site restaurants were good, although I highly recommend eating some meals in downtown PV. One thing I did not appreciate was the hotel's policy of not allowing you to bring in food or drinks, especially as there is a supermarket across the street. We smuggled in some breakfast food, who wants to eat three restaurant meals a day? The concierge was helpful and overall I felt we got a very good deal for the price. Tip: do your money exchange (except for money for the taxi there) at the hotel. The rate was much more favorable than the rip off we experienced at the airport.
Fabulous Vacation
- April 3, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I dont know where everyone else was staying, but we just returned from the Fiesta Americana March 30th for 8 days. The hotel was great! Clean, modern, great rooms. Definitely a 4 star hotel in Mexico. The pool was clean, the beach was nice, not real sugar sand, little pebbly but still a nice beach. Staff was helpful and polite. All requests were met. Grocery store across the street where you can buy food and bottled water really cheap. Drank the water at the hotel and everything was fine. Hotel food was ok, didnt think it was expensive. The dollar was 14 pesos which was great for us. took the bus to the malecon (boardwalk) everynight (about 40 cents), was a happening place. Always full of people. Great restaurants and places to shop. Get bugged a little, but if you just ignore it, no problem. The food everywhere was fantastic. Took the local bus back to the hotel at around 10 p.m. Felt very safe in pv. definitely am going back next year.
we checked out a lot of the hotels in the area and liked the Fiesta the best. Not a lot of activities, but we were there for the rest and sun.
Not as glamorous as the pictures they show you online
- February 3, 2009
- Rated 1 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
When we arrived at Puerto Vallarta we knew we were in for a surprise, but we were not expecting it would be so bad. Upon arrival at Fiesta America, we were handed our room key and a lock for the safe deposit box. You actually carried a lock...how antiquated, I thought to myself; how would I use it. We asked for a different room, and the second one, the air conditioning was not working. It was 92 degrees and we were tired, annoyed, and we just laid down for a nap. We could hear everything, and I mean everything. Not a pleasant trip. I would never suggest this hotel (more like a motel) to anyone. We have traveled extensively through Mexico and we never experienced anything like this. Dirty beach, small pool, unkempt rooms, over priced food (cafeteria style), and rudeness beyond our imagination. NEVER AGAIN.
Fiesta Americana very disappointing
- December 29, 2008
- Rated 1 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
When we checked in, we were handed a safe deposit lock.....yes a lock. It was old type of contraption. I burst in laughter. A safe deposit box so easy to break into, I would not keep any valuables in the room. We asked for another room and we accomodated but it wasn't any better. We made a huge mistake only to save a few dollars. Overall, overpriced, smells that me my eyes tear, food was insipid, and the beaches way below standard. I have never been to any place like Puerto Vallarta.
Save yourself some money and enjoy Cancun...it's more adept to American Standards.
Fiesta American is a not nice if you ask me
- December 15, 2008
- Rated 2 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I felt like I was stepping back in time. The rooms were okay, but the smells, woah.. I was told they turn the air conditioning off while the room is not in use. However, when you have 92 degress and 90% humidity, this is not a good thing. It is breeding ground for bacteria and mildew, and that was our room. I felt like I was staying at a Motel 8, and that was nicer. The beach was disgusting, if you call that a beach....all 200 yards of it.
I would rate this hotel at a 2, possibly a 2.5 for effort. It is truely gross. Never again.