My wife and I stayed at Vallarta Palace. This was our first All-Inclusive Resort trip ever. And we LOVED IT! This hotel does everything for you. We will definitely stay there again and/or another Palace resort.

The hotel was new and clean, staff was wonderful, the activities very fun, the location was beautiful, and the vacation was too short :(

Activities we participated in:

Canal Tour- fun and relaxing

City Tour- Awsome, get to see downtown, and Tequila factory, shopping

Rhythm of the Night (Vallarta-Adventures.com) - fun boat ride, decent show and food, beautiful location secluded from everything

Water Park- great for kids, not so much for adults, pretty good bird, sea lion, and dolphin shows

Nightly Resort Shows- fun and nice way to end/start the night!

Bike Tour from resort- nice little ride to get your morning going!

Boogy/Kayak on beach- fun to try, hint-kayak when low waves

I'm sure we did other things, I just can't recall everything. I took about 300 pics, but I'll just put 3 up. Too many cool things to capture down there!

It's been a year since I stayed, and I'm still telling people how great it was. Boyfriend and I were overworked and needed to kick back and not have to think! This was the place. The food (I'm quite a foodie), the drinks, the beatiful view. The 24 hour room service was such a bonus- I did a midnight club sandwich every night after a few cocktails- perfecto. I read other reviews about the food- don't expect good cheeseburgers and pizza- but other stuff is outstanding: fresh fruit, seafood tacos, and the breakfast buffett is out of this world de-lish! The free access to kayaks and wind surf boards was awesome. We did the city tour, a bit too much time spent at the overpriced silver shop, but the tiny Tequilla factory was a treat (they make only 1200 liters a year). Next time, I might go to the the city myself via taxi, but it was a fun day. Also, the sunset cruise was great-- don't forgot to bring a sweater, I was freezing and I'm no stranger to boats. At the resort they tried to get us to do time-share stuff, but we had 5 days and I wasn't at all into it, they totally understood and never bothered us again. If you want a full blown relaxing hassle free trip, then this is the place. I'm a world traveler, but on the trip, I stayed put at the resort and soaked up all the free drinks, food, pool and water activties. You can walk for miles on the beach. Even at night we stayed at the hotel and watched the shows and ate all night long. The bar has some board games you can use. There were a lot of little kids (not a big fan) but they seemed to be entertained and well behaved. BTW, this is a great place to bring small kids- very safe and fun. Oh, and the room had all neccessary toiletries (excluding sunscreen)- you don't even have to pack a toothbrush or toothpaste- it's in the room waiting for you in the beatifully tiled bathroom right next to the blow dryer!! We're getting married this year and I'm thinking to make life easy, we'll elope to this place and skip the big party. adios amigas

We stayed 3 nights, we went for a wedding, and it was incredible!
the hotel is new, the decoration is beautiful, and they had big spaces in all areas,
The service is great, the staff helpful,
If you want spend a great vacation, definitely go there!

We arrived on sunday afternoon and the hotel was beautiful and the grounds were well kept. We were greeted by smiling faces waiting to help. We did have to wait for our rooms to be cleaned, but made our way out to the triton bar and had a drink and a snack of the best guacamole and chips! We were in rooms 7033/7032 and had a beautiful view of both the pool and ocean. The room was awesome and having 2 rooms was well worth it! We spent time during our stay at the pool. The 2 young hosts kept activities going all day! We played volleyball, bingo, music movie trivia and much more. There was a waitress constantly bringing us more drinks and even one day, passing out popsicles! yum! We ate at the buffets most of the time, but did have 2 wonderful meals at the outdoor restaurant that served the meat on the large swords and an even better dinner at the asian restaurant. It was nice to sit down and have someone wait on you, instead of the buffets. We ate very well all week and liked the food here better than other all inclusive resorts we have been to.
The only "con" I can think of is that you will need to put your key in a slot to keep your lights/ air/ hairdryer on while you are in the room. we had to learn that a day late! And this isn't that bad at all!
the beach was clean and there were plenty of chairs. There is a hut next to the resort that sells items and yes, there is a constant flow from there of people trying to sell you there items, but we just ignored them or said no, gracias! they just moved on.
I hope to go back soon to this resort. We had one of the best vacations we have ever had!