Puerto Vallarta

Pros: North Shore is absolutely beautiful, friendly people, Trio, zip lining
Cons: tons of pollution, poverty problems, sub par beaches

“On behalf of Delta Air Lines, it’s our pleasure to welcome you to Puerto Vallarta, where the current time is 7:30pm,” chimed the Mexican-American flight attendant. How nice it was to be welcomed by the first of many to Puerto Vallarta, ...

Pros: lots to do, old part of town is very cool, great weather
Cons: too many timeshare salesmen, too many vendors

Looking for a beach resort that offers a traditional mexican flavor with lots of fun things to do? You might be looking for Puerto Vallarta, where you can lay out on the beach all day or do a boat tour, then cruise around town searching the shops for the...

Pros: Great beach, pools, lush landscaping
Cons: Suites that aren't, ocean views that aren't, timeshare salesmen

Last December my wife's family booked us into a pair of rooms at Velas Vallarta Resort -- a beautiful resort in the Marina Vallarta district. Although the place was clean and comfortable with great amenities, it wasn't quite the perfect getaway...
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Pros: Top-notch service, fresh food, reasonable prices, all in a quiet setting
Cons: A guy could spend his whole vacation at such a great location

Puerto Vallarta is a very special place for a lot of different reasons. For some it's the stunningly scenic setting on Bahia Banderas, or the neat stucco houses that line the narrow cobblestone streets that climb the steep hills. One of the things that I...

Pros: lovely, friendly city, beautiful weather
Cons: not a lot for children to do, crossing the street can be deadly!

Although I went here 3 years ago, it is still a place I would go back to again. I've been to Hawaii since then and wouldn't go back there as quickly as I'd go to Puerto Vallarta in spite of thinking Hawaii is fantastic beyond belief.

My...

Pros: Our resort was not in the Americanized city of Puerto Vallarta
Cons: Sunburn

This is about the Solare Sunset Resort (formerly the Eden Bay Sunset) more so than Puerto Vallarta. Recently we booked a trip to The Solare Sunset beach resort in Neuvo Vallarta. Neuvo is about a 20 minute bus ride from the airport in P.V., but is in...

Pros: Wide variety of tours and destinations for tourists who want more than sunning and drinking
Cons: No reefs for snorkeling. Large population brings variety along with pollution and congestion

Here is an extensive summary of ten years experience of PV in January/February. Arrival When we arrived at the airport, we got lucky and disembarked at one of the four jetways, thus avoiding the trip to the tarmac and bus to the terminal. Once there, ...

Pros: Reasonable prices, tropical setting, friendly people
Cons: Parts of the town are dirty. Lots of pushy street vendors

My wife and I recently returned from a wonderful stay in the lovely town of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was a terrific trip, filled with wonderful memories and I highly recommend the place.

Our journey began with a flight on Alaska Airlines...

Pros: Variety of things to do, wonderful beaches. Friendly people, something for everyone.
Cons: Timeshare pitches at airport and on every corner.

Puerto Vallarta is a beautiful city located on Banderas Bay in the Mexican state of Jalisto. Its a 2 hr flight from Phoenix, AZ and shorter from many popular California cities. Travellers who are used to large international terminals will be ...

Pros: variety of activities, variety of budgets, variety of food, safe
Cons: some rocky beaches with murky water, ubiquitous smoking, beach and timeshare hawkers

What I Wanted from the Trip: I am a devout foodie, and Mexican is one of my top three favorite cuisines. I was looking for great food. However, my wife and I also needed to recharge our batteries and were looking for a place with both cultural...

Pros: Fabulous food and lots of fun in the sun!
Cons: Humid so think twice if you despise sweating.

Well I was a little worried about our weather, being that July was their rainy season, but it only rained a little one morning. Other than that, our weather was great but maybe a little too humid for some.

We stayed at Fiesta Americana Puerto...

Pros: Warm weather, beaches, good restaurants, lots of activities.
Cons: Vendors, time share people.

I recently got married, and we decided to go to Puerto Vallarta for our honeymoon (March 18-22). We were a bit concerned because this is prime spring break time, and we didn't want to party the whole time. I'll go back to that later however.............

Pros: Beautiful weather, friendly people
Cons: Bugs, kids, food/water, the fight for a spot by the pool

I'm going to start this review by saying that although it's going to sound like I really didn't have a good time on my vacation to Puerto Vallarta, overall it was nice. I just have a penchant for finding faults in everything.

That said, I'll...

Pros: Great Weather - Friendly people - Good Food
Cons: Nightlife ends too quick.

One of the most fulfilling times I've ever had. This was my very first vacation and it started on a very rough path. I could only spend five days there cause my school has an odd spring break schedule. We flew Denver To Puerto Vallarta through Apple...

Pros: Superb nightlife, affordable, everything's easily accessible, lots of things to do.
Cons: Can be hot. 3rd world infrastructure mixed in with the modern. Too many salesman.

I visited Puerto Vallarta (PV) in April 2004. Right out of the airport gate an army of people start asking you about where you're staying. If you're staying at a place that has a representative at the airport, they'll direct you immediately to that ...