Occidental Nuevo Vallarta - All-Inclusive

Nice hotel and friendly staffs. Food was average and drinks at the bar was good.

My wife and I are in our late 20's no kids. The service from staff was great. if you're looking for BLUE WATER Nuevo Vallarta / Puerto Vallara is NOT for you- only blue water at water excursions. There is NO adults only pool****** only a more secluded pool if you purchase at upgrade- which I do NOT think is worth it financially. Mexican restaurant, Italian Restaurant and Buffet have good food. The food at the Japanese restaurant was... everything was good except the main course. With a party of four we got a big variety- beef, shrimp, chicken, salmon, duck- none of us were pleased with our main dish. we heard from others that the sushi was not good but didn't get to try it for ourselves. Lots of activities/entertainment available- which were all GREAT. Definitely a family resort but it was nice for us to enjoy as a couple as well. Michael Jackson show was my favorite. My biggest thing is no blue water though- and there is only one small pool. no swim up bar, but servers are always there for you to bring drinks to you pool side and on the beach. We did 7 days, 6 nights all inclusive with flights and round trip transportation from airport to resort & resort to airport for $1,700 from DC. I don't think it was worth that price AT ALL. Cheap Carribean people- i didn't care for them. *** I will let you know **** We MET a family that DID book their excursions in the airport with Paradise Village! They spent two hours at their time share presentation- declined it, and paid 1/4 the price of the excursions!!!! It is NOT a scam- we were too nervous to do it ourselves when we first arrived because the cheap carribean people tell you it's a scam & want your money for their commission to book the excursions with them. I go on vacation to other beaches to get away from the brown beaches on the east cost & this isn't the place to do it- still brown, just warmer.

The hotel is updated and clean. Mexican, Italian and Hibachi restaurants were outstanding. Snack shack by pool had the same thing everyday which was disappointing. Lobby bartender Carlos was accommodating. Beach was clean but color of water disappointing. We live close to Galveston Tx and the water looked about the same. Pool staff Johnathan and Sergio made the poolside activities very entertaining. Trip to Senor Frogs through hotel was very definitely a must if you want night time entertainment. This hotel does not have much to do after 10 p.m. The best part of our trip was the swimming with the sea lions.

Overall experience was good. When we arrived at the hotel, the phones, internet, and tv's were out. We didn't receive tv or phone until the 2nd and 3rd day of the trip, which was very inconvenient to reach my family in the US. We weren't able to purchase wifi the entire week. The beach was beautiful and the resort was great. We purchased round trip airport transportation and an excursion through Amstar and Cheap Caribbean. They forgot to pick us up at the hotel for the excursion so we had to catch a cab to meet the bus. The air conditioned bus was supposed to transport us to the airport but instead they sent a cab. Not sure what the problem was. The only problem at the beach was the flea market salesman constantly walking by trying to sell their goods.