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Area : Puerto Vallarta
Hotel Rating : _{* * * 1/2}

Big beach, expansive sundeck, lots of palapas

• Located in the heart of Puerto Vallarta's hotel zone across the street from a major shopping center and supermarket, this family-friendly hotel features two vast areas for enjoying the sun: on a red-brick deck or on a long, deep beach.
  
• All guestrooms include blossom-draped balconies facing Banderas Bay, with many offering full ocean views. Television sets include video game consoles and a high-speed Internet connection.
  
• Tall coconut palms and lush gardens create a lovely tropical atmosphere between the hotel's curved face and the beach. Daylight activities are geared for both adults and children. Dining options include an open-air oyster bar/grill flanked by the blue-tile swimming pool.

What to expect: The lobby is distinguished by a giant palapa 30 meters (98 feet) tall, which includes a rock-garden waterfall and stream. The resort attracts families seeking casual, open-air beach vacations. Part of the resort's beachfront is roped off to protect sunbathing guests from being solicited by wandering beach vendors.

Amenity highlights: A heated free-form pool with swim-up bar and jetted section flows into a separate children's section. The resort's deep, 100-meter (109-yd) beach is furnished with thatched-roof palapas for shade. The resort maintains a fenced-in nursery on the beach for hatching endangered-turtle eggs during the nesting season. When turtles hatch (July-January), guests assist in releasing them into the sea.

Insider tip: Diagonally across the street from the resort, Plaza Caracol contains shops, cafés, and a large supermarket featuring a Mexican self-serve supermarket bakery offering dozens of varieties of cookies, donuts, pastries, cakes, pies, and warm-from-the-oven breads.

An air-conditioned fitness center contains weight machines, cardio machines, and free weights. An adjacent salon offers massage and hair/nail care. Massage is also available in a thatched-roof palapa on the beach. A children's club provides complimentary supervised outdoor activities (ages 4-12). Beginning with pool aerobics, complimentary family activities center in and around the pool. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in the lobby.

Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.

Chulavista - Multi-level, open-air, thatched-roof restaurant serving buffet and à la carte breakfasts and à la carte lunch featuring Mexican fare. Nightly open-air buffets with themes such as Italian, Mediterranean, seafood.

La Hacienda - Air-conditioned fine-dining restaurant with pool-view terrace seating, also. Grand-hacienda ambience of period paintings and pottery, dark-wood trim. International menu featuring Mexican specialties. Open for dinner only. Reservations required. Dress code: Long pants or dress shorts, sleeved shirts, closed-toe shoes.

Sunset Snack Bar - Casual, open-air spot with thatched roof. Open all day for tropical drinks, burgers, hot dogs, nachos, tacos, sandwiches, burritos, and quesadillas.

Bikini Bar - Pool bar with swim-up side. Open mid-morning to late night.

Lobby Bar - Open late afternoon to late night. Live music Thursday-Saturday during busy seasons.

Deluxe Ocean View - Balcony. Ocean view. King bed or two doubles. Satellite TV. Radio. Direct dial phone. Minibar. Safe. Full bathroom. Hairdryer.

Presidential Suite - Located on ninth floor. Direct views of the bay and downtown area. Refined Mexican décor. Master bedroom with dressing room and private bathroom. Living room. Dining/bar area. Additional bathroom. Spa tub.

Governer Suite - Located on seventh floor, at the north end of the building. Small terrace with bay view. Refined Mexican décor. One bedroom with dressing room and private bathroom. Living/dining/bar area with additional bathroom.

Recreation

A heated, 53.25-meter-long (175-foot) free-form pool with swim-up bar and jetted section flows into a separate 9-by-3-meter (30-by-10-foot) children's pool. A water-sports desk rents kayaks and boogie boards and arranges scuba diving and snorkeling instruction and excursions. Independent operators offer rentals for personal watercraft, parasailing, banana boating, and horseback riding on the beach.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.

Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

• Pets not allowed
• Check-in time is 3 PM
• Check-out time is 1 PM

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