Many options for Mexico vacations exist along the nation’s golden coast. Puerto Vallarta resorts, vacations in Acapulco or visits to places more remote in Mexico’s smaller sport fishing towns all offer attractive Mexico vacations options.

Puerto Vallarta Vacations

Puerto Vallarta may be the most famous of these Mexico resort destinations. The city consists of about 500 square miles of beautiful landscape in Mexico’s state of Jalisco—everything from gorgeous beaches to the cultural attractions and quaint architecture of downtown Puerto Vallarta make vacations to this famous city a fabulous experience.

Puerto Vallarta vacations have been popular since the city became a famous resort destination since the 1960s. With its average daily high temperature of 86 degrees and its beautiful beaches and coastlines, Puerto Vallarta really lives up to its nickname of “The Friendliest City in the World.”

Riviera Nayarit

Despite the pleasantries of Puerto Vallarta and its resorts, there are many travelers who prefer to stay off the beaten tourism path of major resort destinations—a fine option for such travelers might be visiting the Riviera Nayarit.

Nayarit is a city that meets Puerto Vallarta along its border, the Ameca River. Traditionally a farming state, Nayarit has recently sprung a bit of tourism of its own, ranking second in tourism investments in Mexican states in 2008.

A perfect area for travelers seeking Puerto Vallarta resort vacations without quite the amount of tourist traffic the famous destination typically attracts, the Riviera Nayarit is slightly removed from the traditional vacation areas, yet is still served by the Purto Vallarta international airport, contains all the beauty and activities Puerto Vallarta does and is lined with new and gorgeous resorts and hotels.

Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit

The Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit may be one of the finest options available for travelers seeking a first-class Mexico resort experience. Rated 6 golden apples by Apple Vacations and 4.5 out of 5 by over 500 TripAdvisor ratings, the Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit offer 1000 square foot rooms, more than double the size of typical Mexico resorts in Purto Vallarta, Acapulco, Cancun and any other famous resort destination.

Many suites contain Jacuzzis and other first-class amenities. Dining at the Grand Vela Riviera Nayarit includes 5 restaurants serving Mediterranean, Italian, French, Mexican and American food. Run as an all inclusive hotel, guests all inclusive vacation packages include stay, food, drinks and all gratuity as well.

Activities at the Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit include all the watersports Mexico’s golden coast cities are famous for hosting, including sunfish sailing, snorkeling, boating, Jetskis and of course, the sportfishing that helped make Mexico’s West Coast cities famous vacation destinations in the first place.

Spa Grand Velas

The Spa Grand Velas is considered one of the finest attractions at Grand Velas. It’s actually over 16,000 square feet, contains 20 treatment rooms and has a menu of spa treatments and services that hits triple digits.

Check out the exclusive video below for some inside footage of the Grand Vela Riviera Nayarit, or check out some more specs and HD photos at http://applespecials.com/resorts/grand-velas-all-suite-spa-resort-nuevo-vallarta-211559.html.

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Grand Velas All Suite & Spa Resort Nuevo Vallarta

Edvin interviews many different types of travelers to get their own personal opinions about this magnificent hotel! Enjoy this short video of Barcelo Puerto Vallarta and leave back any comments or thoughts about this hotel. Scroll down to view some of the comments of this clip.

Good description of hotel amenities, great for families.
– Dorita Scott
Sales Manager-Pacific Coast, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado
Barcelo Hotels & Resorts

He did an extraordinary job.
-Ana Diaz Coreas
Director of Sales West Coast and Southwest USA
BARCELO HOTELS AND RESORTS

It looks good & quite focused.
-Claudio A. Zboznovits
Vice President Sales & Marketing USA
Barcelo Hotels and Resorts

Excellent job, great interview and very nicely done.
- Rhoda Jimenez
Apple Vacations Sales Manager
West Coast

With more sophistication than usual, the all inclusive Villa La Estancia in Puerto Vallarta is more about relaxing and family time and less about nightlife and parties like other neighboring resorts.

In other words, this is where the real vacationers come for warm-weathered Apple vacations. Getting away is easy to do when the closest neighboring city is more than 3 hours away.

Tastefully designed in colonial Spanish styles, this beachfront hotel is surrounded by lush landscaped grounds featuring large two-level free-form swimming pools with gentle waterfalls, dancing fountains and three large spas. Ooh la la!

Speaking of spas, their full-service Flamingos Spa offers everything down to private in-room massages. In fact, Villa La Estancia’s Flamingos Spa is the newest and largest spa in the region.

With only 135 villas available, the resort never gets too crowded. Imagine an all inclusive villa with 3 plasma televisions, a beautiful furniture package, and top quality granite, marble, and travertine everywhere you look.

Villa La Estancia sits on an endless white sand beach along blue sapphire waters where you can walk miles in either direction without interruption. The warm oceans’ bottom is sandy an safe for swimming almost all of the time.

In case you’re tired of getting sand in your hair, heated fresh-water pools are also an impressive feature to meet one’s relaxation needs. With two swim-up bars and shaded terrace seating, this casual poolside spot features ceviche and other Mexican favorites, just like the finest Mexico all inclusive resort should.

Once you tire of the local cuisine (if you ever do), Villa La Estancia houses the only restaurant in the city that serves Kobe and Angus certified beef. Or stop by their on-site US style market to pick up your favorite snacks from back home.

Fun Fact: This Apple Vacations resort always has a private physician on staff, so go ahead…be a little wild!

If you’re looking for a great Mexico vacation on the more affordable side, Barceló La Jolla de Mismaloya is one of the best resorts in Puerto Vallarta.  It’s right in the heart of the Hotel Zone and is just about a ten minute drive to downtown Puerto Vallarta where you can take advantage of plenty of shopping and nightlife, and your hotel experience is surrounded by other travelers and vacationers in one of the most beautiful spots on the coast.

The best thing about Barceló La Jolla de Mismaloya is the scenery—there’s literally everything the words “Luxury Mexico” conjures up surrounding you all the time, from mountains and jungles to amazing ocean views. Do yourself a favor and upgrade to a premium suite—it’s only a few dollars more than the deluxe and you get a full ocean view which is well worth the upgrade.  The deluxe suites advertise a “partial ocean view,” but in some of the rooms, that’s a bit of a stretch. If you want to stay local throughout your vacation, the pool scene is absolutely gorgeous, and though you do see the typical early bird resort goers reserving poolside chairs with towels as early as 6-7 in the morning, the lazier vacationer shouldn’t have a problem finding a spot around the pool anytime of day even when busy vacation times like Spring Break are in season.

Speaking of some lazy relaxation, take advantage of a little-advertised secret of Barceló La Jolla de Mismaloya: take a walk down Mismaloya Beach and you’ll find a couple massage stations that are comparable to top quality health spas in the US without the expensive atmosphere.  The massages will turn you to jelly and only cost about $20 per hour!

Most of the restaurants are great for the money, the service and prices definitely make up for the lack of 5-star dining around the resort, but if you really want to take advantage of some amazing food while there, definitely visit Tony’s in Mismaloya.  It’s reservation only and they advertise as a Mexican specialty restaurant. The seafood there is absolutely amazing and could pass for 5-star cuisine anywhere in Central America.  I would recommend dining there at least once if not for most of your stay because the atmosphere and food quality is a significant cut above the traditional resort fare.  During the day, save a few bucks and check out the tacos at the Los Arcos snack bar; they’re super authentic and melt in your mouth—quite possibly the best inexpensive lunch you’ll find at Barceló La Jolla de Mismaloya. Check out Apple Special’s current rates and extremely affordable packages for stays at Barceló La Jolla de Mismaloya.

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