Choosing a hotel in Puerto Vallarta

[Maria]

I was there Monday and Tuesday and it was very busy as a ship was in. The selection of women covered rough to very fuckable.

 

[GPA3.88]

Very strange, as I have never seen the place closed during the afternoon hours, and I lived in Puerto Vallarta for quite a few years. The only thing I can think of is, possibly they were closed by the goverment "Reglamentos" for some type of violation.

 

[Unknown Truth]

Last time i was there end of april Antorches was hardly ever open! why was that does anyone know?

 

[Wally West]

I stayed at the Westin the last time for a few nights and although traveling with the SO I never would have had an issue having a guest in to see me.

It was also close to Antorchas so that made it easier to get over and back in an hour a couple times during the three days we were there.

I had stayed a week in Nuevo at the Grand Mayan and while it's a wonderful
the drive is just too far from town for me to enjoy and I like to hit the city every evening for dinner.

 

[Sasha]

I had a pretty good weekend.
Some of the details are a little fuzzy.

Went to some of the suggested place, even went to Rosa's cantina, had a great time drank beer ate food played pool with the locals.

Most of the Joints, we went to several of the upper class, lower class and bottom of the pile.

Upper class joints had great looking girls but really expensive.

Lower class seemed to be the same slightly less price lower quality, Funny some of the better looking girls had no interest in me or my wing man even thought we expressed and interest.

Lower Class cheap but not sure on quality and also had to take them out, accomodation they offered was not great (antorches)

Not the cheapest but actually pretty good was girls advertising on craigslist, made a date on the phone or by email, came direct to the room.

Westin was great no problem perfect but a long cab ride from town, Taxi drivers need to be watched and rates agreed before travelling

I will be back

 

[Spaz]

Same with Marriott.

 

[PC ANTAGONIST]

I have stayed at the Westin many times and have had no trouble bringing chicas in and out.........................

 

[Mr. Derp!!!]

As you can see by reading my posting history, I travel quite extensively to Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Thailand, and I have found most places require the girl to leave there identification at the front desk. I have no problem with this, and infact like it for the reasons you stated.
Have fun and be safe! I am off to Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta next week, before going back to Careforum.xxxena and Santa Marta, Colombia for an extended stay.

 

[Jakob Karytt]

Funny enough I spoke to a few girls on line and they say that the Westin Resort is "friendly" I am going this weekend, so am going to try it.
maybe it is friendly but they charge for the extra person?

I have been to some "A" class hotels, that charge for the extra guest, but it is kind of a good thing, the girls has to leave ID at the front desk and they call you before security let the girl leave, that way if something is missing they can stop her.

Somewhat cheap insurance

 

[Bambi]

Thank you for your post. I am very sorry to hear about your bad experience, and the changes that were made at the San Marino Hotel, and now I know better to recommend anyone to stay there, and myself personally would have booked my future stays there.

This is really surprising when I know the tourism in Puerto Vallarta is at a all time low. I speak on a weekly basis to several bar owners, taxi driver friends, and people who are now retired and live in Puerto Vallarta permanently, and all they can talk about is how poor the economy is there, so you would most definitely think that the hotels, bars, restaurants, would be doing whatever is necessary to make people happy, and create positive publicity when things are so bad financially in the economy right now.

 

[Don T]

“Can't Have Visitors”
San Marino Hotel
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3 of 5 stars
TMeredith08 1 contribution
Sonoma County California
Feb 24, 2009 | Trip type: Family
0/4 found this review helpful

Although my first impression was good we were extremely disappointed that they had a policy of new visitors to your room. We had close friends staying in Mexico and wanted to spend time with them and they were not allowed in our room and could only hang out at the hotel if they spent money drinking. It made us feel very uncomfortable. I have never heard of such a policy. We paid good money for our room and to be restricted was insulting. I will not go back again. The security guard there treated my husband and his friend like they were bad people. Very uncomfortable feeling. A little too over the top. Food was mediocre as well. We chose not to go "all inclusive" and were charged $9 each for buffet lunch and I have a young daughter who didn't eat much.

Sound like they changed their policies?

 

[mikeyg]

Before booking any hotel in Puerto Vallarta, I highly suggest you contact me for hotel information. The reason being:

1). Location: you do not want to get a hotel located in the northern part of Puerto Vallarta. A half an hour past the airport is an area called Nuevo Vallarta. All this area is is a bunch of hotel and timeshare condos. It is a good 45 minute ride to the city of Puerto Vallarta without traffic, and anyone who is a regular visitor to Puerto Vallarta knows traffic is a bit-h, especially on the road to and from the airport. All your travel search engines such as Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, Booking Buddy, e.c.t. show there hotels as Puerto Vallarta, but this includes the area of Nuevo Vallarta.

2). Many of the hotels are not guest friendly. Infact, many of the hotels will not even allow a taxi driver to come to your room.

3). Many of these hotels are all inclusive, which ultimately means no guests.

4). Depending on the time of year, and what your needs are, you can find a condo on Craigslist much cheaper than the cost of a hotel room, and you get all the amenities of home, and have no worries about if you can bring guests back to your living quarters. In the past year, I have rented several nice condos in the Los Muertos Beach area, and in Zona romantica for friends, as well as myself, for as little as $55.00 dollars a night, and these were beautiful units. Again, if this is something you are interested in, feel free to contact me and I will help you secure a good property.

5). Generally speaking, vacation packages consisting of air and hotel are the cheapest way to go, but for someone who might be traveling by car or bus, or someone using a comp airline ticket, the condo route might be the way to go. The same goes if you plan on being in Puerto Vallarta for over a weeks stay.

6). As I have posted before, I have stayed at the following properties, which are locally owned, so they do not make the travel search engines, but I would recommend as economical places to stay:

*****A). Hotel San Carlos, it is on the street called Constituion #210, which is approximately one block to the Rizal supermarket, and only 3 blocks to the Los Muertos Beach, which is one of the most popular beaches for locals in Puerto Vallarta. The rooms here are actually suites with kitchenettes, cable tv, and air conditioning. The suites are actually quite large. It also has a pool area, and the neighborhood is safe. The suites cost about $50. to $60.00 dollars a night, and of course it is guest friendly. This is a bustling area so you can find many shops, restaurants, street stands e.c.t. Here is the telephone number and email contact information. Dialing from the United States you would dial 011-52-322-222-5484 or 011-52-322-222-6230. henry6008pv@yahoo.com.mx or
es.geocities.com/henry6008pv/SANCARLOS.htm

*****B). Azteca Hotel, Madero 473 is the street. This is about 3 or 4 blocks from the Hotel San Carlos, and 6 blocks from the beach. One block from this hotel you can find some prostitutes hanging out in front of a hotel called Erendia. They are usually there about 5 or 6 in the evening, to about 8 or 9pm. Room rates are about $25. to $30.00 dollars a night, but there is no air conditioning, only ceiling fans, but because of its location, the rooms are kept cool. I am attaching a link from travel advisor so you can read the reviews of this place. It also guest friendly.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re...ific_Coast.html

*****C). Hotel Posada Roger, Basilio Badillo 237 is the street it is on. This place is in a super location, only 2 blocks from the beach, and about 2 blocks from the San Carlos Hotel. It is guest friendly. Connected to it is one of the best breakfast restarants in all of Puerto Vallarta, Freddys Tucan. Room rates are about $50. to $60.00 dollars a night, and the rooms are equipped with cable tv and air conditioning. It also has a pool area. In this particular area of the city you will also find bars offering Corona and Pacifico beer for 15 pesos, which is about $1.00 dollar a bottle at the current exchange rate of 15 pesos to the U.S dollar. Again, I will post a link to the Travel Advisor for you to read the reviews.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re...ific_Coast.html

Hotels I would recommend that are offered on the travel search engines such as Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity and Booking Buddy, with the exception of Hotel Eloisa, which I had previously recommended:

Casa Dona Susana: Super good location, approximately a half a block at the most from the beach. I have stayed here on a couple of occasions, and found it always to be girl friendly, but the last time I stayed there, the front desk clerk gave me somewhat of a hard time. My suggestion is to just slip the security guard 100 pesos and you will have no problems.

Hotel Eloisa: I was recommend to this hotel, but my experience was not a good one, as I had booked the european suite, and when I tried to check in, they tried to put me in a dump of a room. I refused to accept the room, and called Expedia, whom I had booked it through. Expedia refunded me my total amount, and gave me a coupon for $100.00 off on a future booking.

(As stated in an above post, the San Marino no longer allows guests in your room, so do not frequent this place).
Hotel San Marino Plaza, this is a girl friendly hotel that sits right on the beach, and is just a fabulous property. I stayed at this hotel on my last stay to Puerto Vallarta and it was pleasant. I have no complaints. The best part is the beach in front of the hotel is really nice, and the hotel provides you chairs, unbrellas, and has kayaks e.c.t. available. Posted below is the travel advisor reviews.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re...ific_Coast.html

****A couple of years ago I stayed at Hotel Rosita, but I am told it is no longer girl friendly. I will try to confirm this on my next visit.

****Another hotel I will checkout before giving it a review on here is the El Pescador. I am familiar with this property but will stop in to find out if it is guest friendly.

In closing, you will find that most of your 3, 4, and 5 star hotels are not guest friendly. I highly suggest you check with your booking agent regarding this, if you expect to have visitors to your room. In years past, I have always booked a hotel room for two people, which eliminated any problems with bringing a guest up to your room, but times are changing, and now many hotels throughout the world, will now make you sign your guest in at the front desk, and that will be the only guest THROUGHOUT your stay who will be able to go to your room. Once she leaves, you are out of luck, as far as having another guest visit you, or stay with you. Again, clear this up at your time of booking.

If I can be of help to you in anyway, in securing a property, or in helping you enjoy a hassle free vacation, send me a p.m, but only if you are willing to contribute back to the forum, so other future travelers to Puerto Vallarta can learn from your experiences.