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Originally Posted by iggyformayor
Definitely don't plan on slumming, looking 4 1/2 stars +. Any specific resorts you guys would recommend looking into?
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In the last 3 years I've been to the PV area twice. The first visit was to the Royal Decameron:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...fic_Coast.html. Overall this was a pretty nice resort. It's a little on the large/busy side, but if you're into activities and the like, it's a good fit. You can walk to the small town of Bucerias in 15-20 mins. It's a quaint little town where you can purchase the standard Mexican trinkets. There are a few restaurants here, including a place called Bellucci's which is owned and operated by a Canadian that loves hockey. As I was there over New Years I got to watch a world junior game there.
More recently (Jan 2011) I stayed at the Marival Resort and Suites:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...fic_Coast.html
It's smaller than the Decameron, and I found it more enjoyable too. The food was really good here, except for the steakhouse a la carte (don't ever expect a good steak after eating Alberta beef). The Italian a la carte was fantastic. Plenty of pools and bar scattered around the resort, including a martini bar above the lobby with a pianist. The resort is just a short cab ride away from Nuevo Vallarta where you can go to shop, play golf, go fishing. We played one round of golf at the Marina course, which was really nice. They gave us Taylormade RAC irons for the rental clubs. The course even has live alligators.
I would definitely give the edge to the Marival.