Holiday Inn Puerto Vallarta, 5 de Diciembre

I liked the view of the hotel gave espescially of the bay. The hotel had great service and they made sure everything was well done and clean

I liked the location and the delicious meals every day. We were on the all inclusive plan. What I disliked about thle Holiday Inn was the fact that even though we were on the all inclusive plan we had to buy our own coffee for the coffeemaker in the room.

Holiday Inn review Ok first things first, the star rating of the holiday inn PV varies between 2 and 5 stars depending what website you goto. I have stayed in all stars of hotels and this hotel is about a 3.5 star. For one thing it’s an older hotel and a bit run down. The only place that has air conditioning is the hotel rooms & the fine Italian restaurant. Rooms: normal looking hotel room, Central A/C works very well. Nice balcony, 27” TV with many English channels, in room Safe, no fridge, but if you have a laptop the wireless internet is free. Call the front desk for the password. Get a room that faces the pool or you will have a lovely view of apartment construction next door. Pool: The Pool is one of the best in Puerto Vallarta. It has a volleyball net and two basketball hoops in the pool, and of coarse a swim up bar. The pool is super clean and the perfect temperature. Restaurants: The buffet restaurant is open most of the time between 6am and 11pm it is outside and pigeons are running around on the ground looking for scraps, they never bothered anyone. The food is just ok, but a good selection and changes a little everyday. The Italian restaurant is very nice and romantic, you order off a menu and if you have the all inclusive wristband then your meal is still free. The food is great and the selection is a nice change from the buffet. You need to make a reservation at the buffet restaurant the day before you want to eat in the Italian restaurant. Make it in the morning or it will be full. Also guys have to wear jeans or pants and dress shoes. No shorts, sandals, or muscle shirts. There is also a Mexican restaurant but it was closed for renovations while we were there. Bars: There is two main bars but only one open at a time. The outdoor bar that closes at 6pm and the Lobby bar opens at 6pm and closes at 1am. The lobby bar has small shows daily at 10pm. If you want to go clubbing or dancing get in a taxi (50 pesos) and head downtown to the boardwalk. Halo and the Zoo are the best clubs. Plus the boardwalk has many great restaurants like Carlos O’Brian’s, Bubba Gump, Hard Rock Café, Hooters etc. All these bars and restaurant are American prices, some very expensive. Tips: All Inclusive resorts always suggest tips for the staff, and you will get better service. Hotel room maid: 20-30 Pesos everyday. Don’t wait and gave a bigger tip at the end of the week, she may be off that day and someone else might get it. Buffet Restaurant: the waiters will get to know you after seeing you for 2-3 meals a day for a week or longer, so no need to tip them every meal. 20 pesos once per day is fine. Italian Restaurant: 40-50 pesos. Bars: they have a tip jar, so just throw in 10 pesos every few drinks. Bellboy: 20 pesos All in all tipping will cost you only around $80 US for the week.

broadwalk is great for night time the hotel sell cheaper tickets for entry than going up to the disco ... ********** UNDER 18 ask the people at the hotel selling the tickets witch places dont check for iddddd******************** ====== or if you go the first night to broad walk youll probably find a guy passin out flyer well this guy sell a good package through out your stay go to different discos all inclded ---- remember always ask for a discount be lik thats all i have the rest is for my taxi ride..... ;) Before i went i read a lot of reviews and lots of them had negative comments like; ---the buffet is the same every day A: not true they changed throughtout the day maybe not totally different but a lot of varied food ---the pool is not clean A: k i dont knoe wat this person was talkin about cause this was one of the most impressive features.... they shut the pool down at 8:30pm to clean the pool and all the chairs and everything were cleaned daily ~~~~loction was good it walking distance from the mall "grande" which has regular prices but if you want to go cheap go to the boardwalk -- malecon --- not sure bout the spellin----- in this places as soon as the sellers see your all inclusive wrist band price goes^^up^^ so try putting a braclet over it always no matter if the store is in the ask for a lower price or a discount even in some fixed price stores they gave us a 5% discount

We took our 3 grown children on their first trip to Mexico. They had there own room to share and we had our own. Ages 19, 21 & 23. They had the time of their lives and made many many new friends. Activity coordinators - Moses and Lucy were the best! Close to the night life, they parasailed, went on the Bora Bora boat cruise and visited the waterfall and cliff diving! Body surfed, volleyball!The hotel staff were great, courteous and prompt. The hotel and rooms were clean. The food of course gets boring after the second day but for the price point there are no complaints here. I have no problem recommending this resort. Construction is still taking place next door and our kids room was facing the construction but they spent so little time in their room and when they did they were too tired to care.

My boyfriend and I went in mid January which the weather was great! As for the hotel the pool area is better than the room. It's fine if you don't plan to be in the room so much. The pool area was nice and right off the beach. It's an hour walk to downtown (which we did the first night). It's a 4 dollar taxi ride to downtown which is where the nightlife, boardwalk, and resturants are at which was very nice. NOTE:Make sure you ask the taxi how much it is before getting into the taxi each time. Or you can take the bus for fifty cents (safe just not clean). If you go you must try "Rythem of the Nights" (you can get tickets at the Marina (where the boats dock only a walk or taxi away). A boat takes you to an island where you wil have dinner ocean side and a late night show. Another tour is the Canopy. They take you by bus on a hour drive to the mountains where you zip from tree to tree. Just google these two attractions. If you have time you can also send 2 hours of your time on one of those time sharing tours in order to get your tours free. Just wheel and deal to get them free. There are two sides of Puerto Vallarta. The new side and the old side. The old side is where the downtown is located. Not much to do on the new side but that's where all the new hotels are at. I had no issues with the Holiday Inn..you basicly get what you paid for but if your on a budget I say book it. I would say the best place to get a bargin is on the beach. Rico's taco had great taco's which was on the way into downtown. Some of the clubs are: Hilo, O'Brians, Zoo, and Z-Lounge which are all downtown. There is also Christian's Night Club which is a bit more ($50 entrance fee) which is only right of the Holiday Inn by the Marina. There is also a flee market just at the end of the boardwalk to the left. The best place is still Cancun. Puerto Vallarta is still up and coming.

I loved the location! Right on the beach! The food at the hotel wasn't the greatest, but it was good. The waiters on the beach were wonderful. For night life, there were dancers who came by the resort, and there was always something to do in town. The hotel would pick an event or place to go every night on the town, and they would provide a cab to get there.

It was good except for the fact that after getting separated from my husband (and the room key) downtown I was told at 1:00am that I would not be able to get into my room until 7:00am (or until my husband returned with the key) "Apparently" there was nothing they could do even after I produced all ID including the ID from the hotel and my wrist band and not to mention the room was booked in my name. I decided to wait in the hallway beside our room so I could meet up with my husband when he returned but before that happened I was escorted away by security. Being made to feel like a common criminal in a foreign land did not increase my enjoyment of the stay. Luckily my husband returned shortly after only to find me frightened and upset by the pool in the dark. I would recommend the resort for a first time stay but I'm sure there's better options than this. Oh yeah, and make sure you've got a room key with you.

The service was great, and near to DT PV. The issues I had was that it's not designed for couples, or singles. It's definately a family vacation spot. I had a fantastic time, but after a few days, the screaming kids got a bit annoying. The restaurant selection was somewhat lacking. The one evening they ran out of beer didn't help their cause. Elevators were brutally slow, and didn't work one day. It's decent value, but if you're not wanting to stay at a place with lots of kids, I urge caution.

the beds need to be updated and also the cable needs to be updated with more channels, the suite in the second class need to be remodeled also the rooms need to be sprayed with air freshner daily. but overall it is great and good price......