Villa del Mar Beach Resort & Spa Puerto Vallarta

Well kept and clean. Great location!

The instant sales pitch for time share after check in.

The hotel is well located and is close to the best discos in Puerto Vallarta: Strana and La Santa.

I did not like that WIFI service has an additional cost. This should be included in the rate.

The pools are great and the bar service on the beach is nice

If you do not do all inclusive then you must preload credits to your room. If say you run out of these credits and need to charge your dinner to your room you have leave the restaurant, walk back to your room, get your wallet, walk back to the front desk, then back to the restaurant to pay ... total first world problem but it is an annoying change. You used to be able to open a credit card on the room when you got there and that was that. Also the beds requested were not available so we had to share one king. Also not the biggest deal but just know your request is just a suggestion to the hotel and they will not do anything to move you around.

Good Value

Room was large, bright and super clean. The pools and grounds were also nice and very clean. There are 3 restaurants and a deli, all are good and reasonably priced. For example, a burger or a Mexican dish and a beer are in the $8-$15 range. All of the prices in the restaurants and shops were shown with tax included. I stayed a week and had no surprises or problems. The staff is exceptional. Its easy to catch a bus to the malecon (downtown) for 7.5 pesos, or a taxi is about 100 pesos. I have paid more for places that weren't as good, so I was very satisfied.

The beach area for this hotel was OK, but not an expansive beach. But there's nothing to stop you from walking along the beach as far as you want. This is not a place where you step out of your room on to the beach. You'll have to take a few steps.