Occidental Nuevo Vallarta - All Inclusive

After reading so many reviews and making a shortlist of different all-inclusives, we decided to go with this one (the cheapest on our list) but then pay for the Royal upgrade. We loved the VIP feeling of Royal, with access to bar with better liquor, VIP pool and beach booths, VIP check in with welcome drink, and VIP restaurant. Breakfast main buffet and Mexican restaurant lunch buffet were excellent. The international restaurants were nice but most dishes not really authentic, for example VIP steak was weird, Italian pastas a little different than they should be, etc. Manage expectations. Pool is great, beach is nice, and the grounds are lovely. Loved the body board rentals, tennis, and gym. In June (low season), I would say 70% of guests were locals and it was not hard to get pool chairs. Staff was great and there was no pressure for excursions or time shares – they weren't even mentioned.

Wonderful experience, friendly staff. Beautiful beachfront. Very family friendly, but worth the Royal level upgrade to access all areas.

Location Epic beach! Bars are awesome Buffet Palm trees Pool

The room was very comfortable, and the balcony view was terrific. The bathroom and shower were modern and spacious. We really enjoyed hanging by the pool with great service and entertainment staff. The Ala Carte restaurants were good. Buffet lunch at the Mexican was always very good, especially the soups!

This was my second stay and I went to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Thank you for the wonderful sweets and champagne! We had a great time. I like the hotel's buffet, which has a wide variety of food and lots of fruit.