Costco Travel: Puerto Vallarta All Inclusive Vacation from Vancouver - Fiesta Americana

See you all on March 27th at the pool bar

I think this is spring break time for the Mercian’s, so keep that in mind. Was in Cabo with my wife and kids first week of march and it was an absolute sh*t show. There were three deaths at our resort that week. Maui is more my jam.

LOLUMIRINBRO wrote: ↑ See you all on March 27th at the pool bar

We'll be spotted from a mile away when we touch down.




Big tippers in the house!

chenwaa123 wrote: ↑ I think this is spring break time for the Mercian’s, so keep that in mind. Was in Cabo with my wife and kids first week of march and it was an absolute sh*t show. There were three deaths at our resort that week. Maui is more my jam.

I’ll be back in Maui mid November. See you there?

101101110 wrote: ↑ We'll spotted from a mile away when we touch down.




Big tippers in the house!

If I see any one of these swim shorts on I will know
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chenwaa123 wrote: ↑ I think this is spring break time for the Mercian’s, so keep that in mind. Was in Cabo with my wife and kids first week of march and it was an absolute sh*t show. There were three deaths at our resort that week. Maui is more my jam.

I think Cabo/Cancun areas are a lot more popular with spring breakers. Granted Vallarta does gets its fair share of Chad's walking around during that time, but I think it's a bit less crazy.

101101110 wrote: ↑ We'll be spotted from a mile away when we touch down.




Big tippers in the house!

Why is his shoes backwards?

Do you mind I ask how you get that deal? I can't seem to find any deal around that time..

Been there 2 years ago. Okay booze....food not good....sun and sand great. Eat on the way down and on way home....just drink for 7 days and lay on the beach.

I've been to Cancun/Playa before but planning on taking the wife and baby (1 y/o) to PVR for the first time. Do you guys recommend a hotel/Airbnb in the city or an all inclusive - if so which one? Wife likes resorts but never been to Mexico, I like exploring as I get pretty bored in resorts after a few days. Heard Nuevo Vallarta has nicer resorts/beaches but that's further away which means farther transportation which is something else we have to figure out with an infant. What do??

jeeva86 wrote: ↑ Why is his shoes backwards?

So they last twice as long... think tire rotation :P

peakingduck wrote: ↑ I've been to Cancun/Playa before but planning on taking the wife and baby (1 y/o) to PVR for the first time. Do you guys recommend a hotel/Airbnb in the city or an all inclusive - if so which one? Wife likes resorts but never been to Mexico, I like exploring as I get pretty bored in resorts after a few days. Heard Nuevo Vallarta has nicer resorts/beaches but that's further away which means farther transportation which is something else we have to figure out with an infant. What do??

We (wife & I) spent a week at the Riu Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta last November. It was all inclusive and pretty good. It was $2,800 for the 2 of us from Calgary on a last minute deal. It's actually closer to the airport than PV. Bucerias is only a mile or so away and if you're energetic, you can walk there along the beach. One thing that was totally unexpected was the beach was closed for 5 of our 7 days due to crocodiles in the water. Who knew?

smacd wrote: ↑ We (wife & I) spent a week at the Riu Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta last November. It was all inclusive and pretty good. It was $2,800 for the 2 of us from Calgary on a last minute deal. It's actually closer to the airport than PV. Bucerias is only a mile or so away and if you're energetic, you can walk there along the beach. One thing that was totally unexpected was the beach was closed for 5 of our 7 days due to crocodiles in the water. Who knew?

Pretty much any beach close to a river mouth is going to be like that unfortunately.

Nuevo Vallarta: Further from downtown. Less street food or local restaurants. Shallower water at the beaches. Fancier resorts. Less local vibe. Older retired crowd. Nice walking paths.

Puerto Vallarta: Closer to downtown. Bars, restaurants, and clubs within walking distance. Street food and local restaurants everywhere. Water can get deep quickly, and waves can be bigger, depending on surge. More local vibe. More uneven sidewalks.

101101110 wrote: ↑ We'll be spotted from a mile away when we touch down.




Big tippers in the house!

LOLOLOL you forgot the Lenovo laptop though.

We were here Nov 2023 and would not go back. They are cheap for a reason.

Food was abysmal (you can cook better), lack of restaurant selection, coupled with manual reservation requiring guests to go down in the morning and book dinner - good dinner time slots quickly ran out.

Alcohol watered down (to be expected?)

Third night between 11-11.45PM they invited heavy rock band to play down at the lounge. I have high tolerance for bands prior nights, but we're talking heavy metal kind of loud, called receptionist, mentioned she had been getting lots of complaints as a result.

Beach was good but not great. Breakfast was ok.

If you upgrade (pay extra), you can access their adults only pool/bar area, which seems way better than public ones

Youve been warned

Backslash wrote: ↑ Note that it looks like the Costco package does not include any checked baggage, only carry on. From what I can tell, adding a checked bag will cost $35 each way if purchased online before the trip.

It is more than $35 each way.

The Westjet ticket is Economy, so the rates for baggage are a bit better.
I've never been to PV before, but recent reviews on Tripadvisor look pretty good!

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