Occidental Allegro Nuevo Vallarta Hotel

I absolutley loved staying at the Occidental. There were three of us who stayed there last year 12/15/02-12/26/02. We all had the best of time. The food was great, loved the buffets.The staff outstanding we became quite close with them, Mario, Viri, Fanny, Alexandera, Emillo, Mau, Tino, George all of them outstanding and always trying to please. The entertainment at night was always leaving you sitting at the edge of your seat because it was so good. The water beautiful and warm. The beach vendors a bit of a hassle all you need to... more

Our group of three couples just returned from an 8 day vacation to Puerto Vallarta. The all inclusive Allegero was great. The people at the resort were friendly, helpful, and treated us like we were their only guest they had to wait on. The dining staff called us by our state after the first meal and knew that we drank tea without sugar at every meal from the second one on. The bartenders were great and again knew what drinks we wanted whenever we walked up to get a drink. The activities staff ate with us and called us by names for most of... more

My wife and I just got back from a 4 day vacation at the Occidental Grand Nuevo Vallarta Hotel - aka Allegro Hotel in Nuevo Vallarta. The food was good, the beach was clean and the waves were plentiful - Exactly what we were looking for. We read all the reviews from this site and this hotel seemed to have the overall best value for quality. Of course, any hotel will have some bad reviews - but for this hotel I suspect that most of those bad reviews stem out of unrealistic expectations. The staff was pleasant and the room was adequate (while... more

After 20 years away, my wife and I returned to the Pacific coast of Mexico on June 23-29, 2003. The Occidental Grand Hotel near Puerto Vallarta, our resort of choice, gave us a great welcome back! In our 'mature' 50's, we found most families had school-age children, which was refreshing to watch. Special rates during the off-season encouraged busses of Hispanic families from Mexico City and Guadalahara with small children, who did get loud at times, but equal parts of Canadian/British/American families, and local Hispanic families, provided... more