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Statistics:Posted by condor — Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:31 pm
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Don't forget to post a Trip report on viewforum.php?f=21 - post some photos too, that would be nice.
Greetings
M.
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One thing is certain. This will not be our only trip to PV or to the Villa Premiere. The staff at this boutique hotel were entirely charming and gave us personalized service simply not found in larger facilities. The location was ideal for us to explore "el Centro" and the Malecon. I would highly recommend this hotel for anyone wanting to make their vacation a little more intimate and special, and I truly don't believe we could have chosen better for what we had in mind.
Statistics:Posted by albertahearts — Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:22 am
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Statistics:Posted by albertahearts — Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:20 pm
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I first off want to thank you for all the great information.We have already booked our package and didn't take the All Inclusive package. We figured if we really wanted to we could always do it when we got there. But after your comments I feel more comfortable that we made the right choice. Secondly is about the pool area is it blocked from the sun during any part of the day? The reason I ask is two years ago I stayed in Cancun and the hotel blocked the sun out completely by two in the afternoon.I failed to answer your question about Australian wines. I am not very well versed in Australian wines but know they make some great wine and I have enjoyed several. I am fairly confident you will find some Australian wines on the menu and most likely a Shiraz. As I recall, Trio, La Palapa, Vista Grill, Hacienda San Angel and Cafe de Artiste all of extensive wine list.
If you and your significant other enjoy good food, fun and wine I am confident you will have a great time in PV. We plan many of our meals with sunset. This is particularly true for the restaurants with outside seating such as La Palapa, Vista Grill, Barcelona and Hacienda San Angel because the sunsets are the most beautiful you will find anywhere in the world. I could make a book of nothing but pictures of sunsets in Vallarta.
One other thing did you upgrade your room when you were there?
Our personal opinion is that the room upgrades are not a great value for us. All the rooms have the same ocean view but the higher floors offer a little better view. Secondly, for us we spend very little time in the room so we never really enjoy the extra room etc. since we basically use it to sleep and shower. We find the rooms and beds to be comfortable and always well kept.
I hope this helps!
Statistics:Posted by ruler61 — Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:16 pm
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We love Villa Premier and this is either our fourth or fifth visit to the hotel. But to keep expectations in check while VP is a very nice hotel but it's not a luxury hotel such as a St. Regis or Four Seasons. Keep in mind that because the hotel is small all the more reason you may want to get out at night.
Again our reservation includes breakfast so to pay an additional $175.00 for lunch and drinks is not worth the money because we would probably only use about $75.00 - $100 for lunch and drinks and we do occasionally like to get out and eat lunch other places. Bottom line, we like our options and getting into town.
Whatever you decide I hope you will get out and explore the town and all the great places to eat and drink!
Statistics:Posted by ruler61 — Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:07 pm
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Is the service and comfort at the Villa Premiere as good as the Trip Advisor site indicates? We're aiming to feel pampered and are definitely looking forward to the warmth
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We already have snow.Statistics:Posted by albertahearts — Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:30 pm
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It is hard for me to advise you without knowing everything. However, if it only cost $150.00 per day that may be worth doing. You can do the math and determine what is best for you on that issue.
Here is the website for the wine I mentioned earlier if interested: (http://www.madero.com.mx/english/reserv ... pcion.html)
Statistics:Posted by ruler61 — Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:05 pm
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There two reasons:
1) Pure mathematics/economics. We reserved a deluxe room for $136.00 per night including taxes and breakfast for two. The all inclusive is $400.00 per night. Typically our rates do not even include breakfast and we often walk and have breakfast at two or three restaurants that we enjoy and that are extremely reasonable. During the day we lounge by the pool have a few drinks and a light lunch poolside. So during a typical day we spend $15-$20 for breakfast (two full breakfasts), lunch $30 and a few drinks by the pool maybe $70 so I have spent $120 for breakfast, lunch and a few drinks for the two of us. That leaves about $150 from the all inclusive price to pay towards dinner, drinks and a nice bottle of wine. We will usually spend more than that for our nights out but we are going to different restaurants each night and eating the best food in Vallarta.
2) As stated in my previous post we LOVE going into town and eating at different restaurants. It is the town, the people and the restaurants that keep us coming back to Vallarta, not necessarily the resorts. Again, this is one reason we love Villa Premier is due to its location and proximity to town and the restaurants. Not that you asked but I will provide you a list of our favorite places to eat:
Breakfast: Las Palamas on the malecon sit upstairs with a great view and Caesars a few blocks from the hotel towards the malecon. There is also a restaurant right across the street from the hotel that serves a nice breakfast but I can't remember the name.
Lunch: if not eating at the hotel, El Barracuda on the beach with great fish tacos etc is just down from Villa Premier or Vitea (owned by Trio) at the far end of the malecon with ocean views.
Dinner: La Palapa (ask for a table on the beach) they also have great live music in the lounge area, Trio is some of the best food in Vallarta, Hacienda San Angel is a beautiful small high end hotel with great views, food and beautfiful grounds a must, Vista Grill owned by La Palapa offers the best views of Vallarta with wonderful food and service, El Arrayan for the best Mexican food in town, Cafe de Artiste sitting in the garden is always great, Barcelona's offers nice views, great tapas at reasonable prices, River Cafe has good food and live music and we will be trying Treato Limon for the first time this trip which we are looking forward to trying based on feedback. La Palapa, Hacienda San Angel and Vista Grill all have great food and beautiful ambience/views but all of these are must tries time permitting.
It would be ashame to go to Puerto Vallarta and spend so much money for a hotel and the all inclusive prices and not experience the town, the people and these great restaurants. Even when we have stayed at all inclusive hotels (Dreams and Casa Velas) we go out at night for dinner.
We will be in Vallarta for 9 nights Nov 26 - Dec 5 and will be going to all of these restaurants.
I hope this helps and hope you try these restaurants. I would love to hear your feedback. Good luck and have a great time.
Please clarify if the price difference you mentioned in price between all inclusive and room only is for both of you? We rechecked and if we'd booked the all inclusive for the 7 days, the total for both of us would have been $1110 Canadian extra, all taxes included. We're wondering if the difference is because ours was a full package including flights and that there is a discount as a result.1) Pure mathematics/economics. We reserved a deluxe room for $136.00 per night including taxes and breakfast for two. The all inclusive is $400.00 per night. Typically our rates do not even include breakfast and we often walk and have breakfast at two or three restaurants that we enjoy and that are extremely reasonable. During the day we lounge by the pool have a few drinks and a light lunch poolside. So during a typical day we spend $15-$20 for breakfast (two full breakfasts), lunch $30 and a few drinks by the pool maybe $70 so I have spent $120 for breakfast, lunch and a few drinks for the two of us. That leaves about $150 from the all inclusive price to pay towards dinner, drinks and a nice bottle of wine. We will usually spend more than that for our nights out but we are going to different restaurants each night and eating the best food in Vallarta.
2) As stated in my previous post we LOVE going into town and eating at different restaurants. It is the town, the people and the restaurants that keep us coming back to Vallarta, not necessarily the resorts. Again, this is one reason we love Villa Premier is due to its location and proximity to town and the restaurants. Not that you asked but I will provide you a list of our favorite places to eat:
Breakfast: Las Palamas on the malecon sit upstairs with a great view and Caesars a few blocks from the hotel towards the malecon. There is also a restaurant right across the street from the hotel that serves a nice breakfast but I can't remember the name.
Lunch: if not eating at the hotel, El Barracuda on the beach with great fish tacos etc is just down from Villa Premier or Vitea (owned by Trio) at the far end of the malecon with ocean views.
Dinner: La Palapa (ask for a table on the beach) they also have great live music in the lounge area, Trio is some of the best food in Vallarta, Hacienda San Angel is a beautiful small high end hotel with great views, food and beautfiful grounds a must, Vista Grill owned by La Palapa offers the best views of Vallarta with wonderful food and service, El Arrayan for the best Mexican food in town, Cafe de Artiste sitting in the garden is always great, Barcelona's offers nice views, great tapas at reasonable prices, River Cafe has good food and live music and we will be trying Treato Limon for the first time this trip which we are looking forward to trying based on feedback. La Palapa, Hacienda San Angel and Vista Grill all have great food and beautiful ambience/views but all of these are must tries time permitting.
It would be ashame to go to Puerto Vallarta and spend so much money for a hotel and the all inclusive prices and not experience the town, the people and these great restaurants. Even when we have stayed at all inclusive hotels (Dreams and Casa Velas) we go out at night for dinner.
We will be in Vallarta for 9 nights Nov 26 - Dec 5 and will be going to all of these restaurants.
I hope this helps and hope you try these restaurants. I would love to hear your feedback. Good luck and have a great time.
Statistics:Posted by albertahearts — Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:29 pm
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I failed to answer your question about Australian wines. I am not very well versed in Australian wines but know they make some great wine and I have enjoyed several. I am fairly confident you will find some Australian wines on the menu and most likely a Shiraz. As I recall, Trio, La Palapa, Vista Grill, Hacienda San Angel and Cafe de Artiste all of extensive wine list.
If you and your significant other enjoy good food, fun and wine I am confident you will have a great time in PV. We plan many of our meals with sunset. This is particularly true for the restaurants with outside seating such as La Palapa, Vista Grill, Barcelona and Hacienda San Angel because the sunsets are the most beautiful you will find anywhere in the world. I could make a book of nothing but pictures of sunsets in Vallarta.
I first off want to thank you for all the great information.We have already booked our package and didn't take the All Inclusive package. We figured if we really wanted to we could always do it when we got there. But after your comments I feel more comfortable that we made the right choice. Secondly is about the pool area is it blocked from the sun during any part of the day? The reason I ask is two years ago I stayed in Cancun and the hotel blocked the sun out completely by two in the afternoon.If you and your significant other enjoy good food, fun and wine I am confident you will have a great time in PV. We plan many of our meals with sunset. This is particularly true for the restaurants with outside seating such as La Palapa, Vista Grill, Barcelona and Hacienda San Angel because the sunsets are the most beautiful you will find anywhere in the world. I could make a book of nothing but pictures of sunsets in Vallarta.
One other thing did you upgrade your room when you were there?
Statistics:Posted by another cold Albertan — Sun Nov 06, 2011 3:06 pm
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I hadn't realized Mexico had their own wineries, but I'll check to see if our Canadian liquor stores have Casa Madera available so we can test drive it before we get there.
Statistics:Posted by albertahearts — Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:18 pm
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If you and your significant other enjoy good food, fun and wine I am confident you will have a great time in PV. We plan many of our meals with sunset. This is particularly true for the restaurants with outside seating such as La Palapa, Vista Grill, Barcelona and Hacienda San Angel because the sunsets are the most beautiful you will find anywhere in the world. I could make a book of nothing but pictures of sunsets in Vallarta.
Statistics:Posted by ruler61 — Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:11 pm
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