Top Hotels Near Playa Esmerelda in Puerto Vallarta from AU$85

"Incredible! Highly recommended! Beautiful "

"Beautiful location, pools and rooms. Staff are top tier, very friendly and helpful. Very relaxing resort. Far enough away from PV to be away but close enough to get into town. Amenities lack a bit, game room is tucked away and costs extra money. The food is average and not the best. Even at the restaurants. Always could find something to eat while at resort but ended up leaving for a nice meal. "

"Didn’t use the pool or spa. Room was very clean. Enjoyed the Vela Buffet especially the service of Norma,Juan and Luis"

"very clean, room is very comfortable and staff is very friendly and attentive. the shows lacked quality for this type of resort and its high prices. It is very confusing to navigate into what's included and what is not included in this "all inclusive" resort where every little upgrade for food item is extra (if you want your dinner with meat or seafood, be prepared to pay very high pricing. Not a great feeling after paying over 400 per night for the resort)."

"great service and perfect hotel"

"Pools werent clean pool decks hadnt been washed in quite a while pool chairs and umbrellas covered in bird mess pools had lots of floaters from plants birds etc areas food in the snack bar was often undercooked we were approached multiple times by hotel "concierges" about a "vacation club" presentation which amounts to a time share which we weren't interested in and felt we almost had to play hide and seek to avoid it. Bar staff in the lobby and pool bars were awesome including Chew,Hugo,Adrian,Luis and,Ivan. They were the best part of the trip rooms were clean and views were awesome but we had to call almost everyday to get enough towels for all of us brought to the room. Minimum food selection at the buffet and only one restaurant besides the buffet children could eat at after lunch time. Our ten year old went to the kids club for a "beach walk" and was given a garbage bag and asked to clean the beach for the staff as well."

"The location and view is spectacular. Lots of furniture inside and out on balcony for viewing the beaches and dolphins. Condo was clean. However the condo could be updated for the cost of the stay. Regina property manager was excellent with help with extras like tours. We did have a full tour with Josephina from Enjoy Puerto Vallarta Travel Agency and it was the best guide we have ever had. Josephina is amazing. 2 weeks with great weather. Definitely recommend this condo and will be coming back. Lorrie April 25 2026. "

"Would book again"

"This unit has a fantastic view! Nicely decorated and had everything needed for a comfortable stay. Beautiful beach towels and chairs with umbrella if you wanted to have one in the sand, but we just used it on the balcony for shade. This was perfect! Plenty of fridge room with having the big wine fridge also. Bed was wonderful, water pressure was strong in the shower, so perfect.the owners Matt and Deidra are very responsive and gave us tons of good advice on what was around to do and places to eat etc. they are very responsive and helpful! We highly recommend renting from them. Thank you for allowing us to have this lovely stay! Sue and Kevin. 10/10 trip"