3 Best Hotels in South of Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta

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Hotel Mousai Puerto Vallarta

$$$$ | Carretera a Barra de Navidad, Km. 7.5, Mexico Fodor's Choice

This adults-only, extra-luxurious, all-inclusive resort is the only five-diamond hotel in Puerto Vallarta, and you can tell why the moment you step foot on it. This two-tower hotel is sparkling and stylish, with huge rooms, modern sassy decor, and all types of little details such as iPad-operated ambience systems, walk-in rain showers, and smart bidet toilets. The all-inclusive experience is real premium with four top-notch restaurants on the premises, plus two more options at its sister hotel Garza Blanca located within walking distance.

Pros

  • No kids
  • Private terraces with Jacuzzi
  • Two extraordinary rooftop swimming pools

Cons

  • Not beachfront
  • Traffic from PV
  • Time-share presentations
Carretera a Barra de Navidad, Km. 7.5, Mexico
322-176-0738
Hotel Details
145 rooms
All-Inclusive

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Garza Blanca Preserve Resort and Spa

$$$$ | Carretera a Barra de Navidad Km 7.5, Chapala, Mexico Fodor's Choice

Hollywood celebrities have stayed at this new and award-winning resort when visiting Puerto Vallarta for vacation—and it's no surprise why. It's luxurious, nestled between the hills and the clean waters of southern Bahia de Banderas, and offers all the amenities and attention to detail you can think of. Rooms range from "deluxe" to "grand penthouse" suites, all exquisitely furnished, yet without forgetting the hotel's eco-friendly purpose.

Pros

  • Elegant and sophisticated
  • Great restaurants
  • Immaculate facilities
  • Spotless beach

Cons

  • Pricey
  • Need transportation to get to Puerto Vallarta
Carretera a Barra de Navidad Km 7.5, Chapala, Mexico
322-176–07000
Hotel Details
73 rooms
All-inclusive; No meals

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Hotelito Mio Playa Caballo Resort

$$$$ | Playa Caballo, 48292, Mexico

Hotelito Mio is a quaint boutique hotel that is both luxurious and rustic, located on Playa Caballo next to Las Ánimas. Thatched roofs and wooden walls hide upscale amenities, luxury bedding, scented candles, and tubs and Jacuzzis with ocean views. San Miguel Restaurant on the premises offers a customized menu according to your tastes and nutritional requirements, and the beach spa will pamper you with facials, massages, yoga, Pilates, and Reiki.

Pros

  • Long list of spa treatments
  • Open-air palapa restaurant on the beach
  • All villas include a bathtub

Cons

  • Hard to get to
  • No fitness center
  • A bit pricey
Playa Caballo, 48292, Mexico
332-183--8803
Hotel Details
8 villas
Free Breakfast

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