We just got back after an 8 day stay at this wonderful property. ( MARCH 7/09 TO MARCH 14/09 ). i find that a vacation is always what you make of it.the rooms were very impressive, clean, spacious and offered the king size bed, feather pillows and big screen flat panel tv's, wahoo!. the hotel is in a bay, so... more

This was our 2nd stay at Barcelo (we also stayed there in 4-08). On both trips we travelled with our now 5 and 2 year olds. We were very pleased with both of our stays and service was consistently good during both stays. LOCATION: On a cove in Mismaloya which is about 30 minutes south of the airport and 20... more

We just got back from 5 nights at the Barcelo........the resort rooms, and grounds are absolutley beautiful as you will read in many reviews here. The drinks at the bars are very hit and miss, one time you get a fantastic drink and the next it is something slopped together that is awful, we are not picky people and drank... more

A group of 10 of us recently spent 6 days at this beautiful resort. We thoroughly enjoyed the beauty of the resort, the quality and abundance of food, the scheduled entertainment each evening, the activities poolside all afternoon long and had a great time. What we weren't prepared for was the theft of personal belongings. Several guests from our group... more

My wife and I stayed three weeks at this paradise. In the beauty of the setting and the layout and utility of the resort, we were impressed with the courtesy of the staff, and the cleanliness of the facility. The food in all restaurants was varied and quite good, and better than we've had in the past. Different entertainment is... more

The hotel was lovely. The grounds beautiful. The food decent, however many in our party suffered from food poisoning. Even with that behind us, I still would have recommened this hotel. But we were charged twice for our weeks stay. First upon arrival and again on departure. The front desk informed my husband that they had no record. Since our... more

We had an amazing stay at this hotel. We were greeted with champagne, a special concierge gave us everything we needed to know about the hotel, set up all of our reservations and other hotel needs, and let us know about all of the activities at the hotel and with tours. The rooms were INCREDIBLE! You'll just have to look... more

I recently spent a week in Punta Cana and wrote a pretty harsh review on the Occidental. Most of my comparisons were made to this hotel on last years vacation and I would like to review it so the public can really see how great this place is. First of all, the majority of employees, cooks, waitors, front desk, and... more

Never being in Puerto Vallarta, we had our travel agent check out the hotels. He gave us several hotels to check out, which I wasn’t very impressed with. After seeing the Barceló La Jolla de Mismaloya, it seemed to be the perfect paradise; we could hardly wait to get there. We booked this hotel with our agent. Several days before... more