We booked a stay at the San Felipe based on the more recent, positive reviews. Yikes! As earlier posts indicated, the place is dirty and in disrepair, the service poor to totally absent. We've traveled extensively in Mexico and Latin America and have always found nice and reasonable accomodations - until visiting the Hotel San Felipe! We moved after one night to the Alondra in Barra de Navidad and spent a wonderful, comfortable week there .

My two daughters and I didn't stay there because we were staying at a realitives place down the street on the beach but we meet them the first day we were there. They were fun and helped us with anything we needed to know, or any place we wanted to go and didn't know how to get there. When we needed a dr. they helped us get one and we rented a golf cart from them the whole time we were there...which was a blast. Its a neat place right on the beach.
I mean what do you expect your in Mexico not Las Vegas. Its all good. Have fun, relax, you'll enjoy yourself.

Great place to stay cheaply and do nothing

Very laid-back, a great place to relax and essentially do nothing. Felipe (owner) was gracious and helpful, and offered to get us 1/2 price bus tickets back to Guadalajara (unfortunately, we had already bought them). His wife Linda is a good cook, and we ate 4 breakfasts on site. We only ate one dinner there, and it was OK and extremely inexpensive (less than $5 US per person w/o drinks). "Happy hour" is from 1 to 5 PM with beer at $1 US. We had a 2nd floor room facing the ocean, and waves lulled us to sleep. Clientele seemed mainly retired Canadians and Europeans, who did not stay up to all hours (as mentioned in other reviews.) One night there were some in the bar below us, trying to remember 60's songs with a guitar, but they kept losing track after the first line or two. They had no staying power, and went to bed about 11. Rooms were reasonably clean, but maid service was spotty. Climate in early March was perfect, with breeze to keep the bugs away and low humidity and nice temps. I agree with the observation about the toucans - Felipe needs to scrub down the poop which is right at the entry. TV was not working - Felipe said something about the cable service being on the fritz. We did not care - brought books to read and did not need to keep up with the world. Most reviews on this site are old - our experience was generally much nicer than the reviews that are negative, and we are not youngsters who will put up with a lot of crap. Resaurants in the rest of Melaque are pretty basic, but the Maya had great Asian-fusion cooking and wonderful seafood. In short - stay at San felipe if you want quiet and a great view of the beach and waves to put you to sleep.

Where do i start?...Well like some of the others here i was a little worried having read some of the reveiws here.If you don't like the odd bit of parrot poop. If you don't like feeling at home with an incredible staff,with VERY clean rooms at great prices...Don't stay here!.Of course this hotel like any other is'nt for everyone. Four of us just returned, and had a great time. Very clean rooms ,great staff(heh ramone!).felipe likes to enjoy him self,but heh so do we .Especially on vacation.His vacation of course is on going.Great food also linda.If your a younger group( or young at heart).You should enjoy .My wife and i have been all over pacific mexico,and this for is our favorite hotel ...hasta luego felipe