I will preface this by saying that we have a 20 month old and therefore the reason this place received a low rating was due to the noise and frustration of dealing with this.
Pros- great location on the bay, right next to the small turtle sanctuary. Walk to Paradise Plaza is about 10 minutes where there is a small grocery store and various other shops (Subway, McD's...if you want that sort of thing). Can catch the local bus to downtown PV for 13 pesos one way, Wal-Mart-11 pesos. Place and area was VERY safe. Beach was great to walk along and goes on forever. Taxis are readily available and there is a nice little taco stand across the street. Staff is very helpful and accomadating and they have a small restaurant on-site. We had a 2 bdrm (1 bdrm + loft) which was very spacious. They did have a 2 burner stove in the room, microwave, no oven. WiFi available for $5 for the week. Safe in room avail as well for $5 for the week.
Cons: the better days for the decor/maintenance are behind it. They are in need of updating and they are aware of this (which they will tell you if you take their short 20 minute tour). Beds are hard but have heard you might be able to ask for some sort of mattress.
We were put in the C Building which is in the same location as the front desk. Could hear the phone ringing all the time, plus the owner has 2 beagles/hounds which liked to make themselves known (barking) around lunch and dinner time. They were also working on a unit below us which brought some hammering ... Again, due to our toddler, this became a source of frustration. We switched over to an A bldg unit. Great views. Downside of this one is that upstairs bathroom smelled like their was a sewer back up. Had to keep windows open for some fresh air and froze my parents (no heaters).
All in all, I loved the location, the small feel to the place (versus the huge all inclusive places), staff was great. Normally, being a budget traveller, the dated part does not bother me whatsoever. But the noise issues as it related to our toddler was a source of frustration (especially the dogs as I saw no reason to have baying dogs at a hotel). If it were just me & my wife, the place would have been just fine although it would have been nice for just a tad more comfortable beds.
But if we came back again with our small one, since there are so many other places in the PV/NV area, I would probably give another one a try.
If you are looking for value, quiet spot (although ask to not be in the C bldg), beautiful location, and are a retired couple...this place just might be the spot.
- Bahia Del Sol Hotel
