I really like the location and the staff were a lot better this year. I get a little tired of having the time share stuffed down my throat from the minute I get off the Airplane. I interviewed mnay of the other guests who bought the time share and all but the ones who had just purchased the time share said it was not worth it. The beds are really hard in the rooms. Ocean view does not mean you will see the ocean from your room, unless you get up over the 4th flooor.

See above..

Our stay was great. This is by far the best hotel we've stayed in. All the staff was great and the installations are super. The price was the best part. We would definetely stay there again.

overall very nice hotel,

I have to say that our stay at Villa Del Palmar Flamingos beach Resort was very nice. I was a little worried because I kept hearing horror stories about people trying to get you to sign up for time share presentation and we didnt not expreince any of that. The staff from the very begining to the end was amazing.Everyone was friendly and there to help. The pool and beach were beautiful!! I wishe di could have stayed longer. The only bad part was that the hotel is far from town. If you are looing for a place where spend days at the beach or pool this is your place. Unfortunely, we had to be in town for a wedding so the disatance thing was a problem.This is also a great place to go with kids, there was plently of activities going on.

We were at this hotel Nov. 11-18, and we had a wonderful stay. The rooms were clean, and well kept, we had maid service everyday, they kept the room clean, the towels clean etc.... The pool is lovely, and the beach is beautiful. We had a small kitchen in our room, so we picked up supplies at the Mega Mart and cooked several meals in our room. The beach is beautiful, but hard to walk distances on, there is a nice walking path in front of the hotel. The area is also well patrolled, we there was never a fear for our safety. We walked several times North to the near by town, they have nice street markets there to buy souvenirs. We ate at both restaurants at the hotel, and they both had good meals, alittle pricey. I would definitely recommend this hotel to family and friend. We were pleasantly surprised. Also the Rythms of the Night, Sunset Boat Trip was worth the money, so was Vallarta Adventure--Zip Line.

Stayed at Villa Palmar Oct 11-17th. The hotel is very nice, very clean and the beds are very comfortable. The grounds are beautiful with many flowers and the pool is awesome. Ask for a room above the 4th floor. Any lower and your view will be blocked by palm trees! Downside was that the beach in front of the hotel was very rocky and the water looked kind of muddy and had a strong undertow. I don't usually swim in the ocean, so I really didn't care. The room had a small kichenette which was very convenient if you wanted to prepare some of your meals. La Mega market is close by, so you can buy most of your groceries, snacks, drinks there which saves you alot of money. Drinks and food bought at the hotel are expensive and the food is not all that great. All in all, we had a great time and would go back. If you like to party and do the night scene, this hotel is to far from Puerto Vallarta and expensive to get there by taxi.

If you go to Bucerias eat at Audautos. Fish is delicious. Take a tour to Caletas during the day or do Rhythm of the Night in Caletas at night.

all good except the nagging time share sales people....really a pain in the rear.

Traveler's tip:

Beautiful hotel right on the beach. Very family friendly with a huge pool in the center of the resort, where kids can play safely since most parts are very shallow. Location is nice if you want to be away from downtown, but the cab rides got expensive to go into town. Tours were enjoyable. Swimming and snorkeling were so-so, due to visibility not being ideal and the water is quite warm so it's not that refreshing to swim in. Food in resort was overall good, but not always the authentic mexican food we craved. Restaurant prices were a bit on the higher side.

Traveler's tip:

Great place to stay. Good pool and grounds.

I'm very satisfied with my stay in this hotel. Then staff is friendly and helpful. The hotel room is clean and got great views of the ocean. Main selling point is the lagoon type pool. Kids will love it! The beach water is not as prestine as I would expect, and a lot of jelly fish. So we preferred hanging by the pool. Hotel breakfast buffet is good but dinner is alright. All inclusive option is good if you drink. But I prefer eating out to explore different restaurants and I'm not tied to the hotel for my meal.

Traveler's tip:

The hotel itself was beautiful but not diver friendly. If you want to go to a place to relax, lay on the beach or enjoy a nice swimming pool, that is the place to go. If you're a scuba diver, don't bother. Go To Cozumel instead.

Traveler's tip:

I was so happy with the hotel I will definitely be back next year. The beach is beautiful, water was really warm and service was excelent!!

Traveler's tip:

I highly recommend Flamingo Del Palmar Resort & SPA as the best destination to relax and live worry free. I found this place extremely accommodating for singles and families and I couldn't have asked for more. The pools were well designed and inviting, the rooms were well maintained, and well appointed with the little extras like the kitchen. The bell boys were helpful every time we asked them which places to visit, and the overall resort was a dream experience.

The Resort's location is in a safe area.

The minute we got of the plane and were walking towards the front of the airpot where we were to meet our Expedia transportation we were bombarded by "representatives" for the hotel.they told us that expedia was going to be another hour wait and that we could go with them and have a free breakfast in the morning. We were saved by the expedia rep as we were leaving the airport with the "reps" from the hotel as he had been waiting for us the entire time. When we said we did not want to go with the hotel reps they became upset and tried to tell us that we had been dishonest with them! We were then bothered again as we entered the hotel lobby to register. They had beat us the hotel and were waiting to tell us that we could still get a free breakfast and they then gave us a bottle of tequilla as a gift. We were called at 7:30 a.m. to tell us to come to the breakfast. The harassment made the first couple of days very stressfull on what was suppossed to be a relaxing time. they were unrelentless until we fianlly agreed to come to a breakfast two days later. I did not go on this trip to treated like this and will only return if I can find a place that will treat us as paying customers and not second class citizens because we did not want to attend a three hour presentation on purchasing something we were never interested in to begin with.

Traveler's tip:

The airport experience was horrible. We were forced to be rude to get away from all the sales people. This is no way to start a vacation. We arrived at the hotel after 4:00 p.m. and had to wait for our room. It was a ploy to get us to talk to sales people. This was no way to start a vacation. The hotel called two more times to try to pressure us to go their sales breakfast. This is no way to relax on vacation. Once you said a firm "no" to the hotel sales team, they weren't helpful. The two restaurants on the property combined into one Italian joint. The service was slow, the food was good. The room and the view were the best thing about this hotel.

The hotel was beautiful, the food was good , the staff was great......what was wrong???? The incessant badgering by the people pitching the time share. We paid to stay there and were annoyed very much by this unforeseen aspect.

Traveler's tip:

very modern, and clean! quiet most of the time.. friendly staff and cousy rooms. the beds were not hard at all as many other hotels out there. kitchen included so you can buy groceries and save a little bit on food, coz believe me it is not cheap at all.. (good thing they have a super market near by "LA MEGA"), the taxi is nos cheap either to go to the city they will charge you about 20 dlls. and 20 dlls to come back to nuevo vallarta. I bought a pizza at the italian restaurant they have next to the pool, and honestly it was pretty bad, so dont try it. i wish they have the all included version as other hotels do, because you get to spend ALOT in food by going outside to dinner. one other thing, dont bother yourself by trying to check in early coz that will not work at all, we got there at 8:00 am, and they gave us the room at 4:00 pm!!!!.. so we wasted a lot of time there.. but overall great hotel, modern instalations. great if your going on a family trip, coz its really quiet...

we had a great time at the resort, very clean and the place is very well maintained. The resort is about 15 miles from old Puerto Vallarta so there are very few restaurants and night clubs in close proximity. We ended up renting a car because taxis are expensive and you need to take to buses to take downtown. But if you intend spending most of your time at the resort it is a great place.

Traveler's tip:

Great Hotel. Love our 1 bed room with washer and dryer. Staffs are all wonderful. Awsome pool area. Watch out for timeshare drama from the minute you step out from the airport until you check in the hotel.

Traveler's tip:

The hotel is great and great service too. Everything was clean inside and outside of the hotel room. We did not eat at the hotel, we went out for lunch and dinner.Great place to relax.