Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa is a four-star hotel in Puerto Vallarta. On site you'll find beachfront access, a pool and a spa. 4962 guests rate it 4.6 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices start at US$173 per night.
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Facilities
Guest reviews
4.64962 reviewsStunning Resort with incredible views! The service here is amazing! The lobby and main area have lots of seating and amazing views. The rooms are very nice and well appointed, and the ocean view rooms are truly spectacular. The beds are very comfortable and the rooms are incredibly clean The bathroom is spacious and has lots of counter space. The pool is amazing and has stunning views. There are so many dining options to choose from and all were great and had good food and views. All of the bars were great and quick. The spa is amazing and priced fairly. All of the staff was great and very hel…
Was invited as a plus 1 to a work trip there. Great garden view room, daily room service, beautiful beach and sunsets, amazing food, 5 star service especially from Carlos and Raul at the beach. Note: this is not the Caribbean, so expect water to be slightly choppy, cooler but TOTALLY swimmable. For kids, there a little playground near the beach with a water feature. The pool was amazing with a swim up bar and lots of cabanas you can rent for the day for only $100. I wish the hot tub attached to the pool was bigger because as the Pacific winds pick up in the evening, everyone wanted to warm up…
Really poor experience with the hotel's costumer service. Group of several families booked a trip to this hotel during Spring Break. After getting state department warning about elevated security concerns, some of us didn't feel safe traveling there with small children. Cancellation policy required to cancel 14 days before the trip but we missed it by two days. Some of us were able to cancel the reservation with no problem. When we tried to cancel we got a huge runaround: Marriott Bonvoy costumer service insisted we call the hotel. The hotel costumer service put us through extensive questionn…
Planning your trip to Puerto Vallarta
When to go
From November to April the weather is nearly perfect: dry, sunny, 25-30°C — and prices know it, peaking at Christmas, New Year and Holy Week. May to July heats up with still-reasonable rates.
August to October brings the full tropics: humidity, hard afternoon rain and the true low season, with the year's best discounts. Hurricanes touch this coast less than the Caribbean, but September rain is serious.
Seasons with their own names: humpback whales December to March, the May Pride weeks that fill the Romántica, and November — perhaps the rounded month: weather already dry, prices still mid-season.
A wrinkle worth planning around: Mexican national holidays — Holy Week above all — bring a different crowd than the international winter season: younger, larger groups, and beach zones at full volume. The same hotel can be a quiet retreat in February and a party block in April; read recent reviews from the season you are actually booking.
Getting there and around
The airport is inside the city: 10 minutes to the Marina, 20-30 to the Zona Romántica. Official airport taxis charge fixed zone rates of about MX$400-600 at 2025 prices; cross the departures footbridge and apps or street taxis drop considerably. The city buses, dirt cheap, run the whole shoreline.
The city stretches many kilometres along the bay but each zone walks: the Romántica and Centro entirely on foot, joined by the Malecón. Between zones, buses and taxis — agree the fare first or use an app.
For Sayulita, San Pancho and the Nayarit coast, buses and colectivos leave from near the airport; the southern beaches — Mismaloya, Boca de Tomatlán and roadless villages like Yelapa — go by blue bus and water taxi. A car only pays if your plan runs up and down the bay highway.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The Zona Romántica is why most people come back: old Vallarta's cobbled streets, Los Muertos beach and pier, hundreds of restaurants, and the most open LGBTQ+ scene in the country. Boutique and mid-range hotels, with the obvious trade: it is the noisiest zone and the priciest per metre. Our 2026 scan put the city's typical rate at US$122, entry from US$51 — Vallarta is not cheap.
The Centro and Malecón are the middle path: a stroll from everything, quieter at night, with street art and sunsets thrown in. Uphill, Conchas Chinas and the southern slopes hide the hotels with the bay's best views — stairs and taxis included.
Northward, the Hotel Zone and Marina Vallarta line up the big resorts and all-inclusives near the airport: huge pools, wide beach, and a mandatory taxi to dine out. They work for a pure resort holiday; for living the city, they sit far from the pulse.
By profile: first visit wanting city and beach, the Romántica; resort family, the Hotel Zone or Marina; mid budget that wants to walk, the Centro and the streets above the Malecón; romantic escape with views, Conchas Chinas; surf and village life, keep going to Sayulita — Vallarta is not a wave destination. The LGBTQ+ community has its national capital in the Romántica, and the neighbourhood's hotels know it and celebrate it.
A geography note that matters at booking time: 'Puerto Vallarta' listings shade into Nuevo Vallarta and Bucerías, across the state line in Nayarit — fine places, but 30-45 minutes from the Romántica's dinner tables and on another time zone on paper. Check the pin.
Eating and going out
Vallarta eats from the sea: pescado embarazado grilled on the beach, midday ceviches and aguachiles, beef birria for the morning after. The Romántica's seafood stands and the municipal market kitchens serve the popular register for about MX$80-150 in 2025; the same bay feeds a chef-driven restaurant scene that now rivals the capitals.
The full-stall rule applies, and raw seafood wants midday turnover.
Nightlife has two hearts: the bars and clubs around Lázaro Cárdenas street in the Romántica — Mexico's most famous LGBTQ+ circuit — and the Malecón for the live-music promenade. Sunset is the city's daily event: beach, terrace or pier, but with a seat claimed in advance.
Booking well
A solid market, expensive by national standards: 90 hotels with real prices in our 2026 scans, from US$51 with a typical rate of US$122. From December to April book one or two months out — the Romántica sells out first —; in summer and autumn, days suffice.
The named peaks: Christmas-New Year, Holy Week, and May's LGBTQ+ event weeks, when the Romántica multiplies rates. On those dates with a tight budget, the Centro or the hillsides give you the same walkable Vallarta for less.
Local checks: the slopes — an address in Conchas Chinas or on the hillside means daily stairs — noise in the Romántica (interior room for light sleepers), and at the northern resorts the real cost of night taxis into town. Prices on this page are 2026 observations, per night; the live rate is one click away.
Two pieces of local fine print: the southern hillside hotels sell 'bay views' with variable honesty — ask for photos from the specific room, not the shared terrace. And November brings both the weather-price sweet spot and several food festivals that fill scattered weekends: if you see odd prices on a November weekend, that is why.
Frequently asked about Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa
How much does Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$173 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa?
Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa is at Avenida Paseo De La Marina 435, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in Puerto Vallarta, about 5 km from the centre. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: 24 Hour Front Desk, 24H. Security, ATM, Air conditioning, Alarm clock and Babysitting service. The full list (87 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa?
Use the gold button or the availability widget: choose dates, see the live price on app.impt.io and complete the booking there. Most rooms allow free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
