When in Puerto Vallarta this is a highly recomended Hotel.The staff are just the greatest and most have been there for many years and they make you feel your important no matter what the problem.Only down side is the big noisy all inclusive resort built right beside but dont let that detore you from experience that you will receive at the Vallarta Torrie.

Fairly small resort with very courteous staff (who will recognize you because of small size), pleasant restaurant, pool and beach. Room was nice. Nothing particularly fancy, but very enjoyable none-the-less. We were here on our honeymoon (gifted a week from family), and had a great time. We consider large resorts to be annoying - e.g. the adjacent property had contests, dance club, etc that was not our thing. VT was an affordable, pleasant base for our vacation.

Re: time shares. VT may suggest a breakfast meeting with you early in your stay, which is used for general room complaints and time share purposes. This was not pressured - they were not pushy at all, and they left us alone for breakfast (on their dime) as soon as we said we were not interested in any condo information. If you are truly interested, never buy at the resort, instead buy from a reseller of timeshares in the states for approx 1/2 price... We find the Vacations International(e) system to be quite flexible with nice properties, well worth buying in if you want to vacation affordably. But don't buy at any of their resorts!

Krystal (south) is a different story. We went to their sales pitch and were immediately aware of how slimy their people were. We left promtly.

The resort as a whole was great. The weather was perfect all week - never had rain. Cesar , the activities director, was excellent. The beach and water volleyball games were both fun and competitive. The daily happy hour was always something to look forward to. The beach party was a great time. The vendors on the beach are persistent to say the least, but a simple NO usually sends them away. The room was a spacious one bedroom with a great view of the pool, beach, ocean. The staff were all very helpful and friendly. The biggest Wal-mart I've ever ssen is a short walk away. Overall, a great place to stay, have fun and meet people. I look forward to staying here again.

Our recent stay at Vallarta Torre was absolutely wonderful. We stayed in a "SPACIOUS" one-bedroom with an awesome view of the ocean, pool, cruise ships, sunsets, etc. ALL of the staff were helpful, cheerful and fun to be around. We ate in the hotel restaurant several times and the food was really good. It was fun to take daily water aerobics classes from Cesar. The taxis from the hotel were very clean and inexpensive and all the drivers we had were courteous. Thanks for a wonderful 'spring break' . . . we'll definitely go back!!