My new wife and I stayed at Villa Del Mar on our honeymoon at the beginning of October. We aren't experienced resort patrons, but we absolutely loved this resort.

We booked through Universal Vacation Club and got into a 2 bedroom, 3 full bath condo, with a full kitchen and living room. We were on the ground level and just steps from the pool. Waiters were always coming around taking orders, so our drinks were never empty poolside. Maids kept the room spotless, doing dishes, mopping the tile, etc.

We ate breakfast every morning at La Cocina, which had an awesome breakfast buffet. Omelettes made to order, fresh fruit, you name it. Lunch and dinner were also great.

The other restaurant on site was only open for dinner and had superb food as well. The sports bar was great for grabbing a cocktail and watching the MLB playoffs.

I would definitely take the resort up on their all inclusive offering. It was only $53/day/person. We doubled or tripled that nearly every day, no problem.

I would highly reccomend the resort and the city of Puerto Vallarta to anyone considering.

Great place, this was the first time at the Villa del Mar, but I've stayed several time at the Villa del palmar. I should also say thatmy family occupied two rooms at the same time in both locations during our stay in Jan 2007.

The Villa del Mar is much more quite compared to the VDP, but is near the Gym and the Store. Even though we had a room on 3rd floor,the main street, the noise did not distrub us. I was there Jan 6-11th and really enjoyed every moment. I spent most of my time at the main pool in the VDP. So thumbs up to the VDM.

My husband and I stayed at the resort for one week. This was our first time in Puerto Vallarta. The resort is 23 years old but is in very good shape. We stayed in a one bedroom condo with a view of the pool. Most of the rooms at this resort face the pool with the exception of a few towards the front facing the beach. The rooms were very clean with dailty maid service. There are a total of 3 pools; one large one with water slide is the main one. Another one towards the front of the property which was called the quiet pool. Meaning no music during the daytime. The third; the smaller one was right in front of the beach with 2 hot tubs attached. The water temperature was perfect. the pools were clean and the water was clear. There is two restaurants on the property. One is open for all meals. The other one is open for dinner. We went to the dinner one the first night we arrived and the service was slow. There were 2 couples that came after us and were served their appetizers and we hadn't even received our chips and salsa. The other one the food was pretty good. The property has theme night buffets which we found very good and generous. The prices were moderate. The drinks seemed watered down a bit. The service at the resort was excellant. No problems with any of the staff. Always willing to help. There was always plenty of chairs around the pools for sunning as well as on the beach. The timeshare people hooked you upon check in; but they offered a "gold card" which allowed savings everywhere in the resort and at some restaurants in town. They touted the presentation at 90 minutes; but it seemed longer. There also was some pretty good discounts on the tours in the area. Know your prices on tours before you go. Plenty of info on websites to check them out are available.
We had a wonderful time and will be definately returning