Well, my husband and I spent another glorious 7 days at the Villa Premiere Hotel and Spa in early December and as usual, the service, the food and overall experience was wonderful. We cannot say enough great things about the 3 people who served us during our stay, Eduardo (congratulations on your graduation), Adan and Armando, thank you for spoiling us. Sarah at the Concierge was great to talk to and it was a lovely surprise to find out that she actually lived in the same city in Canada as we do. Small world.

While I gave the review a 5 because I feel they truly deserve it, there are just a couple of things I would like to mention. My husband and I didn't really enjoy the "themed" dinners as we felt that the staff were a little disorganized and because everyone had to eat in the same restaurant, we felt a little rushed. However, the food was still phenomenal. The other area that I would like to point out is that although there was a safe in the room, the safe was not bolted to the cabinet so anybody can easily walk away with the safe especially since the safe was small and light enough for anyone to carry. This is something that can be easily remedied and which would give the guests that extra sense of security.

Other than that, great place to spend a vacation, We will definitely return for a 3rd or more visits.

This was our second time at Villa Premiere, we love the location the rooms and the service. We were a bit disappointed that our housekeeper didn't make us "towel animals" but the room was cleaned well. The front desk staff are very friendly and helpful and the short walk to the malecon makes it a perfect spot. We don't do the all inclusive because there are so many excellent places to eat.

Let me begin this review by addressing an issue that Villa Premiere may or may not be aware of...There are timeshare "sharks" at the airport representing themselves as being the hotel and hotel transfer representatives. When I arrived (for the third time) in P. V .I walked as always from the customs area into the "shark tank of white shirted timeshare representatives". Before I could continue walking on, one of the timeshare sharks approached me identifying himself as "best tours"/"Villa Premiere Hotel". I knew this could not be true, as the "best tours" were located outside the "shark tank". So beware of this scam fellow travelers to Villa Premiere. Do as I did and Walk straight out of the airport to where your representative for your transfers and hotels are waiting for you. DO NOT STOP IN THE SHARK TANK AREA OF WHITE SHIRTED SHARKS. Do not even look at them or acknowledge their presence in anyway. Now on to my observations concerning Villa Premiere Hotel and spa:
1. The adjacent hotel is also part of Villa premiere, but it is for families. However, you may use this hotel's facilities, and even eat there. The restaurants are buffet here.
2. Friendly staff
3. Several English language channels on television...even some football games were broadcast in English
4. Food above average for an A I
5. Excellent dollar value
6. Very close to Malecon (approx. 1 mile)
7. Coconut ice crème
8. Dolphins were seen everyday morning and evening. One Pod had 50 in it.
9. Room robe and slippers are provided.
10. Dogs are running around on beach. Beware if you have an aversion to dogs, or dog poo
11. Saddled horses on beach. Again watch for poo
12. Kids on beach. Mexico's beaches are public, so there are many families and many children on the beach in front of Villa Premiere. The beach is very narrow so the edge of the resort and the beginning of the ocean is approximately 30 to 40 yards.. You will hear the children all the time enjoying the beach even though the actual hotel is adult only. Don't come hear expecting total quiet from children's voices.
13. Vendors on the beach all the time, and they like to take their break and rests on the pier in front of Villa Premiere. This is a long pier that runs from the edge of the restaurant out over the ocean. Kids and lovers also like to use this pier, so if you book the "romantic dinner" on the pier offered at the hotel like I did , you may have unexpected people within inches of your table for two. This happened to me and even though security can "politely ask" the people to move, they cannot force them to move because the pier is part of the beach, and consequently "public". It is a little scary after dark when your dinner is interrupted by uninvited quests as my fiancé and I experienced. Security had to look over our shoulders and at $130 US I was not very happy about the situation.
14. Vendors are not overly aggressive, but since they hawk their wares constantly up and down the beach and "rest" on the pier, if you are having breakfast or lunch at the restaurant by the pier, they constantly try to gain your attention to buy something coming right up to the edge of the restaurant.
15. Adjacent hotel is for families so be prepared to hear the screams and shouts of unsupervised children playing at all times of the day or night when you are enjoying romantic time at the Villa Premiere pool or when having dinner at the Villa Premiere restaurant beside the adjacent hotel.
16. Be prepared to wait for your room to be ready to check in, if you arrive around 2:00 p.m. This must be the norm as I saw it occur many times during my stay here of 7 days.
17. Be prepared to wait for your room to be serviced, even though you place your "service now" card out at 9:00 a.m. Sometimes the room is not serviced until after 3:00 p. m,, and this is even after leaving a $$ tip everyday. Money here does not speak I guess. Sometimes you have to call the front desk twice in one day to get the room serviced. Sometimes you have to request two days in a row to have the mini fridge restocked.
18. You might want to check the on/off switch on your room remote when you arrive. Mine did not work, and even though I reported it, the issue was never resolved.
19. Downtown Malecon shopping not of same quality as I enjoyed 7 years ago.
20. The resort kitchen services all 3 resort restaurants, so at times restaurant service is slow
21. Lots of repairs seemed to be occurring during my stay such as roof repair and painting in pool area and locks in rooms being repaired. The lock for our room was one of the ones that was being repaired and we were interrupted in our room by workers coming into our room to do this repair.
22. There seems to be no coordination of "spa massage on the pier" and "romantic dinner on the pier" reservations. I booked a 5:00 p.m. massage on the pier two days prior to the appointment, only to be told when I showed up for the appointment that someone had booked the "romantic dinner on the pier" also, but they had booked after I booked. I had to go to the concierge to get the matter resolved.
23. There is limited sun at the pool until around noon due to the angle of the hotel
24. Car fare is $5 US one way for one person for a 1 mile ride to the Malecon
25. Minimal items available for sale in the small gift shop
26. Take a big plastic cup for soft drinks at the pool bar
27. Toilet paper is beyond rough and scratchy. Ladies take a roll from home
28. Select a room higher than 4th floor for best ocean view
29. Balconies are very very close to each other. So close that it feels like the people in rooms on each side of your room are with you on the balcony. No privacy when both room occupants decide to sit on balcony at same time you are on your balcony.
30. For those who do not like cigarette or cigar smoke the smell of smoke when couples are sitting on balconies can be overpowering

Great place for a nice relaxing stay, right by the beach. Small hotel, very cozy, not a party style, mostly older couples, just 3 restaurants, definitely recommend getting all inclusive. Otherwise prices are standard, $4-$6 for beer, $8-$10 for a cocktail, $10-$14 entrees. Beware - no alcohol service after 10pm, sometimes bar stays open till 11 though, cant buy alcohol anywhere else in PV after 10 either besides clubs/bars outside the hotel that stay open pretty late, some till 4am. Be ready for a slow service, 30-40 min wait time, but thats part of the culture and also part of fine dining.

Loved tours the hotel has to offer but they are pricy ($100 per person average) but worth it, maybe try walking up the street and asking street agencies for better prices. There are ppl at the airport who offer almost free tours but they are trying to make you purchase timeshare for that, dont fall for it.

Doplhin encounter tour pics are insanely expensive- $139 for a CD for two. Either group with other ppl and pretend u r together to be able to split the CD cost later ($200 for 4 ppl for example) or do it separately, so one person can take video and pics of another one up where ppl are watching encounter happening.

Canopy river ziplining (includes mule riding) tour allows weight limit to be broken for example, they say no cameras but if your pocket zips up, take it, CD w pics there is $40.

Marietas is the cheapest tour ($65 per person) and includes plenty of swimming activities like snorkeling, kayaking, paddle boarding and most importanly swimming to the cave lake (u have to swim there wearinga life jacket, about 70meters swim). Gotta buy an underwater camera for it, that place is gorgeous, google the pics before going there). Photographer doesnt swim there w u:/ However if for some reason u wanna purchase pics (if nobody can take pics of u during swimming activities), CD is only $30.

Sea Safari is petty cool tour, includes riding a motor speed boat to a wild beach, snorkeling, riding horses to the water fall, having dinner and drinks at the wild beach and motoboat back.

Tours last 6 hours on average.

Enjoy:)