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Double your Mexican Riviera pleasure in the resort playground of Ixtapa and its quaint neighbor Zihuatanejo. The region offers a profusion of fishing charters, watersports and scuba diving sites. Ixtapa boasts high-end golf courses and lighted tennis courts. Horses are available for beach rides in Playa La Ropa and Playa Linda. Sun worshippers will find beaches that are packed with activity as well as isolated tropical oases. To really get away from it all, visit the fishing settlement of Barra... more » Double your Mexican Riviera pleasure in the resort playground of Ixtapa and its quaint neighbor Zihuatanejo. The region offers a profusion of fishing charters, watersports and scuba diving sites. Ixtapa boasts high-end golf courses and lighted tennis courts. Horses are available for beach rides in Playa La Ropa and Playa Linda. Sun worshippers will find beaches that are packed with activity as well as isolated tropical oases. To really get away from it all, visit the fishing settlement of Barra de Patosi. « less
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Park Royal Ixtapa

Nov 21, 2009

We stayed in a studio on the 12th floor. It was a nice clean room with a small balcony and a view of the ocean. This is an older hotel but it is very well maintained. All the common areas were...more

Villas del Palmar

5 of 5 stars
Washington State
Nov 21, 2009

My daughter, a friend and I stayed in October to attend a wedding on La Ropa. Ruben and his staff were super friendly, and we loved the jungle vegetation, birds and poolside setting. It's not...more

Pacifica Grand

Nov 21, 2009

This resort has a long way to go on its master plan. What is done can be sumed up with the one word Quality! The resturante is one of the most outstanding we have experianced. Our thanks to Alma, the...more

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