Date: April 19 – May 2, 2008 Reviewer: Richard P. (65), Deborah H. (58) This was our third vacation at Plaza Pelicanos, joining our friends Richard and Karol from California who have been going there for roughly 15 years. We have become very comfortable with the accommodating staff at this resort. We stayed in the newer section rebuilt about 4 years ago after the hurricane. Our rooms (2BR one week and 1BR second week) were very clean and spacious with large balconies that gave us fabulous views of the beach and pool. The resort has an infinity pool and pool bar in this section with a view to the ocean. Plenty of pool action and activities compliments of Sergio, the Activity Coordinator (ESPN2) who arranges daily pool exercises, yoga, bingo, poker and cooking classes. Sergio is the perfect person, full of energy, always smiling and getting everyone involved. Maria, the Resort Coordinator, did a great job making our stay (8 of us) comfortable. She met all our needs with such pleasure and sincerity. This year (2008) we had reasons to celebrate in Puerto Vallarta. Maria and Sergio arranged a surprise birthday cake and Champagne in the pool for our birthday boy, Richard. We also used the Concierges Service at the Plaza Pelicanos. Evitt, the coordinator, was very personable and eager to help arrange for us a private (surprise) barbeque party for our birthday boy. The setting was private and decorated exclusively for us. The food and service was excellent, very reasonably priced. Maria and Evitt personally escorted us to the barbeque setting as part of our surprise setup, making this a great memory. We all have fond memories of Puerto Vallarta due to the personnel and facilities at Plaza Pelicanos. We would highly recommend the resort for its friendliness, accommodations and location close to town (15 min. walking distance) and to the bus stop one block away allowing us to go to Sam’s Club and the Marina area for dinner easily. We also recommend going to Ernesto’s for their ribs and tortilla soup, walking distance. There are also great massage shops across from the hotel and we all indulged several times. We have already booked our vacation for 2009.

I was very worried after reading some of the reviews about what to expect. My worries disappeared immediately upon our arrival. This resort was beautiful and we enjoyed every moment of our stay. My only complaint is that we reserved a room with a king bed (we were getting married while there....although, not at the resort) and were given 2 double beds. My husband complained and the manager on duty corrected the problem immediately. We were given a room with a king bed and he promised us a room the next night with an even better view. He lived up to that promise and the rest of the week was spent oceanfront with a great view of the pool area as well. The pools and grounds were kept clean and beautiful. The staff was quite friendly and the service was top notch. We had no problems with the food either....some of it wasn't necessarily my taste, but overall it was very good. We stayed in section 2 and will be going back again for our 5 year anniversary. This is the best vacation that we've ever been on. We had 30 people traveling with us and they all felt the same. My thanks go out to Plaza Pelicanos for making our wedding/honeymoon trip one that we will remember forever.