“Wonderful week at Case Iguana Mismaloya”

my wife and I went here last week March 17-24, 2024. We have travelled to various spots in Mexico over the last 25 years 4 times to the PV area but never south of PV and always before we have stayed at all inclusive resorts. Mismaloya is a very quiet village with no night clubs etc. Highlights incl… more

my wife and I went here last week March 17-24, 2024. We have travelled to various spots in Mexico over the last 25 years 4 times to the PV area but never south of PV and always before we have stayed at all inclusive resorts. Mismaloya is a very quiet village with no night clubs etc. Highlights include: From the hotel, beach is a 5-10 minute walk past 2 pharmacia, several taco/burger stands, the bus stop, cash machines, cab stand, and a couple of the typical Mexican market stands. The beach is nice, a fishing village so lots of boats moored offshore. Many beach restaurants with good food and drinks. Lots of beach vendors but none pushed once we answered "no gracias". I mentioned the cash machine, on our last night, some brilliant person shoved gum into the slot so it wouldn't register your card, tough seeing as some of the restaurants and all of the small stands are peso only. Bus stop? yep 5 minutes from the hotel, 10 pesos gets you a half hour ride into PV!!. Leaving the hotel the other direction you find numerous restaurants, a couple bodega style stores to buy fruit and veggies etc, the OXXO right next door has liquor, snacks and staples like milk and cheese. 2 tequila tasting spots are up the road as well. In short, everything you could need is within a 5-10 minute walk!!! The hotel itself: Small (60 rooms) and quiet, all rooms face the pools/courtyard. We had room 215 all the "_15" rooms are considered "honeymoon suites" so are a bit larger but the best part is the corner location! garden to the left, stairs to the right, mountain wall to the rear, sooo quiet! Plus, the corner location on the upper floors provide a wonderful breeze! It was 30 degrees every day but we rarely had the AC on except while napping in the afternoon. As previous reviews have said, the kitchen was missing some necessities - no dishcloth, no face cloth, no paring/chefs knife, one bowl, one pot, no microwave. The igniter on the stove top didn't work and there was no toaster or coffee maker (found out on our last day we could request a coffee maker). Pool was wonderful and never crowded at all. plenty of loungers and tables. Staff: Blanca kept the room clean and well stocked, all the rest were seen periodically but we never had any reason to call on them. The grounds and pool were always kept spotless. Reception was pleasant, check in easy, check out easier. Restaurant: we had breakfast once but realized we could do the same thing in our room. OXXO had coffee plus there was a coffee place close to the beach (across a bridge). There was rarely anyone in the restaurant for other meals and we never went. There's ice in the restaurant they'll fill your ice bucket for you> Highlights: sitting outside our room, watching kids play in the pool, playing music, reading books, feeling the breeze, listening to the many birds, and petting the dog that befriended me. Loved every minute of our stay. I may never do all inclusive, large resorts again!! Oh ya, the bed was small and the mattress was old and HARD. If we were staying longer that would have been a big issue. They might have had pillow toppers on request, we never asked.

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“Nice quiet stay ”

Nice quiet stay at nice hotel south of Puerto Vallarta. This was about my tenth trip to PV, typically stay at smaller places in old town and wanted to try something different. I liked the setting (against the mountains on an old dusty cobblestone road), included breakfast buffet, large rooms and qu… more

Nice quiet stay at nice hotel south of Puerto Vallarta. This was about my tenth trip to PV, typically stay at smaller places in old town and wanted to try something different. I liked the setting (against the mountains on an old dusty cobblestone road), included breakfast buffet, large rooms and quiet pool setting, OXXO right next door and easy access to mismaloya bus stop. restaurant staff very friendly, pool guy works hard and helped to get a taxi on my last day. Beautiful hotel! Note: don't expect Puerto Vallarta night life...not a sports bar to be found in town, but if you want to get away, this is the place.

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“Great hotel for the money”

Some people want to spend money on a swim up bar and beaches but if you're planning on staying in Mismaloya on a budget this is a great place. Clean, nice courtyard and pool and a great price. Rooms even have a kitchenette if you're wanting to save a little more money. That said, Mismaloya's not … more

Some people want to spend money on a swim up bar and beaches but if you're planning on staying in Mismaloya on a budget this is a great place. Clean, nice courtyard and pool and a great price. Rooms even have a kitchenette if you're wanting to save a little more money. That said, Mismaloya's not really much of a metropolis so there aren't a lot of shopping options. The town has a few restaurants the more expensive the closer you get to the beach but the hotel restaurant has a great breakfast. Can't say much for the bar though as it doesn't really look like anyone uses it (rusted bar stools). The hotel is popular with gringos and Mexicans.

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