Friendly Fun Vallarta Different Experiences

4.1

Excellent(765 Reviews)

Resort in Puerto Vallarta

5-Star Resort

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

About this resort

This all-inclusive Mexico hotel offers private beach access and views of Banderas Bay. The hotel offers a full-service spa with salon and variety of dining options. The rooms include a balcony.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Beachfront or waterfront

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Puerto Vallarta

Nearby attractions

Mirador el Cerro de la Cruz

3.6 mi

Malecón de Puerto Vallarta

2.9 mi

Playa Del Toro

44.1 mi

Naval Museum Secretary of the Navy of Mexico

3.6 mi

Available Rooms

2 Double or 1 King • 452 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Double • 473 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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Friendly Fun Vallarta Different Experiences

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4.1

Excellent(765 Reviews)

Resort in Puerto Vallarta

5-Star Resort

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

About this resort

This all-inclusive Mexico hotel offers private beach access and views of Banderas Bay. The hotel offers a full-service spa with salon and variety of dining options. The rooms include a balcony.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Pets allowed

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Beachfront or waterfront

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Puerto Vallarta

Nearby attractions

Mirador el Cerro de la Cruz

3.6 mi

Malecón de Puerto Vallarta

2.9 mi

Playa Del Toro

44.1 mi

Naval Museum Secretary of the Navy of Mexico

3.6 mi

Available Rooms

2 Double or 1 King • 452 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

2 Double • 473 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

4.1

Excellent(765 Reviews)

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4.5

Sep 2024

Vale la pena el hotel, el personal y la comida 10/10

El hotel es pequeño pero tiene lo necesario, las albercas tienen el agua templada, la comida muy rica y el personal súper atento.

El aire acondicionado de la habitación está fijo y me dió calor en la noche, las camas ya no están tan cómodas.

4.5

Sep 2024

Muy buen hotel para ir a descansar. Su hambiente es meramente familiar

La limpieza del lugar y la ubicación 10 min del aeropuerto 10 min al malecon Las comidas variadas y con buen sabor

La habitación necesita ser remodelada don un poco viejas. Y que nos abrieron el cuarto en la noche la ama de llaves. Se reporto el problema de Inmediato y ya no volvio a pasar

4.5

Sep 2024

The best resort for price

Great location, local environment vibe, which I wanted, and very friendly staff. Especially Juan and Miguel were the best staff for us. They were friendly, kind, and helpful!

Wifi was slow and unstable. The restaurant's posted hours and location details sometimes didn't match.

4.5

Sep 2024

Excelente lugar, volvería sin duda alguna.

Todo en general, la atención, la ubicación, la comida, la habitación, las bebidas, las albercas, todo estuvo excelente, resaltando la amabilidad del personal.

La última noche al parecer no esperaban tanta gente y sólo abrieron un restaurante, el cual se saturó y no se disfrutó tanto, sin embargo el personal dio su mejor atención posible.

4.0

Aug 2024

Todo bien

Alberca y habitaciones

4.0

Aug 2024

It's a time of tranquility and training my stay

It has enough space with swimming pools, recreation for adult children and direct access to the beach

It needs more hot air circulation due to the hot season, for tourists and work staff

3.5

Feb 2024

Everything we wanted and more, would return for sure.

Family and adult section, plenty of space. Activities were worth doing, like yoga on the pier, pool Zumba. Staff were terrific. Spa was nice!

Grab a beach bed early, or you’re on the sand. Bring earbuds if you prefer your own music, because it’s everywhere. Pay attention to restaurant hours.

4.5

Feb 2024

Mejor de lo que esperaba

Amenidades, comida el área de adultos es espectacular ya que tienes un espacio fuera de ruido de niños

El aire acondicionado del cuarto no enfría, es más como un ventilador, y hace un ruido espantoso toda la noche. La música que ponen de fondo todo el día en el área de las albercas llega a molestar ya que es pura electrónica todo el día. De igual forma te mencionan que tienen estacionamiento pero no es verdad, llegas y te comentan que debes de dejar tu coche porque el valet irá a buscar estacionamiento en el del hotel de un lado y si no, que lo llevaran a un terreno que tienen por ahí.

5.0

Feb 2024

Bien

Todo

Para niños no hay seguridad en balcones y restaurante mexicano.

2.0

Feb 2024

Desilusionada 😔

Clases de acqua zumba, Isaac y Kari, fantásticos. Clases de las 14:00 horas (cocina, bartender, etc). Café de olla muy bueno. Ropa de cama impecable

Personal no era muy friendly, no me parece un hotel 4 estrellas, a las instalaciones les falta mucho: ejemplo como una medida para apoyar el medio ambiente era no cambiar las toallas todos los días, sin embargo no habían perchas/colgadores en el baño. Pocas toallas en el baño y no había crema para el cuerpo ni acondicionador. Repisas/placard para la ropa insuficiente para 3 personas. Comida muy aliñada. No había mayor diferencia entre los restaurantes, toda la comida sabía igual, los postres todos iguales todos los días, con gusto a margarina (no manteca/mantequilla) y nada de buenos. Personal con poca iniciativa excepto los más senior: Katia, Juan, capitán de Palmares, José (atendía en las reposeras/camas). Estábamos en el piso 1 y para ir al lobby eran 2 pisos que era imposible hacerlo por las escaleras ya que estaban sucias, mal cuidadas y sin pasamanos.

4.0

Dec 2023

Un 8.5 de 10 para los estándares del precio que se paga.

Buenas habitaciones y localización. Camareros y limpieza en habitación excelentes. Buena comida

El agua de la alberca principal turbia todos los días

4.5

Aug 2023

Superb

I really liked the food and the service of the staff

The rooms were a bit old and we're very simple

0.5

Jul 2023

The property was dirty . Over priced . All inclusive with nothing inclusive . 2 restaurants with reservations that you w

Nothing .

Everything . The property was dirty . Over priced . All inclusive with nothing inclusive . 2 restaurants with reservations that you will never get to . Worst experience ever . Please do not go here it’s a scam

2.0

Jun 2023

Disappointing

Hotel was in good location and it had good entertainment , some restaurants had good food too

Room door key (always had issue and every single time we had to go back to reception and get a new key) , maintenance support from the hotel , drinks , cleanness of pools

0.5

Jun 2023

Avoid like the plague

This is my fourth time staying at this hotel, this last one has been terrible, I'm not planning on coming back.

There were no clean towels for HOURS, we couldn't go into the pool or the Beach because they were washing the towels. The first night there was NO WATER in the whole hotel, we couldn't shower, use the bathroom or do anything that implied using water, they just apologized. The following morning I wanted to make a reservation for the specialties restaurant, they kept me in line FOREVER, it took over an hour to make the reservation... There were kids in the adults area and they just allowed it. The hotel has gone downhill and I'm no coming back at all.

4.0

May 2023

Pet friendly option!

Love they are pet friendly! The room was big enough and we have front sea view, the pool area is beautiful and the hotel has adult only areas. There is food and drinks available almost all day.

The A/C of the room was not cooling properly, there was a fire alarm turning on all day and night. The variety of food was ok but it wasn´t tasty.

5.0

May 2023

My friend and I had a very good vacation and we highly recommend Friendly Fun and Mio for the stay in Mexico

Good location, friendly staff , excellent food.

There is nothing not to like

5.0

May 2023

2 Thumbs up!

I travelled with one of my best friends, she had never been in Puerto Vallarta. Upon arrival they informed us that we had been upgraded to a room at the next tower called Hotel MIO. They said that it was a courtesy and a way to promote the Hotel Mio. That is for adults only. So we accepted. We actually arrived on April 11th ( the booking was done through my friend's app and we split the costs) and we had these 2 extra days in Puerto Vallarta. We were going to move to another hotel but then we decided to stay. This second booking had a room at the Friendly Fun but we talked to the staff and we just stayed at the MIO to prevent all the packing involved for only 2 days. The all inclusive facilities were at the Friendly Fun. It is fantastic! There are 3 restaurants, 2 snack bars and 3 bars. It is a beach front property -not the MIO, that is right on Francisco Medina Ascencio Avenue but a short walk from the Friendly Fun-. I personally have visited Puerto Vallarta with my husband since the early 2000s and this is one of the best resorts. Very pleased with all aspects.

Well, our room at the MIO was # 814. I think that a room further west could have been better. The noise of the main artery of Puerto Vallarta bothered me a little.

4.5

Apr 2023

Superb

Rooms,pools,food,drinks, entertainment.

Not very friendly some people at the front desk.

4.5

Apr 2023

Very relaxing environment

It didn't bother us, as we only stayed for 5 nights, but the variety of food is not super big. It tends to repeat a lot during the week. We also would love to be advised before that the special restaurants have to be booked every morning, at 9 am.

3.5

Apr 2023

comfortable stay by the beach

it is on the Beach and even though very busy we managed to get all we needed in seats, food and drink. the staff is exceptional and very friendly. I can recommend the spa: great massage and facial treatments. during our stay there were large number of families with small kids, retired people and spring break youths and the areas were nicely separated so everyone could find their place and all groups mixed well.

the food is mediocre and same every day. as the hotel was so full it really was not easy for the staff to keep it clean no matter how hard they tried. bathroom was wet as the shower was dripping to the floor. the music was really on all afternoon and evening which was a bit disturbing: would rather listen to the waves. it also competed with the music of the hotel next door so quite a lot of noise pollution.

3.0

Mar 2023

we liked this place but they need to improve their food and get rid of those beds by the pool and add more loungers. If

ocean view from our room , staff , pool, drinks were awesome

the food was horrendous( except the fresh made to order) would be nice to know what we were eating ( no buffet signage by dish) crumbling balconies were a concern. The beds by the pools are a waste of space, we all paid good money to be by a pool, plus beds not very sanitary. bring more loungers and umbrellas.

3.5

Mar 2023

Overall we enjoyed our vacation but the few items that could be improved did effect our stay.

Food was good but often not warm enough. Overall staff was pleasant. Rooms were spacious. The wine tasting was a nice event. This is an older property but it appears there has been some painting etc. to keep it up. There were a lot of pools of varying temperatures - we really appreciated the warm ones.....they are in definite need of some upkeep though (tile repair).

It is a relatively small property with a lot of people. It felt fairly crowded in the pool area and on the beach. It is always frustrating when one must get up very early on vacation in order to get a chair. A simple solution would be to get more lounger chairs to accommodate all your guests. There is some room to put more chairs on the beach in front of the volleyball nets. There was no orientation when we got there, and what was listed on the app was not always correct. It was kind of frustrating to figure out what was happening and where things were, times restaurants were open and on which nights. There were also some "rules" for booking and ordering at the restaurants that were not clear and simply unnecessary. For examples: Why can a person not order just french-fries at the snack restaurant - we were told you must order the sandwich that goes with it....really??? The first room we were in had a balcony that looked over the staff washroom, ice machine, motors which we assume were for the air-conditioning and the back of the kitchen so the noise, and the smell were not nice at all. We could not sit on the balcony and enjoy the time there. We requested a change and were moved, which we appreciated, however, really there should be no guest rooms in that area.(turn them in to storage or office space or something). That is not conducive an enjoyable vacation experience at all. It was weird that we did not have a fridge in our room, especially in an all inclusive. And it was even weirder that there was no towel hanger in the bathroom.

2.5

Mar 2023

Passable

The place was clean and the staff was friendly and the actual property was very nice. The pools were great.

The food was on the brink of being terrible and it was the same thing every day. Didn't even have oatmeal for breakfast. And the one buffet they didn't even have steam trays they put them in large bowls so you had scrambled eggs in a bowl not even warm. I had diarrhea two different days. And any meat that they cooked had excessive salt. The pools and the chaise lounges are non-existent there's maybe 30 chairs people are out there at 5:30 in the morning using the flashlight on their phones to save them. They put in six beds that could have fit another 30 to 40 lounge chairs instead of just six people getting them. The adult section there are no lounge chairs only beds. So your choice is to try to find a place on the beach. Lots of funky wired chairs and beds. Entertainment was very lacking The only one that was any good was a Cuban band they brought in. There's no water aerobics. Or games during the day. The room we had an ocean view and the room was very large and it was clean but the bed was like sleeping on the floor and so were the pillows. We asked four times in a day to get softer pillows and what they did was they brought us pillows that were chunks. There is no rack for towels in the bathroom so they pile them up on the vanity which takes up a lot of space. I end up having to put them on the tank in the toilet. There's nowhere to hang them and nowhere to store them. There's no lotion and it's these tiny 1 in by 2 in bars of soap. They do give you shampoo. No conditioner. They have two restaurants besides the buffet you have to make reservations 9:00 not any other time but 9:00 a.m. for whatever restaurant may be open they're not open every day and again the food was very very salty. Oh and they have no champagne! The wine they have is the same one red one white and it was awful. Can't even buy wine to upgrade.

5.0

Mar 2023

Excellent value.

Welcoming, attentive, and friendly staff. Great pool and beach access. Clean and quiet room.

5.0

Feb 2023

Everything But the Music

Amazing friendly service. Very accomodating for every need. Above and beyond.

Music. Very few authentic local or spanish. Too much loud obnoxious dance music not suitable for a relaxing mexican tropical experience. If I wanted to listen to bad versions of popular rock or pop songs I would go to a kareoke bar in Alberta Canada.

0.5

Feb 2023

If you are looking to have a family vacation a long weekend with your partner take you money elsewhere. Price was low bu

Staff is very welcoming and friendly.

Resort is very, very outdated. if you are looking for a good night a sleep, it is not possible. Beds are at least 20 year old. 3 bath towels for 4 ppl, only one hand towel, and NO WASH CLOTHES. Hallways are so loud, bring your ear plugs. Only one (1)of 3 pools can be used by adult and children. DO NOT THINK you will have a lounge by the pool. There is only 38-40 lounge chairs by the main pool and most of them will be taken by retired people at 8am. Asked staff for more chairs or anything to sit on and was told to go to the beach or wait for lounge chairs to open up. Nobody monitors lounges, people just leave their towels there all day, while they take a nap inside. Food is ok, if your choice of food is a Golden Coral buffet. everything taste the same, chicken and broccoli.

4.0

Feb 2023

staff tremendous, our room was good.

staff were tremendous. very clean everywhere.

beach and pool lounges and chairs had little support. could use more lounges at beach because people seem to “reserve” very early in the morning then don’t use until later in the morning.

5.0

Feb 2023

Exceptional

everything! so far my favourite all inclusive experience!

The complaints are so minimal it’s not an issue!

4.5

Dec 2022

overall good. staffs are nice

good

old facility

4.0

Dec 2022

Great Resort for families but maybe not older travelers.

2nd time at Friendly Fun. The staff is wonderful, could not be better. They added a kitchen and bar to the adults pool area serving drinks and cooked snacks. The fish tacos were exceptional. Seriously, best ever. Afternoon DJ pumped out some great upbeat music.

They changed their outdoor furniture to some art deco style chairs that we're very uncomfortable, hard to get in and out. We're active mid-70's travelers. Young adults and kids seemed to have no issue with them but that furniture is a one reason we'll not be back. The rooms were nice but the bedding was below standards of most hotels. Our best nights sleep came on our return where we stayed overnight at a Comfort Inn. Much, much better.

3.5

Nov 2022

fine

smoking everywhere! not appropriate and no entertainment in the evenings

2.5

Nov 2022

I guess I went at the wrong time

the food was good

too many kids and lots of dogs

FAQs

How much does this resort cost compared to others in Puerto Vallarta?

The average price for a rental in Puerto Vallarta is R 4,162 per night. This rental is R 369 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this resort?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Friendly Fun Vallarta Different Experiences. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this resort?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Friendly Fun Vallarta Different Experiences. Enjoy the water!

Is Friendly Fun Vallarta Different Experiences pet friendly?

Yes! This resort is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.

What amenities are available at Friendly Fun Vallarta Different Experiences?

We found 15 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, pets allowed, internet / wifi, and smoking allowed.

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About this resort

Amenities

Map of Puerto Vallarta

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this resort cost compared to others in Puerto Vallarta?

Is parking included with this resort?

Is there a pool at this resort?

Is Friendly Fun Vallarta Different Experiences pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Friendly Fun Vallarta Different Experiences?

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