For our 3 days in Mazatlan, we stayed at the Royal Villas Resort.  We really enjoyed our stay here.  The resort itself was upscale, very comfortable and we had a great time with one small exception that will possibly keep us from staying there again.  We had an accidental charge of $600 USD on our [...]

After living in Puerto Vallarta for 2 years, I really expected Mazatlan to be similar based on all the stories I’d heard from frequent Mexican Riviera travelers. Since we arrived at night, I couldn’t really tell much about the city but of course I noticed the impressive boardwalk (malecon) Mazatlan is famous for. In Puerto [...]

A little soon for a hotel stop, but we didn’t care- less than 3 hours north of Puerto Vallarta, we had reservations at Casa Manana, a boutique hotel on Playa del Coco just outside of San Blas.  This hotel was very cute with beautiful grounds and a charming pool.  The restaurant on site had friendly [...]