Which GM do you like best?

[Amanda Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Amanda]

Which GM do you like best and why? I'm trying to decide which one would have to most appeal to my husband and I for a vacation in late Oct/early Nov 2009 ~

Thanks !

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

I have been to 3 maybe because it was our first time but we had a blast in NV. Rivera Maya was not done but we are returning next year, Acapulco was very nice with it's super long pool.

[1950bing Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 1950bing]

You should be able to get a good price on any auto made by General Motors with things the way they are concerning money.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

You beat me to it . . . I like our Yukon over our Sunfire.

You should be able to get a good price on any auto made by General Motors with things the way they are concerning money.

[pittle Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pittle]

That is a tough question! All are really nice and have different things I like because of the location. We tend to rotate our visits so that we go to all of them fairly regularly. We plan to try the Cabo one later this year.

I love Acapulco - it is where we first learned about MP. We later upgraded to GM. We love the beach and palapas in Acapulco and the long pool that you can walk at the end of the day. There is a lazy river that I like to float. While the resort is large, it is not as big as the Riviera Maya and Nuevo resorts.

Riviera Maya is really nice - HUGE! The pool is awesome. We like to go to Playa del Carmen. This was the first resort with the palapa beds around the pool.

Nuevo Vallarta is another HUGE resort. It has a wave pool, waterslide and lazy river. There are a lot of palapas along the beach. You can go into PV or Bucerias for meals and shopping.

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

We preferred Nuevo over Mayan Riviera. The size seemed more manageable.

[Amanda Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Amanda]

Thank you for your opinions!

It seems like you cannot really go wrong with any of them..

I am leaning toward the Nuevo and Riviera Maya now (mostly because I can get a direct flight from Newark..)

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

We (4 ladies) have been to ACA & RM. We liked ACA better. We are going to NV next Feb so we will have a taste of all 3.

[JWC Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close JWC]

We have visited the Grand Mayan - Riviera Maya for 3 two week visits. We have also visited the Grand Mayan - Nuevo Vallarta for a 2 week visit. We always exchange through SFX and do 2 weeks per stay. We are leaving for the Grand Mayan - Riviera Maya in 10 days for our 4th visit there.

We like both resorts for different reasons but our preference is Riviera Maya. The advantages to Nuevo Vallarta are:

1. Resort is more compact so it is easier to get around.
2. The beach is very good for swimming and body surfing.
3. The weather is much more consistent.
4. We had an awesome upper floor ocean front unit with fabulous views.

The advantages to Riviera Maya are:

1. More spread out so it is more relaxing as there are areas you can sit by yourself.
2. More dining options.
3. Very large spectacular swimming pools.
4. Many more cultural attractions in the area.

We go in April and have done the Easter week and week after ( Nuevo Vallarta ). This year we are purposely going later as we want to avoid the spring break vacationers and also want the warmer weather ( Riviera Maya ). Last year it was pretty cool the first week and we could only go in the pool a couple days that week. This is not a problem at Nuevo Vallarta.

If you want a good swimmable beach then Nuevo Vallarta is by far the best. We don't care about the beach so that is not an issue for us. We are more interested in just relaxing and taking in the cultural activities. We have always been able to get the exact unit location that we wanted at both resorts.

We have been to all the attractions in both areas. Our favorite by far is Xcaret - Riviera Maya.

[bezerk Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close bezerk]

That is a tough question! All are really nice and have different things I like because of the location. We tend to rotate our visits so that we go to all of them fairly regularly. We plan to try the Cabo one later this year.

I love Acapulco - it is where we first learned about MP. We later upgraded to GM. We love the beach and palapas in Acapulco and the long pool that you can walk at the end of the day. There is a lazy river that I like to float. While the resort is large, it is not as big as the Riviera Maya and Nuevo resorts.

Riviera Maya is really nice - HUGE! The pool is awesome. We like to go to Playa del Carmen. This was the first resort with the palapa beds around the pool.

Nuevo Vallarta is another HUGE resort. It has a wave pool, waterslide and lazy river. There are a lot of palapas along the beach. You can go into PV or Bucerias for meals and shopping.

Pittle...You are getting me excited about Acapulco!!!!!

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

I have been to NV twice and ACA once - had an exchange to Riv Maya but missed it do to family illness.

Friends who have been to all three of these liked NV the best - surrounding area, restaurants and resort property the best.

Looking forward to trying Cabo in 2012

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

"Best" really depends on personal preferences. We have stayed in Nuevo Vallarta and at Marina Vallarta. DW has also visited Riviera Maya.

Of those three I suspect most folks would rate Marina Vallarta the least desirable, but Marina was actually our favorite. That reflects our interests in being closer to town so we can get out and around. Physically, Marina Vallarta is the oldest and is a Mayan Palace (not Grand Mayan).

But we really enjoyed the ease of getting into town from Marina Vallarta. Nuevo was just a bit too isolated for our tastes. My wife had similar feelings about Riviera Maya.

If you're going to spend most of your time at the resort, then the distance from town won't matter that much. But if you use your resort more as a base for getting out and around (as we do) then the closer location is more attractive.

[bezerk Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close bezerk]

I've been to Mazatlan ( not Grand), kind of far out, nice though and has Regancy units which is what we actually own. I have also been many times to NV....I like it a lot there but I do find it a tad large, the grounds....and almost a tad sterile, but we do like it.....and it is an awesome property. If you hook up with friends there I think it is even better.

Acapulco is up next and wow I did not even realize there was one in Cabo, I want to go there, so am adding that to my list....never ending...LOL.

Maya Riviera will save for awhile as also owner at Palace Resorts so if I go to that side...I have places with Palace resorts I want to see.....

In my opinion any of the Mayans seem very nice........just matters where you want to go and what you want to do......if we go to NV or PV, well been so many times, we spend a lot of time at resort, so Mayan has it all ............

[Amanda Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Amanda]

THANKS to SFX, we will be going to both NV (10/17-10/24) and Riviera Maya (10/24-10/30)!!!!!!!!!!! SO EXCITED, this will be our first Grand Mayan experience!

Based on what you guys have said, it seems like the Riviera Maya GM resort is connected with or shares the grounds with the Royal Mayan. Is it the same in NV - do they share grounds there? We like large resorts, but I hope our room is close enough to the pools and restaurants...

We like to go into town 1 or 2 nights for dinner but the rest of the time we like to go to dinner at the resort so that we can walk back to the room - are there a few restaurants to choose from? John, you had said there were more options at the Riviera Maya...

Also, what should we do in town or in the area?? I heard there were boat cruises for dinner in PV - is this any good?

Do you use the free shuttle to the resort? Is it easy to spot the driver at the airport?

Thanks

[aliikai2 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close aliikai2]

THANKS to SFX, we will be going to both NV (10/17-10/24) and Riviera Maya (10/24-10/30)!!!!!!!!!!! SO EXCITED, this will be our first Grand Mayan experience!

Based on what you guys have said, it seems like the Riviera Maya GM resort is connected with or shares the grounds with the Royal Mayan.

They Mayan Palace and the Grand Mayan share many of the same resort amenities, not the Royal Mayan, This is the same in both NV and Rivera Maya.

Is it the same in NV - do they share grounds there? We like large resorts, but I hope our room is close enough to the pools and restaurants...

We like to go into town 1 or 2 nights for dinner but the rest of the time we like to go to dinner at the resort so that we can walk back to the room - are there a few restaurants to choose from? John, you had said there were more options at the Riviera Maya...

There were 6 various restaurants @ the Rivera Maya resort, in NV I think it is 5. We liked the on-site eateries, I have heard many complain that they are expensive, but we feel that they are fairly priced .

Also, what should we do in town or in the area?? I heard there were boat cruises for dinner in PV - is this any good?

You should run a search for this type of info.

Do you use the free shuttle to the resort? Is it easy to spot the driver at the airport?

You need to contact the resorts for this info.

Thanks

fwiw,

Greg