Mayan Sea Garden Hotel Nuevo Vallarta

We stayed at the Mayan Sea Garden for almost a week. It was well rated and was really very nice.. Check in was easy. We got the obligatory bracelets so we could roam freely within the motel and grounds. We decided to go to a talk for the time shares for the Mayan Palace... It is an amazing place. But, at $24,000 .... yikes... even down to $15,000. (But that's another story~and review... I have pictures) The rooms cost about $97.00 per night and a mini-suite is $122.

The room we had was above the restaurant roof. At the roof level. But we could also see the ocean, kids pool and the beach.... I wanted to get higher and David was anxious to get a bigger bed than a double.... He is 6'6 so a double is not a good fit for him. The first morning I woke up and found a man outside the window painting the roof..... 5 feet from the window.... although he didn't seem to be looking at anything other than the roof. then.... two men in ties joined him and talked. David walked on down to see about getting the room changed. We got another room: identical but on the third floor. Much better! The view was good from there too!

The pool was very casual ... one end was quiet and the other was the kiddy pool.... shrieking happiness..... There was a bar built into the pool and we got our afternoon drinks there..... it's so fun to swim up and order a drink! Beyond the pool was the beach... it was really a nice one.... with palapas.... and they brought drinks out when you wanted there.

The bottom floor consisted of many alcoves and places to sit and talk. The lobby had actual painted walls instead of wall paper. There were always fresh flowers. The one thing they did not have was a computer area. Their single computer was on the counter of the check-in desk and was a touch screen computer... it killed my back to type but it was the only one available. That is a mistake in this day and age. People were standing in line for it.

The second thing that we felt was a problem was the washing area. It was open 24 hours a day but the attendent who sold the washer and dryer tokens was only there until just before 5. We were pretty unhappy to miss her two days in a row. There was an open drawer with soap and it was available to take to your room so we washed our clothes and hung them to dry. The next day David finally caught the girl and bought a dryer token.... geez.... they are not even available at the front desk.

There was a travel agent who was intermittantly at his station but was very helpful when he was there. We got our city tour, Canopy tour and Rhythems of the night dinner show tickets there.

Every morning we met Linda and Ray for breakfast at the little restaurant by the pool. For a small place they had quite a varied menu. I switched around on the menu and David ordered the same thing every day. The waiters were fast, efficient and very cheery! The prices were not cheap but they were reasonable.

When we needed a taxi they were quickly summomed. Although it was a bit remote we did not feel isolated. We could walk to other business' nearby. We felt that the atmosphere was cozy and very family oriented. We saw families carrying bag of groceries for their kitchenette rooms. The pool was full of happy families on vacation....

All in all .... This is a great place and I would recommend it .... When we go back we do plan to stay there!