Get an overview of this hotel700-room family resort on Nuevo Vallarta beach

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Breakfast included
Free self parking
Free WiFi
Laundry facilities
Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)

On Banderas Bay

Renovated in November 2013, the Riu Jalisco boasts new family rooms, an extended lobby, exciting gastronomic options, and a splashpool for kids. The hotel is located in Riviera Nayarit Nuevo Vallarta, right on the seafront of Playa Flamingos.

All-Inclusive resort

The Hotel Riu Jalisco offers four restaurants specialising in Mexican cuisine, Asian cuisine, a grill-steakhouse and the La Piazza Italian restaurant. Leisure is also guaranteed thanks to the six bars, and the Pacha nightclub.

A/C and ceiling fans

The hotel offers a wide range of rooms which are ideal for families with children or groups. Guestrooms feature garden-view balconies or ground-floor terraces, 42-inch flatscreen TVs, and electronic safes. Bathrooms come with twin-sink granite vanities, and ceiling fans as well as air conditioning.

Riu Jalisco All Inclusive

Av. De los Cocoteros, sn-Lote K NAY 63732

Resort Amenities

All-Inclusive Details

This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

Gratuities and taxes

Gratuities are included.

Food and beverages

  • All meals, snacks, and beverages included
  • In-room minibar (all beverages included)

Activities and facilities/equipment

All non-motorized water sports, land activities, and use of recreational facilities and equipment are included.

Water activities

  • Kayaking
  • Sailing
  • Snorkeling
  • Surfing/boogie boarding
  • Windsurfing

Land activities

  • Fitness facilities
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball

Lessons/classes/games

  • Aerobics

Kids' club

  • Supervised activities for children between 2 and 12 years old

Entertainment

  • Onsite entertainment and activities

Not included

  • Motorized water sports
  • Scuba-diving certification
  • Scuba-diving excursions
  • Scuba-diving lessons
  • Snorkeling excursions
  • Airport transfers
  • Childcare
  • Laundry/dry cleaning services
  • Spa/beauty facilities and services
  • Offsite tours

Resort Amenities

For surcharges, a health-and-beauty spa at this Nuevo Vallarta resort offers massage, reflexology, body wraps and scrubs, facials, waxing, henna tattoos, and hair and nail care (surcharges for all services). The steam bath, hot tub, and gym are all complimentary. Massage is also available in an open-air, thatched-roof palapa. Guests can take advantage of 90 minutes complimentary wireless internet in the lobby. Additional internet access is available throughout the hotel at a surcharge. The property provides free breakfast. Children's club is also available.

Ground transportation:

Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.

  • Swim-up bar 
  • Sauna 
  • Babysitting or childcare (surcharge) 
  • Children's club (free) 
  • Supervised childcare/activities (free) 
  • Nightclub 
  • 24-hour front desk 
  • Porter/bellhop 
  • Total number of rooms - 700 
  • Multilingual staff 
  • Hair salon 
  • ATM/banking 
  • Gift shops or newsstand 
  • Shopping on site 
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service 
  • Babysitting or childcare 
  • Elevator/lift 
  • Number of floors - 6 
  • Number of bars/lounges - 5 
  • Wedding services 
  • Free breakfast 
  • Express check-in 
  • Express check-out 
  • Full-service spa 
  • Free WiFi 
  • Designated smoking areas 
  • Number of outdoor pools - 2 
  • Children's club 
  • Garden 
  • Luggage storage 
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  • Number of restaurants - 5 
  • Beach sun loungers 
  • Pool sun loungers 
  • Beach towels 
  • Free self parking 
  • Spa services on site 
  • Coffee/tea in common areas 
  • Health club 
  • Pool umbrellas 
  • Laundry facilities 
  • Spa treatment room(s) 
  • Poolside bar 
  • Children's pool 

Family Friendly Amenities

  • Family Hotel  
  • Outdoor pools  
  • Children's pool  
  • Supervised childcare/activities (free)  
  • Free Wi-Fi  
  • Children's club (free)  
  • Laundry facilities  
  • Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)  
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)  
  • Playground on site  

Internet

Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( MXN 190 per day )

Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking

Free self parking

Room Amenities

  • Balcony 
  • Ceiling fan 
  • In-room climate control (air conditioning) 
  • Blackout drapes/curtains 
  • Air conditioning 
  • Phone 
  • Minibar 
  • Free bottled water 
  • Private bathroom 
  • Hair dryer 
  • Shower only 
  • In-room childcare (surcharge) 
  • Iron/ironing board (on request) 
  • In-room safe 
  • Television 
  • WiFi (surcharge) 
  • Daily housekeeping 
  • Satellite TV service 

Where to Eat

Don Emiliano - Air-conditioned, Mexican-decor, non-smoking dining room and terrace. Open for breakfast, dinner buffets. Theme dinners twice weekly. (Twin to Doña Adelita restaurant.)

Doña Adelita - Air-conditioned, Mexican-decor, non-smoking dining room and terrace. Open for breakfast, dinner buffets. Theme dinners twice weekly. (Twin to Don Emiliano restaurant.)

La Piazza - Italian restaurant. Dinners featuring meats and chicken sliced at the table. Dinner reservations required. Dinner dress code: Long pants, sleeved shirts for men.

Sample dinner menu for Nayarit

Salad:

  • Avocado with beet dressing

    Soup:

  • Cream of asparagus

    Main courses:

  • Veal sweetbreads
  • Chicken breast
  • Spanish sausage
  • Pork tenderloin
  • Beef sirloin

    Desserts:

  • Assorted

    La Botana - Casual, open-air, beachfront grill with fountain courtyards. Continental breakfast. Lunch buffet featuring grilled foods, burgers, salads, sandwiches, pasta, pizza, and quesadillas. Steakhouse-style dinner buffet featuring grilled meats, fish, and chicken. Reservations required.

    El Pancho and El Villa - Twin open-air bars with wood ceilings, red-tile roofs located in resort's central plaza. Open evenings during and after shows in theater adjacent to plaza.

    La Cantina - Mexican-style open-air lobby bar/lounge with wood-beam ceiling. Open mid-morning to late night. Live music three nights weekly.

    Gran Dragon - Asian cuisine. Reservations required.

    Bahia Banderas - Swim-up bar.

    • Entertainment

    Activities include:

    • Nightly entertainment featuring music/dance shows
    • Dancing in air-conditioned disco (three evenings weekly for children, late nights daily for adults)
    • Stretching classes
    • Spanish lessons
    • Dance lessons
    • Bingo
    • Crazy games
    • Pool aerobics
    • Beach volleyball
    • Beach soccer

    Nearby Things to Do

    The resort's 150-meter (164-yard) section of the mile-long beach extending along Banderas Bay's north shore is dotted with palm trees. The resort supplies beach towels, loungers, boogie boards, kayaks, windsurfers, pedal boats, Hobie Cat sailboats, and snorkeling gear. For surcharges, independent operators offer horseback riding, personal watercraft, banana-boat rides, and parasailing on the beach, and scuba-diving instruction in the pool.

    Land sports at this Nuevo Vallarta resort include rifle shooting, croquet, bocce, horseshoes, beach soccer, and volleyball.

    Flamingos golf course 1 mile (1.5 kilometer) away provides discounts to resort guests. El Tigre golf course is 2.75 miles (4.5 kilometers) away, and Mayan Palace golf course 3 miles (5 kilometers).

    The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.

    • Golfing nearby 
    • Water skiing nearby 
    • Scooter/moped rentals nearby 
    • Bicycle rentals nearby 
    • Fitness classes on site 
    • Parasailing on site 
    • Playground on site 
    • Sailing on site 
    • Surfing/boogie boarding on site 
    • Volleyball on site 
    • Windsurfing on site 
    • Personal motorized watercraft on site 

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    Spa Services

    • Hot stone massage 
    • Deep tissue massage 
    • Swedish massage 
    • Prenatal massage 
    • Reflexology 
    • Sports massage 
    • Body wraps 
    • Body scrubs 
    • Aromatherapy treatments 
    • Ayurvedic treatments 
    • Massages 
    • Manicures and pedicures 
    • Body treatments 
    • Facial treatments 

    Accessibility

    If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.

    Resort Policies

    Check-in

    Check-in time starts at 3 PM

    Check-out

    Check-out time is noon

    Payment types

    Children and extra beds

    • Children are welcome.

    Pets

    • Pets not allowed

    You need to know

    Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.

    Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.

    Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

    Due to Mexican government regulations, Riu Hotels and Resorts will no longer exchange US dollars for Mexican pesos at their properties located in Mexico.

    Fees

    Optional extras

    The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
    • Fee for in-room wireless Internet: MXN 190 per day (rates may vary)
    The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

    Resort Name

    • Riu Jalisco
    • Riu Jalisco All Inclusive
    • Riu Jalisco All Inclusive Nuevo Vallarta
    • Riu Jalisco Nuevo Vallarta
    • Clubhotel Riu Jalisco Hotel
    • Clubhotel Riu Jalisco Riviera Nayarit

    Awards & Affiliations

    Green / Sustainable Property
    This property participates in Travelife, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

    Promotions

    Golf Discount at Flamingos Golf Club

    Guests receive 20 percent off public (rack) rates at Flamingos Golf Club 1.5 km (1 mi) away.

    Discount applies to greens fees only. Transportation to course not included. Guests must contact the hotel in advance for information about reserving tee times. The hotel's contact information will appear in the reservation confirmation received after booking via this Web site.

    Honeymooners Special

    Honeymooning couples who book a stay at this hotel receive a fruit basket and surprise gift in their room upon arrival.

    Marriage certificate must be presented upon check-in for verification.


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