Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, recently released the results of their 2020 Travelers’ Choice Awards, and Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit were among the “Most Popular Destinations in Mexico,” coming in at #4 an #9 respectively.
Many Banderas Bay area hotels, restaurants, beaches and experiences also took top spots on this year’s ‘Best of the Best’ award winners, based on the ratings, comments and reviews given by TripAdvisor platform users around the world.
Traveler’s Choice Awards are of great significance because they are given to destinations, hotels, and restaurants that maintain at least a 4-star average score over 12 months.
Vallarta-Nayarit has always been a popular vacation destination due to its diverse lodging options, ranging from 5-star and all inclusive resorts to leading hotel chains and bed & breakfast inns.
In the 2020 ‘Best Hotels in Mexico’ categories, Grand Velas Nayarit was the biggest winner, coming in at #7 of the country’s Top 25 Hotels, #4 for Best All-Inclusive Resorts, #6 for Mexico’s Best Luxury Hotels, and #8 on the list of Best Hotels for Service.
The Top 25 Hotels in Mexico category also included Grand Luxxe at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta coming in at #19. Among the winners of the 25 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in Mexico were Marival Distinct Luxury Residences and Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel & Romantic Getaway at #13 and #23, respectively. In the Top 25 Luxury Hotels in Mexico, Hotel Mousai came in at #14, Grand Luxxe at #15 and Villa La Estancia Riviera Nayarit at #24.
Casa Cupula came in at #11 on list of the Top 25 Small Hotels in Mexico category; and Hotel Posada de Roger (#16), Casa Anita y Corona del Mar (#21) and Hotel Porto Alegre (#22) were among the Top 25 Bargain Hotels in Mexico.
Playa Fiesta came in at #11 on the 2020 list of Top 25 Hotels for Service; among the Top 25 Hotels for Romance were Casa Velas (12), Hotel Mousai (16) and Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel & Romantic Getaway (25); the Top 25 B&Bs and Inns included Garlands Del Rio Boutique Hotel (11) and Hacienda Escondida Puerto Vallarta (15); and four Banderas Bay area resorts made the Top 25 Hotels for Families with The Grand Bliss at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta (1), Mayan Palace at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta (4), Samba Vallarta All Inclusive (5) and Sea Garden at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta (13).
This year, only two Vallarta-Nayarit eateries made the list of Mexico’s Top 10 Restaurants, with Tuna Blanca Punta de Mita coming in at #5 and Etonne Nuevo Vallarta at #6.
Though there are many beautiful beaches in the Banderas Bay area, only Nuevo Vallarta Beach was among Tripadvisor’s “Top 10 Beaches in Mexico,” coming in at #6.
TripAdvisor, the travel site that anyone who decides to travel consults before packing a suitcase, also distinguishes those places that offer such an experience that travelers just have to write about them. And that kind of experience, worthy of mention, stars, and rave reviews, can be found right here in Puerto Vallarta.
In this year’s “Top 10 Experiences in Mexico” category, the Downtown Puerto Vallarta Food Tour came in at #5, the Canopy River Zipline Tour and Mule Ride at #8, and the Puerto Vallarta Outdoor Adventure Zip Line and Speedboat Ride tour at #9.
It is exciting to see so many of the tourism services offered in Vallarta-Nayarit being placed on lists such as these, because it makes those who have not yet packed their bags decide to travel to this vacation destination, where some of the very best experiences in Mexico can be found – and enjoyed!
For the complete list of 2020 Travelers’ Choice Award winners, visit: TripAdvisor.com.
