The Top 7 Hotels Near SE Spa at Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit
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All-inclusive resorts have a reputation, and Grand Velas is here to mess with it. This Forbes Four Star property sits on Banderas Bay about 25 minutes from Puerto Vallarta, with spacious suites, a serious full-service spa, and multiple restaurants that actually hold awards. The gardens are lush, the design feels genuinely Mexican rather than generic tropical, and the crowd arrives expecting a pool bar and leaves quietly impressed.
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Naviva is an adults-only, all-inclusive tented resort tucked into the jungle near Punta Mita, and it does a genuinely good job of making you forget you're a person with responsibilities. Just 15 tented villas on 48 acres, each with a plunge pool and soaking tub, so "roughing it" is very loosely defined here. No set schedules, no stuffy menus, just a personal guide and the kind of quiet that makes you realize how loud your regular life actually is.
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Casa Velas is an adults-only all-inclusive resort tucked inside a golf course in Marina Vallarta, which already tells you the vibe: no kids cannonballing into your pool. Honeymoon couples and anniversary crowds fill the hacienda-style grounds, wandering past koi ponds and palm trees toward the beach club or the spa. The fine dining restaurant keeps the all-inclusive tag from feeling like a consolation prize. Forbes four-star, if that helps seal the deal.
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A Forbes Five Star resort on a private peninsula north of Puerto Vallarta, Punta Mita is the kind of place where the staff will literally wade into the ocean to bring you a drink, which tells you everything about the service level here. Casitas, villas, and beach homes spread across a lush stretch of coast with multiple pools, a full spa, and two Jack Nicklaus golf courses, one with the world's only natural island green. Wear your nicest swimsuit.
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A Forbes Four Star resort on the Riviera Nayarit that earns its keep with two miles of private beach, an infinity pool that seems to pour into the Sierra Madre, and grounds so lush every walk feels like you've wandered into someone's very expensive botanical garden. The vibe pulls from local Huichol culture in ways that feel genuine rather than decorative. Bring the family or don't, both crowds coexist without stepping on each other.
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