travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel Riu Vallarta

Hotel Riu Vallarta travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

The southernmost of the three bustling Riu hotels in the Riviera Nayarit, a white, nine-story colossus, is situated toward the northern end of Nuevo Vallarta, 8 miles from the airport and a 40-minute ride from the Zona Romantica and Parroquia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (that much-photographed brick church with the evocative crown) in Puerto Vallarta.

Property Overview

Although the neighboring Riu Jalisco in Puerto Vallarta is a mishmash of a...