Cheap hotel in Puerto Vallarta
 

Looking for a inexpensive hotel in Puerto Vallarta. Something around US$50 and still a nice place to stay for a week. Please, advise.

Thank you!

Here's my favorite. I've stayed at Posada Roger at least a dozen times over the years (and as recently as June '08). It's a great hotel for the price.
www.hotelposadaderoger.com

If you can get in Suze's idea is Ideal!

Cheap/with pool:
Posada Roger
Hotel Rio
Posada don Miguel

Even cheaper/no pool:
Posada Lily
Yasmine
Hotel Azteca
Villa del Mar
Ana Liz
Belmar

www.hotelrosita.com It's a great older hotel, right on the malecon. Nice pool, nice staff, right on the beach. I get their internet special, which with tax is $62, and you reserve it on line and pay when you get there. Because the internet special rooms are above the main drag, I bring earplugs. You can pay more and get rooms facing the ocean.
You can call them from the USA to the hotel in Mexico toll free. 1-877-813-6712. I have called them and they have given me the internet rate over the phone. Have fun. Wish I was there.

On my post the first bunch are $40-50usd/night. The second list $25-40usd/night.

Also I agree Rosita's a nice hotel if you prefer to be in El Centro, instead of on the south-side.

Thanks for the responses!

Following Suze's advise and report on Fodor's site, I've called Posada Roger, and made a reservation at $60/night for a single room. Forgot to ask about a discount for a week-long stay, and Eduardo (the guy on the phone) didn't mention it.

Now I am looking through a couple of travel guide books and seeing some other nice options for less (considering that I prefer ocean to pool). Hotel Rosita is one of them. But also Casa Maria Elena looks quite attractive (anybody knows it?).

I always prefer a quieter place to a fancier one.

Thanks again

My Home in PV for 22 years.
http://www.cuatrovientos.com/
Very quite & peaceful with lots of returnees. Mostly 40 plus crowd but not all. No Children allowed. Excellent restaurant, fantastic roof top bar views. Check it out. In your budget.

Marina Elena on F. Rodriguez looks like (and gets good comments) a great apartment situation (it's across from Casa Andrea so I've walked past it loads of times).

If you want to get something basic and cheap, look to the hotels on Madero like Hotel Azteca and Ana Liz. Or Yasmine or Posada Lily (B. Badillo and Olas Altas area). Those are even less money.

Oh and when I've gotten discounts at Posada Roger it was thru email ahead of time with whoever is managing the reservations (not the front desk who doesn't seem to have authority to grant stuff like that). I'm not sure if my discount was for being there over a week, or for paying cash in full upon arrival (I did both), but they tossed in a mini-frig for free ($5/day value) and I paid $2 less per day than was posted on the website.

Yasmine & Posada Lily are 'more' expensive than the Azteca and F. Madero hotels, here's a list:
http://vallartainfo.com/hotels.html#budget

Sorry that my post was not clear... I meant it to read that those 4 hotels are all less money than Posada Roger, Rosita, or Cuatro Vientos (which are still very reasonable and great hotels).

I reckon you should look at Hotel Encino (one block from the beach) or La Gaviotta (on the beach) in this price range. The Encino quoted me 542 pesos and the Gaviota 570. Of the two I preferrred the Encino, it has a pool on the roof, a nice patio area and nice staff. It's just along from Cafe Roma with free internet and a nice balcony to sit on. Both hotels seem to be Mexican-run and are less than 5 minutes from the old town area, bus station, lots of restaurants. Just along the street is the central square, cathedral, Malecon, all kinds of action.
I checked out of Posada Roger after one night because of the high price (they were charging $90 a night at the end of the New Year holiday on January 3) and because the place was over-run with small kids who made the pool and deck area unusable with dive-bombing each other in the water, splashing everyone and everywhere, and running screaming all over the hotel. Not the hotel's fault I know, but I prefer not to be in that kind of environment. Plus my room was very small and dark for $90!

While I adore Posada Roger, I would never give the price they were asking for rooms over this Christmas holiday. Absolutely ridiculous (but obviously they were able to get it, and they are nothing is not sharp business people at that place).

And yes it is popular with Mexican families too, so if you are adverse to having lots of laughter around... probably not your best choice. When this happens, I solve the problem by grabbing a beer and joining the party in the pool!!

There was no party by the pool to join. There were no adults in sight. And no-one was drinking beer, they were all small children. There was also no laughter, just screaming.

OK Gertie, I understand. Sorry I did not mean to question your bad experience.

But unless THIS poster is going at Christmas-time next year, the higher room rate doesn't apply. And I've been at Roger's many times when there were NO children in the entire place. Just the luck of the draw. There could be screaming kids at Gaviota or Encino sometime too.

"I reckon you should look at Hotel Encino (one block from the beach) or La Gaviotta (on the beach) in this price range. The Encino quoted me 542 pesos and the Gaviota 570. Of the two I preferrred the Encino, it has a pool on the roof, a nice patio area and nice staff. It's just along from Cafe Roma with free internet and a nice balcony to sit on. Both hotels seem to be Mexican-run and are less than 5 minutes from the old town area, bus station, lots of restaurants. Just along the street is the central square, cathedral, Malecon, all kinds of action.
I checked out of Posada Roger after one night because of the high price (they were charging $90 a night at the end of the New Year holiday on January 3) and because the place was over-run with small kids who made the pool and deck area unusable with dive-bombing each other in the water, splashing everyone and everywhere, and running screaming all over the hotel. Not the hotel's fault I know, but I prefer not to be in that kind of environment. Plus my room was very small and dark for $90!"

One of the things I love about the Los Cuatro Vientos has a No children policy.



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I'm telling you...Hotel Rosita's internet rate of $62 (including tax) is a good thing!! But you have to be okay with being on the beach and the malecon.

I agree I agree :-) that Rosita is another good choice. But Posada Roger single room in low season is $38/night. Since the OP asked for around $50... I was trying to find hotels to suggest that are less than that amount.
:-)

Hi Suze. Cheers!

Suze, why in your Fodors note on Posada Roger you say this hotel is not for "faint hearted"? I may be misunderstanding the meaning.

It's a lot of fun and a good education reading all the posts here!

MadRussian... Because it's a VERY basic hotel. I would say that about MOST hotels under $50 price range (and especially if I know I am giving advice to someone who has never traveled in Mexico or is used to staying in fancy resorts).

I think Posada Roger more like summer camp near the beach. Everything is kept sparkling clean, but there may be a mended rip in the bedsheets, or frays on the towel edges. The curtains fall a bit off their rod when you close them. The dresser is missing a knob & one drawer pulls out unevenly and nearly falls to the floor ;-) stuff like that.

p.s. A large part of the reason I often choose Roger's is because I have to have a pool.

If you don't need one, that opens up your choices and I would certainly consider Maria Elena's apartments, which is barely one block in off the beach in a great part of town.

Just want to chime in that the restaurant at Cuatro Vientos, as stewbear mentioned, is great. I have not stayed there but a dear family friend who lives most of the year in PV recommends it to her out of town friends if she can't put them up.

Loved the rooftop bar.

I like the looks of Posada Roger, too.

The rooftop bar at Los Cuatro Vientos is THE best sunset view in town, and the margaritas aren't bad either! The only thing that keeps me from staying there is that it's quite a hike to the beach. I think it you went in with the expectation that you'd just use taxis now & then, it would be OK.

Annabelle, If you have any specific questions about Posada Roger feel free to ask away. I consider it my home-away-from-home! (and thanks again for the help with Cabo!!).

Sorry to contradict, but the best sunset view is from the Casa Isabel Bar & Grill, Quatro Vientos doesn't compare.

I'm sure you are correct, as always, cabron.

But we are talking about "cheap" hotels in Puerto Vallarta is why I mentioned the nice view from Los Cuatro Vientos.

I was olny considering the view. I don't consider Los Cuatro Vientos, cheap.$69 +tax ?
Casa Isabel is $65 +tax.

Once again, I stand corrected. I am surprised to hear Casa Isabel is that cheap. I had no idea. I thought it was a more upscale place.

First Carbon. Gloria Will work with anyone on a limited budget so posted rates are not necessarily correct.
Second we each have our opinion on what constitutes the best sunset. You may live thee but I've been viewing PB sunsets for almost a quarter of a century & I feel Los Cuatro Vientos has the best!
PS FYI its not Quatro but Cuatro Vientos.

OK I do *not* stand corrected...

According to Casa Isabel's website today the rates are $99/night for the cheapest room in Low Season.

High Season they rent only by the week and the cheapest room option then comes out to $109/night.

How do I get the $65 rate?

Shoot! they changed the page overnight.
The sunset is the sunset, Casa Isabel has a far better view than Cuatros Vientos, without any doubt. I have seen both, have you ?

Shoot! they changed the page overnight.
The sunset is the sunset, Casa Isabel has a far better view than Cuatros Vientos, without any doubt. I have seen both, have you ?

You Betcha Buckaroo!
Again let's agree to disagree.
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"best" is such a subjective term (lol) & truly I prefer to watch my sunsets on the beach anyways!