My fiance and I are looking to honeymoon on the Pacific side of Mexico. Do you have any recommendations? We want to get the biggest bang for our buck. Our honeymoon is in November, and we are trying to stay away from the hurricane zone. I am open to suggestions.

We are looking for a nice romantic getaway away from teenagers and children. Also, we are looking at all-inclusive resorts.

Things we would like:
Beautiful beaches
No crowds
Snorkeling,scuba diving
Jacuzzi in room
Beautiful scenery

Thanks for your help!

Ixtapa/Zijuatenejo
Puerto Vallarta
Acapulco
Mazatlan

Be warned no beaches along the Pacific coast look like the turquoise water & white sand ones over on the Caribbean side, per your "beautiful beaches" request.

And for "no crowds" I'm not sure how that works when you want an all-inclusive resort?

What kind of price range does "biggest bang for our buck" include?

Thanks for taking time to answer my questions. We are looking to budget $3000 for the honeymoon including flight costs.

Is the weather nice in November on the Caribean side? We were concerned it might be cloudy and rainy.

sand is volcanic, so color is dark, almost black. lot more waves. pacific side of mexico is much facier, so i imagine more expensive.

Quite honestly I've never been to the Caribbean side of Mexico myself.

I LOVE the Pacific side & am a die-hard fan of Puerto Vallarta (~15 trips to date).

I disagree that it is necessarily more expensive or "fancier". It depends partly on where you are flying from of course, but even more important the type of resort you chose to stay at.

Since it seems you are at the beginning stages of planning, I might recommend looking at some of the travel magazines for package deals. Budget Travel, Conde Nast, National Geo Traveler all have ads and listings to get you started.

I have always booked my own air and hotel separately, but since you are looking at an all-inclusive, a package might be the best value for you.

Feliz luna de miel (happy moon of honey)!

I like Suze am a frequent traveler to P. Vallarta I think the Pacific Coast is much cheaper than The Caribbean side of Mexico. I have been to P.Vallarta in November in fact We were there in April and will be back in November. For our April trip we stayed at the Marriott, it does have an all inclusive pkg which I can tell you the food is great at the hotel but I personally never do the all inclusive because there are so many restaurants in P. V. The Marriott is the best hotel in P.V. however if you need to budget try Dreams it seems to be what you are looking for it has the best beach and is close to town. It is all inclusive and pretty reasonable. I don;t know where you are from but Dreams is owned by Apple Vacations at first the reviews weren't too good but lately I have been reading good reviews.If you need any more info email me at [email protected] I will be glad to answer any questions. Good Luck & Congratulations.

Thank you all for the information. This has been very helpful!

You might want to check out the resort of Huatulco. It is on the Southwest Coast in the state of Oaxaca.

It was developed several years ago by the government and has never gotten the level of US visitors they expected.

The upside of that is that there are some really nice hotels at very reasonable rates. The Camino Real Zaashilla, for example, is absolutely beautiful with room rates well below a comparable property somewhere like Ixtapa.

It is very quiet, relative to other resorts. That means fewer restaurant options and very little real nightlife. But, there are several restaurants in the nearby town of Santa Cruz and several other resort hotels nearby that have nice places to eat.

The big draw of the area are seven very nice bays, some of which can only be accessed by a boat. There is good fishing, some rafting nearby, a nice golfcourse, and hiking.

When we went, the water was probably a bit rougher that most would like for snorkling. However, a few of the bays were a bit more protected.

In terms of being away from families with teens, these resorts are far more popular with Mexicans than they are Americans. Not sure how that works given different school holidays.