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Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort & SpaA large family resort on Bahía de Banderas with a 3,000 sqm saltwater pool
Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort & Spa is a 5-star family resort on Bahía de Banderas, in Nayarit, with 24-hour all-inclusive service and direct access to a light-brown-sand beach with a lifeguard.
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- 7.4
- Good, 441 reviews
- 5★
- hotel class
- 4
- pools
Guest rating from Booking.com, updated 2026-11-05.
Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort & Spa is a 5-star family resort on Bahía de Banderas, in Nayarit, with 24-hour all-inclusive service and direct access to a light-brown-sand beach with a lifeguard. It was built in 1999 and refurbished in 2017, and the airport is 35 km away, a 45-minute taxi ride.
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There are 416 rooms. Standard Junior Suites and Deluxe Ocean View rooms sit alongside Signature Suites with panoramic ocean views.
Two show cooking restaurants and four à la carte restaurants make up dinner: Bamboo for Asian fine dining, Portofino for Italian, La Adelita for Mexican, and Las Terrazas for international fast casual. Six bars include the Xtra Time sports bar.
The saltwater pool covers 3,000 square meters, with a main pool, an adults-only Relax pool and a children's water park. Baby Club (ages 1 to 3), Mini Club (4 to 12) and Junior Club (13 to 18) run for children. Zentropia Palladium Spa & Wellness is on site.
It suits families who want a big pool day and a beach on the bay.
What's included
- 24-hour all-inclusive
- 2 show cooking restaurants and 4 à la carte restaurants
- Bars including swim-up, lobby and beach bars
- Vegetarian, vegan and regional Pacific cuisine options
- Minibar restocked daily and room service
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the resort
- Daily fitness classes, yoga and non-motorized sports
- Live music, DJs and nightly shows
At the resort
- Beachfront
- Spa
- Kids club
- Teens club
- Water park
- Weddings
- Luxury
Who it suits
- Families, with a kids club on site
- Families with teenagers, who get a club of their own
- A trip built around the spa
- A splurge: one of the most indulgent stays in the region
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The details
- All-inclusive (operator's wording)
- Grand Palladium Vallarta Resort & Spa is a 5-star family resort in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, with 24-hour all inclusive service and beach access. Source
- Rooms
- Page prints 416 rooms; fact sheet prints 411 and 416. No single number is used. Built 1999, refurbished 2017. Source
- Pools
- Main pool, adults-only Relax pool, children water park and a saltwater pool of 3,000 m2 (4 pools on the fact sheet). Source
- Dining
- 2 show cooking restaurants and 4 à la carte restaurants; 6 bars on the page header, over 9 bars in the later section. Source
- Kids clubs
- Baby Club ages 1-3, Mini Club 4-12, Junior Club 13-18. Source
- Beach
- Direct access, light brown sand, lifeguard; the fact sheet lists pool access to the beach as no. Source
- Airport
- 35 km and 45 minutes by taxi on the fact sheet; the airport is not named. Source
- Extra charge
- Zentropia Palladium Spa & Wellness treatments. Source
- Restaurants
- Bamboo (Asian fine dining), Portofino (Italian), La Adelita (Mexican) and Las Terrazas (international), plus the Xtra Time sports bar. Source
- Rooms
- Junior Suite, Deluxe Ocean View and Signature Suite Panoramic Ocean View categories. Source
- Website
- palladiumhotelgroup.com
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