Bungalos VEPAO

We have stayed here twice. Great rooms and great people right on the beach.

This hotel is truly wonderful! The staff is very friendly the keep everything very clean. Theres a few different styles of rooms, most have a kitchenette, with some basic cookware and dishes. It doesn’t have everything but I was able to make some pretty good meals with what was provided. Beds were comfy, water is hot! Nice pool with some shade covering in the back of the hotel. And of course you’re right on the beach! The only downside that we encountered was that there are a handful of people (boomers) that spend a few months there and they really feel ownership. They take the front seats out by ocean everyday and pretty much just claim they own them. Also yelled at my aunt for being excited to be there and was being too loud. Just kinda mean behavior but we got over it and just had such a wonderful time!

Wonderful hotel steps from the beach. Stayed for a week last year and now heading back for 12 nights this year. Great service, comfortable rooms...pool onsite but also oceanfront. Fantastic staff! The location of the hotel on La Ropa is fantastic as well. Right in the middle of everything..quite a few beach restaurants along la Ropa for beers and snacks during the day or night :)

I am completely enamored with Vepao. The staff are incredible and attentive. The rooms are older, but still clean. The view is breathtaking. I got married next door at La Perla and didn’t 10 days at Vepao. It could not have been more perfect. Each room has a mini kitchenette and a balcony. Ours had the best view. If you want the Hilton, this isn’t that, but if you want a great experience at a comfortable hotel this is it. The restaurant is a bit pricy, but the chef is good and the wait staff are kind and helpful.

This is the ideal site for those who like to go to sleep to the sound of breaking waves. Our second floor bungalow had four windows open to the beach, along with a side terrace and more windows guaranteeing us sea breeze. Ceiling fans ensured our comfort. The room had two large beds, full kitchen and bath, with hot water. Amenities included cable television and free wireless internet. Facilities were keep spotless by cleaning staff who have a second specialty in sculpting different animal figures out of towels (which they also decorate with hibiscus and other flowers from the premises' gardens). And we were literally steps from the beach. Hotel provides palapas and beach chairs/chaise longues. La Ropa is Zihuatanejo's best beach, with reasonable surf for playing, but also enough calm for swimming or just cooling off. ||||La Ropa's greatest limitation is lack of services. There are several great restaurants nearby (La Escollera was our favorite, especially for its truly spectacular views and personable service - and reasonable prices), but stores are scarce. We had to go downtown (30 minute walk or 5 minute and $4 cab ride) for anything more than basics - e.g., pharmacy items, banks, supermarkets, souvenir shops. On the other hand, the beach is expansive and not crowded.||||We paid about $70 a night for this large space in a modern structure that could easily sleep a couple and two kids (or other combinations of people). We watched Wimbledon on TV when it rained, and when it stopped, ran right outside and dove into the refreshing water.

Imagine staying at a nice mid-range North American motel, and then give it an amazing location and outstanding staff. That's what you get at Bungalows Vepao.||||The rooms are clean and basic - but they are all you need because you are right on the sand in the middle of La Ropa Beach. The small kitchenette in our room (#8) was functional, but we did notice that the appliances in other rooms had been upgraded and so we assume that the ones in our room will be as well. Nonetheless., the countertop range worked fine and the fridge and freezer did their jobs.||||Because it was particularly hot when we were there - more than 30+ C. every day - we bit the bullet and paid the $20 extra per day for air conditioning. The extra charge for air was a bit annoying, as was the $1.50 charge for each big jug of drinking water, but even so our stay was very affordable.||||The location is truly amazing. You are smack in the middle of La Ropa Beach, so your beach vacation can get underway the minute you arrive. There are plenty of restaurants and beachside places for refreshments in each direction.||||Along with the location, the staff is what really makes this place. Lety (daytime) and Luis (evening) are helpful, extremely efficient, and very caring. They make it possible for their guests to focus on relaxing, which is the whole point of the place.||||I'd stay there again in a heartbeat and probably will within the next year.

We ate dinner tonight at this very recently reopened restaurant poolside at Bungalows Vepao. The restaurant is all outside seating and very small. It was packed. And seriously understaffed. The one server was very friendly, spoke good English, but was totally overwhelmed and trying to take orders, serve, clear tables, provide and collect bills. She got our orders mixed up even though she correctly repeated them back to us after first taking them, brought us incorrect items, never brought my husband his drink, had to retake our orders in order to calculate the bill and then still billed one of our group for three entrees instead of two. Having said all that, the food was very good and very reasonably priced. Except for a bottle of wine, which was pretty steep. They have a good thing going—hope they get it figured out and hire more help!

There is no better deal for beachfront accommodations than this family owned hotel where your room is literally a few steps off La Ropa beach. The rooms are clean and well equipped. Most have kitchens which are outdoors! The hotel has it's own on the beach group of palapas for the use of guests only. My one quibble is with guests who claim the palapas early in the morning and then dont use them - not the fault of the hotel - just bad manners. Vepao is next door to The Tides and so located right in the center of La Ropa. It is a very quick taxi ride to downtown or a 30 minute or so walk. The staff is wonderful. It's no wonder many guests come here year after year.