Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit

"An all-inclusive resort with a three-tier infinity pool and luxury suites, featuring a kids club and a renowned spa." - Meagan Drillinger Meagan Drillinger Meagan Drillinger left New York City for a life on the road. She has spent the majority of her career traveling and living in Mexico, and is passionate about seeing destinations in a slow-

"If an all-inclusive resort can achieve Grande Dame status, Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit has made the cut. One of the icons of the Riviera Nayarit coastline and another World’s Best Award winner, Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit has set the bar on a luxury all-inclusive resort experience." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"At this all-suite beach resort just north of Puerto Vallarta and the Paradise Village mall, you would never believe you're in an all-inclusive. Rooms with views of the Pacific include colorful Mexican art by the Huichol people, goose-down comforters, and Balinese furnishings. Outstanding staff even clean your sunglasses, spritz you with Evian, and circle the pool with an ice-pop cart. The spa is one of the best in the country. Five restaurants serve wonderful, well-prepared international cuisine."

"Set on Mexico’s Pacific coast surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains, Grand Velas is an all-inclusive resort offering a variety of activities and wellness opportunities. The Se Spa features 20 treatment rooms and more than 30 holistic experiences using all natural products, plant extracts, oils, and aromas. The therapeutic 'Hydrotherapy Circuit,' treats the body with water at varying temperatures and includes the Jacuzzi, sauna, eucalyptus inhalation, steam with chromotherapy, hot and cold lagoons, pressure shower, and hydro-reflexology." - Patricia Doherty Patricia Doherty Patricia Doherty is a writer who specializes in covering destinations, resorts, and cruises for Travel + Leisure and other publications. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

"Set within a stunning infinity pool, the Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit’s Aqua Bar serves up a menu of light snacks, signature cocktails, and beer right in the pool, with an ocean view. The bar features a full menu of exclusive cocktails like the namesake Grand Velas, made with white rum and cantaloupe liqueur, and the signature Aqua Bar, which has white rum, vodka, pineapple juice, and red wine."