Marcela Resort & Spa

This place is excellent and would highly recommend! Betty at the front desk was amazing and the communication via Whatsapp was great. The waiters and bartenders were top notch, and the food/drinks were excellent. We rented the entire floor which had had a tremendous amount of space and amazing views. The entire resort and pools were great, and everything is walking distance. The putting green area could use some upkeep but overall for the price you cannot go wrong. Betty also arranged private transportation for entire group from the airport to our next resort and the airport for departure. Perfect for families and large groups!

I had a wonderful stay. The building is unique and beautiful. Also, the staff is top notch. Excellent service.

We stayed in the cave and it was epic! It's a work of art created by the owner as a present to his wife. You'll never stay anywhere like it. It is wildly creative and uniquely beautiful. The gardeners are brilliant.

We loved our room, the lovely pool and the staff was very helpful! Easy to take uber to/from or for walkers you can take a 10 min hilly walk to the beach and town along a busy road.

Incredible property -- unique, charming, modern, clean. Surprisingly good location despite being up a hill (use the secret staircase at the bottom to walk into town).

Amazing time at Marcela! Simply wonderful. The spa was luxurious and everyone so kind, accommodating and welcoming. Loved every second. A hidden oasis in Puerto Vallarta!

Rooms are large and have plenty of seating/relaxing area with great views from the balcony. Kitchen is has all items needed for cooking. Washer/dryer in unit. Location is 5-10 min walk downhill (with lower entry gate on the main road) to town and beach area. Uphill return walk takes longer.

The cave room is seriously something special. I don’t know the story but it must have been someone’s home years and years ago. You can tell they put a lot of thought and intention (and money!) into building this unique space. It’s the perfect little oasis nestled into the mountain. Sure the finishes are older and you're basically sleeping outside (lol) but once you’re used to the sounds at night, I always felt safe and slept like a baby! The water features are so special and the view is spectacular. I had a million Snapchat messages of friends agreeing how cool the room was!! The bed and pillows were perfectly comfortable. There’s Netflix on the smart TV! There’s two seriously huge mini split ACs. It was 85 and sunny but we never needed to use them. The room service was excellent. We ordered the oxtail rissoto and popcorn chicken. The staff was so helpful. We communicated by text on WhatsApp to order food and arrange cleaning service - so convenient and always quick to respond! It was also really nice having a washer and dryer. The only very very minor thing was that the water took a minute to get hot but the shower felt great and had space for all my things. We loved our morning walk into town - 15 minutes down and cab up for about 80 pesos, well worth it! I was so sad to leave this beautiful place. I will 100% be staying here again. It must have been a difficult decision for the original owner to sell the property. I wish it was mine!!

The Marcela is a gem, it’s a beautiful place to spend several days enjoying PV. Easy walk to town to enjoy the hustle and bustle and then escape back to the super friendly staff, delicious food and drinks and great pool. The rooms themselves are beautiful decorated with traditionally Mexican decor, clean and comfortable. The pull out couch wasn’t very comfortable but that is our only complaint, the Marcela was a wonderful place to spend 10 days with our family. We would definitely stay again.