So great to have such a swimmable, surfable beach! My 11 year old daughter and I stayed at the Grand Palladium (not the Family Select side). We were disappointed that we weren’t allowed to use the quieter 18 pool. The area we were allowed at is somewhat small, and has no hot tub. Great for little ones though with a kids pool & waterslides. We were not allowed to go to the ‘Family Selection’ side, either. We didn’t find any fries or soft serve ice cream like we had loved at other resorts (they do have hard ice cream in one of the restaurants, but it wasn’t very good). They do serve hamburgers and hotdogs poolside for lunch everyday, but no fries..haha. The property, beach and rooms are more beautiful than many resorts, and we loved the proximity to the Marieta Islands, Sayulita and Punta de Mita. I’ve stayed in many resorts in and around PV, and I think this is my favourite. The only other thing is that we repeatedly had to wait in over 20 minute lines to get into the non-reservable buffet, but I think this is Covid related. They check temperatures and make sure everyone sanitizes before letting each group in. Finally, this isn’t related to Palladium, just to travel to Mex in general… beware that if you’re Canadian it’s expensive. It cost my daughter and I $250 each to get our PCR tests at the resort. You need at least a PCR test to re-enter Can, and at least an Anitgen (cheaper than PCR, but PCR is ok) - to enter the US (even just a layover). No test required to enter Mex.
