Alamar — Hotel in Nayarit

We planned our trip last minute and were short on options within the budget. We have stayed in the Puerto Vallarta area over a dozen times in the past 25yrs. We wanted something more Mexican than Nuevo Vallarta and quieter than Bucerias, hence La Cruz. The town of La Cruz is prominently Mexican with a Marina catering mostly to tourists and boaters. It has everything one would need. The beach in La Cruz is not as nice is Nuevo or Bucerias, but short drive to Destilladeras. The Sunday market in La Cruz caters mostly to gringos but an amazing daily fish market with product right off the boat and cheap.||The condos Alamar are newer and on the hill. If you have any mobility issues this NOT the place for you. Even the pool at building takes an interesting jaunt over an inclined foot path. The grounds are stunning, and incredibly groomed but a walk around them is hard to facilitate as its on a hill side in the jungle. We were happy to have had a car, the Alamar beach club is down the hill, and across the road. Its a hot hike in flip flops at the end of your day.|The buildings all seem to be facing the ocean with great views. Our building was Amura and we faced the fire/EMS station, mostly quiet but when the emergency vehicles started up you knew it.|Building construction is newer, aesthetic is contemporary with Mexican touches. The noise between units was very noticable, we could here our neighbors beside us very clearly. Walls seemed thin.||The suite itself was well laid out, great view, had most kitchen gadgets you would need. The drip coffee pot very small only 4 cups. King bed, more comfy than most Mexican beds. One sofa, 2 small ikea type arm chairs, good patio furniture. Bedding and towels fell short. Bedding had rips in our unit, and bath towels very grey and didnt stay fresh long so we bought bleach to give them a serious wash. Hot water in most units very slow to come on, run it and go do something else for 5 mins. Our unit had washer and dryer, seems like many did.|The security staff here are known to be strict and they met their reputation. Our assigned parking spot was undesirable in a corner along a wall, one night we parked over the line in a very empty parkade and got a nasty visit and aggressive attitude next morning. He was doing his job but executed too firmly. On a similar note staff at front gate took their jobs seriously but friendly.|The Alamar beach club, is free to Alamar guests to use. Both Alamar condo and beach club have the warmest pools we have ever been in. Both nicely designed as with infinity feature to the ocean. Beach club has a resto and staff, limited menu, food is catering more to gringos as its bland and slightly more expensive. Quality and freshness are totally there. There are 4 or 5 cabanas you can use, first come first serve, great for people who cant sit in the sun. Seemed to be very welcome to bring your own food and drink as well to beach club. Many loungers, sofas and umbrellas around the pool and seperate seating for resto if you prefered.|Parts of the experience we really enjoyed and others not...

We live here 3-5 months of the year. We chose this developement for many reasons and one of them is how well built and maintained the property and buildings are. There is NO ROOF TOP bar by the way. We have 2 private pool areas, one within the gated areas and one right one the beach called the Beach club which is for owners at anytime. This is not an all inclusive resort, we do not supply towels and nightly entertainment. This is OUR homes, it is quiet after 11 every night, we have a fantastic security guards who check all areas 24/7. A lot of owners rent their units in between their stays and we all expect that the folks that rent respect the areas and follow the rules as all of the owners do. La Cruz, Bucerías, Puerto Vallarta, Sayulita, Punta Mita etc. are only a cab or bus ride away if you want entertainment any day of the week but just know that when you come back after an evening out, or a day trip away, you can experience the quiet, safety and beauty of this place many of us call home. You can watch whales from the pools, play in the waves on our beach area or join the locals at the Playa Manzanilla....You can also enjoy the GREEN JUNGLE area, the beauty of the Banderas Bay, sail boats/ yachts/ fishing pangas/ paddle boarders/ going by. We are right beside an amazing Marina, fishing village and an authentic Mexican community of La Cruz right beside us where there is music somewhere almost every night of the week. You can feel safe always, sleep with your doors open if you chose and sleep to the crashing of the waves. This, my friends, and readers is why we chose...

Mexican people here in Mexico are nice, only when they see your pocket and you spend. Otherwise you are nobody even that they don't know you can be super wealthy, they care less about you, if you do not provide good tips, provide endless amounts of cash or make them good commissions.||Mexican majority are two faced, they will be nice to you as you spend, but they will turn their back on you if you stop spending, or decide to not purchase from them.||All the care and want for is your money! The Macho Man mentality truly exists here!||They have a restaurant named Cocos at the Alamar Beach Club OMG horrible and expense. The 2 Macho guys that run it, think they own Alamar.||It seems like it's owner vs employees, it's sad to see how employees feel so much to be in charge like they are the owner. They don't respect the owners at all.||The macho Mexican attitude is the main problem, the Mexican men have a name tag, uniform or title... OMG WEEE!!!! THEY ARE THE PATROL for everything, be aware, if you sneeze, if you park a little over the parking space, if you start having fun, they are going to approach you and make sure you...