Well me and my boyfriend stayed at this hotel November 2nd through to the 9th. When we first arrived at the hotel we were suppose to have an ocean view room but of course like many who have stayed at this hotel.... we were DE-GRADED to a standard room. Which wasn't so bad but there was no view. Atleast it had airconditioning. We had to wait a few days before getting into a better room.The new room had a balcony overlooking the ocean and a television and a phone..... but those were mearly put there for looks ..... you could only call the front desk and the t.v would cost money. The worst part about this hotel is that the gate down to the road by the beach locks at 8pm. Which really sucks because then you have to go all the way to the top of the hotel and TRUST ME..... its quite the jaunt. And then you will need to walk down a big mountain side ride made out of broken rocks and unlevel ground. Most times we just took a cab down. I would reccomend that a person wear comfy STABLE footwear to make this jaunt. Make sure you pick up some spanish too before hitting this hotel.... Not many workers in this hotel speak english and if they do it is very little. The place boasted about a beautiful tennis court but the truth is..... It has cracks and instability.... as in there are like speed bumps so to speak. The food is decent...... decent enough to eat if you are straving to death and have no energy to go anywhere else...... hahaha...... no no.... some nights you may luck out and get something tasty..... but not often. The drinks are ok...... nothing special..... runny pina coladas....vodka....cheap tequila and rye. Oh and back to this walking to the TOP OF THE HOTEL thing after the gate closes at 8pm..... I should tell you..... the elevators are the BIGGEST rip off...... they stop running at 8 pm too....!!!!! Lunch is served at the beach patio...... IT IS DISGUSTING!!!!!! The best thing to order is nachos..... one night at supper we had a choice of what to have served to us.... I picked the bbq chicken..... DO NOT ORDER THIS!!!!!!!! it was a chicken neck and spine..... like puke!!! Another thing to was the maid service..... they always did our room so nice but many mornings like most couples I am sure.... we would engage into some intimate mexican bedroom behavior(hee hee) and the maids would knock and bust in..... LIKE OMG!!!!! we learned by the last day that yelling sternly and loudly " NO NO SENYORITA!!! EL SCRAMO!"---- is the only thing that works! But after staying at a different hotel in sayulita (half way through our trip) I was dying to go back to meza del mar..... Thr truth is.... meza del mar felt like home. A few flaws... but you make it what you want.

I am 35 , my girlfriend is 30. We went for 2 weeks through xmas and new years. It was lovely. No, this is not a fancy hotel, but it's clean, friendly and in the heart of the action. We are gay and wanted to be close to the Blue Chairs. It was great. We had a view of the ocean, and were a stone's throw from Blue Chairs. The staff were friendly, and didn't blink an eye over my partner and I holding hands or kissing. We met another gay couple there and partied for the whole two weeks.
The only thing I didn't like was the old man at the front desk wasn't very nice...but everyone else was super. Our waiter on the beach was sweet and remembered our orders.
The food was okay, not a huge variety, but really great breakfasts. You get tired of eating at the same place for two weeks, so we ate out quite a bit...but the food was okay if you are really on a budget.
We paid 1700 for 2 weeks, that was awesome.
I wouldn't pay too much attention to some of the reviews. This is a value hotel, it's quaint and cosy. If you are stuffy about hotels and expect 5 star everywhere you go, then this isn't your place...actually neither is Mexico for that matter, but if you just want to go with friends, have some fun, not spend too much money, and be in the heart of downtown, then this is a great place. I would stay again. Oh yeah, but the elevators are scary..ha ha, take the stairs.

We just returned from a ladies get away. There were 4 of us. Our ages are in the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's. The hotel to begin with is sooooo far away from the action that you may as well not be vacationing.
If you want to be away from the hustle and bustle this is the place. There are no luxuries at this hotel. Elevator access is limited. We had a suite. The only access to our room was 4 flights of stairs.
Our plan for the trip was an all inclusive so we lay out by the pool with drinks in each hand. That didn't happen. The pool was pretty pitiful looking with no real lounge chairs to speak of. Bar availability is limited. They have certain drinks they can make and that is it.
The staff are exceptionally friendly but that did not improve the vacation. They even have the audacity to have timeshare people there to show you what you could have had. (smile)
As for the food it is authentic however it is the same day after day after day after day. No variety. We missed dinner two days due to tours which included dinner, thank god.
This is a vacation spot for locals. I would not recommend you make this a vacation choice. There was no TV, No radio, No clock, No real amenities to speak of. I took my own face towel thank goodnes.
If you are a very basic traveler then go for it. If you like bare minimal nice things then skip this one.

We recently returned from Puerto Vallarta. We had reservations at Club Meza Del Mar. When we got to the hotel, no one could find our reservations. It took an hour for them to give us a room. The room they shoved us in was very disgusting. We could not even sit down on the furniture. We tried to eat dinner, but was afraid we were going to get sick. We checked out immediately. We found another hotel---Puerto Vallarta Shores and Suites---that was very nice. We were able to enjoy the rest of our vacation.