Hotel Portonovo Plaza Malecón is a three-star hotel in Puerto Vallarta. The hotel offers a pool, wifi and air conditioning. 1413 guests rate it 4.1 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices moved between US$62 and US$115 per night. It sits about 3 km from the centre of Puerto Vallarta. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
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Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 11 priced stays for Hotel Portonovo Plaza Malecón: rates ran from US$62 to US$115 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. As with most hotels in Puerto Vallarta, midweek nights tend to come in cheaper than weekends, and booking two or more weeks ahead widens the choice of rooms with free cancellation. The price you see after tapping “Check availability” is the live app.impt.io rate for your exact dates, not an estimate.
Location
Hotel Portonovo Plaza Malecón is at Av. Mexico # 1125, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. That puts it about 3 km from the centre of Puerto Vallarta's hotel district, based on the coordinates in our scans. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is Nuevo Vallarta, about 12 km away — compare Nuevo Vallarta hotels too if your plans are flexible. This page's “View on map” link opens the exact spot in Google Maps, so you can measure the journeys that matter to you.
The facilities, in detail
On the wellness side there's swimming pool. Practical services include 24 hour front desk, laundry service and luggage storage. In the room itself: air conditioning, bathroom, free wifi, hairdryer, iron and board and safe. The full list of 28 facilities is below; double-check the ones that are deal-breakers when you book, as hotels adjust what they offer by season.
Good to know before you book
The booking flow is three steps: dates and guests in this page's widget, the live price on app.impt.io, and instant confirmation. Most rooms are offered with free cancellation until a few days before arrival — the exact deadline is shown next to each rate before you pay. Every confirmed booking also removes a tonne of CO₂ through IMPT's carbon-removal projects, at no extra cost to you. When comparing, note that the three-star rating reflects the hotel's declared standard; the guest reviews on this page tell you how it actually feels to stay.
Puerto Vallarta for hotel guests
The Zona Romántica — old Vallarta, south of the Cuale river — is the crowd favourite: cobbled streets, Los Muertos beach, hundreds of restaurants, and Mexico's most open LGBTQ+ scene. The Centro and the Malecón are a stroll away. To the north, the Hotel Zone and Marina Vallarta line up the big resorts, many all-inclusive, near the airport. Conchas Chinas, to the south, hides hillside hotels with the best views. Our 2026 scans logged 90 hotels with a real price: from US$51 a night and a typical rate of about US$122 — Vallarta is not a budget destination, but it delivers. Honestly: from August to October the humid heat bears down and afternoons bring heavy rain; in exchange, that is when prices genuinely drop. All hotels in Puerto Vallarta →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.11413 reviewsMy experience was awful. Right from the rude check in which was supposed to have Expedia VIP perks but didnt, to the smallest room I've ever seen, to the disgusting pool and glass around the patio that you couldn't see through! No pool towels, but I didn't swim anyway. Stained sheets. Shower door didn't shut right so it sprayed all over the tiny bathroom. I almost left but it was only 1 night. Dude passed out by the pool at 10pm. Worst hotel I have ever paid for.
1 star would be good enough. No elevator works, shoebox size of room and no ventilation, the smell makes you leave right away. Even in your sleep you will hear noise from people.
It says 3 star hotel. I wouldn't give it 1 star. Theres no cups in the room, no fridge. The floors were dirty, noone spoke english, the wifi didn't work almost at all. The card couldn't open the room door properly, had to try hundred times. Noone cared about anything. The pool was super dirty with lot of pidgeons and pool. Im not gonna stay there again
Planning your trip to Puerto Vallarta
When to go
From November to April the weather is nearly perfect: dry, sunny, 25-30°C — and prices know it, peaking at Christmas, New Year and Holy Week. May to July heats up with still-reasonable rates.
August to October brings the full tropics: humidity, hard afternoon rain and the true low season, with the year's best discounts. Hurricanes touch this coast less than the Caribbean, but September rain is serious.
Seasons with their own names: humpback whales December to March, the May Pride weeks that fill the Romántica, and November — perhaps the rounded month: weather already dry, prices still mid-season.
A wrinkle worth planning around: Mexican national holidays — Holy Week above all — bring a different crowd than the international winter season: younger, larger groups, and beach zones at full volume. The same hotel can be a quiet retreat in February and a party block in April; read recent reviews from the season you are actually booking.
Getting there and around
The airport is inside the city: 10 minutes to the Marina, 20-30 to the Zona Romántica. Official airport taxis charge fixed zone rates of about MX$400-600 at 2025 prices; cross the departures footbridge and apps or street taxis drop considerably. The city buses, dirt cheap, run the whole shoreline.
The city stretches many kilometres along the bay but each zone walks: the Romántica and Centro entirely on foot, joined by the Malecón. Between zones, buses and taxis — agree the fare first or use an app.
For Sayulita, San Pancho and the Nayarit coast, buses and colectivos leave from near the airport; the southern beaches — Mismaloya, Boca de Tomatlán and roadless villages like Yelapa — go by blue bus and water taxi. A car only pays if your plan runs up and down the bay highway.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The Zona Romántica is why most people come back: old Vallarta's cobbled streets, Los Muertos beach and pier, hundreds of restaurants, and the most open LGBTQ+ scene in the country. Boutique and mid-range hotels, with the obvious trade: it is the noisiest zone and the priciest per metre. Our 2026 scan put the city's typical rate at US$122, entry from US$51 — Vallarta is not cheap.
The Centro and Malecón are the middle path: a stroll from everything, quieter at night, with street art and sunsets thrown in. Uphill, Conchas Chinas and the southern slopes hide the hotels with the bay's best views — stairs and taxis included.
Northward, the Hotel Zone and Marina Vallarta line up the big resorts and all-inclusives near the airport: huge pools, wide beach, and a mandatory taxi to dine out. They work for a pure resort holiday; for living the city, they sit far from the pulse.
By profile: first visit wanting city and beach, the Romántica; resort family, the Hotel Zone or Marina; mid budget that wants to walk, the Centro and the streets above the Malecón; romantic escape with views, Conchas Chinas; surf and village life, keep going to Sayulita — Vallarta is not a wave destination. The LGBTQ+ community has its national capital in the Romántica, and the neighbourhood's hotels know it and celebrate it.
A geography note that matters at booking time: 'Puerto Vallarta' listings shade into Nuevo Vallarta and Bucerías, across the state line in Nayarit — fine places, but 30-45 minutes from the Romántica's dinner tables and on another time zone on paper. Check the pin.
Eating and going out
Vallarta eats from the sea: pescado embarazado grilled on the beach, midday ceviches and aguachiles, beef birria for the morning after. The Romántica's seafood stands and the municipal market kitchens serve the popular register for about MX$80-150 in 2025; the same bay feeds a chef-driven restaurant scene that now rivals the capitals.
The full-stall rule applies, and raw seafood wants midday turnover.
Nightlife has two hearts: the bars and clubs around Lázaro Cárdenas street in the Romántica — Mexico's most famous LGBTQ+ circuit — and the Malecón for the live-music promenade. Sunset is the city's daily event: beach, terrace or pier, but with a seat claimed in advance.
Booking well
A solid market, expensive by national standards: 90 hotels with real prices in our 2026 scans, from US$51 with a typical rate of US$122. From December to April book one or two months out — the Romántica sells out first —; in summer and autumn, days suffice.
The named peaks: Christmas-New Year, Holy Week, and May's LGBTQ+ event weeks, when the Romántica multiplies rates. On those dates with a tight budget, the Centro or the hillsides give you the same walkable Vallarta for less.
Local checks: the slopes — an address in Conchas Chinas or on the hillside means daily stairs — noise in the Romántica (interior room for light sleepers), and at the northern resorts the real cost of night taxis into town. Prices on this page are 2026 observations, per night; the live rate is one click away.
Two pieces of local fine print: the southern hillside hotels sell 'bay views' with variable honesty — ask for photos from the specific room, not the shared terrace. And November brings both the weather-price sweet spot and several food festivals that fill scattered weekends: if you see odd prices on a November weekend, that is why.
Frequently asked about Hotel Portonovo Plaza Malecón
How much does Hotel Portonovo Plaza Malecón cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$62 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is Hotel Portonovo Plaza Malecón?
Hotel Portonovo Plaza Malecón is at Av. Mexico # 1125, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in Puerto Vallarta, about 3 km from the centre. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does Hotel Portonovo Plaza Malecón have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: 24 Hour Front Desk, Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Balcony, Bathroom and Cleaning. The full list (28 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Hotel Portonovo Plaza Malecón?
Use the gold button or the availability widget: choose dates, see the live price on app.impt.io and complete the booking there. Most rooms allow free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
