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Riviera NayaritFamily friendlySamba
Samba Vallarta All InclusiveA beachfront all-inclusive on Banderas Bay with Italian and Mexican dinners.
Samba Vallarta stands on the beach on the Riviera Nayarit shore of Banderas Bay, where the waves are gentle and the palapa roofs are woven from palm.
Photos: Emporio Hotels
- 7.7
- Good, 396 reviews
- 4★
- hotel class
- 4
- restaurants
- 1
- bars
- 25 min
- from PVR airport
Guest rating from Booking.com, updated 2026-11-05.
Samba Vallarta stands on the beach on the Riviera Nayarit shore of Banderas Bay, where the waves are gentle and the palapa roofs are woven from palm. The airport is 17 km away, about 25 minutes by road.
See rooms and prices at Samba Vallarta All Inclusive
The rooms are Standard with a king bed or two doubles, with or without a balcony, then Junior Suites on the ocean front and Suites with a terrace in king and double versions.
Meals come as buffets for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with snacks in the afternoon. Two à la carte restaurants take reservations. Venezia serves the Italian dinner, and El Mexicano serves the Mexican one. La Hacienda is the third restaurant, with a Snack Bar and a Lobby Bar to round out the drinks.
Drinks come beside the temperature-controlled pool or under a palm-woven palapa roof by the sea. The hotel has a gym, a game area and a children's club, with activities for adults and children through the day and a show every night.
It suits families who want a beachfront week on the bay with a few steps between the room, the pool and the sand.
What's included
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet
- National beverages from 11 am to 11 pm
- Snacks from 12:30 pm to 5 pm
- A la carte dinner in the Italian restaurant, by reservation
- A la carte dinner in the Mexican restaurant, by reservation
- Daily activities for adults and children
- Night shows
At the resort
- Beachfront
- Kids club
Who it suits
- Families, with a kids club on site
- Short trips: 25 minutes from the airport
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The details
- All-inclusive (operator's wording)
- Includes: Lodging in selected room category, breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet, national beverages from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and snack from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., dinner a la carte in Italian specialty restaurant (prior reservation and subject to availability), dinner a la carte in Mexican specialty restaurant (prior reservation and subject to availability), activities for adults and children. Source
- Location
- Located on the Riviera Nayarit, on the Banderas Bay coast, only 30 minutes from Puerto Vallarta International Airport; the FAQ gives 17 km, approximately 25 minutes. Source
- Beach
- Is the hotel located on the beach? Yes, we are on the beach. Source
- Facilities
- Temperature-controlled swimming pool, palapa, gym, game area and children's club; daily activities for adults and children and shows at night. Source
- Rooms
- Standard King, Standard Double, Standard King and Double with Balcony, Junior Suite King and Double Ocean Front, Suite King and Double with Terrace. No total room count is printed. Source
- Restaurants and bars
- Lobby Bar, Snack Bar, El Mexicano, La Hacienda, Venezia. Source
- Website
- sambavallarta.com
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