Best Western Posada Real (Ixtapa)
March 9,2008 Bev from Vancouver, B.C., Canada

We recently arrived back home from spending 2 weeks at the Posada Real. Had a fantastic time and recommend it highly. This is a smaller, four-storey hotel, situated on the best location of the beach. From the incredible infinity pool, you can see up and down the entire beach, filled with para-sailing, sky-diving, bannana boats, massages right next door (on the beach), swimming with the dolphins (next door to the hotel). We met all kinds of friendly people, who come to this hotel every year at the same time and just love it. The food at the hotel restaurant was so good, we had breakfast and lunch there everyday. We tried a different restaurant every night for dinner, since there are so many of them just a short walk down the street. Try "Bogarts" for a romantic gourmet meal or "Rossy"s"( in Z town) for the best seafood platter. Recommend "Bandidos" restaurant and bar (in "Z" town) for a night of dancing salsa to a live band.
Take the local bus (7 pesos)(on the main street, in front of the hotel) to "Z" town, walk to the pier, and take a water taxi ($3.50) to Las Gatos beach for lunch and swimming (in crystal clear water)
The next day, walk out to where the road branches off, and take the bus (7 pesos) to Playa Linda. There is a crocodile sanctuary there. Then walk to the pier and take the water taxi ($3.50) to Ixtapa Island, where there are four separate beaches. You can have a lobster lunch on the beach and snorkel all day. (fantastic) You don't have to book any tours, when you can do all this yourself (much more fun and adventurous) Parasailing is only $25 and one hour massages as well. Life doesn't get any better than this. We really did not want to leave this hotel and it's friendly staff.

My wife, son, and I spent the second week of Jan. at the Posada and found that the only thing that was not as good as other properties Raddison,Emporio, was the lack of height and balcony.We have been to Ixtapa four times, Cancun/Riviera Maya once each never again,and Manzanillo wich was great although not as hot. I think the Ixtapa area bar none is the best place to go, fishing is great ,climate is great, the people are great, the natives as well as the midwestern tourists.About the hotel, the staff was great, this was the first hotel in Mexico that everything in the room worked flawlessly without repairs,the pool, location,people all great. Only got one no the whole trip and that was for free premium Tequilla, oh well can't win em all.For people who want to have a good time in Mexico please make it a point to meet local tourists as they are very nice intresting people who love to breach the language barrier to make American freinds

Don,t know how the Posada got its low three star rating. The rooms were clean, well maintained and the bathrooms were the same. This being the smallest hotel on hotel row made for a quieter less hectic (less floors to go up and down) and always relaxing atmosphere. Although we had the drinks inclusive plan, there were never any obnoxious drunks around the pool, bar or beach. The beach is extremely large, absolutely clean and the infinity pool has a spectacular view of the ocean and offshore islands. The staff is excellent ,very friendly and they kept the grounds extremely clean.
We ate in the hotel restaurant a few time (there are lots of excellent restaurants in Ixtapa within easy walking distance of the hotel) and the food was good and relatively inexpensive. The restaurant even prepared a meal which included fish we caught that day. We think the Best Western Posada Real is an unsung gem and we are booked for a return in Feb of 2008.

Cashreno

We had a blast at this hotel. We had the all-inclusive drink plan which was well worth the money. I do agree with previously written reviews regarding the beds - not too comfy! But, after the first few nights, I didn't seem to mind. I would stay here again.