Beautiful location on the beach. Lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Great margaritas and the…read moregold fish and pork ribs and shrimp risotto was outstanding.

This boutique hotel and yoga retreat is wonderful. Manager Yazmin, is so welcoming and helpful…read more The grounds are beautiful. Whoever laid out the property invested much time & dinero to make it stunning. Some of the prettiest gardens and landscaping, bar none. Management is happy to arrange taxi service from airport and there is a taxi stand just outside hotel for local excursions, for me surfing and fishing. They also offer all standard boutique amenities yoga, massage and full service restaurant open 8am - 9pm daily. The restaurant is also five star, unless you don't love fresh ingredients and Mexican food. I enjoyed shrimp and dorado (mahi) tacos each day. It was delicious. The rooms vary in privacy and amenities. I went with the basic open air casita. I loved it. Some may not like a little less privacy than typical four walls, window with curtains provide. For those seeking more privacy and AC, get the larger more expensive suites, they also have that. Troncones is a very mellow little Mexican beach town. It is not a hopping place. If you prefer that, maybe go to Ixtapa nearby. This is a place to go chill and enjoy paradise and really good fresh food with great service.

Ever since watching the ending scene of "Shawshank Redemption", where Andy Dufresne escapes to…read moreZihuatanejo, it's been on my "places to visit" list. Even though I later found out the beach shown in the movie is actually not even in Mexico. None the less, I still wanted to see this town people kept referring to as "paradise". So after looking at a few different hotels I landed on Capella. And, just a short 3 hour flight from LAX to ZIH and a 25 minute cab ride from the airport, I arrived at Capella Ixtapa. Usually pictures tend to look a lot better than the real thing with all the photo retouching but with Capella the pictures online do not even come close to truly capturing this hotel's beauty and the scenery it has to offer. As soon as you arrive the hotel staff is outside expecting your arrival and ready to greet you with warmth and smiles. They are BIG on customer service here and you can see it the minute you arrive. Upon walking just 10 steps toward the main lobby your mouth will literally drop as you hear the sounds of crashing waves and you take in the gorgeous views of the Pacific Ocean. I honestly took 5-10 minutes just to absorb it all... it's that beautiful. And, the hotel is a beauty all in itself. With only 8 years since it was built, it still feels very new, clean and definitely 5-star worthy. All the rooms at this hotel are very private and come with their own in-room, infinity pool! The rooms here are nothing short of amazing and all include an ocean view. They also feature a nice patio area with some comfy chairs to lay out on and sip on some of their thirst quenching Jalapeño Margaritas. I particularly love that the rooms have 2 huge glass doors so your view of the ocean is never blocked even when in the room. Nothing like waking up every morning to an amazing ocean view and the bathroom also has an ocean view! Every day at around 5pm, the hotel staff drops off some guac and chips with a couple of Coronitas in a mini ice bucket! Cool little treat! There are a couple of restaurants on the premises, a bar and 2 large infinity pools. The restaurants here serve up some very good dishes and everything I tried from the breakfast, lunch and dinner menus was very tasty, fresh and well presented.They have a daily event that starts around 6pm every evening where they bring in all the fresh catch of the day including shrimp, fish and lobster. You pick out what you want and they prepare it for you to your liking. Good stuff and it doesn't get any fresher than that! The bar offers a full variety of mouth-watering concoctions of which I highly recommend the Jalapeño Margarita. I think I ordered about 45 of them during my 5 night stay, including a pitcher which is not on the menu but they will make for you upon request. Capella also offers a Romantic Dinner which includes a 4 course dinner for 2 with a private table set up on their wedding deck overlooking the ocean. This package also includes a very romantic setup including candles, rose pedals and live saxophone musician! The dinner is private so it's literally just the 2 of you with your own table, waiter and musician who plays everything so i requested some Frank Sinatra of course! Capella even allowed me to alter the menu to my liking and all this for only $350! The food is delicious and the experience was well worth every cent or in this case, peso. I HIGHLY RECOMMEMD you do this if your budget allows. As far as location, Capella is just down the street (walking distance) to Playa Linda where you can take a ferry to Ixtapa Island and do some swimming, snorkeling, shopping, sun tanning, eating and a little drinking. The hotel offers it's guests complimentary bikes that you can ride down there if you prefer. In that same area there's a lagoon where you can find some large crocs, turtles iguanas and various other creatures. Just a 10 minute cab ride in the opposite direction from the hotel you have Avenida 5 de Mayo which is a cool little area packed with stores, restaurants and bars. There's plenty to do and if you need any help planning activities just talk to Connie Ochoa who is the Activities Supervisor and is there to help guests plan their ultimate Ixtapa experience. She's truly a huge help and super friendly. She's also bilingual so if you're not brushed up on your Español, no problema! Also, if you need to exchange money, you can do that at the hotel's front desk. Their rates are comparable with that of the nearby banks. So... next time you're thinking of heading South of the border for a little R&R, consider Ixtapa. And, if you're wanting to have an unforgettable and memorable experience, definitely stay at Capella. I honestly think I'll be making this a ritual yearly trip after this experience... see you soon Capella Ixtapa!

I have to praise the customer service at capellaixtapa, last night is asked what soups they were…read moreserving, My husband mentioned a Spanish meatball soup that was my favorite. 10 mins later the chef, Jesus Ordones, visited my table & asked if I preferred a white or tomato based soup. I said, I trust you! Can I share that this soup exceeded all expectations and has made the #hiddengem a new annual visit for the Friedmans! #capellaixtapa

2/17/23 3* La Casa Que Canta restaurant…read moreSince Covid, the place has lost part of its charm While there is a token Mexican presence, the restaurant caters to tourists The table side demonstration of homemade chile may be a novelty to foreigners, but not to natives and certainly not as good Overall, the food was bland. The tuna was really not fit to eat The service was okay, but the waiter was pushy in trying to get us to order Nice wines by the glass Tasty desserts. Probably will not come back

Beautiful stay, beautiful grounds and beautiful people! We had the best time at La Casa Que Canta,…read morethe grounds are so stunning. The real life Encanto house! Incredible food and the staff was so attentive. Wether we stayed in at our private pool with room service or dined in at the hotel restaurant the food was always too notch. Best hotel in Zihuatanejo! Five stars!

Update: Hotel side of things is a 5 star. Great…read morehospitality, wonderful owners and staff. Groundskeeping is done wonderfully by a hard working guy. Housekeeping is a few ladies who also do a fantastic job. Now to the bad, the reason why the review had to be updated. The restaurant- it is bad I don't mean kinda bad, I mean it is very bad. The service is the slowest I've ever experienced. Entrees aren't completed and brought out at the same time, you finish your meal almost before the other person gets served theirs. The food is pretty bad as well, basically beans is with everything Eggs and beans, chicken and beans, steak and beans etc. Yes I know beans are a staple but wow how.about you mix things up a bit with a more varied menu so it isnt basically the same dish every meal. If you want more than 1 or 2 drinks good luck, I tried and tried but they seem resistant to taking my money for more stuff. The wait staff is too busy in a slow virtually empty restaurant standing around chatting to come over and take more drink orders. I want to pay you more money....can you please work some , and take my money? Again I love the hotel, amazing in everyway (except food) Come here to stay for vacation, you will love it. Just know that you will want to travel elsewhere for food as it seems almost everyone staying here is doing and why the restaurant is a ghost town compared to how it was a few years ago.

I'm planning my February vacation today and am actually getting excited to be going to Hacienda…read moreEden again. Friends and I have a tradition of meeting yearly because the environment is welcoming and laid back; the weather is perfect; and the infinity pool that faces the ocean is sublime. But best is the wonderful Manzanilla Bay, with great body surfing and swimming, my favorite water sports. Jim and Eva have created a paradise which they enjoy sharing. Brendan W.

I cannot say enough great things about the Catalina Beach Resort. It is an amazing resort with…read moregorgeous lush grounds, in a beautiful spot on La Ropa (with an easy walk to Madeira or downtown). It is close to a lot of restaurants on La Ropa and headed into downtown area. EVERY SINGLE STAFF MEMBER WE ENCOUNTERED WAS OUTSTANDING. From Alfred, Javier, and Hector. Everyone was professional, friendly, efficient, and made you feel at home. From the moment we emailed to book our room to the minute we left, we felt welcome and like we made the best choice. Our room was absolutely amazing (we had a Linda Vista) with an outstanding view of all of Zihua. We loved the veranda with deck chairs, a couch, and hammock. We loved the pool, the water was clean and refreshing, and loved that it overlooked the beach. The palapas fill up quickly but we never had a problem getting one even if we were way out to the side. The water in front of the hotel is swimmable and warm. The beach is clean and safe. Our bed was comfortable and the air conditioning worked great. Room service was prompt and well done. I felt like we got a good price on our room and I would absolutely book again for the same price when we come back. Overall I felt that the hotel offered a lot of value. I felt safe the entire time in Zihua and never once had an encounter that made me doubt my safety. The hotel is older but it is taken care of and you get the feeling you are at a boutique hotel where you are not nickeled and dimed and the employees actually care about your stay. There were just a few negatives: The Sodovento next door is under construction so if you like to sleep in or take naps during the day, you might be annoyed as we heard constructions noises starting at 0800 and going until sundown. We were usually out of our room and down at the beach or exploring most days but it was annoying a few times when we wanted to sleep in or take a vacation nap. There is no pool bar. I know this sounds like a silly complaint but often we would gather with friends we had met in the afternoon in the pool. We would have to walk down many steps to the pool bar and then carry everything back up. I don't know why they dont have someone provide service to the pool - they could have made a lot of money while we were there. The food is not great. We only ate our free breakfast twice before we decided to go off property for our meals. The drinks, on the other hand, were delicious and reasonably priced. The mojitos are to die for. From the beach to our room (top floor) was 265 stairs. That is a lot of stairs. We are in shape and it still kicked our butt in the heat sometimes. With that being said we didn't mind because it was good exercise to offset all the drinks and food we had on vacation. All told, we would absolutely stay here again.

Javier & Celso at the Front Desk are very helpful, friendly, and professional. They handled special…read morerequests with ease. Angel at the Playa Bar speaks excellent English and happily accommodated our special drink requests, which we enjoyed under the palapas on the sand. Salvador at the Panaramico Bar/Sunset Bar made the beautiful sunsets even more spectacular with his delicious 2 for 1 cocktails.

This is a great location to just unplug and relax and that's just what we did…read more Service here is 5-star. Every staff member that we interacted with was more than helpful and went out of their way to assist you. Since the property is built on a hill overlooking a beautiful beach you will get your steps in each day. There is a gondola that will whisk you to and from the beach. We walked a lot and our route to our building took us past several pools. Nothing like going for a swim to break up your hike! The beach is beautiful and you can walk about 5 miles end-to-end. There is ample seating shade and sun and it's easy to get lost in your book or have a quick snooze listening to the waves. The food at the beach is OK not great. Now the cocktails are very good and the service is wonderful. It's easy to get 2 or three margies deep before 2 PM. Also, the prices are beyond reasonable. There is an open-air beachside restaurant if you need a break from the beach. We only did their breakfast buffet once and it was off the charts. There were the usual gringo breakfast selections but there were also several Mexican stations. My huevos divorciados were cooked perfectly over easy and the salsa roja and salsa verde gave me a nice little morning kick. Sunsets are beautiful as you would expect and we were lucky enough to see whales one evening. The accommodations are OK the rooms could use an update and it took us a few days to figure out how to get consistent hot water for our showers. Our room had a large bedroom, 2 baths, a kitchen, and a spacious living room. Being up high on the hill we got wonderful breezes and we left our windows open each night and fell asleep listening to the waves and woke up to chirping birds. Our deck overlooked the beach and it was perfect for morning coffee and nightly cocktails. There is a coffee shop onsite and a minimart. We needed "supplies" and I was pleasantly surprised at the mini-mart prices. This is a great location and if you don't want to deal with hiking every day then there are plenty of other lodging options right on the beach. Yup, we are already planning our return next year!

This is the best resort I have EVER been to! So we came in…read morehere, and we went down to the buffet, which was incredible. Now we walk in the room, and there is a pool in the room! It's also very big, too. We did the turtle hatch, and it was very fun. Some of the nicest people l've ever met in my entire life! I will recommend!

Great location close to the beach. The hotel it self has many ammenities. Very fun…read more Rooms were clean. Price was great. I have no complaints.

Canceled our trip 2+ weeks in advance, emergency cancer surgery…read more The hotel denied a refund.

Excellent view and food is great! The happy hour is wonderful and I appreciated the service too.read more

Very beautifully maintained peaceful resort where you can easily forget about the every day hassles…read moreof life. Amazing oceanfront pool backed by the waves breaking on the beach. Excellent on-site restaurant and wonderful staff. Majahua has some of the greatest sunsets you will ever see anywhere.

Fabulous resort off the beaten path. I came here for a yoga retreat with Sharon Roemmel of…read morePractically Enlightened You. The bungalows are right on the ocean with a sandy beach. The restaurant is excellent, clean and makes fantastic food. We have guacamole and home made chips every day. The staff is extremely helpful and kind. Mike and Lorena are right there making sure we are happy. This is my second trip back and I want to bring my whole family.