While only 10 minutes from the Puerto Vallarta Airport, The Grand Velas Hotel is actually located within the Nuevo Vallarta resort strip on the Riviera Nayarit coast. Riviera Nayarit was named the Top Destination in "Where to Travel in 2014" by Arthur Frommer earlier this year. The entire Nuevo Vallarta hotel strip is entry controlled, and patrolled by tourist police. It has almost no crime other than infrequent petty theft, and is considered to be one of the safest areas in Mexico. May is one of the best months to travel to this region, as this is the beginning of the off season, and the weather is typically great with an average 30 dry days.
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