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Your Mexican Vacations Resort -
El Palmar Beach & Tennis Resort

Travel to a part of “yet to be discovered old Mexico," and the quaint Mexico vacation resort town of Melaque. For your Mexico Vacations on the golden beach of Bahía de Navidad. The perfect Mexico Vacation spot for a relaxed, informal, getaway. Enjoy luxury accommodation in a small, secure, intimate boutique hotel, El Palmar. Comfortable, Luxury Suite and Condo Accommodations, just steps from the Mexico Resorts beach.

The first Mexican resort with wireless internet access!
We now have internet access for cable or wireless connections in all areas of this Mexico vacations resort.

New - 4 NEW Penthouse Condos, just completed. See our rates page for more info and floor plans.

Mexican vacations

Mexico Vacation - Let us spoil you at El Palmar!

Your vacations resort accommodation, is decorated in traditional Mexican motifs, colors, and tile work, yet still featuring the amenities of your home. Relax by the Mexican designed pool, or use our mountain bikes to discover the beach, restaurants, hotels and resorts of Melaque-San Patricio.

Your Mexico Vacations Activities
We have a Mexico vacation activity for you. At this Mexican destination you can enjoy swimming, bodysurfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, windsurfing, deep sea  fishing, whale watching, horseback riding, hiking, bird watching, mountain biking, golf and clay court tennis. Travel to other beach areas on an ocean cruise, especially Tenacatita with its' great snorkeling and beach side seafood restaurants.

Located in Jalisco, Mexico.

Melaque and Barra de Navidad are in the state of Jalisco and are approximately 225 kilometers south of Puerto Vallarta, on the Costa Alegra, and 280 kilometers from the Mexican vacation spots in the colonial city of Guadalajara. The largest city near Melaque is Manzanillo, a tourist centre with many Mexico resorts and the most important Pacific coast port of Mexico that handles large cargo ships and has a sizable sport and commercial fishing fleet.

Melaque and San Patricio
The towns of Melaque and San Patricio offer a variety of sights and attractions for your Mexican Vacation. Surrounding the Bahia de Navidad are the foothills of the Mexican Sierra Madres which frame the fertile tropical plains with cattle, mangoes, bananas, and coconut palms. Deep sea fishing for marlin, tuna, or dorado can be exciting and gastronomically rewarding. Your Mexican resorts, hotel or restaurant can prepare your catch for a bit of "exquisite dining," but only after you have shown your trophy fish in one of our fishing resorts tournaments.

The Colonial city of Colima
For a special day tour visit the colonial city of Colima, site of one of Mexico's active volcanos and see the temples that were aligned with the volcano. In the 11th century Colima was known to the Aztecs as Cajitlán "where pottery is made." Colima, an area of Mexico rich in Archeological sites and Spanish colonial structures was an important waypoint for the Spaniards traveling from the area of Melaque to the interior of Mexico. Colima is truly, one of Mexico's beautiful small cities and a must while on your Mexican vacation.  

Mexico is a land of festivals and fiestas.

Our biggest Costa Alegra, Mexico Vacations  festival is Saint Patrick's Day - don't miss it! From kids birthdays to Mothers' day, expect to be surprised by a fiesta in your resort, or on the streets.  

For your wedding, honeymoon, or family fun, expect to be spoiled at "El Palmar."

Let your friendly hosts at "El Palmar" prepare your Mexico Vacation Packages. WATCH for our SEASONAL DISCOUNTS and SPECIAL OFFERS.

Coming soon, a “CANADIAN DOLLAR SPECIAL”!!!

SEE You SOON!!

 

 

 

Mexico Vacation spot, ten colorful apartments and condos, set around the pool and gardens. Visit “ El Palmar”,  for your next Mexico Vacations. Mexico Vacation spot, ten colorful apartments and condos, set around the pool and gardens. Visit “ El Palmar”,  for your next Mexico Vacation.
Your beach footprints across the street from your Melaque, Mexico Resort. Your beach footprints across the street from your Melaque, Mexico Resort.
 

Mexican vacations Resort - Melaque - Family Resorts

Mexican VacationsFamily boutique resorts in Melaque Mexico offer things for the entire family. These little Mexican vacation resort communities have tennis, swimming pools and some other attractions. A family vacation resort needs to accommodate the needs and wants of all members of the vacationing family. You will find room décors with all the tile work and colors of Mexico. It will suit all tastes when choosing that colorful intimate boutique vacation resort.

The beachfront vacation resorts offer many activities your entire family will enjoy. Some areas of Melaque have rooms for kids to play arcade games while the adults enjoy a game of pool or a little rest from a tiring day of sight seeing. Mexican snack and taco stalls spring up in the evening for dinnertime around the area of Barra de Navidad. If as a vacationer you need a more structured family activity, some tourist restaurants offer traditional dances with the costumes of the Mexican heritage.

Mexico Vacation resorts in Melaque also offer structured activities of hiking, biking, and special tours for the tourist to areas of interest. Of all the vacation activities for a family to do in Mexico, whale watching and bird watching tours, offer an opportunity for children to experience things of Mexico they may never see again in their lifetime. The beautiful sights in Melaque and the wildlife around the area, offers something for everyone to remember about their trip to this Mexico vacations community.

Mexico vacation Resorts Travel Tips

Poolside lounging, in your boutique resort, relax and enjoy your Mexico Vacation.

Melaque, Barra de Navidad, and the Costa Alegra have become favorite Mexican resort destinations. The hotels vary from basic travelers hotels, to the mid ranged all inclusive resorts, and the exclusive high end Mexico resorts with their private beach. When traveling to Mexico for your vacation, remember to pack the right clothes, less is better. Summer months are hot and the winter months are warm during the day and cooler at night. Beach resorts have an informal dress code. Throughout Mexico, casual dress is acceptable. Men generally do not wear ties; a tie would only be for formal events.  If you visit other Mexico resort areas, such as Puerto Vallarta, you may need some Mexican style evening wear for the more traditional dining experiences. Weather wise Melaque has the best Mexican temperatures; it would be equal to visiting Hawaii, or Bermuda.

Jalisco now have some smoking restrictions so the visiting tourist has to show respect for others while in the resorts. Mexicans show emotion and regard vacation friendships and relationships highly. In Mexico it is very important to remember if you make friends with a Mexican vacations family you are then considered a part of that family and they expect you to join them for some family activities. You need to understand import guidelines of Mexico. You can take only two cartons of cigarettes into Mexico, some perfume, a camera, a video camera, and some US goods not exceeding three hundred dollars in value. Always check the customs laws before packing for your vacations.
While on your Mexican Vacation use our resorts patio and barbeque area for happy hour and dinner.

Mosquitoes in Mexico generally come out at sunset on the beach, it is best to go inside your hotels or resorts for this period. You may need repellant, but all the pharmacies have repellants in a lotion form. Most resorts have control programs for mosquitoes. Your Mexico vacation weather will be wonderful, as this part of Mexico stays warm all year round, the ideal area for your Mexico Beach Vacations. If you want to avoid delays at the airport, have your passport ready to expedite entry into Mexico and the United States upon your return from your Mexican resort.

Tipping on your Mexico vacations is expected for almost everything you do. Taxi drivers usually only receive a tip if they help with the luggage into your hotel or resort.  Resort and hotel employees should be tipped according to the level of satisfactory service. If you need to convert US dollars, the Banamex in Melaque is open for six hours a day and can exchange up to three hundred dollars at one time. The ATM machines of Mexico have twenty-four hour service. Make sure your money is not ripped and has no writing on it; the banks will not accept the money.  Most Mexico Resorts and hotels have exchange services for their guests.

Another spectacular Mexico Vacation sunset on the beach in front of your Resort.

Overall, Mexico Vacations do not require anymore planning than do any other vacations. One important thing to remember, is do not drink the tap water, Mexicans don’t. Most resorts and hotels have bottled water for guests to drink. Mexican spirits, wines, beers, and other drinks are found in little shops throughout Melaque along with snacks and any personal items you may need while staying in this Mexico Vacation Area.

Travel to the Costa Alegre for a Great Mexican Vacation!!

Costalegre – more Mexico Vacation information about the 'Happy coast'
La Manzanilla – Mexico Resorts Crocodiles and artists retreat
Manzanillo – Mexico Vacations Bustling sport fishing and commercial port

Colima – An active volcano in Mexico




Mexico Resorts Medical Dental Services

Mexican doctors and Dentists interact with patients on a very personal level. Patients are often surprised at the amount of time their Mexican doctor or dentist will spend with them.

For those of you visiting our Mexico resort you can be assured of excellent and rapid medical service if needed. Statistically, 10% of tourists anywhere in the world will require some medical care during their vacation.

At your Mexico Vacation Resort, El Palmar, you have 24 hour medical service. Dr. Rosa Vivas de LaPointe, an excellent Dra. of 20 years experience can look after any of your vacation ailments.

This September Dr. Rosa is looking forward to having her brother, Dr. Hector Vivas Alcaraz, an orthodontist dentist, join her here in Melaque. Hector has been a practicing dentist for 30 years. From personal experience I know he practices “painless dentistry.” Mexican dental treatments are generally one fourth to one fifth the cost of U.S. dentists. Preplanning your dental needs and treatment can pay for your Mexico Vacation.


Mexico vacations