Isla Dorado

This was our first time here. We loved it. It is very quiet, great staff, nice location, beautiful setting. We loved our place and hope to come back very soon. Only 2 blocks from the bay. We stayed in suite 3 and it was just right for us.

My husband, sister and I spent a week here. After reading the previous reviews I was anxious that it would be unacceptable (we usually stay at 4 or 5 star resorts). We were pleasantly surprised as the resort and unit was clean and quiet. There is a restaurant right at the resort that caters for breakfast and lunch. Their prices are very reasonable, the food was good. They bring it right to your terrace and set up with a table cloth. The beach is about 1 1/2 blocks away. The staff were wonderful. Our only complaint was that the beds and the living room sofa are quite hard. We bought a couple of foamies at Walmart for the beds and that helped. We would go back!

Manzanillo is a great place to go if you avoid the hottest months (June through September). If choosing to stay at Isla Dorado and also choose to go with the 2 meals included, you need to know that the restaurant where the meal is served is more than a mile away... If you have any problems with walking by no meanws stay here. The hotel itself is definetly not 5 stars. Although the villas are huge and space is not a problem, the mantainance that they have been giving is quite poor. Basically the AC are in terrible shape (that`s why I advice not to go in the hottest moths) Other than that the rooms are OK (just ok, not 5 stars). The pool areas and the garden areas are SO beautiful!! that you can even forget the villa. The food served at the 1 mile away hotel is outstanding, worth every step of walking (completely in the home made style side kind of food) The walk to the dining place is also very pretty and it is the real Mexico. If you are aware of all these things, you will love this place. Great for young children (at an age where they can handle the walking, please).