Does Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Is there a pool at Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive?

Yes, there's an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is parking offered on site at Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive?

Yes. Self parking costs MXN 200 per day.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. Check-out time is noon.

Is there an onsite casino at Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive?

No, this property doesn't have a casino, but Winclub Casino Platinum (15-min drive) and Vallarta Casino (16-min drive) are both nearby.

What is there to do at Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive and nearby?

Onsite recreation at Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive includes fitness classes, basketball, and volleyball. Enjoy a swim in the outdoor pool or use the all-inclusive property's other amenities, which include a fitness center and an arcade. Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive also has a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive?

Yes, there are 3 onsite restaurants, featuring alfresco dining, Mexican cuisine, and pool views.

What's the area around Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive like?

Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive is located a short 2-minute walk from Bay of Banderas.

Samba Vallarta - All Inclusive, Nuevo Vallarta: Hotel Reviews, Rooms & Prices

6/10 Good

Jul 21, 2025

Staff members where nice, food was great but kids pools where dirty and not cleaned often, the room smell bad and at some point in the night it would smell like drainage.. room phone was not working well and even after 4 times telling them it never got fixed…

Alondra, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Dec 28, 2024

Great staff, friendly and lovely

JULIO, 7-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Apr 15, 2025

Great

Ricardo, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Dec 28, 2024

This property is small and has a family friendly feel. Two separate staff members Salvador and Gilberto made our stay and remembered us from the previous year.

Lorenda, 7-night trip

4/10 Fair

Jan 27, 2025

Food was bland, not much to do other then swim, room are very out dated and not good air flow for sleeping. Compared to most hotels staff is quiet.

Diane, 3-night trip

6/10 Good

Feb 5, 2025

Older property in beautiful & safe location. Beach is beautiful & swimmable. Food is so so. The two restaurants are better than the buffet. Rooms are so so, clean ish, in desperate need of updating & upgrading. Small resort with 1 pool with great sections for kids

Melanie, 5-night trip

8/10 Very good

Feb 2, 2025

Excellent staff, beds & pillows comfortable Need wheelchair access close to pool area and access to balconies very dangerous as low step out to them very hard to notice - tripping hazard

Sharon, 10-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 20, 2024

We enjoy Samba for it's small size, staff, and location on the beach. The rooms are clean, beds comfortable, and the food is fine.

Nathan, 10-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Mar 14, 2024

Right on the beach! Great with the kids (9 and 8), very friendly Had a great time!

Jamie, 7-night trip

6/10 Good

Apr 13, 2025

The staff are amazing! Everyone was very helpful, positive and energetic. Smokers were bad at leaving their butts on the beach. Expedia was terrible about not providing ground transport as part of the travel package. I won’t book a package with them again.

Lori-Ann Patricia, 7-night trip

6/10 Good

Mar 19, 2025

Staff was great and very helpful. Room was overall clean and staff tended to the room well each day, however bathroom tile, tub/shower, and sink areas were not in good condition. There is no effort to keep birds out of eating areas resulting in birds pecking at deserts and breads being served and customers being pooped on while dining!

Douglas, 7-night trip

6/10 Good

Jan 13, 2024

Family friendly

Chris, 7-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Apr 25, 2024

All the staff are so wonderful, year after year. Special thanks to Salvador for always making us feel at home and part of the family. This was my 5th stay (2nd for 2024), and I can’t wait to return.

Cynthia Yvonne, 6-night trip

6/10 Good

Mar 4, 2025

Very old needs work. Food wasn’t very good and not very much choice at supper We had a big leak in our bathroom and luckily they were able to give us a different room. Staff was very friendly and being a very small resort it is easy to make friends. Not a lot of activities would suggest place is great for people who just want to get some piece and quiet. It was hard to regulate the water temperature in the shower. Our first room smelled moldy so happy we were moved

Elizabeth, 12-night trip

8/10 Very good

Feb 28, 2024

The property is over 40 years old so gardens and greenery is well established and beautiful. There are many different types of birds and also many iguana's on the grounds which I think are really cool. We have used this resort for many years because it is small, the staff is awesome and it is a quiet family oriented option. we love it.

EUGENE, 15-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 18, 2025

This was our second time at samba. We were here in 2009 for my brother's wedding. This trip was more focused on the kids. Although this property is older, it is still wonderful, and I can't say enough about the staff! Salvador, who was always there at breakfast was very friendly and full of fun ...Luis the bartender always had a smile on his face and made my drinks just the way I like them! The breakfast buffet was by far my favorite. Always lots to choose from and always very very good. I don't know why people complain about the food repeating at resorts, of course some of it's going to repeat but if it's good food who cares? I will go back here again as I enjoy the atmosphere and how friendly everybody is.

6/10 Good

Feb 20, 2024

Property is old needs work. Food was okay and the staff excellent. Very small resort not crazy busy. Was fun being there with family and grandsons. Would not return. Nothing to do outside of resort.

Bradford, 7-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jan 30, 2024

It is an old hotel and showing it's age, but it was very clean and comfortable. Staff were constantly cleaning. The grounds, pool and beach were all beautiful. There were plenty of chairs at the pool area and plenty of palapas at the beach. The resort is one of only a few resorts that has palapas at the beach.The staff were very friendly and seemed very happy all the time. We were a party of 4 adults and really enjoyed ourselves. We felt very safe walking the area.

Deborah, 14-night trip

6/10 Good

Dec 8, 2024

We have been going to the Samba for over twenty years and as always the staff was excellent and the food is sometimes not so great our biggest problem is the management at the front desk there is a lot of turn over and they never remember us even though we go with a large group the rest of the staff remember us and we are friends with them but the front desk is always disappointing. But here’s a salute to some special staff Salvador, Carlos, Genaro, Juan, Norma, Yadira, Ernesto you all do a great job!!!

Robin, 6-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 25, 2024

This hotel is fantastic for families with young kids. We have two kids ages 3 and 5 and the pool set up is perfect for kids of these ages (as well there are pools for older ages, I should mention). There is a shallow little kids pool and waterslide as well as a larger, slightly deeper pool and waterslide set up for the older kids. The Kids Club was also excellent with fun crafts and activities for the kids to do. Really, really nice grounds and although we only made it to one nighttime show, it was excellent and family friendly as well. Great, quiet location in Nuevo Vallarta.

Althea, 3-night trip

2/10 Poor

Jul 14, 2024

The staff are not respectful 😒 The hotel would like to charge you extra The food is terrible, all are recycled The rooms are very poor, not clean, smells very bad The beach not clean There's always line up for the drinks Not safe for the kids It's very boring after 10PM

Mery, 7-night trip

6/10 Good

Jan 26, 2025

Our stay here was okay! Pool area is fun for kids. There is a cute little slide area. Literally a one minute walk to the beach, which is awesome. The beach is very nice! The activities by the pool were ok, they wouldn’t follow what was on the board so the kids would get excited and then it wouldn’t happen. Honestly they didn’t do much for activities at all. There is no swim up bar but that’s okay. The drinks were delicious but the bartenders weren’t overly friendly! They were fast though. The food was pretty bad. There was not a lot of flavour in anything. Chicken was always overdone. The kids wouldn’t eat much but even the chicken nuggets were pretty awful. The drinks were great and the service in the buffet was very quick. The food at the snack bar was truly the worst.. not only that, there is bird poop everywhere.. all over the chairs and tables and floors, it was gross. We didn’t eat there often. Disappointed in the food overall. The night shows were a little disappointing. We were told there were shows every night at 9pm which is not true. Mostly it was bingo or karaoke and there wasn’t much of a turn out for those. We did see a fire show (that was great) and a “circus” show which was fun too. The cleaning staff was wonderful. Always had a clean room and a cute decoration on the bed. The room was not anything fancy. We found a really good deal for this hotel so we couldn’t pass it up, but we probably wouldn’t stay here again.

Wynter, 7-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Sep 8, 2025

Todo excelente regresamos el próximo año

Jose manuel, 3-night trip

6/10 Good

Aug 18, 2025

No volvería a ir ahí

La comida no era tan rica, en el restaurante de especialidad italiana los platillos estaban pasados y no tenían buen sabor, la pasta está un poco cruda. En general los alimentos no estaban sabrosos. La recepción fue demasiada lenta y nos hicieron esperar una hora más de lo programado. Al final nos dejaron salir más tarde por el inconveniente. Las camas estaban en general bien.

Rosa Elena, 2-night trip

4/10 Fair

Aug 3, 2025

The beach is nice and the food was good. Pool was dirty, garbage everywhere not enough staff. You had to wait half hour in line to get into the main restaurant to eat breakfast or dinner.

Ana, 4-night trip

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