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We stayed 9 nights in Mazatlan at two different resorts. We stayed for 2 nights at Torres Mazatlan and 7 nights at Pueblo Bonito. We liked both resorts and would return again although they were very different from eachother. Torres was much quieter and further from town. It would probably take you 45 minutes to walk into town for example. But it was nice in the respect that you did not have to deal with the local people trying to sell you their goods. There was a little bit of that but it wasn't as obnoxious as it can be in the touristy areas. The grounds were very nice, the pool very nice, and the rooms clean and larger than average. The restaurant had good food and friendly service and it bordered the pool area. For the most part we felt that the service in Mexico was great wherever we went! Pueblo Bonito was a beautiful resort! It had 3 swimming pools that were beautifully situated in gardens and a waterfall. We had our 10 year old and 2 year old with us and they absolutley loved the swimming pools! Both resorts are right on the beach. Pueblo Bonito had alot more people trying to sell there stuff to you on the beach. But the nice thing about both resorts is that they were not allowed to come onto the resort grounds or past a certain point on the beach unless you request that they come show you their stuff. We stayed in the penthouse suite which was GREAT! I don't really know what the other rooms were like except that I peeked into a room that was being cleaned by a maid and it did not appear to be as large as the rooms at Torres. Although at Torres Mazatlan we did have a two bedroom room so that may have been the difference. The food at Pueblo Bonito was ok. We mainly took taxis in to town and ate at a different place every night. There is a restaurant called Tony's that we walked along the beach toward town from Pueblo Bonito and ate lobster dinners there twice. Great service and food! We took a taxi down into a "local" part of old downtown and ate at a restaurant named Lola's & ?(and something else that I have forgotten) but it was outstanding!! They even had a gentleman singing some older mellow 70's music from the US. Lot's of fun! We also went into the market. What an experience. Everyone should do that at least once. We ate all over the place, not just in the touristy areas, and did not get sick. We just made sure that we ate at restaurants with purified water systems. I think they must all be that way now, except for the street vendors.
