Zihuatanejo

Zihuatanejo is a really cute beach town that is not overrun with tourists but still has great infrastructure to support tourism. Pretty beaches, great hotels at a reasonable price, access to the town if you want to be on solid ground for a bit of your stay.

Zihuatanejo is a magical little town with cobblestone streets and a boardwalk where lovers make out as you pass by. It had such charm and still not overrun with tourists – the reason it is still a great place to go!

Honeymoon, 1986, Very beutiful, Loved it!

I really liked our vacation to Zihua. It’s a nice alternative to commercialized spring break type areas. It’s much more low key and relaxing. If you want the resort/all inclusive type of vacation Ixtapa is a better fit, but both cities are close enough where you could do a bit of both.

I went to Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo in December of 2003. It was a lot of fun if you have some one who speaks Spanish. I went with my boyfriend and the time and his mother who both were full blooded Columbian and were down there visiting friends. Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo is the only place in Mexico that I have been were I actually felt comfortable walking down the street. I was not bombarded by drunks and icky guys coming up and staring at me or something. Its a not very commercialized area which makes it really nice. We stayed in a little pueblo (thats what they called it) outside of Ixtapa about 15 minutes. To me it was a neat experience! I thought it was so cool that we took a shower out of a trash can! I swear! We had our bathing suits on and they filled up this trash can with clean water. We stood outside and used a tub to scoop up the water and pour the water on ourselves. The water was so nice and refreshing in the scourching heat. I swear the moment I was done with my shower I was dry within 5 minutes. The locals were really nice and helpful…when I could understand their broken English. The food down there was delicious. My boyfriend at the time could not stand not having running water so we stayed in a small hotel in Ixtapa for our last 3 days. (Wuss!) Anyways…we found this restaurant down the street from our hotel that served the BEST Al Pastor tacos for 10 cents! I was addicted to those tacos and horchata! The downtown area was really nice!.....