The cheapest Mexican reds we found at Mercado Gourmet inside Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta on 11 July 2026 cost 585, 675 and 785 pesos. Expensive. The best value of the day was a 185-peso Cobb salad.
One evening in April 2026 the Conrad Bangkok Executive Lounge turned cocktail time into a Taco Station. Grilled fish was clearly the best of three fillings; our nachos experiment failed.
Two made-to-order dishes per person. The Isaan Benedict was a hit; the sticky rice was hard and the green curry so sweet we left half. The buffet cabbage stir-fry did better. April 2026.
Cocktail time runs 17:30 to 19:30. We asked Gemini which cocktails were not sweet, drank the New York Sour it talked us into, and went straight back to white wine. April 2026.
Checkout after 21 nights at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta, July 2026: a seven-page paper bill, 32,971.11 pesos, 900 pesos of default donations, and a 240-peso car wash that was really the laundry.
What we carried back to our room from nine kitchens inside Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta in July 2026, from a 955-peso paella we wanted without its lobster to a 185-peso Cobb salad we bought five times.
What the VIP ticket bought on 17 July 2026: a welcome cocktail, a tumbler, a three-course dinner printed on an edible menu, and champagne with no cap. The price, the menu, and our verdict.
Inside the resort at Nuevo Vallarta: a 100 ml Häagen-Dazs is 125 pesos, the cheapest red over 500. What we bought on 8 July 2026, what the 3x2 wine corner saved, and what we will not buy again.
