All the good stuff in past reviews are true, the staff and rooms are number one in my books. The noise level from the street make the street side units impossible for the average light sleeper. At 4 a.m. the idiot fringe is out with musical car horns, drunken shouting and all that goes with it such as screeching brakes and sirens. We were moved after the first night to a very excellent room on the beach end of the hotel and had a great stay for eight days. Only one night the disco went ballistic at 2:00 a.m. We plan to return to the Emporio next year as long as we are well away from the street.

We stayed at the Emporio Jan 3-17'07: My husband and I, two daughters 14 & 17 and we brought their friend also 14. We truly felt at home here, and absolutely loved it!! Our room was simply amazing (Suite 200). Clean, clean, clean....

About the Suite:

Bathroom: dual shower heads, large walk-in shower, excellent water pressure and always had plenty of hot water. Large vanity, magnified makeup mirror.

Bed: softest bed we've ever slept on anywhere in Mexico!! King size with duvet - it was a great way to end each day.

Closet space galore, tons of drawer space, etc, and all very clean. Our room had 2 tv's, a dvd player, a dining room table which we put onto our huge balcony to make room for where the girls slept...

Maid turned down our bed at night and left 2 chocolates on our pillow with a card that told your tomorrow's forecast - a very nice touch!

In room coffee: first pouch is free, but you get charged 14 pesos each day that you use another one. Well worth it, just don't be surprised that it's not free coffee.

Restaurant: there is only one, but they sure pack a lot of punch into the flavors! Every morning the girls ordered an American Breakfast, complete with 2 eggs any style, hashbrowns, 2 strips of bacon, garnished with asparagus and tomatoes, came also with a beautiful fruit plate or juice and a basket full of toasted buns and those little jars of jam...all for 70 pesos (7 bucks). Great deal! There are better deals to be had, however we loved giving this attentive, adorable staff our business, plus it was handy and who doesn't love eating breakfast while overlooking the ocean??!! Also loved their caesar salad and their spaghetti of all things!

Pool was cold, hot tub was quite hot/warm...we made good use out of it!

It's a quieter resort meaning no Bingo or Aquacize...and by all means if you want to bring a cd to have them play it, they will play it for you. I wish I would've brought some Mexican music as it was lacking there, which I love to hear when I'm around a pool in Mexico, not Kenny Rogers! But that was minor...

Staff: accommodate you to the bone!! The waiters only make 50 pesos a day, so they truly appeciate the tips. We were very generous with our tips and still found the final tally to be totally reasonable at check-out.

Resort is immaculately clean - they were painting while we were there. By far the cleanest place we've ever stayed at in Mexico I do believe. They have an internet room with 3 computers. It cost 20 pesos for 1/2 hour. Also there's a phone down the hall from the front desk for using your prepaid phone cards. It was much quieter than on the street.

Location: Ideal!! Right out the front lobby you're in the thick of things: Hotdog stands, shops (Designer's Bazaar is a must!!), awesome restaurants: Ernie Tomatoe's, Gringo Lingo, Shrimp Factory, Cowboys....we took a 50 peso cab ride to Senor Frogs and actually walked home, it was a nice way to burn off what we ate!! So it's not that far at all.

Only downfall: Be prepared for loud music til 4:00 am every night, as the hotel is situated right beside a very loud beach bar and next to Joe's Oyster bar...we actually got used to it by about the 3rd night, but don't say I didn't warn you!! In fact some nights I'd go out on the balcony to assess the situation, and other family members were already on the balcony because they too couldn't sleep. We finally just went to these establishments on a few occasions with the motto: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!!

There are horse back rides available on the beach at sunset...very romantic!

TIP OF THE TRIP: AND...right beside the hotel is an empty parking lot. If you see a van with the sides cut out, that belongs to Fransisco, a local who's lived there 52 years. We asked if we could hire him for one afternoon to drive us around, and he was thee best tour guide you could ever find!! He took us to the marina where we got to see the Marlin's hanging on hooks, as well as a shark that we watched them fillet!! He took us to all kinds of remote, and amazing beaches...he's a very sweet family man and wanted to take us every day somewhere else!! Do look for him if you want to make your own personal adventures!! I've attached a picture of Fransisco and his van...Please tell him that Donny & Christine say hello!!!

As you can tell we enjoyed ourselves immensely at this resort and highly recommend staying here to anyone wondering what it's like. If you go, please tell the front desk that Donny & Christine Fulton sent you!!!! They will treat you like gold!!
Hope you enjoy your stay and do check out the attached photos.

I love the Emporio!! I took my daughter there for her 21st birthday and we were treated like royalty. The service was superb, the food delicious and the hotel was clean. What more could you ask for. The location is great, walking distance of many shops or just a few dollars to the market. I can't say enough good things about the Emporio. It is so great I have decided to have my wedding there. I seen quite a few different events in my 2 week stay and if I had to use one word it would be "elegant" The only thing I would warn you about is the music from the bar down the beach, a little loud but I am sure there are rooms a little quieter. I would recommend this hotel to everyone I know!!

My husband and I recently returned from our Xmas stay at the Emporio Mazatlan. We found the hotel to be to our liking. It's located right on the beach. The hotel is shaped like a "U" with all room balconies facing pool/ocean. Very nice view. They had nice pool furniture and umbrellas but as usual not enough chairs for the amount of people.

The pool was cold - the ocean on the other hand was very nice. The beach is sandy all the way into the water and it stays shallow for a long ways out. They have additional chairs just outside their beach wall but they are in sad shape. The beach vendors hang around the beach wall but don't hound you if you say "No". The room we had sported 2 double beds, a large dresser, large closet c/w free room safe, color tv, coffee maker - makes 4 small cups (1st round of coffee is free - additional days are $14 pesos (+-$1.40) - less expensive than the restaurant, large shower with plenty of hot water, blow dryer and extendable magnifying mirror in the bathroom (for those of us ladies who need to get right up to the mirror to apply makeup). No fridge in the room. I had expected to find an iron in the room but there was none. A quick note to the maid in my pigeon Spanish and one magically appeared and I kept it for the whole week. We had excellent maid service. The room was kept clean, the towels were always fresh and the sundries were replaced daily. The water was fine to drink (we were assured it was purified) although we only brushed our teeth with it we had no repercussions. They do provide bottled water for you. A bottle is $16 pesos but if you go down the street you can get gallon for a few cents more. We used it for our coffee and drinking. The bar offers happy hour every day from 5-6 p.m. and from 7-8 p.m. All drinks 2 for 1. Drink prices and restaurant prices were reasonable. We only ate at the hotel twice as there are lots of wonderful restaurants within walking distance.

Our only real complaint was the Disco located 2 lots over. They played music until 4 a.m. and it was loud. Those Mexicans love their music and dancing. I suggest taking some ear plugs and turning up the A/C to drown out the bass. Other than the noise from the disco this hotel was great. Friendly and accommodating staff made the trip memorable and we'd go back in a heartbeat!