My 9 yr. old daughter and myself went to the Dolphin Cove Inn on Feb 26-March 23, 2008. My parent's live in mexico and this was a vacation of a life time. They rented a 2 bedroom 2 bath with Kitchen and Livingroom, perfect!! This all white Hotel and Condo was a perfect setting looking off of our double terrace out over the bay. Getting up early to see the mountains covered with the best sunrise I have ever seen. The service is excellent!! The Paradise Rest. and Pool bar have wonderful and tasty food for all. My special thanks to Soko, Fernando, Claudia, Jose and to the office staff. You made our trip great. I felt like I had made friends for life. The beach is small, but staying at the Dolphin Cove you get a free pass to Las Hadas right next door. The Dolphin Cove beach has lounge chairs and umbrellas for you and they provide you with huge beach towles. The beach is great for swimming and taking a stroll and the best thing is, you can find all kinds of shells. We did this a lot, so relaxing. If you get to get a chance, go to Barra De Navidid. It's about a 45 min. ride to the village. Get on one of the fishing boats for about $3.00 a person for a quaint ride to Mary's Rest. for lunch or dinner. It is well worth the trip. Back to Dolphin Cove, you can wait for a bus to pick you up and take you to town or to the public beach. Lot's of vendors selling Mexican items. The food is great, must eat at Taiblos on the beach, they will cater to your every needs. I warn you about the long steps at the Dolphin Cove, up and down to everything. Great exercise!! Don't fret to much, just call the front desk and they will pick you up with the Golf cart. My Mom stumped her toe and we had service for her. The pool at the Dolphin Cove is wonderful too. My daughter had fun sliding down the slide and made lots of friends. Pink flowers are abundant around the property, so pretty. I will be back to the Dolphin Cove next year. Great for family's, Honeymoon, and people on the go or just relaxing. lot's to do.

We had booked a 4* hotel in Ixtapa (Qualton club), we were sooooooooooooooooo disappointed we rented a car and hit the road. We had no map, and didin't know well Mexico. Got arrested twice by the army, got 2 flat tires and a giant cold soar! we finally stopped at a computer café and printed out a map, checked for a close by hotel and wrote down the adress of Dolphin's cove.
We arrived there at 10 at night, it was beautiful, i did not want to sleep- the view from our terrasse was just spectacular, could not wait to see it in the morning!
The linens were confortable and smelled soooo nice.
all was clean, and decorated like someone had lived here.Yhe pool, the staff, the restaurant, the beach, everything was perfect. I am a 38 years old woman and warned my family is i get ill, i want to finish it off here in paradise. Do not hesite a bit. i've traveled alot and finally found my cloud!
Petales

Pictures on hotel sight very accurate. Loved this place. Friendly, serene, and beautiful. Stayed 2 weeks in one bedroom unit with double balcony. Great Mexican decor.

While it is true that there are hundreds of steps, as a weight watcher, this was perfect. Loved the restaurant and misbehaved on excellent shrimp and blackberry margaritas but steps worked it all off.

There are some repair issues (watch the washer temperature and microwave time) but did not distract from the overall perfection of the trip.

True that maids are not consistent, but it did not interfere with our enjoyement.

Got free passes to Karmina and Hadas at the desk.

Plan to return and may stay a month.

Dolphin Cove, In Manzanillo, is a wonderful, restful condo-resort. It's the best Mexico vacation I've taken. The resort owners were such gracious hosts, the atmosphere is so relaxing in a beautiful setting of colorful gardens and extremely comfortable units. I'll be returning soon. Thanks so much to everyone there for a wonderful stay.