Family Friendly All-Inclusive Receives AAA Five-Diamond Award

Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, an all-inclusive resort located in Banderas Bay, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico was awarded the American Automobile Association's (AAA) Five-Diamond Award for lodging. Grand Velas is both the only family friendly all-inclusive in North America and the only luxury all-inclusive resort in Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto Vallarta to receive this distinction. The award is given for a resort's quality amenities, ambiance, cleanliness and extraordinary service.

Every year tourism editors of the American Automobile Association (AAA) tourism editors visit over 70,000 lodgings, campgrounds, restaurants and attractions throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean looking for luxury establishments to conduct unannounced evaluations. Less than one-third of one percent of the over 32,000 properties approved by AAA achieve the five diamond distinction.

A deluxe gourmet all-inclusive experience in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, the beachfront Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, a member of Leading Hotels of the World, is located 15 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta on Banderas Bay. The resort features 267 ocean-view suites, spacious Spa Suites in the resort's new tower and new three-bedroom Imperial Suite. The 16,500 square foot Spa Grand Velas, a member of Leading Spas of the World, offers 80 treatments, 20 treatment rooms, and two couples rooms. Five restaurants, three of which are gourmet, feature stylish decor and a la carte choices for French, Italian or Mexican cuisine.

The family friendly resort also offers a daily kids activity program from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for children ages 4-14. Activities inside and outside of the hotel are offered, and parental supervision is required. Other family friendly amenities include tiered three-temperature infinity pools with iPod minis, a children's pool, tennis court, fitness center, and a wide variety of activities for adults and kids.

For more information or reservations, call 1-877-398-2784 or visit the resort's website at www.GrandVelas.com.