Help! Trying to decide between Bucerias, La Cruz, Punta de Mita or Sayulita in Feb/Mar. Husband and I are looking for some guided surfing (advanced beginner), a safe beach and a pool for the 4 year old and walking distance to most things. Any suggestions are welcomed.

No surfing in Bucerias, have you looked into San Poncho ? It’s north of Bucerias and usually has a lot of surfing action

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We stayed by Punta de Mira in Oct. In my opinion, if you are looking for surfing, Sayulita would be the best choice. It was also a cool town.

Sayulitas is the only really good place for surfing . Beach is ok too . Just very Americanized . Lots of places to eat tho . Will not be cheap and a long drive from airport. If u don’t want to rent a car make sure resort has transport to and from airport

Sayulita.im not a surfer so I can’t speak to that aspect but Sayulita is gorgeous and it checks all the other boxes for sure

Sayulita is amazing!!! Amazing for surfing for beginners, amazing for kids- great beaches....

If you're into all inclusive's the Grand Palladium beach had many local surfers on the beach. It's not walking distance to anything in town (Punta Mita) though and the resort is nothing fancy.

Sayulita is good for surfing but it’s a party town and can be VERY loud at night.
The beach is not amazing for little kids as the surf can be very strong but if you have a good place with a pool then maybe the beach can be more for playing than swimming.

Just got back from Sayulita. LOVED it. There are areas for beginner, intermediate and advanced surfing, and lots of folks willing to teach/coach. Highly recommend Maui - he's a bit further down the beach (just north of where the "river" drains into the bay. But well worth the walk down - as he is excellent at communicating and helping you start and improve. As for hotels - we stayed at the Phoenix - a ways to the north - still walking distance. But pool was too cold for my kids. Like hose water cold. So don't recommend for that reason. But it was quiet at night for most of the area up in that vicinity. I agree with other statements about the surf - depending on kids ages and swimming skills - it can be quite rough.

Puerto Escondido is known for surfing.

Punta Mita is lovely but I don’t think you would be happy enough with Surf.

Sayulita for sure. We stayed in a condo complex with a pool about a 8-10 min walk from center of town/ 5 min walk to beach and it was perfect. Not noisy at all as mostly families and older couples. We had a kitchen to cook and just went out when we wanted to eat. I can send you the airbnb listing if interested.

I would be interested in that pls Nada

https://abnb.me/iXHM3Mwfi3

Sayulita is probably the best option. Playa de los Muertos is a five-minute walk from town and generally safe for swimming... if not especially beautiful. I was last there in Jan 2018 and Sayulita Sickness was very much still a thing, though... worth checking if its truly resolved.

Carly https://abnb.me/836d6bEzh3

Sayulita hands down. Dont rent a car, just take a cab to where you are staying.
Rent a house, use this website it's cheaper than airbnb or VRBO.
Then everything is pretty much walkable but you can also rent an electric golf cart if you feel the need.
Lots of great eats and super safe.
PS sayulita sickness is a thing of the past.
New water treatment facility last year so no more raw sewage being pumped into the bay.
www.sayulitalife.com

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Be careful about Sayulita - check the state of their wastewater treatment facilities. We were there a year ago and all of us got super sick because they were spewing raw sewage right I to the ocean by the surf break.

The only area around there for surfing is Sayulita

Tracey actually La Lancha is way better.

Thank you everyone! This is super helpful!

Sayalita has best surfing , however check the status of water before you go! We got very very sick there last spring and later found out it was the only beach in Mexico that was not safe for swimming! They were dumping raw sewage into water where the surfing is.

In Bucerias! My friend Oscar has the Bucerias surf school! I can set you up with him

I am also trying to decide on where to go in this area. Looking for 3 bedroom place for 5 adults with pool (small is okay), walking distance to a nice beach, shops, restaurants. Not going to be surfing though. Like Mexican charm/decor and doesn't have to be fancy but safe, comfortable and clean. Any recommendations?