Thank you all for your suggestions, I appreciate it. To answer rpennisi's question, I actually stayed at the Grand Mayan (building 7 I believe - the shuttle was required).
It was mentioned that the MP in Nuevo Vallarta (and PV) has been dramatically reduced in size to make room for the other resorts. How are the MP/GM/Grand Bliss/etc. set up in Nuevo Vallarta (and PV) - do they share the same pools/beaches/etc.? Or are certain areas/pools limited to one resort, similar to Mayan Riviera? The website is not that clear. Thanks!
The MP in Puerto Vallarta is only a MP, therefore the entire pool and beach area is for them. There used to be a Sea Garden with an awesome water slide and nice lazy river across the street, but it was demolished years ago after the hurricane and the buildings were torn down too. These are on the Marina side with no beach, so I can't see a GM, GB, or Luxxe in this location. THere is just not enough space. That certainly works for me. They do close this resort in the late summer and early fall and send the guests to NV.
In Acapulco, they are building a Grand Bliss and Luxxe and the pool is quite small as they have closed off most of it for rebuilding. When I was in Acapulco in January 2011, many of the GM people were going to the MP to use the pool and lazy river because it was nicer! The lazy river at the GM in Acapulco has now been removed so they can build a Grand Luxxe. The buildings that used to have MP 1-bedroom units will become Grand Bliss at sometime, The buildings that were MP 2-bedroom units will be a combination of MP & GM units. (Maybe Bliss for those who bought them.)
So far, Puerto Penasco does not have a GM or GB, so everything is MP.
Mazatlan does not have enough space for GM, GB, or Luxxe. It is pretty crowded as it is.
I love NV, but when we go there, we tend to use our GM weeks so that we have access to the lazy river and wave pool.
When we go to the Mayan Riviera, if we are not taking grandkids, we choose the MP - they like the dipping pool on the deck. The resort is basically the same and we pay lower m/f. There still is no lazy river open at the Mayan Riviera, and the one that has been built is in the area with MP units.