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AAA Five Diamond Resort Introduces Collaboration with Hey Sleepy Baby Onsite, June 22 - 26, with New Sleep Guide, Meet & Greet with Renowned Pediatric Sleep Consultant Rachael Shepard-Ohta, Wind-Down Activities for Families & Sleep Seminar for Resort's Team of 35 Childcare Team

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (May 27, 2026) - The AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit has elevated its Baby Concierge service, which provides families with an enhanced collection of premium nursery essentials and thoughtfully curated experiences designed to make traveling with infants seamless and memorable. Furthermore, the resort has developed a comprehensive sleep guide for traveling families in collaboration with renowned pediatric sleep consultant Rachael Shepard-Ohta of Hey Sleepy Baby. Shepard-Ohta will be onsite June 22 - 26 to launch the guide, lead wind down activities at the resort's Kids' Club, and offer a seminar for the resort's Childcare Team of 35 employees certified to babysit hotel guests' children on request.

Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit continues to set the standard for family luxury travel by ensuring that even its youngest guests receive world-class care and attention. The resort's Baby Concierge program now features an upgraded selection of high-quality nursery items, including EvenFlo bottles, bottle sterilization, and warming systems. Additionally the resort now offers upgraded cribs, crib mobiles, rockers, baby bathtubs, pacifiers, bibs, rattles, teethers, baby steps, diaper pails, and strollers. Each item has been carefully selected to meet quality and safety standards while providing the comfort and convenience families expect from a luxury resort experience.  Understanding that a family's first vacation with a new baby creates lasting memories, the resort has introduced a signature collection of milestone experiences. Baby's First Vacation takes on a new meaning with Baby's First Beach Sunrise, Baby's First Pool Splash, and other cherished moments that families can celebrate during their stay. The resort also offers Baby's First Cut as an optional experience with an additional charge, providing a gentle, baby-friendly first haircut conducted by a trained professional. This special service includes a keepsake envelope with the baby's first lock of hair and a personalized card noting the date and resort location, creating a treasured memento of this important milestone. 

The new guide for hotel guests written by Shepard-Ohta provides parents with comprehensive practical strategies for supporting their baby's sleep in a new environment, from managing time zone adjustments to creating familiar sleep cues away from home. Obsessed with finding a better way to approach baby sleep, Shepard-Ohta has a Master's in Education, completed the Baby Led Sleep Certification, and continued education through the Holistic Sleep Coaching program, Possums, Bebo Mia, the Neufeld Institute, and UC Davis' Infant-Parent Mental Health fellowship. Every family checking in with an infant receives this newly created expert resource, ensuring parents feel confident and supported throughout their stay. From June 22-26, the resort will also host special programming with Hey Sleepy Baby, featuring meet and greet opportunities with Shepard-Ohta, along with private consultations for families seeking personalized sleep support. Additionally, the Kids Club will offer wind-down activities designed to help young children transition smoothly to bedtime, reinforcing healthy sleep habits in a fun, engaging setting. These specialized workshops also serve as enhanced training for the resort's childcare team, ensuring staff members are equipped with the latest evidence-based sleep strategies.

Throughout the year, families visiting the resort can also enjoy complimentary luxury beach services and deluxe accessories for young children, including mini beach cabanas and baby hooded towels featuring the resort's beloved mascot, Pancho. The resort's Gourmet Baby Menu, designed and prepared by Executive Chef Guillaume Morance, features speciality purees. Additionally baby-friendly wellness offerings include Baby Yoga classes that provide a bonding experience for parent and child while improving infants' fine motor skills, stimulating muscle and nerve development, boosting immune systems, encouraging regular sleep schedules, and aiding in digestion. The Sunrise Massage for babies ages 1-3 years stimulates the senses and central nervous system through differentiation of textures and sounds set to the tunes of Mozart, promoting sensory and cognitive development. 

Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit's enhanced Baby Concierge service reflects the resort's commitment to ensuring that travelling with infants is not only manageable but genuinely luxurious and memorable for the entire family. Nightly rates start at $533 per adult based on double occupancy. For more information about the hotel, the event,  or to make a reservation, please visit https://vallarta.grandvelas.com.

About Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit:

The AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit enjoys a privileged setting with flowering gardens beside a long stretch of walkable beach and a dramatic backdrop of the Sierra Madre mountains in Puerto Vallarta. The resort features 267 suites, many with ocean-views and some with private outdoor jacuzzis. Of the resort's six restaurants, four, serving French, Italian, Asian and Mexican gourmet cuisine, have received AAA Four Diamond awards for distinguished cuisine and presentation. With treatments inspired by the native traditions of Mexico and a signature Water Ceremony, SE Spa is rated Five Stars by Forbes Travel Guide. Other features include a three-tiered pool, fitness center, 24/7 in-suite service, water sports, tennis and pickleball courts, Baby Concierge, new expansive Kids' Club with indoor and outdoor areas, toddler pool, and state-of-the-art Teens' Club. The All-Inclusive resort in the Riviera Nayarit features more than 15,064 square feet of indoor meeting facilities. Velas Resorts was built by Eduardo Vela Ruiz, Founding President of Velas Resorts. Juan Vela Ruiz is Chief Executive Officer of the company. For reservations or additional information please visit vallarta.grandvelas.com. Explore tips, recipes, lifestyle and travel trends, and the latest news about Velas Resorts on the digital mag: www.velasmagazine.com.