My family began going to Acapulco before there was a road (my uncle Ricardo had a light aircraft - he turned down cheap beachfront property that turned out to be Caleta Beach), and visited often over the years.

We wouldn’t touch it with a ten meter pole right now. Unsafe: though they attempt to provide security at the best resorts, there’s some spillover. Corruption is on a massive scale. Health issues cabn occur as well, particularly in the rainy season when overflows and flooding occur, releasing sewerage that also contaminates the bay.

Puerto Vallarta area and Cabo San Lucas are safer, though I’d not travel too far out of the greater Puerto Vallarta area. That’s what my family members do.