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1097 Reviews (1097)
5 Stars
271
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
48
1 Stars
31
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
84.4%
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946 out of 1097 reviews
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3.9
27 Reviews (27)
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
88.9%
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24 out of 27 reviews
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4.0
43 Reviews (43)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
86.0%
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37 out of 43 reviews
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Course Highlights
Bilingual staff consistently impress with attentive service, including complimentary ice water and club transport to your car. The tight, palm-lined layout winds through water hazards home to real crocodiles, creating a uniquely memorable round.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6573 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.1

Marina Vallarta Golf Club is known for its stunning tropical landscape that is home to an abundance of wildlife. Golfers have the opportunity to play amongst iguanas and alligators while enjoying scenic views of the Bay of Banderas. The course is blessed with a bevy of natural hazards including towering palm trees, lagoons, and waterfalls. Colorful tropical flowers and native vegetation further accent the landscape. In addition to the natural hazards, there are also a few strategically placed bunkers along the greensides. The golf course offers a challenging but fair test that is not overly demanding, which is probably for the best since it is easy to get distracted by the beautiful surroundings. Given its versatility and scenery, Marina Vallarta G.C. has become a popular venue for various golfing events, including the Governor's Cup Pro/Am Tournament.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Finger (1989)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discovery
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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3.9
1097 Reviews (1097)

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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

Course is good. Beer and drinks a little pricey. Took a later tee time to get a good price. Teed off at 2:20 and had to play the F9 twice to get in before dark. Got through 9 and saw a lineup on the 10th tee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth playing, best deal in PV

We had lunch prior to play and the food was good and well priced.

The Course: practice facility is basic warm up area and irons only, turf was beaten due to range small tee deck. The layout is generally fairly open except for the second or third tee from the back tee deck it looks like hitting it through a window to a smallish fairway on the short par 4 which was basically driver wedge. The 3rd is a long beatiful hole out to the ocean and the the 4 th a mid length nice par 3 along the water amd that was the last of the ocean holes. The rest of the front nine is pretty nice but not spectacular . When you continue on the back nine, I think the golf course really shines. Memorable hole after hole. Visually difficult and looks tighter than it was. Really enjoyed the overall experience but we much preferred the back to the front. Apparently the nines were flipped some time ago and my Garmin didn’t recognize that but you can just figure out that 10 is 1 etc. on the gps.

Condition: fairways are decent tight Bermuda , rough is fluffy wire like Bermuda. Greens slightly grainy consistent with local grasses and is well groomed healthy and found them somewhat slow approx 8-9 estimate on stimp but rolled true except for a wobble when the ball is slowing. Bunkers very average dark brown local course sand.

We enjoyed the course we will play again the back nine is not to be missed on a warm PV afternoon. HCP 2 and 17

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a nice change

Played as a foursome. Greens were in great condition. Great views, scenery and crocodiles. Staff are always kind and pleasant. Restaurant is very good pre and post round. On this particular visit, we caught up to a FIVEsome of guys around hole #12. Saw a Marshall on hole #13…..thought he would have intervened and possible had them let us play through. Or the group themselves had been courteous or golf savvy enough to do so. But no, probably because we were two couple? But our lady’s would have beat any of them. . Still a fun round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golfing trek

Course is in decent shape. Greens were also good. Tough layout if you haven’t played it before.

Staff are always pleasant and helpful. Breakfast was quick and good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Continue to enjoy this course

While a little less challenging then El Tigre or the Vista Vallarta courses. It is in pretty good shape and the pace of play was great 3:15 Minutes. I paid $113 and would recommend at that rate.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice, pretty Puerto Vallarta golf course.

We golf once yearly while vacationing in Puerto Vallarta. Marina Vallarta is a pretty course, easily accessible near the port. It is kept in good condition and has many challenging holes. Seeing bird species, geckos and crocodiles is a bonus to golfing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Public Puerto Vallarta Marina Course

Nice and convenient from our hotel - not busy this time of year so pace was play was great - under 4 hours. Good fairways - pretty good greens and cute Iguanas around. Thx tee off for the good pricing!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Marina Vallarta Golf Course

Nice and convenient golf course - pretty good shape - decent greens - only irons on the driving range right now, but that will change. Lost a few ‘water balls - but overall a good game. Nice Staff.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A good course, not too difficult. Greens were just okay.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This course has a significant amount of water.

Good layout and challenging course. Blue tees are very difficult. I would play here again. Good value for a resort area. Also, we saw a lot of exotic birds and animals: crocodiles, turtles, geckos, etc.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

The layout of the course was very nice and lots of water. Best value in PV!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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