Marina Vallarta Golf Club

Paid $169 U.S. advertised as having views of the Bay/Ocean, one tee box only. No GPS or maps on scorecard., Greens in good shape. Would've been okay at $90.

Really enjoyed the experience...played it twice!

This Course Is A Perfect Accessory To Your Puerto Villarta Vacation. It’s A. ChallengIng Course With Great Views Of The Bay And An Insightful Look At The Topography. The Flora/ Fauna Is Amazing.....

Really enjoy playing this course particularly like the crocodiles!!!

Marina Vallarta is mostly narrow fairways and water hazards on many holes. We stayed at the Marriot Resort, so the course location is ideal.

If you play in the afternoon, the winds are typically very strong, so making the right club selection is very important.

Most of the bunkers are in bad shape and in need of new sand,

Carts are mandatory and the cart path is cobblestone, ancient and badly in need of repair. Its a smoother drive the cart on the fairways.

The course is too expensive for what you get.

At normal rate I would have rated this course a 2 and only because the the great staff did I go with 3 stars.

For a course in the heart of PV / NV I was disappointed to fine the course to be the tropical version of a Del Webb community course like Timber Creek in Roseville CA..., but in significantly poorer condition.

Multiple lakes were empty and the course had significant burnt and brown fairway grass through out. Especially disturbing was the fowl sewer smell near the green on hole 15 (could be 14)...unmistakable methane odor was pungent!!!

The course doesnt use on cart GPS tracking and unless you know the course you're in for some challenges trying determine what lies around the dog leg on multiple holes. Lesson here...ask for a course guide book.

Lastly, there are some positives. Nature is everywhere on the holes and fairway lakes and ponds which have water....Nothing like seeing a 9 to 10' gator eyeballing while you setup your tee shot or having a 4' Iguana sun bathing on the green where you just landed your chip shot!

And, as noted earlier, the staff is exceptional both pre and post round...

In closing, if you really want to get out and golf while in Puerto Vallarta/Nuevo Vallarta...there are better options. Yes, those other options are more pricey, but from my experience...its a price worth paying for an overall better day of goal!!

Cheers!

All 18 greens were punched. Good pace of play. There are a couple of holes it is difficult to see the water hazards. Hiring a caddie would help if a first timer. Watch for alligators and iguanas.

Only 9 holes open. Avoid. Poorly maintained. Needs a lot more water. Quite vanilla. Staff very helpful.

Without any advance warning when booking through GN, I was disappointed to find that only the first 9 holes were open. Also, when I tried to book using SPRING20 promo, I couldn’t complete purchase with discount. Overall a disappointing experience.

Beautiful day with friends until an unleashed dog chased us on 8th hole. He ripped 2 towels off our bags but didn’t bite us. No problems with 35 other holes (we played 2 days). Even iguanas and crocodiles were docile. Ocean took a few balls but the view was worth it.

Course was nice and in good shape.

Very friendly staff. Challenging holes.

If you get a chance you should for sure play.