Paradise Village Resort

Great course. I will be back to play it again for sure.

very nice glad I got to play and see the Tigers for a third the price, thanks GolfNow

Like any other golf course, if you hit the ball down the middle, you can score. I played on an extremely hot and humid day for October, but there was a little breeze and the course was relatively empty so I played in 3 hours with another single I paired-up with. The wind picked up on 15 and that made the last few holes a lot more challenging, especially 18. I enjoyed the layout. If I had one complaint it was that the greens were pretty slow, but I suspect the heat contributed to that. The course is fair and fun. I strongly recommend a value-based (read as discount) tee time as the normal rates are a bit pricey by my standards.

When checking in at the hotel and was told the price to play I checked out Golf Now and got to play for a third of the price. Definitely worth the money when booked through Golf Now. The weather was hot but the course was in excellent condition and the staff was extremely helpful and gracious.

We have been playing this course for the last 4 winters, from January to April, about 25 games per winter.
We stay in a condo on the course called Green Bay.
The site is a gated community with single family homes....some worth several millions and the condos are limited to three stories and very well maintained.
The owner of the site is Paradise Village takes excellent care of all its properties.
The whole gated community, including the golf course, are maintained to perfection. You have the impression that you are in a botanical garden...palm trees, flowers, birds, butterflies...etc we call it Oasis in Paradise. The course has water on 13 holes...fairways slope towards the water, lots of sand traps, greens are true and fast....maintenance is excellent.
All the staff are always very nice and helpful, they make us feel like home.
The clubhouse is beautiful, the food is at least 3 stars and the service is 5 stars...Camarino is 6 stars.
We just love El Tigre and we will be back in 2015 for 3 months.
It is an expensive course to play but it is worth all of it

Bad administration,the carts are old.
The greens bad conditions. And it's expensive

Played the first week of July in early afternoon for a GN Hot Deal price, which I would recommend. I would not go near full or even half rack rate in the current course condition. Overall the course has a lot of promise but conditions are not up to snuff. A few holes are a bit over the top with forced carries/water/bunkers.

I was very disappointed in the condition of the fairways; looked like grass 'corn rows', very uneven and hard to draw a fair lie. Course doesn't seem to drain well, as every tee shot plugged/mudded (did not happen at Marina Vallarta course, which had pristine fairways same week). Played quite long from the Blues. The greens were livable but very slow and a bit bumpy, grass just didn't look healthy. Much of this may just be rainy season effects, but again, Marina didn't have those problems.

Course maintenance crews were a real bother for the first 6 holes, seemed to be driving by, mowing, idling awkwardly just behind the tee box, etc on every single shot. We teed off around noon.

Pro shop folks were nice, as was Marshall that drove around to us many times and brought free cold bottled water and ice towels - that was awesome. Clubs and shoes cleaned after the round, sweet.
We only saw two other groups the entire round.

Three connecting lakes splash water across 13 holes, making El Tigre one tough cat. Choose your tees wisely because Director of Golf Phil Anthony Woodrum says that El Tigre plays about 200 yards longer than its yardage on the card. It's routing is a unique mix of five par-3s and five par-5s. That allows good golfers the chance to really score well, especially if their gambles pay off on the four risk-reward par-5s. The course winds through a housing development although the homes are virtually never in play. The land is mostly flat, so the ponds and doglegs around trees and the whopping 186 bunkers provide the shot-making elements. The signature shot comes at the sixth hole, a short par-3 to an island green. The clubhouse is home to one of the largest pro shops around, and the restaurant serves great fresh seafood for lunch or dinner.

This course is a must in PV. The holes are very visually pleasing and challenging. They actually help you shape your shots.

I spend winters in the area and have played El Tigre on several occasions. Teamed up with a local buddy to take advantage of the GolfNow rate, which was deeply discounted from El Tigre's standard rates...which are the main reason I don't play here much anymore. The property is contained within a a lare gated resort..Paradise Village... and offers all the amenities of same.. beautiful grounds and facilities, npt much traffic, high end ambience.
The course is fairly flat and winds its way through the residences of Paradise Village. It feels open however as the homes rarely intrude on the course. The natural layout of the course has been augmented by adding links styles mounds down many of the fairways to add some topography to the course. This is in my mind its main flaw..it is a contrived experience, done well but these types of courses just can't compare with those which were built on a more amenable piece of real estate. Still a great day and a good challenge.

Overall excellent course with lots of challenging holes but with some fun, less threatening holes as well. A good test for most. Greens were a bit bumpy for a course that looks so good everywhere else. Some TLC on the greens would really improve this course to a 5 star. Kind of pricey but the golfnow rate was worth it for one round.

Even though there are more scenic courses in Vallarta such as The Four Seasons at Punta Mita, this is in my opinion the best course. The courses at Vista Vallarta have great layouts, but are hard to reach, and I do not enjoy them as much.

I played El Tigre twice during a recent vacation. I won't likely be back. The course is in good shape. Main hazards and difficulty are due to water, otherwise it is a relatively easy wide forgiving course.

I was a surprised by the staff and their attitudes. Last time I was here, they were welcoming and friendly (I speak Spanish, so it is not about language). This year, both times, the experience was, at best, indifference. From the pro shop, starters, caddies hanging around to the greens keepers, who neither stopped what they were doing, nor moved out of my way on two holes). The staff, just didn't seem to care.

To get my business, a course needs to be challenging and then the experience, created by the staff, needs to be warm, friendly and helpful. The course is good if you don't pay full fare and yet, I will tend toward Los Flamingoes and Marina Vallarta where the whole experience can be had.

Golf Now deal made this a good bargain. The course is challenging with lots of water. It also has a number of forgiving holes (wide fairways and rough). Well maintained course and I will be back tomorrow.

Enjoyed the round immensely. .nothing much to complain about...two of us finished in 3.5 hours. Only thing is that the sand, especially the fairway bunkers, have a lot of smaller stones...not quite the fluffy stuff. Staff was very attentive too....

I booked on-line through a third party vendor and got an excellent green fee, so the round was a very good value. Good idea to hit complimentary range balls prior to playing. Our golf cart had nice face clothes and iced bottled water in a cooler, which was complimentary.
A few difficult holes, Par 3 with water carries and water runs along several fairways. Hole #6 is a challenge! The entire staff from the club house to the starter were friendly and helpful. We didn't eat at the clubhouse but did make a couple purchases at the pro-shop which was well stocked. The food and beverage cart came by several times during our round.
Be sure to bring your sunscreen & mosquito repellent.

Overall good course with a very nice par3 #6 signature hole. Staff friendly and nice facility. Drinks were average $4 beer. I thought the greens needed a bit of work, but fairly challenging. Lots of bunkers and water. I would play again.

Staying at Grand Mayan and couldn't get a time on their course. Went on GNOW and found time a couple days out. Harder and much more interesting course than Grand Mayan. Greens may be slightly better at GM. Took us < 4 hrs to play versus waiting on every shot at GM > 5hrs. Check out Bengal tiger enclosure by the 17th tee (if you are waiting)

I was expecting more from this course. I play Vista Vallarta the two of them and at Flamingo. I read a alot of positive comments about El Tigre but it is not the best course of the tree.

I can't believe the full rack rate is $199 for this course. I paid the GolfNow discounted hot rate of $99 and that was too much. On 10-12 holes, one third or more of the greens were covered in sand. Most of the greens had some damage. They used a very coarse sand that made putting even worse than putting on aerated greens. The fairways looked good but every good tee shot in the fairway would be a mud ball with no roll. For the price charged, there is no GPS and very few yardage markers. I guess they expect everyone to hire their caddies. My local muny course is in better condition and charges less than 1/4 of their rack rate.