Hotel Casa Velas and Velas Vallarta

This really is a wonderful destination. The course is challenging, especially with the lost distance due to the heat and humidity and elevation, but that is unavoidable and provided plenty of challenge for my brother and I.

The staff were so lovely, and the range and practice area is immaculate. This place definitely understands hospitality and treated us well. I think we were the only people out on the course basically, and it was nice to play at our own pace and enjoy the surrounding views.

We would return, and I’d like to shake anyone’s hand that can get around this place even!

Our first time, beautiful course. Challenging layout. Bunkers were a mess, 1st hole green was under repair; greens weren’t at their best - it’s low rainy season. That said, fairways were in amazing shape. Staff was very friendly & helpful. Great driving range and practice area. Bring bug spray, the course has creeks, ravines and plenty of our balls after today 🤪

The views around this course are absolutely gorgeous. Only thing that takes this rating down a good amount were the conditions of the greens. The greenskeeper did mention that they were dealing with a pest disease which was the reason for the poor quality greens; however, it would have been appreciated to have been notified about this sometime before our tee time.

It is rainy season in Puerto Vallarta. In fact, it rained the night before I played. Even though it rained the night before, it was not cart path only. The course was not saturated with water. Frankly, I was surprised the course was in immaculate shape, given all the rain over several days. I guess bottom line, don’t let the rainy season deter you from playing at Vista Vallarta.

We love the Marina course. The greens were great. The course in pristine condition. But the staff are the best. Super nice folks with a long history of golf service. Love to play here even though it’s tough. Bring a few extra balls for the water and the jungle.

My wife and I played the Vista Weiskoph course for the first time and it was amazing. It was set up nicely for my 15 handicap and I was able to break 100. My wife plays forward and she did quite well.

The fairways and greens were pristine with staff busily mowing and manicuring the course. It rained the night before so a few of the bunkers were a wash. I really like the staff from bag drop, pro shop, starter, beverage cart and right to the gentleman that met us after 18 to help us load up. Super nice!

We will be back.

The course never disappoints it takes a minute to get there but well worth the trip. I recently went to Cabo and played these courses are way better. The only negative was the greens but the girl at the clubhouse let me know they would be like that beforehand

Muy buena atención y el campo en muy buenas condiciones.

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All the greens have severe dead areas due to what appears to be grass fungus. Putting impossible.

Great course with challenging layout. Only complaint is many of the greens were “burned”

Brown patches covering 1/2 the green on several holes.

Course was great, staff ,food and ease of getting a taxis was also great. Only complaint was the greens were a bit slow and bumpy, looks like they are dealing with a fungus problem. Pretty awesome to chip up on the green with a 4 foot iguana walking across! Worth the play

Excellent staff, very helpful and welcoming. The only thing was the greens are horrible, recently punched. Would have liked to known that before booking.

This course and the Weiskopf Course are beautiful. Not terribly difficult. The rough was highly grown and the greens were recently shaved which added some difficulty. Great layout. Great value and so much fun. The pro shop ladies were not friendly but the bartenders were extremely friendly. We'll be back.

The course was closed due to rain that morning. We booked online with our contact information provided and did not receive a call or email to inform us they were closed. It cost us $60 round trip from the resort we stayed.

If you are to play any course in PVR, play Jack. The views are tremendous. The course's layout is inviting. A wonderful experience all around.

I really liked the Nicklaus Course. We played Weiskopf on Tuesday. They are both great courses.

Fun course with generous fairways (usually) and scenic jungle views. Greens were slow and a little bumpy, with some kind of thin lines on them which acted like grain. Not sure if this was from aeration or what, but it affected speed greatly. Par 3s were all really good. Reviews suggested the Vista Vallarta courses would be a better option than the Greg Norman Vidanta course; I am guessing these holes had more variety and elevation than Vidanta but I suspect better conditions would be found at Vidanta: besides the greens, bunkers were not well maintained, combination of hardpan and wet sand. Rain from night before was likely cause here but still could have been better. Overall decent value for the money and it was a fast, fun round