Hotel Casa Velas and Velas Vallarta

Aside from the fact that the front 9 greens had been punched (necessary maintenance), the course was in good condition and well laid out. Some of the greens are well protected by water - coupled with afternoon breeze that made for some challenging play. Beware the right side of the 18th green - everything runs away into the water. I'd play again at full rate.

The Nicklaus course at Vista Vallarta is in my opinion the best course in the area. Close to the mountains with terrific views and great holes. Some of the holes are difficult to play and the greens are in great condition.

If you play in the afternoon you can get a great price.

Can only recommend it.

this was by far the worse course by shape of fairways and greens of all the courses we played in PV ..sand traps were gross and unplayable ..tee boxes were half decent ..fairways and greens were just bad ..I have played it more than six times in past and will not play next time in PV ..

Golfed the course a few times and pace was anywhere from 3.5 hours to what would have been 6 hours (we quit after 12). There was even a group of six a few ahead of us duringone round. Called the pro shop and no Marshal came out to investigate. When we asked in the proshop afterward we were told there wasn't anything they could/would do about it.

They also close the restaurant at 6pm so no availability for supper.

That said, the course is challenging and interesting. Greens have lots of slope so don't leave your ball above the hole. There is also a lot of water so play smart. Not all holes should be driver.

Played Marina Vallarta 4 times while I stayed with the family at the Marriott across the street (1 min walk). Blue tees play over 6500yds and have some challenging approach shots. Morning rounds were 2 to 2.5hrs and afternoons were about 3.25hrs. Crocodiles and wildlife was a nice extra. The winds pick up in the afternoon making it a very different course than in the mornings. Tons of staff continually working on the course. My only complaint is the sand traps were poor.

2nd time I played the course. Staff was helpful and attentive--i.e. needed to rent clubs. Nice to have access to the practice range before play. Course was in good shape and my friend and I had a great morning round. Will definitely try to play when we visit next year.

The golf was good. The course was in really good shape. Lots of weeds though.

The prop shop check in staff is not friendly at all. I have noticed this being there many times.

Drink and snack cart was by 2 times in 18 holes.

Lots of crocodiles which is neat.

We always enjoy playing these two courses. Staff, restaurant, pro shop are all top notch.

Fun course with good views but we followed a tournament and couldn’t finish the round

I would play this again ,our problem was that the course only played 9 holes twice ..we got a 40dollar Uber ride there to find out half course was closed and same price as open

.we could have gone back but in for a buck ..sorry we did ..

The golf course is very nice with some challenging holes. Water hazards are very challenging to work around but quite doable. I'm not a long hitter and needed to do some course management.

The only disappointment came from the sand traps. They were very hard and was unable to get under the ball in order to do short side shots.

Have played 3 different PV courses over the years vacationing here. Marina Vallarta is convenient to our place in the Romantic Zone. Don't have to go out to Nuevo Vallarta. Marina Vallarta is a nice course.

Very Very slow 3 1\2 hours for 10 holes. We left the course after 10 holes.