The Lakes at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta
Aerial view from The Lakes at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta.
Av. Paseo de las Moras Fracc. Náutico Turístico Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit  CP,  Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit 63735, Mexico
+52 322 226 4000
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About Vidanta Nuevo Nayarit-Vallarta

Named one of the "Top Hotels in Mexico" and "Top Hotels in the World" by Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards, Vidanta Nuevo Nayarit–Vallarta offers the ultimate resort vacation along the lush Riviera Nayarit coastline. With five stunning resort hotels to choose from - The Grand Luxxe, The Grand Bliss, The Grand Mayan, The Bliss and Mayan Palace - guests can find world-class accommodations to suit any preference. The resort features infinity pools with sweeping ocean views, gourmet dining at more than 40 restaurants and bars, luxury treatments at Spatium and Brio spas, tennis and pickleball courts and championship-level golf. The Vidanta Vallarta Course, designed by Greg Norman, has hosted the PGA Tour's Mexico Open, while the 10-hole Lakes Course offers the region’s only golf experience lit for night-time play. Families will enjoy access to a beautiful beach club, the Jungala Aqua Experience water park and nightly live entertainment at Santuario. Couples can relax with private romantic beachfront dinners, sunset yacht cruises and exclusive infinity pools. With its beautiful landscaping, exceptional service and dedication to sustainability, Vidanta Nuevo Nayarit–Vallarta offers a luxury vacation that’s both relaxing and unforgettable.

Facts

Price Range$$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres7287
Year Opened2015
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsCasual, Bar, Fine
Room TypesRoom, Suite
PoolOutdoor
Short CourseYes
Fitness CenterYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Practice FacilityYes
SpaYes
TennisYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Vidanta Nuevo Nayarit-Vallarta

Golfer Photos

Reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
1076 Reviews (1076)
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great course, first rate service our caddy Polo always with excellent advice. Truly a great part of our vacation.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Your description of the course was misleading. It says it is par 70 whereas the Norman course is par 73. Wasn’t 100% sure we were booked for the Norman course. The other course, Nayarit, is par 70, thus the course confusion. Ultimately we were booked for the Norman course so all good.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Review 1
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 4
Played
First Time Playing
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 1.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 2
Played

Poor Signage

Finding your way around the course was difficult. The signage was horrible forgetting from #5 to #6. Also, from getting from #8 to #9. The worst part was getting from from front nine to the back nine. We lost 45 minutes of driving around looking to find our way around.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 1.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 2.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Unfriendly staff

My wife and I have played your course many times and even stayed at your resort. We met at the front gate by a very nice young lady and checking in at the pro shop another very nice young lady!

Unfortunately after that was not a good experience.

After coming outside to get our car neither of the 3 men offered to help us until I told them we were playing the Nayar course.

The 1 guy finally came over and asked which clubs were ours and after telling him which clubs were ours he asked me again when there were only 2 sets sitting being us. I got frustrated and started to load my own when he sprang into action and grabbed my wife’s clubs. After the clubs were loaded my wife nicely asked them where to go and they just shrugged and left us sitting there. A nice upping man driving people somewhere on the resort told us to follow him and took us to our destination. As for the other 3 persons, I’m sure they were way too busy talking to each other to care! We got a very nice caddy by the name of Raul who was a pleasure for our foursome!

We will return and play again but if we are treated like that again I will be directly contacting management!

When we stayed at your resort and played we were treated much better than the second hand citizens you treated us that day as visitors!

I hope you are able to better your staff and operation to treat everybody as equals! This could be construed as discrimination as we were just day users and not paying guests!

Thank You

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Previously Played
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 1.0
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

A good challenge

I played the Nicklaus Course twice during my stay in Puerto Vallarta. Stunning views! More than a few times I had to hit over gullies and canyons. I couldn't imagine how hard that would be from the back tees. The greens were large for the most part and the bunkers quite deep.

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Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Recommended
Played
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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great Experience, NO delays

Booking thru Golfnow was a much better deal, almost too good to be true. Golfnow was $75US when we booked and the course quoted $275US plus they said we could only book thru them, not true.

We had to rent golf clubs ( $75US ) and my brother was left handed, which was not an issue, I did email a week ahead of time to reserve the clubs.

Because of what I had read from other reviews, we did show up 2 hours early BUT had no time issues. We were able to get to the range for 30 mins and then end up teeing off earlier than expected.

Our caddie Paulo was excellent, definitely added to the over all experience. The greens were faster than I was used to ( although they were recently sanded) and ALTO!! ALTO!!! ( stop, stop ) was the phrase I hear most often as my ball speed by the hole. Navigating around the facilities without a caddie would have been a nightmare.

Overall experience was excellent and booking thru Golfnow saved us MUCHO DINERO.

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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Good course. No wow factor.

Played many times here. The course is in good condition except the greens seem to have been punched few weeks ago and hasn't fully recovered. A must play in Puerto Vallarta.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Nice course

Some crazy travel.between some holes but it was enjoyable to play and worth the money. Blue tees play short but still a challenge.

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First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 10
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Fast round

I played with a caddie. Always an enjoyable experience to have one of Vidanta's knowledgeable caddies on the bag. Teed off at 1 p.m. and was done before 4. Love the course. Nayar is a bit easier than the Norman course and as such is a bit of a relief. All in all a great day.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great course

Enjoyed the course, fairly wide open. Green were not fast when I played but ran true. My forecaddy Angel was great.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Some changes needed

I have played this course many times and the cab drop off and pick up shuttle process to the course needs to changed or fixed.

We waited 35 minutes from the time the cab dropped us off until the shuttle came to take us to the course check-in. Then we had to rush to make our tee time with no time to go to the range or putting green. This has happened multiple times at this course. Also times to get a cab post round are also very slow.

Some changes are needed here!!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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