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
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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

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excelent course for the money.

Had alot if fun and played this ciurse twice in the last werk. Very player friendly and knoledgable staff. Caddy totally worth the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Caddies were great!

I have played twice this week and both the caddies were fantastic. Daniel Was both really knowledgable about the golf swing and incredibly helpful as well we were playing as a single and he navigated the course and we charged all over the place and avoided back up and played in just over 2 hours!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Convenient and most economical

My girlfriend and I stayed at Vidanta and had planned to golf while here. We are both mid/high handicappers. This course offered the best value for us. Nothing special about the course. Fairways are very forgiving. Bunker sand was kind of gritty. Greens were sandy or furry. We had to use a forecaddy who was a great guy (ask for Gabriel). He offered putting reads and was a huge help just navigating the cart path which was not always obvious. Not sure the forecaddy was worth the expense but that is a part of the deal. We live in Oregon so we were just appreciative of dry warm golf. If you want Pebble Beach not your course, but if you want to enjoy some weather and hack it up like me…it was pretty darn good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Played this course after shorter easier Nayar. Good idea to use Nayar as warmup for this longer more difficult course. Loved having excellent caddie. 1st day played Nayar, here 2nd, and 3rd day played Marina. Lucky choices and sequences as each one became more challenging.

Btw, if you buy from refreshment cart, do get something for your caddie.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Forward ladies tees provide good way to ease into playing in PV's hot humid weather. Fun to see iguana. Always enjoy having a caddie. PV caddies are very reasonable and good. Mosquitoes!

BTW, I am 84 yrs young, health handicapped woman who loves to golf (solo or "new friends") and traveling around the world to play amazing beautiful golf parks.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bad experience

First, if you are not aware, it is a long distance to the pro shop, a cart takes us there, then we take a cart and go to the golf course which is far away. Allow time.

We were very disappointed because they forced us to have a caddy with us, without warning.

It’s not mentioned on their website. Additional $70 for Caddy.

The caddy did not speak English and hung on to our cart without introducing himself, I could not understand anything he was saying.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A must play while in PV

Of course you want to play this along with all the others in the area, but this being the PGA mexican Open track give you a idea once played how it looks on TV in Feb championship game

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice course but pain in the butt getting in and out

The course is beautiful. Golfed the first 12 holes in 2 hours and then the last 6 holes also in 2 hours with two groups of women ahead slow as anything and wouldn’t let anyone through. Leave yourself an extra hour at least to get in and out of the place, it’s a bit of a nightmare. There is a drop off and then you need to wait for a shuttle which was 35 minute wait and then 10 minutes to the pro shop. Same coming back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent golf properties at Vidanta

Vacation rounds at Vidanta and played both the Greg Norman and Nayar courses (we did not stay on the Vidanta property).

Norman course was definitely the more difficult of the 2 with a more "tournament style" feel on the layout and scenery. Unfortunately they had recently punched the greens which distracted from an exceptional golf course but probably helped keep putts on the greens :)

Highly recommend grabbing a round on Golf Now as pricing for a hot deal was exceptional!

Caddy is required and absolutely necessary to be able to navigate the property acreage at Vidanta... we had Luis our first round and requested him again for our second :)

Our only "issue" was the lack of amenities on the course - restrooms, water stations, and frequency of the beverage cart for snacks and refills :)

If not staying on the Vidanta property, do plan ahead to give yourself enough time to get to the clubhouse and check in etc. ahead of tee time. If coming by taxi/uber, there is a wait to be shuttled from the arrival area through the property to the clubhouse - wait could be >15min and then a good 10min ride to the clubhouse.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent golf in Nuevo Vallarta area!

Vacation rounds at Vidanta and played both the Greg Norman and Nayar courses. Nayar was definitely the easier of the 2 with a more "resort style" feel on the layout and scenery.

Highly recommend grabbing a round on Golf Now as pricing for a hot deal was exceptional!

Caddy is required and absolutely necessary to be able to navigate the property acreage at Vidanta... we had Luis our first round and requested him again for our second :)

Our only "issue" was the lack of amenities on the course - restrooms, water stations, and frequency of the beverage cart for snacks and refills :)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course, Greens Recently Cored

Great course in good condition, greens had been recently cored but didn’t affect play too much. You’ll need around 800 pesos for the tip for the caddie on top of the round price which was mandatory - but well worth it. Allow some extra time for parking / shuttle to check in - this took us over half an hour to had to push our tee time back to get some time at the range. Overall great day out.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course - Excellent Caddy

This is a great course. Very challenging for the average amature golfer but still quite accessible. I am playing ilt again later this week. It was especially nice to have a great caddy with me on the round to help with course knowledge and reading the greens. He was awesome and the small additional charge was well worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Amazing course!

My family was on vacation in Puerto Vallarta and found this course, highly recommended. We loved the course itself. Scenery was beautiful, course well maintained and our caddy was excellent and tailored his help to the needs of each player (some beginners, some advanced). The course is extremely spread out, so a cart is 100% necessary, but driving the trails was a part of the experience that we enjoyed immensely.

Our complaints about this particular visit were 1) the addresses provided by GolfNow were inaccurate and literally took us to a parking lot completely outside of the resort. We had to stop multiple times to ask for directions and ended up being late for our tee time (luckily they were able to move us later). 2) GolfNow doesn't explain HOW to get to the course itself, once you're inside the resort and this led to a ton of confusion and stress trying to find where to go. You have to park at a shuttle lot and they drive you to the course on a cart, you cannot park yourself at the course. 3) It's not clear on GolfNow that you need all cash to pay the caddy (fee and tip), so you need enough pesos to pay at the end. Luckily, there's an ATM in the pro shop. Would definitely play this coures again if we were in the area!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Vidanta Vallarta

As an outside guest, extra time is needed for remote parking and a shuttle to the pro shop. A caddie was also required which was a surprise and he required cash. The pace of play was very slow and hot (this time of year), even for resort play, which took over 5-hours. I chose not to play any of the other Vidanta courses for these reasons during my two week stay in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Vidanta Slow Play

For a non-resort guests, plan a lot of time for shuttles to or from outside parking. Pace of play was very slow. Also, a caddie (cash only) was required but not needed for a resort course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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