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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4.3
1027 Reviews (1027)

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

prepare play 5-6 hours if you want to finish 18 holes

We stayed in the PV hotel zone, first took a half hour taxi arriving the resort check in building, they scanned our bags there. Waiting a shuttle for 10 minutes and another 5 minutes driving to Proshop, the resort is huge, they shuttle picked another two players. We then spent another 10 minutes checking in and meeting our caddie before heading to the driving range. Drove 5 minutes arrive the driving range. practiced 5 minutes on mat. They called us goto first Tee, drove 5 minutes arrived the first Tee. The Vidanta resort is too too big, very easy to lost without a caddie. Course is beautiful, but pace of playing is horrible. The cart path only rule made it even worse, we had to wait on every shot. The group before us quit after 4.5 hours to catch up their flight. We finished the round 5 hours 15 minutes. Spend another 20 minutes to go back to the proshop and took a shuttle back to the Taxi pick up point, lined up another 10 minutes get the taxi. We stuck in the rush hour traffic for 45minutes on the way back to our hotel. Yes, about 8 hours in total.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course but……

The golf course itself is fine but it is a pain for resort offsite people to play. First of all the map that GN gives is wrong so we ended up having to take 25 min to get there instead of the 5 min the GN app showed. Then when you get there it takes a good 45 min before you are actually on the first tee due to the long shuttle ride from the car park to the proshop, another long shuttle to the driving range and another long ride to the first tea, plus waiting for the mandatory caddie to show up. In the end we teed off an hour later than planned and barely made it in before dark. Then when we tried to get an Uber to head home they said Ubers aren’t allowed to pick up on the property. All in all a frustrating overall experience. Won’t be back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Vidanta better organized this year than last year!

Last year it took us 40 minutes to get from the security gate to the pro shop. This time, we got picked up by a shuttle immediately! Unfortunately, we were now early because of the previous year fiasco. Once again, they had no golf carts due to the 5 hour plus rounds on the Norman course. We ended up parked with no cart at the driving range waiting for our tee time. The Nayer course was obviously mostly an older track, but fun to play. Our caddie (Jose) was a great green reader and the course was in decent shape for this time of year. My wife and I both shot in the 70s. We also got a smoking good deal on the green fee from GolfNow!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

PGA Ready

This course was in great condition as they prepare for the Mexican Open on 2/19. We played the whites (6,200 yards) so it was moderately difficult, further back the more the challenge and the more water comes into play. Great afternoon price. You must have a caddy for an additional $40 for two who rides on the back of your cart. Well worth it. Arrive early as the Vindanta complex is like disneyland and they take you from checkin by cart to the pro shop and then another 10 minutes to get to the tee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A wonderful experience!

My 2 gal friends and myself thoroughly enjoyed our play time at -Vidanta - Greg Norman course. Our caddie was wonderful. It is such a huge facility you absolutely need a caddie. They are getting ready for the Mexican Open next month and it shows. I highly recommend this course!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bonus round

Be cautious as there are 2 courses at this site, the starter put me on the wrong course, but the staff game me another complimentary round on the Norman Course, which is much nicer. I shot well so my experience was fabulous (2 over par)😊🏌🏻‍♂️

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for $86USD, not $270USD

Great course, difficult to read greens but quite challenging. Fairways were impeccable, greens in perfect conditions. They were making some adjustments for the PGA Tour next month so there was a bit of works but nothing that would annoy play. Lots of water into play, great experience. Not sure I’d pay full price though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A MUST PLAY WHILE IN PV

A GREAT TRACK TO TEST YOUR SKILLS ON VERY WELL MAINTAINED

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

This course was beautiful. The conditions were pristine, the greens rolled pure and no burnt out spots anywhere. They were preparing the course for the Mexico Open so the rough was very long which was fun to play out of rough like that. Our caddy we had has great 5 stars to Willy. This golf course wasn't just good for the price point it was great all around. But only paying $125 USD does help.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

a huge hassle just to get to the first tee

way too much of a hassle to get to the first tee. Trains, planes , and automobiles. You need to streamiline the process big time

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the headache

It takes at least an hour to actually get to the course itself once you enter the facility. They make you take multiple places as part of the check in process and require you give them your drivers license when you enter. Place is a total joke if you are a real golfer. Also did I mention the round took 5+ hours and they did nothing to try to help

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very poorly run and disorganized

Made a tee time for 3 people at 2pm, expecting to finish as it doesn’t get dark until ~645. Upon arriving they made us wait on the range for an hour and we didn’t tee off until 2:48. 48 minutes late! How are you possibly that backed up? We waited on every single shot and decided to walk off after playing 10 holes in 3 hours. This is too bad because there is a mandatory caddy fee and the course was actually in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 12/30/2023

Had similar problem, we waited 45 minutes for a shuttle from the taxi drop off to get to the pro shop, left us only 20min to get checked in and use the range. There was THREE (3) groups on the every tee waiting....6 hour round. We finished in the dark and it was the worst round because of the wait everywhere AND NO FOOD available (for a 6 hour round)....Incredible lack of service for $270 round....I'd rather play Vista Vallarta for less than 1/2 the price and better service, course, carts, range, etc....

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent course, caddy is mandatory but well worth it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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