Vidanta Nuevo Nayarit-Vallarta

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.

Excellent course, caddy is mandatory but well worth it

It seems like they forgot that they needed space for 18 holes. We drove what seemed like 2 miles to play 7 and 8 then drove back to play 9. Very odd.

After playing Nayar the day before, I had a feeling that the Norman course would be even better being a PGA tour stop. We got a deal time for $94US each and it definitely far exceeded our expectations. This course was a little more challenging. Longer holes and more water to get in your head. Some well placed bunkers and big trees in some fairways to make it tougher. Immaculate fairways so good that I felt bad about taking divots. Greens ran fast! Our caddy Gabriel shaved at least 5 strokes off my game with great course management on club selection and he read the greens perfectly. I never 3 putted the entire round. I saw some other posts that were nonsense. Beer is not $15US each. We got 5 Corona cans off the beer cart for 360 pesos so that works out to about $6 CDN each. Also,the airplanes do fly by on occasion but if they bother you that much you probably shouldn't play golf if you get rattled that easy. Saw a 10-12 foot crocodile on 16. Sorry, no picture. I decided I want to keep my leg.

Course is beautiful and forgiving. Definitely would not be able to navigate from hole to hole without a caddy. Somome complained in another reviewer about 2 holes being 15 minutes away? I believe they are talking about holes 6 and 7? More like 5 minutes.

Everything about the course was superior, the condition, layout and staff.

Superbe terrain

Les conditions étaient excellentes

Les Green et les alliés en excellent état

Les gens sont très sympathique

Fantastic Golf. World class facility and the caddies are very good. Not annoying to have with you at all. Conditions were great. Zero complaints except my score

We were very happy Ti play that course at the real end of the day we started at 3.45 and played the 18 holes in 21/2 hours with a excellent caddy

Great

15 annual trip to PV. We always play El Tigra. We had a day open to play another course and decided to Play Vidanta Vallarta Norman course. After playing the Norman course we cancelled the remaining tee times at El Tigra and booked more times at Vidanta. THAT'S how good it is.

The course was in great shape. They are getting ready for another Tour event in February. Greens were Verti-cutted and top-dressed with sand the prior week but Maintenance had them rolling about a 10. Very true, perfect condition. Our forecaddie Arteo "ARTIE" was the best. He can read greens and will keep you out of trouble. Highly recommend getting him as your caddie.

Only reason for 4 STARS is they had some of the tee boxes closed for play because of the upcoming Tour event. Would have been nice to move to the tips.

Terrain impeccable

Malheureusement 5 heures pour jouer une ronde c’est beaucoup trop

Yes, there are some goofy aspects to this course as some other reviewers have noted. In particular: takes a long time to through the resort and to the course, long drives between some holes (nice break and a breeze though through beautiful grounds), and the layout is odd at times (400 yard par 5?). However, the course was in great shape, caddy (Gabriel) was awesome (good jokes, shaved a few strokes off my round thanks to his reads of the greens) and the course was fun to play. Pace of play was about 4 hour 30 minutes.

Will be back next time I am in town for sure.

The Norman course is a good resort course that primarily challenges you with length and bunker placement rather than layout. Fairways are generous while the greens are traditional with gentle swales and undulations.

Conditions were excellent when I played as they are preparing the course for the México Open in February. Some tee blocks are closed so not all holes are playing to the full length.

Our caddy Angel was excellent with his advice, and at keeping us on pace. He kept us out of reach of the crocodrilos!