Vidanta Nuevo Nayarit-Vallarta

Played Normans Course at Vidanta World Monday Wednesday &Friday . We had a great time , course in supper condition . Lots of golf on this track.

Play again whenever possible.

EE

I booked this few days before, I also called a day in advance to book a junior rate, I arrived and right after I paid for my son I come out from the proshop and they told me the front is closed for aerification and I could only play the back 9 twice…. The course was in very nice shape but I can’t believe there is a PGA tour event there, it is just too flat, felt like playing a public course in texas in excellent shape, almost all lies flat, no dunes, very simple, I thought the Gregg Norman name was going to make it very special. I think probably the course from the four seasons is going to be better for the money.

Fun course was in great condition. Caddie is mandatory, but a good one is worth the 400 pesos.

Played the Vidanta Course and Nayar course 3x while staying on property. If you can actually get to the course, I applaud you. The course says they will pick you up at your building and take you to course. Cart never came for our 3 rounds. We paid a maintenance guy to take us day 1 and road in the back of a caged off cart to get there. Once there, you are greeted by the most unfriendly starters I have ever experienced who offer no help. Prices at the course are over $150-$200 more than advertised online. The courses are extremely nice and I enjoyed them. The last day we didnt even get to tee off because they were letting 6somes go off and we waited on the tee box for 20 minutes to tee off before we finally left as the 6some just cruised around the fairway the entire time. The course only offered a rain check for a date we were leaving. And didnt even let us play the par 3 or the simulators as a consolation. Diego and Francisco (caddies) were excellent caddies and they honestly should be running the place. Will not return to play this place. Others also complained about pace of play, rudeness, and inefficiency of getting to cars/buildings.

I loved this course, had a wonderful round. the course was in great condition

My wife likes to come along and take pictures while I play but to charge $75 for her to ride in the cart with me is ridiculous that is called gouging the price of golf here in Mexico is already way over priced

I play a lot of courses of various layouts, length and conditions. Yes, you do have to account for shuttle delays, some holes that take a bit of a drive to get to, but really enjoyed the round and our caddy Miguel was a joy to have.

Given this was our first time playing this golf course, it was nice to have a caddy to provide direction as well as advice on reading the greens. It made the experience better versus guessing where to play shots.

My son (16 years old) and I played this course during his spring break. We played on a Thursday afternoon, and took the 2:20 tee time with a "special rate" of $75 (per person) offered by GolfNow).

I will say that I was a little worried that reserving a tee time (and paying for it in full) through GolfNow was kind of a leap of faith for me. I used the GolfNow app twice during this trip (once here at Vidanta Greg Norman, and the other at the Marina Vallarta Course). No issues at either location. The pro shop folks had my reservation upon check in. I think the gamble is that if you miss your tee time for some reason, the golf course will not be refunding you. You'd have to work thru GolfNow somehow, and the process seems cumbersome. However, for $75 per round -- totally worth it in my opinion.

So the round cost us $182. Thats for me and my son, with a cart and unlimited range balls.

We had to rent clubs, however, and that was an additional $160. The clubs were nice, but heavily used. They were Titleist T350 irons (5-sw), plus two vokey wedges (52 and 56 degree). Also, a Titleist 4 hybrid, 5 wood and TSR2 driver. My driver had a small dent on the top, but still hit fine.

We took a Taxi from our hotel (Marriott near the Marina), which was about a 20 minute ride. There is some traffic in the afternoon, especially near the airport, so it took a little longer than normal I guess. We just gave ourselves a 2 hour buffer to make sure we got there in time to hit the range.

**The Vidanta Complex is a little confusing!

Once we arrived at the Vidanta complex, our taxi dropped us off at a reception area. This is still about 2 miles from the pro shop. We waited at this reception area for about 10 minutes, and then a large 8 seater golf cart arrived to take us to the course. I dont think there is any other way to get to the pro shop. It felt very strange, like we were visiting some type of Jurassic Park.

**There are 3 golf courses on this property -- the Greg Norman Course (par 73), the Nayar Course (par 70) and the Lakes Course (a 10 hole par 3 course with lights to play at night). All courses are accessed by the main pro shop.

Once at the pro shop, we were on our own. We checked in with the front desk and were given a golf cart. We drove over to the range and hit from pyramids of Bridgestone balls -- all you can hit.

We then made our way to Hole #1. This was the only real confusing part of the day. Hole #1 for the Greg Norman Course is about a 5 minute trip from the pro shop. There are signs leading you, but it is still super easy to take a wrong turn because there are so many paths everywhere. I think it's confusing because the Nayar course is adjacent to the Norman course, so it's easy to get lost.

We finally arrived at GN #1, and another group arrived as well but allowed us to tee off in front of them. They had an earlier tee time, but spent 20 minutes lost on the course so they arrived late.

I assumed we would have a caddie, but there was none waiting at the #1 tee. I guess I needed to ask for one while checking in at the pro shop. Oh well.

The course was impeccable. So well maintained. It felt almost illegal to drive on fairway. So pure. Most of the fairways were so tight and perfect, they were in better shape than most of the greens at my local golf courses. The greens, of course, were also great. They were fast, though, so it took some getting used to.

Overall, a very amazing time. Pace of play was perfect. I dont think we ever waited and I dont recall ever seeing anyone behind us.

We saw the beverage cart 5x while on the course.

A few crocodiles in some of the lakes on the course, and a few iguanas on the fairways.

Highly recommend!