Villa La Estancia Beach Resort & Spa Riviera Nayarit

We had an excellent time and recommend Villa La Estancia! The facilities are beautiful, clean, and accessible. If we needed anything there was always someone there ready to help. From our bellboy, Raul, to the pool staff (Ricardo and Santana!), to the wait staff, to the maids - we had excellent service.

The only thing that may have dropped our rartng is the wait time for the main restaurant could be a little excessive. Other than that, it was a wonderful restaurant with excellent food. I highly recommend the ravioli, French onion soup, and rib eye steak.

We will be back!

Villa La Estancia was great!

This was my second time visiting Puerta Vallarta and the resort offered everything we needed.

From various restaurants, a spa and even a mini mart, you'll have everything you need here.

Chairs were easy to come by whether on the beach or at the pool, and the grounds are pristine.

Big shout out to Fabian, our breakfast server most of the week. He was so kind and fun to chat with.

Jonathan is a great chef and throws down on the egg and breakfast station!

Ricardo is great as well, as he kept us well hydrated on the beach and at the poolside restaurant.

Really, everyone on staff was awesome.
No matter their role, everyone we encountered was friendly and attentive.

From check-in to check-out, help was available when needed and it made the trip easy, even with snafus along the way.

I'd recommend this resort to anyone, whether you're traveling alone or even with little ones, there's something for everyone.

We had the best family vacation at La Estancia! From the moment we arrived, everything was exceptional. The pool was amazing, and our pool waiter, Daniel, took great care of us. He was always bringing us fresh drinks and food with a smile on his face. Daniel was absolutely one of the best!

The food at La Estancia was really good. They had everything fresh, hot, and cooked perfectly. Whether it was breakfast, lunch, or dinner, every meal was a delight.

The room service was impeccable. They made sure our rooms were always clean, the fridge was stocked, and we had fresh towels daily. This attention to detail made our stay even more comfortable and enjoyable.

La Estancia is the perfect place for a family vacation with kids. The atmosphere was welcoming, and there were plenty of activities to keep everyone entertained. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great family getaway.

One thing that stood out was the fragrance used in the lobby – it smelled amazing! I would love to know the name of it.

Thank you, everyone at La Estancia, for a great vacation. We are definitely coming back!

Highly recommendable.place if you are looking for a relaxing all-inclusive experience. Room was very spacious and fully equipped. There are severak restaurants available at the hotel next to this one, however, Restaurant La Casona stood out offering premium service and food; including live music. Spent most of the day at the beach, with really good service and attention. Staff service was excellent.

Ever since we arrived we had such a warm welcoming from all the staff members. Very informative and helpful with any questions, concerns that we had. We came to celebrate my husband’s birthday and Jaime Hernández Chief Butler VLE, Gerardo Mesa y Gerardo Santana were extremely helpful in helping me arrange a surprise for our arrival. They even went out of their way by playing a guitar and singing the mañanitas as soon as we arrived to the room. Definitely 10 out of 10 experience totally recommend coming to Villa La Estancia in Nayarit!!

I was completely blown away by Villa La Estancia. I had never done an all inclusive before, not my style, but was amazing. The staff so friendly and attentive, the food beyond delicious, pool and beach gorgeous.
Spa and The Kids club also top notch. I would recommend VLE in a heartbeat to anyone especially those with kids. Has all the amenities you would ever want.
A special shout out to Esmeralda & Eduardo servers, Jesus beach and pool jefe, and girls at Kids Club. All great people and go extra mile.
In short, 6 memorable and perfect days, came and went too fast.
I recommend without hesitation to all.

Best location, best customer service, the boys at the pool like Jesus, don Chuy , Daniel bartenders Nicolas, Lucio Daniel everybody super nice friendly people

Everyone was great except, we had dinner at the steak Restaurant and we were rushed out the waiter keep asking us as we were talking are you done I said No came back 2 min. Later and asked again are you done yet My husbend said take it to go let's go. I wasn't even 1/2 done with my steak. They automatically put 15% tip on your bill but I didn't leave any extra. Not happy

We had a great time there. With its sister building, there was lots to do. My kids (age 7 and 6) liked the kids club. They might have watched movies for a bit more than I would have liked, but they always came home with arts and craft, stories and were happy to go back the next day. The food was good, especially breakfast. The gym and spa were small but fantastic. The complex is extremely well taken care of and its about a 15 minute beach walk into Buccerias so I enjoyed the location. Minor quibbles about things like they didn't explain how the all inclusive worked (you have to sign even when its free), that it expired after we checked out (would have had 1 last meal) and the fact we were paying for turndown service when we never asked for it. However, overall a fantastic place and we look forward to our next trip there.

Everything was wonderful! Great attention to detail and service at our rooms was amazing!

The place was very neat and clean. Nightly activities. Some places are walkable, otherwise Uber or taxi where you need to go. Quick and reasonably priced.

5 stars all the way (Most of the way). Loved the food, location, and service. This bad boy sits right on the beach. The beach and surrounding water aren’t much to remember or write home about, but still an amazing place to stay. Every single waiter we had was fantastic and gave us great service. They say tips are included too but I can’t imagine not handsomely tipping each and every encounter.
The food was good af. Every single meal we had was amazing. El Patron at Flamingo was our fave for breakfast and dinner. Casona for dinner was amazing too. Glad we did all inclusive as our bill for that dinner was $350 bones.
Drinks were also top notch. We didn’t do alcohol so I can’t comment on that quality but the v card drinks were amazing. Miami Vice, mojitos and pina coladas were downed throughout our stay and were all great. The swim-up bar was nice and shaded. The beach food/menu was really good, too. Greek salads, Cuban sandwiches, nachos, fresh fruit. All the desserts were amazing. We esp loved Tratoria for second dessert.

Room service was also really good, and fairly quick (30-45 minutes). Fettuccine Alfredo and margarita pizzas were amazing. Fresh fruit plates included pineapple watermelon cantaloupe honeydew and papaya most days.

Breakfast at Casona or el Patron were buffets with omelet bars and plenty of fresh pastries.

The spa was great too. We used the sauna, steam room and fresh water plunge a few times and loved it. High end feel. Wife and daughter got pedicures for an extra $150 ish including tip. They enjoyed that and the quality and experience was solid.

Caveat: if COVID testing is still a thing, be aware: we paid $120 for four tests at noon and they said we could get them back in an hour at 1:00. We needed to check in to our flight around 2 o’clock, and by 2:30 we still haven’t received our tests results/email. After calling around for over an hour, I finally got someone to email them to us. They said they would have gone out to us around 4:00 if we hadn’t called and gotten transferred around a bazillion times (even though the concierge and test taker said it would be 30-60 minutes). Not cool bros. Other than that, a paradise and dream.

Overall was amazing, but the elevator acts up sometimes, it would take you to random floors very fast, otherwise awesome

Awesome resort. Spent a week here celebrating our 40th anniversary

Stunning resort, fantastic staff, amazing food. We had the best spring break there

Come here, if you can out of season. Late August , Sept, Oct. You will find a great service and a great food. My only recommendation is to improve the pool. It has a green color at the bottom make it feel like we are in a lagoon rather than in a pool. Other than that, kudos to the great staff

We hosted 150 travelers for our wedding in April and can confidently say the entire experience from planning to reception could not have gone better. A massive THANK YOU to Mayte and the Wedding Planning team, the entire evening went off without a hitch and exceeding our high expectations. Additionally the staff, service, and food/drinks were incredible.

Many of our guests are still raving about how seamless the entire experience was, and we truly have zero complaints. I'd recommend taking advantage of this quiet, romantic, and beautiful location for anyone considering a beach wedding or stay with their partner and / or family. We will be sure to come back!

The time share presentation starts out at 40g for two weeks, by the time you leave its 6 weeks for 9800. Then right before you get your free excursion voucher they send in an old battle ax, 2 weeks for 2g for only 3 year commitment. ENJOY!

Getting the all inclusive option is a no-brainer. Friendly staff, awesome food...especially the daily ceviche for lunch.
Shoot the pool attendants a $20 at the beginning of your trip and you'll have daily premium location for your deck chairs. The pool bartenders are there to please.
Make sure you make your way up to the small town of Bucerias for dinner at Mariscos Bucerías El Chivero. The waiter, Victor, was absolutely amazing, as was the food and the Cadillac Margaritas.

Can't go wrong here. Super clean, great rooms, huge pool with bar and food. Julian & Hugo were amazingly friendly and speak great English. Centrally located with convenient access to everything you'll want to see. Strict security to enter the property. Grounds are pristine. Looking forward to my next visit.