Villa La Estancia - Riviera Nayarit

La Estancia was our very first experience 9 years ago with the Villa group of resorts and this was our first time back since. In between, we've been to most of the other resorts and became members. It was such a treat to come back to where our love of Mexico began. La Estancia not only lived up to our memories but excelled! We were able to relax and enjoy our friends and siblings on this trip. Jerry (Gerardo) greeted us when we first arrived and immediately reminded us of why we love it here. Alma and Emily were great as well! Daily at the pool we had amazing service from Jesus, Cesar and especially Daniel! They went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable and near each other (there were 12 of us together on this trip). Raul was such a great waiter at the pool and Luna is the best bartender we've had at any of the resorts. The swim up bar is definitely the best part of the pool here. The iguanas were fun to see but became annoying when food would arrive. One jumped up on my lounger trying to get food. They are easily run off but persistent . We were celebrating a couple of birthdays in the group and both evenings were made special by Rafael and Enrique. We did try out the beach massages this time (not affiliated with the resort) and they were great for the price! What a treat to get a massage while hearing the waves of the ocean. So relaxing. We did a taco crawl in Bucerias one evening that was awesome and another just off the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta that were the best we've been on. They were with Vallarta Food Tours. Only bad part of the trip was having to leave. Until next time!

Jesus and Daniel helped us daily out by the pool. Both were very friendly and helpful. They moved umbrellas around to keep us out of direct sun many times during the day. They worked their butts off to make our day great. We truly appreciate them! Great guys!

Jesus at the pool was great. Always there to help get best pool location, fresh towels, and put a smile on our face. Ernesto and Ricardo at pool never forgot us, food and beverages were plentiful. The 1br suite was beautiful, huge balcony. Great room.

A Team - Jesus, Daniel pool side wizards with butlers Juan and Ivan, life was best vacation ever. I have manged and worked in Private clubs they would shine anywhere.

Although there was a language barrier, Petra was able to accommodate us with our living quarters needs. She was very pleasant and always had a smile on her face.