Villa La Estancia - Riviera Nayarit

Estancia was convenient for a family all inclusive. The atmosphere was relaxed and calm. We had a 2 bedroom ocean view suite, which was AMPLE room for my family of four. The kids had their own queen bed each and private bathroom. Suite came with full kitchen, washer dryer and spare full bathroom. Every where we went was immaculate. If an iguana had an “accident” on a walkway, someone was immediately cleaning it up. The pool was incredible and we spent most of our time there. Daniel and Jesus were INCREDIBLE with helping our family accommodate chairs together every morning, and checking on us frequently to assure our comfort. We walked over to Flamingos two evenings, for dinners. Both meals were underwhelming and we were happy with our choice to stay at Estancia > Flamingos. La Casona was our repeated choice for breakfast and dinner; live music, amazing staff, delicious food (scallops and filet petals were personal favorites). We felt the all-inclusive package was the best deal for traveling with children, plus the swim up bar drinks.

We stayed with friends at Villa La Estancia and everything was really wonderful. From the beautifully clean resort, to delicious food, tremendous service from staff, especially Jesus, Hugo, and so many more, to premier location, loaded gym, and amazing spa. It also helped the crowds were less in November and the weather was simply perfect. We feel blessed to have had the opportunity to go on this wonderful vacation with friends we will never forget.

I enjoyed a wonderful stay here with my family this year. The staff here were extremely accommodating, making sure we always had a great place to sit and were always well taken care of. Special shoutout to Josue, daniel, and Jesus for taking extra care to make us welcome. If you have the chance to stay here be sure to also visit clover massage (purple tent) just down the beach!

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!