Villa la Estancia Beach Resort & Spa Riviera Nayarit

Good Experience, it was after 4 years of no Vacations it was a nice experience. Doing check in and check out was a breeze very nimble with the help of Jaír. And also really great personal service provided by Gerardo (bell boy) in general all the waiters, security people and folks working in the hotel, magnificent. All really good.

Just left Villa Estancia. We’ve probably stayed at a dozen properties in Mexico, mostly Cancun. There is something truly special about this property, intimate, the best personal service we’ve ever had, quiet, old world luxury feel. Rooms: Enormous, I booked a basic room and we had a full 1-bedroom, 2-bath apartment, washer/dryer, kitchen, separate living, huge covered balcony. I believe all are ocean-facing. Interiors old world (not modern/new) but very nice and the most consistent housekeeping service ever (including turndown each night, a rare luxury!) Kids: I love that there were sand toys, boogie boards and blow-up tubes for free. The kids club looked pretty depressing, but our kids refuse to go anyway. Club activity calendar looked like what you expect. No care during dinner hours. Staff is super friendly to your kids. Lots of beach activities too - horses, parasailing, jet skiing, free paddle boards, etc. Pool: Loved it. All activities were next door at Flamingo pool, volleyball, bingo, etc. Absolutely best pool towel and food service. Marcos and Jesus knew us by name by the second day. Best thing - always plenty of chairs (April). Swim up bar. Food: Really good! Not a ton of options/themes like huge resorts, but one of the best steaks we’ve had in Mexico. La Casona was our favorite restaurant. View at sushi and El Paron at Flamingos was beautiful too. Best part - reservations were super easy for us. Even our party of 12. You make them 1-3 day before. Dinners take a looooong time. Recommend the 6pm seating. Portions also huge. If you’re not on meal plan, you can easily share entrees. The staff at Breakfast at Estancia nearly made me cry today, Esmeralda and Paloma brought us a “have a safe trip” cake. Esmeralda knew every morning how all 4 of us liked our mimosas (orange vs. grapefruit), and fresh tortillas from Ildita were incredible. Cannot stress how good the staff all was. You can tell they are used to working with owners, the recognition is incredible and very warming. Events/Activities: You really come for the small intimate vibe here, so not a big theater/show like you get at huge Cancun resorts. One night there was a fabulous beach party, there’s a Michael Jackson show night, our favorite was just the live music. Our last night, one of the waiters at Casona started singing like a Venetian gondolier out of nowhere - like a professional tenor. It was unexpected moments like that. Overall, we don’t return to many properties - but this one is on our short list when we need a relaxing getaway with white-glove service. Keep up the good work!!

My husband and I had the best time. Definitely a place to stay again. The room was cleaned daily and they had extra toiletries in the restrooms for your convenience. The staff were amazing; Carolina and Lorena were great and very helpful at breakfast. All of the staff were very accommodating. Anything that we needed they were ready and willing to help. The bonus was not being heckled in regard to time share. We literally enjoyed our vacation stay at the Estancia.

Jaime was amazing!! He was extremely attentive, professional, kind and on top of everything. He was quick to answer and always checking in to ensure we were enjoying ourselves daily! He was a huge part of why we loved our time to much at the resort!

Daniel and Santana were amazing hosts by the pool! They were always so attentive to whatever we needed - drinks, food, towels, you name it. Amazing hospitality during our stay! Thank you so much!

If you’re going to be laying by the pool, make sure you grab a chair where Santana & Daniel are working. They’re AMAZING! Constantly checking in on you to see if you need a new towel, food, and drinks. You’ll be treated like royalty.

This is a great getaway resort. It is very quiet and the staff was very friendly and helpful. We traveled here for our anniversary. It may not be cheapest, but definitely recommend it to those who like to get their money’s worth. If you’re one of those that never carries cash, no worries, you can write down the tip amount in every bill and pay at the checkout with your card.

I like this hotel, but be advised that this hotel has a policy of never accomodating a late check-out or room upgrade request regardless of your ******* status. My comments are based on having Platinum status and having stayed here multiple times over a period of many years. My experience is that most flights out of PVR leave in the late afternoon and the 11am check-out time can have you waiting in the airport vs. by the pool (or someplace else) for 3-4 hours before your flight. The hotel management doesn't seem to understand how valuable a simple late check-out time can be to a travelling family.