TripAdvisor Names Villa La Estancia as a Top 10 Luxury Hotel in Mexico

Big honors for Riviera Nayarit resort located a short drive from Puerto Vallarta

RIVIERA NAYARIT, Mexico, Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor's 2011 Travelers' Choice Awards selected Mexico luxury resort Villa La Estancia Riviera Nayarit as one of the Top 10 Luxury Hotels in the Caribbean and Mexico. Located just 20 minutes from the Puerto Vallarta airport in a hotel region previously known as Nuevo Vallarta and now re-branded as Riviera Nayarit, Villa La Estancia offers beautiful beaches, luxury suites and exceptional customer service.

On the shores of Mexico's Banderas Bay, Villa La Estancia offers much more than an all-inclusive vacation. The resort's "Ultra-Inclusive" experience allows guests to be pampered in paradise with every luxurious amenity, including complimentary premium cocktails, world-class cuisine, daily afternoon teatime, a sensory spa treatment at the tranquil Tatewari Spa and a round of golf at the nearby Vista Vallarta or Marina Vallarta golf courses.

The resort features 135 well-appointed oceanfront rooms ranging from deluxe studios to one-, two- and three-bedroom suites complete with whirlpool tubs and spacious balconies. Known for its inventive international culinary offerings overseen by Executive Chef Eugenio Villafana at La Casona restaurant, Villa La Estancia is a perennial favorite for travelers and foodies in-the-know.

"We're so honored to receive this award," said Luz Maria Torres, partner in The Villa Group Resorts. "It truly is a reflection of our dedicated staff that travelers have such a memorable experience at the resort and return to vacation here year after year."

For more information or to make a reservation at Villa La Estancia Riviera Nayarit, call 888-844-8169 or visit www.villagroupresorts.com.

About The Villa Group

The Villa Group was founded in 1984 and is one of Mexico's leading privately owned hotel, resort and real estate development companies. Their portfolio includes beachfront destination resorts, exclusive vacation ownership, and fractional and full ownership luxury real estate developments. The collection includes: Cabo San Lucas - Villa La Estancia, Villa del Arco, Villa del Palmar and Hotel Santa Fe; Puerto Vallarta - Villa del Palmar; Riviera Nayarit - Villa del Palmar Flamingos and Villa La Estancia; Cancun - Villa del Palmar. Additionally, Villa del Palmar Loreto is scheduled to open in early 2011. For more information visit VillaGroupResorts.com. Follow Villa Group Resorts on facebook.com/villagroup and twitter.com/villagroup.