Sea garden nv
I'll start by saying I am not a Mayan owner, but last Jan. at M.P. Mazatlán, they were saying that they were closing all the Sea Gardens, and turning them into Grand Mayan/Grand Luxxe or something. Maybe so, maybe not. Sales weasel's lips were moving so you never know.
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Probably just sales BS - they have existing Sea Garden legacy owners that would have to be bumped up on the RTU chain . They are also currently selling a product called " The Collections " which has use stipulated as Sea Garden ,Mayan Palace , and Bliss (TUG thread fall 2015 )
The NV Sea Garden is separate ( toward NV - Marina ) by about 1200 feet and 5 non Vidanta condo buildings from the " big Neuvo property " so why build a GL there when all the other GL buildings and pools are at the other end of the resort near the Amica river side , and they have 5 or more GM buildings already on the complex .
I am sure TS sales at Mazatlan. would like them to add another building / brand to the Maz location since it only has SG and MP and has no open land - so a new building would require tearing down something ( stayed there in 2010 ) .
Vidanta's Mazatlan iproperty is currently their only location without a brand above Mayan Palace since Puerto Penasco got Grand Mayan's added in March 2015. I am sure that TS sales staff in Maz feel a little bit like they are the Pontiac - Olds - GMC small town GM dealer in 2004 .
( I am skipping MP PV since it has it's own special ambiance - and for those who want an up level brand - the Big Neuvo Vidanta resort location is about 4 K as the crow flies ( a little further by taxi since you need to go around the PV airport and it's runways) PS - there are legacy posts on TUG from about 7-8 yrs ago about the old then - " coming soon -Grand Mayan " sign on the marina side of the (then) Grupo Mayan Puerto Vallarta -Marina property- where there was once a Sea Garden that was damaged in the 1995 ( ?) earthquake and eventually torn down . I think they decided to spend elsewhere since that lot is still empty and NV has lots of GM.
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Zib ,
When we stayed at the NV Sea Garden in Feb 2016 the manager( Rosa ) did tell me that they close due to occupancy levels in May / June - ,then open for peak summer when a lot of the vacationers are Mexican Nationals - and then close again after Labour Day until late October / early Nov . ( my memory of the open /close time frames)
This type of closure also happens to MP PV and MP NV for some of this time . Some is for renovation updates and some is for occupancy levels. I believe everyone gets sent to the Grand Mayan .
I know from your post last year you did not want that- due to the walking involved,
I will find the manager's card and PM you her email . She is a 15 + year Vidanta employee and really runs the SEA GARDEN NV to a top quality level . I am sure she can help give you the best time frame to book so that you arrive after they reopen .
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