Mayan Sea Garden at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta

The Resort and Its Setting

Mayan Sea Garden at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta is part of the Vidanta group's portfolio in Nuevo Vallarta, a planned resort community on Banderas Bay in the state of Nayarit. Vidanta properties are generally built around an integrated, all-inclusive style of resort living, and this address follows that pattern, giving owners and exchange guests a beachfront base with the brand's wider amenities close at hand. The resort is affiliated with RCI, so owners can deposit their week into the exchange system to trade their time for stays elsewhere.

The Area and Things to Do

Nuevo Vallarta itself is a tidy, modern resort district, easy to find your way around on foot or by local taxi. Puerto Vallarta, around 20 km away, offers cobblestone streets, galleries and the seafront Malecón that put this stretch of coast on the map. Closer to home, Banderas Bay offers swimming, boat trips and, in season, whale watching, while Nuevo Vallarta Marina, just 2 km away, has restaurants, shops and water-sports outfitters. Further north, the villages and beaches of Riviera Nayarit — Bucerías, Sayulita, Punta de Mita — offer a more laid-back, surf-town alternative for a day trip.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you're an owner thinking about moving your week on, BidMyTimeshare.com works as a private, owner-to-owner marketplace: you list the week yourself, set your own asking price, and interested buyers or renters contact you directly through the platform. No commission is taken on the sale — sellers pay a single, one-time listing fee to get the ad live, and that's it.

Before you set a price, it's worth knowing what Vidanta's transfer process actually looks like, since this affects what a buyer will pay and what they'll receive. Vidanta does not publish a standard resale transfer fee. According to owner reports on timeshare forums, what a non-family transfer costs depends heavily on when the original contract was signed — anywhere from one year's maintenance fee on older, pre-2002 contracts up to as much as ten times the annual fee on contracts dated from 2013 onward. No published right of first refusal exists for Vidanta, though owners also report that newer 100-year certificates are restricted to transfers within the immediate family or to heirs only — so if your contract falls into that category, check this before advertising it to an outside buyer. Typical transfer processing time isn't published by the brand, so build in some flexibility when agreeing a closing date with a buyer.

It's also worth being upfront with a prospective buyer that any added perks or membership benefits attached to the original purchase (discounts, bonus weeks, loyalty-style extras) are generally reported to end once the contract changes hands — what transfers is the underlying week itself, not the extras that came with it originally.

What Renters Look For

Short-term renters booking a week at a Vidanta property are typically drawn by the beachfront setting, the resort's integrated amenities, and the convenience of Nuevo Vallarta's location relative to Puerto Vallarta. Clear information on unit size, view, and travel dates — along with confirmation of any resort fees payable locally — helps a listing stand out to this audience.

Practical Notes for Owners and Buyers

Anyone buying a resale week here should ask the seller for written confirmation of the current annual maintenance fee and any transfer fee that will apply, since these figures vary by contract date and are not standardised across the brand. Given the family-only transfer restriction reported on newer contracts, sellers should confirm their contract type before listing, and buyers should request this in writing as part of their due diligence.