The Mazatlan property had been just a Sea Garden until February 2008. The Mayan Palace Regency was just completed up by the road when we stayed there in February 2008. For the past few years, the signs out front have said Ocean Breeze and Mayan Palace.
This Sea Garden was one of the first Vidafel (Vidanta) Resorts and many of us bought these as resale to get into the Mayan World for less money. It was the entry-level in 1999. The 2-bedroom SG contract stated that you could get a MP 1-bedroom unit when you made reservations. (At the time, the only MP units were in Acapulco and PV Marina, but they were building NV.) We upgraded to a 2-bedroom MP the next year. I think they may be demolishing most of the Sea Garden units because they are older and need structural repairs. I also think they will rebuild something there because the MP units are just 10 years old. Maybe they are going to make MP the entry level now and make that more like the Marina property - just MP. Who knows with them!
The total property in Mazatlan is no bigger than the MP Marina property and there are lots of tiny units there. The beach seems extra small and there are several rows of palapas and chaise lounges. Hubby called it the seal beach.
There used to be a Sea Garden across the street from the PV Marina location, but it had a lot of damage from a hurricane in 2002 so they closed it in 2003. They then built the one in Nuevo. There is still a Sea Garden in Acapulco that is across the street and further south than the MP & GM there. They have closed the Sea Garden (and even the Marina MP) properties in the summer and send people to the MP instead.
I just checked the website and when you click on Mayan Palace and Mazatlan, it says you have 2 to choose from and that it was their first resort.
