Another great video by Aviana Productions Although it’s tough to capture on film the complete beauty and challenge of playing Punta Mita’s two Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses, our new video does a spectacular job of it. Featuring both the original Pacífico and new Bahía courses, take a look at how golf is enjoyed [...]
Bahia Course more than complements original Pacifico at Punta Mita Golf Club in Mexico
Once again, plenty of ocean holes No doubt the 7,035-yard, par-72 Bahia course has a different feel than Pacifico, but you aren’t cheated out of ocean views. By the time you get to the second green, the Pacific Ocean looms in the background. It continues off the 224-yard par-3 third, and you can see the [...]
Costa Vallarta Real Estate Trends 2008-2009
Vallarta Lifestyles Publishing Group Published Aug 4, 2008 - (Updated Feb 11, 2009) I’ve been writing these articles for the past five years — five exceptional years, where the real estate market experienced rapid growth, appreciation and demand. In last year’s article, I reported that a downturn seemed to be approaching. Today, while updating and [...]
Top 10 luxury vacation rental deals at the moment
Our Top 10 rental deals at the moment Casa Amore 50% discount!! Now from USD11,000 per night Plus stay 7 nights pay 6 http://www.casaamore.com/ Amanecer From USD1500 per night http://www.lapuntarealty.com/amanecer/ Punta Vista Residences Stay 4 nights pay 3 Stay 6 nights pay 5 Stay 7 nights or longer get 30% discount http://www.puntavistasignature.com/ Kalika From USD1950 [...]
Oceanside Luxury Made Affordable (Think Mexico)
by DEIRDRE VAN DYK Time Magazine Mexico Beckons. On May 15 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted its ban on nonessential travel to Mexico. Now, a month since the height of concern over swine flu outbreak, the country’s resorts are on a mission to coax back skittish tourists. Twenty Mexican hotel chains [...]
PVSR: Punta Vista Signature Residences – Models open
PVSR – Punta Vista Signature Residences are 22 majestic and modern beachfront condos on the luxuriously tranquil Punta de Mita peninsula, where the beaches are best and the constellations come out at night. North Shore Puerto Vallarta get better the further you go. Playa Punta de Mita, on the inside tip of the Punta de [...]
Golf, Not Swine Pandemic, at The St. Regis in Punta Mita
Word on beach is that there is no swine flu in Riviera Nayarit. Instead, pricey luxury golfing packages are spreading quickly through the stretch of Mexican paradise. To reassure the traveling public, Dr. Omar Reynozo Gallegos, the Minister of Health for the state of Nayarit and Dr. José Ángel Córdova Villalobos, National Secretary of Health [...]
Kim Kardashian in Punta Mita, Mexico – nicknamed ‘Zorro’ for sunglasses tan!
Joe Francis was kind enough to lend us his house in Punta Mita, just North of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. His house in indescribable! It’s better than a huge resort! It is about 30,000 square feet and has two guest homes each with their own pool. There are jet ski’s, ATV’s, volleyball on the beach, [...]
Villa La Caleta, on the luxurious North Shore of Puerto Vallarta is Pacific Mexican architectural and design splendor.
La Caleta, in the Pontoquito neighborhood, was built by young prodigy Juan Pablo Stone and designed by highly regarded Mexico City architect, Fernando de Haro, author of twenty books on Mexican architecture. It is on water and consists of 12,400 square feet of home under cover. There is another 25,000 square feet which includes a [...]
Is It Safe to Go to Mexico?
Tourism has suffered as drug-related violence across the border has surged. But canceling a vacation to Los Cabos or the Mayan Riviera may not be necessary. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123931839488506787.html By CANDACE JACKSON Teresa Bitler thought about spending Easter this year lounging on the beach in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, with her husband and two daughters. Then she changed [...]
Punta Vista I – 501 is available for $950k!!
Located right on the sandy beach of Punta de Mita. This boutique condominium unit offers 3 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths, breath taking view, beautiful furnishing, and nice floor plan. From this unit, you can see 4 surf spots, walk to restaurants and local shops, and you will have access to the future Punta Vista [...]
Casa Kalika – Lagos del Mar – Punta Mita Resort – Jack Nicklaus golf course at the Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita
Discover a World of Bliss in an “Inspired Tropical Retreat” Escape and Indulge in Casa Kalika, a 5 Master Bedroom Suites Luxury Private Villa, with Spectacular Ocean Views and Contemplative Vibes…in Punta Mita, Mexico. With its Breathtaking views of the crystal clear blue waters of the Bay of Banderas Pacific Ocean, the natural lush beauty [...]
Mexico vacationers safe, smiling and planning to return, despite the U.S. Department’s travel alert
Despite the negative press and the U.S. Department’s recent travel alert, vacationers are still heading to Mexico to plunge their toes in the sand and bask in the tropical sun, while taking advantage of the budget friendly deals. The reports continue to be positive in resort towns with Mexico vacationers safe, smiling and planning to [...]
3rd Night Free at the Four Seasons Punta Mita
by Julia Bainbridge on Travel Deals Remember back in January Wendy predicted that large luxury resorts feeling the pinch from the erosion of corporate-meeting business would have to offer big deals in an attempt to fill their rooms this year? Well, the Four Seasons Punta Mita in Riviera Nayarit has introduced a third-night-free package, available from now until [...]
Rihanna was photographed outside a private villa called Casa Beidisia, Punta Mita Resort
People generally head to beach retreats like Punta Mita, Mexico, to sip margaritas and party with friends. But for Rihanna, her late-February getaway was a time for healing — something she desperately needed. Thirteen days after she was allegedly beaten by her boyfriend, Chris Brown, on Feb. 8, Rihanna was photographed outside a private villa called Casa [...]
Open Houses at Real del Mar – La Cruz de Huanacaxtle – Saturday, March 14, 2009
Everybody, this Saturday morning, the following properties will be featured at a Joint Broker’s Open House in Real del Mar from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm: Represented by Yumiko Takinami-Dilday and Katia Robles of La Punta Realty – Christie’s Great Estates: VILLA PUNTA DE MITA $2,850,000 USD (MLS# 15496) http://www.lapuntarealty.com/villapuntademita • BEDROOMS: 4+ • BATHROOMS: [...]
Enjoy butlers, sunsets and ocean views at the St. Regis Punta Mita Resort in Nayarit, Mexico
By Mike Bailey, Senior Staff Writer worldgolf.com On a golf vacation at the new St. Regis Punta Mita Resort in Mexico, you get Punta Mita Golf Club’s two great Jack Nicklaus golf courses, fine dining, plenty of pampering and killer sunsets. PUNTA DE MITA, Nayarit, Mexico – They don’t just give you the key to [...]
Playing golf with the pro in Punta Mita
Wednesday February 18, 2009 | 10:08:35 pm 337 words, 563 views Just a few holes into playing the new Bahia Course at Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico, the director of golf set me straight. “What did you have yesterday?” Phil Ferrari asked after I just double bogeyed the difficult par-3 fifth hole. “Eighty-five,” I replied, referring [...]
RIVIERA NAYARIT STARTS 2009 WITH A BANG: ACCOLADES FOR MEXICO’S NEWEST DESTINATION
Feb 25, 09 | 10:04 am Riviera Nayarit, Mexico – February 25, 2009 – After a successful 2008, Riviera Nayarit builds momentum in 2009. Mexico’s newest destination has already received new accolades to support this region as a burgeoning “must see” destination. CheapFlights.com has just named it one of its 12 top destinations for 2009, [...]
The New St. Regis, Puerto Vallarta
san by Ondine Cohane After my stop in Los Angeles, it was back on the plane to Puerto Vallarta to check out the new St. Regis Punta Mita and the towns farther north. I was last in PV for my Condé Nast Traveler piece on surfing and driving Highway 200 along the West Coast of Mexico; I love this part of the [...]
New Financing Programs Now Available for Punta Mita Buyers
Developer financing for luxury properties now available at resort-home community on Mexico’s Pacific Coast PUNTA MITA, Mexico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the first time, developers within Punta Mita are offering below-market financing rates for buyers of select properties at this prestigious 1,500-acre gated community on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. “Developer financing is a great opportunity for buyers at Punta [...]
Old and new blend in Puerto Vallarta
By Laurence Iliff Dallas Morning News Posted: 01/15/2009 12:24:14 PM PST http://www.mercurynews.com/lifeandstyleheadlines/ci_11462195 PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two states of mind co-exist in this resort area on Mexico’s warm Pacific Coast. And they couldn’t be more different, as my sister and I discovered. To the north of the airport lies spanking new Nuevo Vallarta in Nayarit [...]
Joint Broker’s Open House in Punta Mita, this Thursday from 12 noon to 4 pm
Please join all of us for a Joint Broker’s Open House in Punta Mita, this Thursday from 12 noon to 4 pm. The following Fine Homes will be available for viewing at that time: Casa Las Palmas 1, Lot 8 in Ranchos, Punta Mita http://www.casalaspalmaspuntamita.com/index1.htm Villa Aurora, Lot 17 in Ranchos, Punta Mita http://www.lapuntarealty.com/aurora/ Villa [...]
Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita announced last week the unveiling of 15 new fractional villas available to owners.
Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita announced last week the unveiling of 15 new fractional villas available to owners. Adjacent to Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, the Residence Club has generated excitement and demand from the day it broke ground in June 2005. Four Seasons remains committed to raising the bar for luxury, service and [...]
Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita, Mexico Opens Phase II
PUNTA MITA, MEXICO — 01/15/09 – Four Seasons Residence Club Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita is pleased to announce the unveiling of Phase II – with 15 new fractional homes available to owners on January 15, 2009. Adjacent to Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, the Residence Club has generated excitement and demand from the [...]
Giants muscling into boutique hotel niche
By David Jones and Deena Beasley LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – It’s a trend pre-dating the global slowdown: big hotel chains are moving into the quirky boutique sector to tap into a niche of profitable growth. What’s not clear now is how many can succeed. Hotel revenues have fallen sharply since last October and [...]
Casa Genoa – Luxury vacation rental villa at Real del Mar – North Shore Puerto Vallarta
Nestled among the beautiful, lush gardens of Real del Mar, a luxury, gated community on over 75 acres with homes ranging in price from $4 Million to $15 Million USD is the sumptuous villa Casa Genoa. Completed in June 2008, and offering the latest in luxury amenities, it extends your accommodations to the inclusion in [...]
Six days of fishing at Punta de Mita, Mexico
Just got back from my one week vacation to Punta Mita and had a total blast . Ate like kings , fished 6 straight days and enjoyed all mexico has to offer. Quick Thanks and shout out to Hector at Margarita’s for serving us some of the the best local seafood dinner one could ever [...]
Mexican coast playground is truly a (snow)birders’ paradise
Accommodations range from plain to perfectly posh Joseph Kula, Special to The Province Published: Sunday, December 14, 2008 R iviera Nayarit (it rhymes with sweet) is for the birds, literally. This 160-kilometre playa-lined playground on Mexico’s north-central coast stretching from Nuevo Vallarta in the south to San Blas in the north draws snowbirds from as far [...]
El Encanto – Punta Mita Update
El Encanto has sold out Phase One of its Condo La Vista condominiums and a second release is selling very well. As well, the three Villa El Mirador properties are ready for occupancy, featuring more than 4,000-square-feet of indoor and outdoor living space in a split-level configuration. Also “move in” ready is a Residencia La [...]
Thank you to everyone who attended the Second Annual Punta de Mita Foundation Cocktail and Silent Auction event
Dear all, Here is the video link from last Saturday. http://avianaproductions.com/fourseasons/puntademita_found_9dec.html Thank you to everyone who attended the Second Annual Punta de Mita Foundation Cocktail and Silent Auction event. It was wonderful party and great to see everyone enthusiastic about the work that the Foundation has been doing over the past year. In [...]
A Riviera is Born
December 12, 2008 By Mark Jolly Mexico’s new bright star lights up the Pacific coast. view map You might be forgiven for having never heard of Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s bright young star of the Pacific. For one thing, the 100-mile stretch of coastline didn’t even exist until last year — at least not under its [...]
Destinations to Watch in 2009
by Christine Sarkis, SmarterTravel.com Staff – December 8, 2008 A destination in the midst of inventing itself. Another preparing for its year in the world spotlight. Cities and regions gearing up for year-long parties. Our top picks for destinations to watch in 2009 are bursting with up-and-coming, you’ve-gotta-see-this attitude. Not only are these destinations [...]
eNews for residents, guests and friends of Punta Mita
NOVEMBER 2008 Property Spotlight Resort News Community Spotlight Introducing Ayia Punta Mita Uniting a spectacular resort setting with lifestyle enriching amenities, Ayia Punta Mita brings a sense of metropolitan glamour to Mexico’s premier beach and golf resort community. “It is going to be very sleek, eclectic and hip…at least that is my vision,” [...]
The XIV Puerto Vallarta Gourmet Festival that will be held from Nov. 13 to the 23
Please join us to experience the professionalism, culinary art and culture of French cuisine at Café des Artistes del Mar. The XIV Puerto Vallarta Gourmet Festival that will be held from Nov. 13 to the 23 2008 at Puerto Vallarta / Riviera Nayarit, Café des Artistes del Mar will be honored to host Chef Gerard [...]
St. Regis Makes Landmark Debut in Latin America with the Opening of The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
Located in Mexico’s Most Exclusive Beach Community, The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort Features Latin America’s First Remede Spa, World-Class Cuisine, Three Infinity Pools with Private Cabanas, Two Jack Nicklaus Golf Courses, State-of-the-Art Fitness Facilities, a Private Beach Club, Tennis Courts and the Signature St. Regis Butler Service PUNTA MITA, Mexico, Nov 03, 2008 [...]
Villa Mirador in El Banco Estates, Punta de Mita
One of the first two villas to be built in El Banco, Villa Mirador is the epitome of El Banco Elegance. From it’s checkerboard-floor loggia, to its muted-tone interiors, to its grand cantera firplace, this house is a shining example of sophisticated beach living. Perched atop a hill, Villa mirador takes in greand views of [...]
Casa Mi Cielito, San Francisco Nayarit
Casa Mi cielito http://www.lapuntarealty.com/micielito/ The backdrop for this magnificent waterfront showplace is the jungle covered Sierra Madre facing the blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean. The sweeping garden terraces surrounding an elegant beachfront pool are punctuated with thatched roof “palapa” seating areas. The property is the perfect vacation getaway for family or for a romantic [...]
Villa Ventanas al Mar – Real de Conchas Chinas
Casa Ventanas al Mar http://www.lapuntarealty.com/ventanasalmar/ Set in a lush, jungle mountainside eco-refuge surrounded by fabulous trees and wildlife, these newly constructed villas offer breathtaking views of Puerto Vallarta and the Bay of Banderas from a lofty perch. Professionally designed and decorated, Ventanas al Mar or “Windows to the Sea” has incredible views from each and [...]
El Banco – Tim Koogle
A frenzy of development is going on along Banderas Bay on Mexico’s Pacific coast, highlighted by a 1,500-plus-acre collection of resorts, residences and golf courses on the Punta Mita peninsula at the bay’s northern end. El Banco, at the base of the peninsula, is a low-density resort community headed by Tim Koogle, a former chief [...]
Punta Mita’s Four Seasons Resort Ranked #1 Golf Course in World by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine
Punta Mita’s Four Seasons Resort Ranked #1 Golf Course in World by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Upscale Resort in Mexico’s Hottest Development Also Takes Top Honors in Accommodations and Service PUNTA MITA, Mexico, June 21 /PRNewswire/ – The Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita — the flagship resort of the innovative 1,500-acre, master-planned community [...]
The Developments of Puerto Vallarta 2001
The Developments of Puerto Vallarta 2001 The real estate industry is certainly alive and well along the shores of Banderas Bay, which now is referred to as one destination known as “Vallarta”. There is more new construction taking place today than at any other time, bypassing the boom of the late 1980s. It begins in [...]
How to Buy Real Estate in Vallarta – Lifestyles Magazine
The following information offers a simple and concise summary about owning real estate in Mexico. It is supplied courtesy of Century 21 Bay & Beach in Nuevo Vallarta, and has been slightly revised by our editorial staff to focus primarily on purchasing real estate in the Vallarta area and to bring it up [...]
Pacific Mexican Renaissance – The coveted coastline of Mexico is now available for foreign investment
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Fly South three-hours from Los Angeles, California to explore unspoiled, tropical, beachfront property. Along Mexico’s Pacific coastline sits the Bay of Banderas. It is the largest natural bay in Mexico. There are about 40 miles of coastline, which has almost 30 miles of beaches and is dotted with intimate coves [...]
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