The Imanta Punta de Mita resort hotel and spa has opened on Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit near Puerto Vallarta on the country’s Pacific coast. Designed by the Texas, US-based architectural firm Overland Partners with an emphasis on sustainability and luxury, Imanta features seven accommodation lots, each constructed with locally-sourced and environmentally friendly materials. Five free-standing, one-bedroom [...]
IMANTA Resorts Luxury Residences, Boutique Hotel/Spa
IMANTA is a mejestic and wonderous natural landscape of beach, jungle and tropical mountain forest. A stunning synthesis of beautiful architecture, IMANTA is a unique and environmentally conscious residential resort of the highest quality standards of service and the lowest density of anyproject in the region. IMANTA style and design is inspired by the remarkable [...]
St. Regis Monarch Beach seized by Citigroup
The resort, which will continue to operate under its current name, is an indicator of the troubles in the high-end hotel market. By Roger Vincent and E. Scott Reckard L.A. Times July 21, 2009 The seizure of the St. Regis Monarch Beach, where American International Group Inc. sponsored a luxury retreat just days after accepting [...]
For travelers, Mexico is a delight and is safe too
By Janine Melberg The Denver Post Fear of the swine flu and drug trade violence are preventing foreigners from visiting Mexico. From all accounts in the Puerto Vallarta area, no one has the flu or knows of anyone with the flu, and drug related violence is not in evidence in this scenic Pacific coast tourist [...]
The distressed debt conundrum
06 July 2009 8:59 AM By Joel Ross HotelNewsNow.com columnist Everyone expected floods of distressed debt and foreclosed commercial real-estate properties coming to market, and many bankruptcies. Here are things that have actually happened. In almost every loan agreement for the past 16 years, there’s a carve out that says if the borrower files voluntary [...]
Punta Mita Resort – Newsletter – Bahia golf course accolades, a new community of golf homesites and a new resort magazine
Punta Mita Bahía Course Receives First Accolade Punta Mita’s Bahía course – the community’s second masterpiece by Jack Nicklaus—has just been awarded The Best New Resort Course in Mexico by the Golf Guide to Mexico, for 2009. Among its stunning features, Bahía boasts five oceanside holes, and countless spectacular vistas along its rolling [...]
Flu? What Flu?
by ELISABETH MALKIN Published: May 8, 2009 MEXICO CITY — If you are looking for a cheap travel destination, try Mexico. Short of war, Mexico has endured about the worst calamity that can befall a country’s tourism industry over the last few weeks. A few people who had traveled here came down with what looked, initially, like [...]
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, [...]
Now is great time to explore Mexico’s beauty
KATHY STRONG • SPECIAL TO THE DESERT SUN • APRIL 23, 2009 As a travel journalist, I see writing about a destination as a huge responsibility. Readers are not always going to share my opinion on the aesthetics of a city or resort, but when personal safety becomes one of the considerations for visiting, [...]
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 [...]
America’s wealthiest are picking Mexico over Hawaii in a hunt for value vacations
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — As U.S. markets spiral downward, America’s wealthiest are redeeming reward points, choosing million-dollar timeshares over luxury third homes and picking Mexico over Hawaii in a hunt for value vacations. Members of Hilton Hotels Corp.’s loyalty program who live in the 10 wealthiest U.S. zip codes redeemed 42 percent more reward points [...]
Villa Los Arcos In El Banco Estates
The home’s great room features three grand arches that perfectly frame what is arguably one of the best views in the entire Puerto Vallarta area. Three of the four bedroom suites, the pool area, and an outdoor sala all deliver this same commanding vista. Other superb features include a gourmet kitchen, an office that could [...]
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 [...]
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