In the News - 2008

New York Magazine December 2008 Surf on the Cheap in Nayarit The St. Regis just opened a new resort last month on the swank Punta Mita Peninsula. It's set on Banderas Bay, with 120 rooms spread over 22 beach-front acres. The exteriors are traditional adobe and red-tiled roofs; inside is white furniture, indoor-outdoor baths, and wood-beamed ceilings. Read full article

Food & Wine December 2008 Mexico New Escapes The once-sleepy Pacific Coast enclave of Punta Mita has a stunning new St. Regis Resort. Read full article

Expansiòn September 2008 El Nuevo Edèn del Paìs Uno de los proyectos pioneros se llama Punta Mita, que inicio hace 10 anos, vecino al pueblo Punta de Mita. Es un complejo de 607 hectareas desarrollado por el mexicano Grupo Dine. Read full article

Travel Agent September 2008 Punta Mita ... is among the country’s most luxurious For the past two years, Travel Agent has been telling you why Punta Mita should be on your radar and why it is becoming one of Mexico’s best luxury destinations for families. Read full article

Elite Traveler Fall 2008 Punta Mita Update The St. Regis Resort Punta Mita, opening November 2008, will join the Four Seasons resort as the second international luxury hotel brand within the private gated community. Read full article

Good Life Connoisseur Fall 2008 Punta Mita - Live the Dream A hike to the top of careyeros Mountain on this spear-shaped peninsula with our naturalist guide Enrique Alejos served two purposes. Read full article

Nuvo September 2008 Punta Mita - Tranquility by the bay Mere footsteps past the gates (which are actually the first of several sets; security and privacy are more than just catchwords in this community), you can sense the serenity that is less engineered and more just naturally evident in every detail of the place. Read full article

Calgary Sun July 2008 Punta Mita Perfection “This piece of coastline is about as spectacular as anything I’ve seen in the world,” says Punta Mita home owner Stewart McGregor. Read full article

Estates West July 2008 South-of-the-Border Sensation As of golf at the Four Seasons Punta Mita weren't already exceptional enough, this fall a new Jack nicklaus design will complement an already stellar track. Read full article

944 June 2008 A Different Kind of Mexico Over the next five years, Punta Mita will only increase its value with several luxury developments mapped out, including the elegant St. Regis Resort & Residences (scheduled for Fall 2008), a second Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course (October 2008), the La Solana Resort (2010) and a Mii amo destination spa and residences (2010). Read full article

Western Investor June 2008 Hot Homes in Mexico Currently, Punta Mita is comprised of about a dozen separate smaller communities, each with its own flavor and price range. Read full article

Condè Nast Traveler June 2008 The Top 100 Golf Resorts Punta Mita voted as No.1 Golf Resort by Condè Nast Traveler´s Reader´s Poll Read full article

Robb Report Vacation Homes May 2008 Mexico's best beach Estates Punta Mita will add further credibility to its claims this year with the opening of the new St. Regis Resort and Residences and a second Jack Nicklaus golf course. Read full article

Northern Life May 2008 Punta Mita: Pure Pleasure Trip Leave your luxurious villa and drive five minutes to the wharf, where a variety of simple tour boats wait to take you to the island of birds....an untouchable island of wild birds just a few miles from Punta Mita, one of Mexico’s most luxurious new resort developments. Read full article

Halogen Guides April 2008 What Real Estate Slump? Mexico Development Sells $7 Million Lots Take Punta Mita, a community just north of Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s Pacific coast that saw sales jump 30 percent last year. St. Regis and the Enchantment group are both building residential and hotel properties there, while a second Jack Nicklaus-designed Signature golf course is set to open this year. Read full article

Ranch & Coast Magazine April 2008 Punta Mita's Sweet Connections To date, 250 of the 850 planned Punta Mita homes have been built; 99 percent of these are owned by Americans or Canadians and 75 are available to rent. Read full article

National Real Estate Investor April 2008 Developments - A Look at Projects and Trends Since last summer, through a variety of cost-cutting measures and refocused marketing efforts, Geller says, Strategic has been preparing for the storm. But that doesn’t mean that Strategic is ignoring the growth opportunities that it perceives. Late last year, for instance, the company started work on a 90-suite resort hotel property, as yet unflagged, at Punta Mita on Mexico’s west coast. Read full article

Elite Traveler March 2008 Punta Mita Max With its wide array of haciendas, villas and condos, Four Seasons resort and an 18-hole Jack nicklaus Signature Golf Course set against white Pacific beaches, Punta Mita has turned into one of Mexico's most luxurious playgrounds in its nine years in existence. Read full article

Coast March 2008 Hot Hideaway "..But for vacationers looking for second homes or homes to rent, the Four Seasons' four- and five-bedroom Private Residence villas are a luxurious option for families looking for an unforgettable getaway. Read full article

Estates West March 2008 Top 50 Developments Much more than a collection of oceanfront estates, beachfront villas and condos, the gated seaside city is home to the Four Seasons resort Punta Mita, a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course (with a second in the works) and the soon-to-open St. Regis Resort, which will include 65 luxury villas. Read full article

Celebrated Living March 2008 It Takes a Villa Love has a lot to do with it, villa industry experts say. Mike Minchin, the director of residential marketing for Four Seasons resorts, has noticed that villa travel is, increasingly, a family affair. Read full article

Icon Travel March 2008 Punta Mita - Sanctuary of Serenity I was truly amazed at the property encompassing 1.500 acres on a peninsula surrounded on three sides by sugary sand beaches and nine and a half miles of curvaceous coastline. Read full article

LA Confidential March 2008 Pleasure Principle A 1.500-acre peninsula with sun-drenched white-sand beaches and lapping ocean waves just to the north of Puerto Vallarta, Punta Mita is the ultimate in vacation options and exclusivity. Read full article

Ocean home February/ March 2008 Home away from home Also quite impressive are the villas managed by Mita Residential in Punta Mita. The newest hacienda, completed just last spring, is Casa Beidisia, a six-bedroom, seven-bath property that can sleep up to 12 people. Read full article

Colorado expression February/ March 2008 Great escapes The coveted Pacific ocean setting and Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf make Punta Mita as one of Conde Nast Traveler's top 100 Golf Resorts. Read full article

The Forbes/ Slatin January 2008 Real Estate Report As important as the hotels are on their own, Punta Mita's master developers see them as essential marketing tools for the condos, villas and mansions that are being slowly developed. Read full article

Worth January/ February 2008 Southern Exposure Punta Mita, Mexico, near Puerto Vallarta, was a largely abandoned tract of land 15 years ago. Now, development is underway that will result in some 800 high-end residential units and three luxury hotels. Read full article

Estates West Winter 2008 Mexican Magic Punta Mita's perfectly sculpted lawns and golf courses have grown into maturity within the1,500-acre Pacific coast resort community just north of Puerto Vallarta, one of Mexico's loveliest cultural gems. Read full article

New York Daily News January 2008 Awash in Luxury Situated 27 miles north of Puerto Vallarta's International Airport, the Punta Mita peninsula has become a favorite hideaway for celebrities and tycoons looking for peace and privacy. Read full article

Blueprint January/ February 2008 Vacation Agents We know you've spent the past month daydreaming about running off to the beach during the frigid depths of winter. Need more convincing? Let these punchy, tropical, made-for-the-border items twist your arm. Read full article

Ocean Home Winter 2007/2008 Ground Breaking Porta Fortuna, Punta Mita, Mexico. Set on 14 acres of oceanfront property, Porta Fortuna's "Zen Casitas" are two-story, three bedroom units with 4,000 total square feet of combined indoor and outdoor space. Read full article

California Home+Design January 2008 Visionary Villa When architects Alfonso Lopez Baz and Javier Calleja of LBC Architects in Mexico City were commissioned by a San Francisco couple to design an oceanfront vacation home in Punta Mita, they didn’t let their predilection for modern architecture stop them from reaching back to those pre-Columbian traditions for inspiration. Read full article