Usually one must decide when buying a resort beach property if a residence directly on the beach is critical. DINE has taken this issue out of the equation with the Residents’ Beach Clubs. Over the next few years five Residents’ Beach Clubs will be built exclusively for property owners.
Close enough to the United States, yet tropical and exotic in ambiance, Mexico ’s Riviera offers the comforts of home, while providing a definite departure from the trappings and stress of typical city life. For the past 20 years, the majority of luxury homes have been centered on the picturesque town of Puerto Vallarta, thanks, in large part, to the town’s international airport.
The Tale of the Whale — the name Nicklaus gave it — is the only natural island green in the world. This one hole may be reason enough to reserve yourself a tee time right now. In order to putt (assuming you even make it on the green), you either drive your cart over a rocky path during low tide or ride in an amphibious vehicle during high tide.
After hours of indelicate gorging on shrimp-and-mango seviche; pan-seared flounder; tripletail marinated in sesame oil, cilantro, garlic, and cumin; and painfully sweet classic tarte Tatin, we find ourselves well beyond sated, stretched out on two lounge chairs before a roaring fire in the sand.
