The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort is an ultra-luxury retreat on a private peninsula along Mexico's Pacific coast. With two Jack Nicklaus Signature courses — including the famous 'Tail of the Whale' 3B island green, accessible only by amphibious cart — the resort delivers one of the world's most memorable golf experiences.
120 rooms · 2 courses · Caribbean & Latin America
The only natural island green in golf — a par-3 played 199 yards across the Pacific Ocean to a green built atop a rock outcropping shaped like a whale's tail. Accessible by amphibious cart at high tide or on foot when the pathway emerges at low tide; Jack Nicklaus has called it his favorite hole.
The St. Regis Punta Mita occupies a 22-acre position at the tip of a 1,500-acre private Pacific peninsula where Banderas Bay -- the largest natural bay in Mexico -- meets the open ocean. Two Jack Nicklaus Signature courses, a 10,000-square-foot Remede Spa, and the sunset champagne-sabering ritual that is standard practice at every St…
Resort guests have access to two Jack Nicklaus Signature layouts at the Punta Mita Golf Club: the Pacifico (18 holes, 7,104 yards, par 72) with eight oceanside holes, and the Bahia (18 holes, 7,035 yards, par 72) with five holes running directly along the water. The Pacifico also plays an optional…
The 10,000-square-foot Remede Spa has nine private treatment rooms including two couples suites. Signature offerings include Ayurvedic treatments personalized to the guest's Dosha, the Pitaya Sensory Journey (a two-hour treatment using dragon fruit, red marine algae, and pressure-point footwork)…
Carolina has been the resort's flagship dining room for more than 15 years and emerged from a recent property-wide renovation with a contemporary Mexican menu rooted in the culinary traditions of Bahia de Banderas, offered in five- and seven-course tasting menu formats. The additional outlets…
Carolina · Sea Breeze · Altamira
Remede Spa · Beach · Pools · Tennis · Water Sports · Surf Lessons · Butler Service
November - May
Mexico's Pacific dry season delivers warm days, calm seas, and consistently spectacular sunsets; the humpback whale migration through Banderas Bay runs December through March.
The Tail of the Whale 19th hole is only playable at low tide via amphibious cart — ask the starter at Pacifico to check the tide chart when booking and request the earliest low-tide window before afternoon winds pick up across the Pacific.
The resort arranges private ground transfers; the Punta Mita peninsula is a gated community, and all vehicle access runs through a security checkpoint approximately 20 minutes from PVR.
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