BajaNomad - Loreto: Has construction started on this timeshare resort?

Loreto: Has construction started on this timeshare resort?

tigerdog - 4-11-2008 at 04:47 AM

Anyone have any more info (and opinions) about this development in Loreto?

LORETO: Interval International has announced the addition of Villa del Palmar Loreto, a vacation ownership property in Baja California Sur, Mexico, to its global vacation exchange network. The resort, which will be part of an 1800-acre master planned resort complex being developed by The Villa Group, is currently under construction.

Villa del Palmar Loreto will feature 161 one-, two-, and three-bedroom villas, all with views of the Sea of Cortez. The first phase, which has 100 villas, is slated to open in 2009 and phase two, with an additional 61 villas, will be completed in 2010. Each villa will be decorated with elegant furniture crafted from specially selected woods and will include a living room, dining room, full kitchen with granite countertops, modern appliances and electronic equipment, and a spacious terrace.

Guests and owners will have access to a wide selection of amenities, services, and activities onsite or nearby, including restaurants, bars, convenience stores, full-service health spa, fitness center, swimming pools, expansive beach areas, tennis courts, golf, water sports, and horseback riding.

“The Villa Group is respected in the industry for its consistently high-quality products and services, as well as for developing resorts in emerging destinations,” said David C. Gilbert, executive vice president of resort sales and marketing for Interval International. “The newest addition to its resort portfolio is the first vacation ownership property in Loreto, and as a result, will provide our members with a unique vacation experience.”

“We are delighted to affiliate Villa del Palmar Loreto with Interval. Over the past 24 years, the company has provided us with invaluable support to meet our owners’ worldwide vacation needs and has allowed us to offer them outstanding programs and benefits,” said Owen Perry, partner of The Villa Group. “With the success of our Villa del Palmar brand in Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta, our next step is to expand to other markets in Mexico, including Loreto, which has the potential to become a world-class vacation destination.”

Located 250 miles north of Cabo San Lucas on the east coast of the Baja California Peninsula facing the Sea of Cortez, Loreto is one of five beach resort areas that was slated for development as a tourism destination by Mexico’s national trust for the promotion of tourism (FONATUR) 30 years ago. Today, it attracts U.S. and Canadian residents living on the west coast who usually travel to Cabo San Lucas or Hawaii and is rapidly becoming one of the country’s prime vacation destinations.

A culturally rich, historic village that sits on a protected bay, tucked away in the shadow of the Sierra de La Giganta Mountains, Loreto is the ideal place for either an adventure-filled or laid back getaway. The surrounding desert, rich with unique plant and animal life, and the sea water, teeming with aquatic life, offer unique eco-tourism opportunities.

Further reinforcing the value of ownership, all new purchasers at Villa del Palmar Loreto will become individual members of Interval International, as well as Interval Gold®, its premier membership program. This gives them the opportunity to exchange their accommodations for those at other resorts in Interval’s worldwide network, as well as the ability to relinquish their resort weeks toward the purchase of cruise, golf, and spa vacations. They also will enjoy an extensive menu of benefits, including discounts on resort Getaways, access to a personal concierge service available 24 hours a day via phone and e-mail, complimentary Hertz #1 Gold® membership, and worldwide hotel and dining discounts.

About Interval International

Interval International is a leading provider of exchange, travel, and leisure services to resort developers and vacationers worldwide. Based in Miami, Florida, the company has been a pioneer and innovator in serving the vacation ownership market for more than 30 years. Today, Interval has a network of over 2,300 resorts in excess of 75 countries and offers its clients and nearly 2 million member families high-quality products and programs through its 28 offices in 17 countries. Interval is part of IAC, which owns and operates more than 60 diversified brands in sectors being transformed by the Internet, online and offline. Other IAC companies include Ask.com, HSN, LendingTree, Match.com, and Ticketmaster.

About The Villa Group

Founded in 1984, The Villa Group is one of Mexico’s leading privately owned real estate development companies. Its portfolio features beachfront timeshare resorts located in Puerto Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, and Los Cabos, as well as fractional, full-ownership luxury real estate developments, and hotels. A new timeshare property is currently under construction in Cancun and is expected to be completed in 2010.

Source: Interval International

The ultimate demise of Baja

Bronco - 4-11-2008 at 06:29 AM

Lacking basic infrastructure and summer temps that will melt your Camel it’s good to know you have stunning amenities. Including “elegant furniture crafted from specially selected woods” and a “kitchen with granite countertops, modern appliances and electronic equipment”. Does that mean air conditioning? Wow, and to think I almost moved to Florida. What will they do with the nasty fish cleaning facilities on the beach? I can only hope this development will go away, far away. Baja does not need anymore Cabo’s.

backninedan - 4-11-2008 at 07:25 AM

They must be building it next to that other "wonderful" development............Loreto Bay

Don Alley - 4-11-2008 at 07:51 AM

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Originally posted by backninedan
They must be building it next to that other "wonderful" development............Loreto Bay

Ensenada Blanca. Near the Danzante Resort, which they tried to buy.

"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."

Petunia - 4-11-2008 at 12:46 PM

Villa Group brought in all the heavy equipment, and according to legend they should start, in the next few month.
CFE (Electricity) installed the poles into Ligui, with the intention of reaching Ensenada Blanca, until a ranchero, with big political friends, refused to permit installation of the poles through his land. First snafu'! Now they have to find an alternative route. Second snafu' is the negotiation with the Ejido Santo Domingo for a private entrance to Ensenada Blanca. That may be resolved in a near future. They have to find a way to get to the Bay without infringing into private property or buy their way in.
Ensenada Blanca is beautiful and if things are done correctly it will remain so. As I understand they will start very slowly, probably due to the US market, but Villa Group seem to be a serious company, with success like Villa Palmar (Cabo), Puerto Vallarta, Isla Mujer etc.,. Much different than the quasi disaster of LB. But...only time will tell.;

Bob and Susan - 4-11-2008 at 02:44 PM

"Ensenada Blanca. Near the Danzante Resort, which they tried to buy"
http://doradoloreto.com/real_estate.php?LIS_ID=34

they ONLY needed $5.5mil

Roberto - 4-11-2008 at 08:07 PM

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Originally posted by Bob and Susan
"Ensenada Blanca. Near the Danzante Resort, which they tried to buy"
http://doradoloreto.com/real_estate.php?LIS_ID=34

they ONLY needed $5.5mil

That must be getting pretty close to your investment, right?

Just kidding.

capt. mike - 4-12-2008 at 04:53 AM

chump change.

Don Alley - 4-12-2008 at 07:53 AM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
chump change.

They say that Spanish investors plan to spend over 6 BILLION $$$ on the development north of Loreto.

backninedan - 4-12-2008 at 12:08 PM

6 billion may be enough to get that "true mexican village" look....or not.

Don Alley - 4-12-2008 at 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by backninedan
6 billion may be enough to get that "true mexican village" look....or not.

Maybe they're going for the Alhambra/Grenada look. Much classier.

Hey Dan, I finished another SciFi book and don't have any place to put it...come get it.

backninedan - 4-12-2008 at 05:40 PM

Thanks Don, I will be by to pick it up.

A VERY good buy

flyfishinPam - 4-14-2008 at 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bob and Susan
"Ensenada Blanca. Near the Danzante Resort, which they tried to buy"
http://doradoloreto.com/real_estate.php?LIS_ID=34

they ONLY needed $5.5mil

Fot tihs area, that's a STEAL actually. Danzante Resort is an established and very successful business. They're number one in Fodor's guide for Mexico resorts in their class and have won several awards over the years for their resort and their service. Look at thair ranking and comments on http://www.tripadvisor.com for hotels in Loreto. And that's just the business part of the deal. They're on the prettiest beach in the area with a knock down drag out gorgeous view of it all and they own the prime center parcel of beach on Ensenada Blanca. I wish I had the loot! :dudette:

Bob and Susan - 4-14-2008 at 12:07 PM

don't think we didn't take a hard look at this place too...nice

Wiles - 4-16-2008 at 04:21 PM

Rendering of the resort. Looks nice.

villapalmar-loreto (Small).jpg - 38kB

Paula - 4-16-2008 at 06:34 PM

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Originally posted by Wiles
Rendering of the resort. Looks nice.

What is it that you think looks nice?

To my eyes it looks like any old generic beach destination resort for people who don't want to think, or learn anything about another country, or the people who live there. Looking at the picture one can almost taste the steak and baked potato dinner in the restaurant, or the tacos with a nice mild salsa for the more adventuresome diner. All accompanied by a $10 margarita or a $5 beer. A nice round of golf on brilliant greens in the middle of a desert (just don't think about it, it's all taken care of :rolleyes:

,there is plenty of water), followed by a relaxing massage on the beach by a local therapist who really cares about you and understands your needs. These places are a dime a dozen along the coastlines of Mexico, and in other parts of the world that are blessed with good weather. Doesn't matter if you're in Puerto Vallarta or Puerto Escondido, or Dubai, it all looks the same, and very tastefully done. Although investors and developers may experience great personal gains in wealth from these places, the people who have historically lived nearby and made use of these areas for employment and recreation are displaced, and their lives are usually not improved by the new resort economy.

Playa Ensenada Blanca is just about the most beautifu place on earth to my eys as it is today, and NOTHING could make it better.

Crusoe - 4-18-2008 at 06:32 PM

Wiles....There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this picture of the proposed development and mindset of the people who will come here to vacation. It is really an environmental disaster and travisty, that the Mex. Govt. allows this type of wholesale destruction to happen to such a beautiful and pristine and intact small authentic Mexican fishing village. These types of developments are infinite as are the number of spots that are presently bieng considered for this type of property speculation. Baja needs to remain wild and natural. All wildlife is the big loser in these type of deveopments. I have spent a fair amount of time in this area in the past and it saddens my heart. ++C++ :fire:

flyfishinPam - 4-19-2008 at 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by Wiles
Rendering of the resort. Looks nice.

Jeezus it looks like they´re buliding in the federal zone!!

Bob and Susan - 4-19-2008 at 03:49 PM

that's ALOT of water in that pool

i thought that area had to truck in the water???? :?:

development

tehag - 4-19-2008 at 04:07 PM

Water (fresh) for a large pool needn't be an issue that close to the sea.

Google this: giant swimming pool + chile

Amazing, insane, obscene, enormously popular. Go figger.

Bob and Susan - 4-19-2008 at 04:22 PM

interesting...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWHCPAShRtw

Missing part of the puzzle

Bronco - 4-20-2008 at 05:10 AM

I have looked as best I can at this "beautiful" rendering, but can't seem to find the giant pipe that will empty into the "pristine water". You know the pipe that will feed the endangered "Crapper Snapper".

Bronco

Missing part of the puzzle

Bronco - 4-20-2008 at 06:56 AM

I have looked as best I can at this "beautiful" rendering, but can't seem to find the giant pipe that will empty into the "pristine water". You know the pipe that will feed the endangered "Crapper Snapper".

Bronco

Time Share...

stimbo - 4-21-2008 at 09:48 PM

We were camping at Ensenada Blanca last week. There are a pair of brand new cement trucks and loaders, excavator, and grader parked out near the highway. Guards were running around in crisp, new uniforms from the new resort. Construction is to begin soon. It is rumored that the Dansante Resort is closing their doors in October. The new development is coming in with a vengeance. It doesn't look good out there, unless of course you like the big, bloated, pompous resort thing.

:mad:

Sharksbaja - 4-21-2008 at 11:43 PM

They all suck.