La Florentina

All guests must register with the Casa de Campo Concierge office, and for a small daily fee ($30 per adult per night & $15 per child per night), are granted access to resort areas and amenities. Casa de Campo Resort facilities and amenities include golf courses ($), the fitness centre ($), racquet center ($), restaurants ($) and bars ($). Contact Rental Escapes for more information about pricing.

Pour the first round of drinks at sundown and the 8th fairway of Dye Fore is right there past the lawn, with the Caribbean a thin blue line beyond. La Florentina is a brand-new six-bedroom estate in Rio Arriba. It sleeps twelve across six suites, with an included cook for all the meals.

Mornings split early — three or four people up first on the back terrace with cups in hand, the rest filtering down as the light comes up. Carts head out for tee times by mid-morning. Once the heat lifts the pool deck fills in, and the outdoor kitchen takes over at lunch so no one has to cook indoors. A private putting green sits at one corner of the property for the round you didn't quite finish. By sundown the group settles around the long dinner table for drinks first and dinner course by course.