Villa Santorini

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.

Walk down the curved staircase at first light and the cove is yours — a strip of sand framed by rocks, the turquoise water still glassy. Villa Santorini sits on the eastern shore of Punta Minitas, where the headland opens toward Bahía Chavón and small boats track across the bay. Five bedrooms, ten guests, and an included cook handling all the meals. Built for two families or five couples who want a private beach without leaving the resort.

Mornings start with the first person down the curved staircase, the cove quiet at low light. By midday the group spreads across the property. A couple of people stay on the loungers down on the sand. Two more settle into the circular stone bench at the cliff edge, watching the boats from above. Someone reads in the shade of the open-sided palapa. The pool runs long enough that nobody takes turns. Inside, the long table seats ten without splitting the group across rooms. By sundown everyone's back at it, and the cove is quiet below.