Stay & Play · Fairway 5
Stay & Play Punta Espada
The strongest way to play Punta Espada is to stay on it — an 8-bedroom estate on Fairway 5 with member rates, two carts, and a full staff handling every detail.
The strongest way to play Punta Espada is to stay on it — an 8-bedroom estate on Fairway 5 with member rates, two carts, and a full staff handling every detail.
Most golfers play Punta Espada once, on a resort package, shuttling in from a hotel several miles away. The alternative is to base your entire trip on the course itself. Villa Espada is an 8-bedroom, 10-bathroom private estate of more than 10,000 square feet sitting directly on Fairway 5 of Punta Espada — the only private rental estate with a direct fairway address on the course.
The villa sleeps up to 22 guests, which makes it ideal for a golf group, a multi-family trip, or a buddies' weekend where everyone wants their own room. Two pools and a 16-person hot tub anchor the outdoor space, and a full staff — private chef, butler, and daily maid service — means the only thing your group plans is what time to tee off.
Staying inside Cap Cana on the course changes the economics and the logistics of golf. Villa guests play at member green-fee rates rather than the higher outside-visitor rate, which adds up quickly across a group playing multiple rounds. Over a week of golf, the green-fee savings alone can offset a meaningful share of the stay.
The villa also comes with two six-person golf carts, so your group can move to the first tee in minutes — no waiting on a resort shuttle, no parking, no schedule but your own. With Las Iguanas, the second Nicklaus course, roughly three minutes away by cart, a 36-hole day is genuinely effortless. Your butler arranges every tee time, so the round is locked in before you wake up.
A stay-and-play built around the villa gives a group the run of one of the best courses in the Caribbean without the friction. Play Punta Espada in the calm morning air, come back to the pool for the afternoon, have the chef cook dinner on the terrace, and do it again the next day. For groups that want more variety, Cap Cana and the wider Punta Cana area put several championship courses within reach.
The result is a trip that feels like a private club membership for the week rather than a packaged tour. You are on the fairway, on member rates, with carts and staff and tee times handled — which is exactly the experience Punta Espada deserves and exactly what an off-site resort package cannot match.
For groups that want variety, Cap Cana and the wider Punta Cana region put several championship courses within reach of the villa. Las Iguanas, the second Jack Nicklaus course in Cap Cana, is about three minutes away by cart — the easiest 36-hole day in the Caribbean. A short drive opens up more of the area's celebrated golf, including the Tom Fazio-designed Corales and the P.B. Dye layout at La Cana, with the legendary Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo roughly an hour away for a bucket-list day trip.
Basing the trip at Villa Espada means all of that radiates out from a single home on the fairway. You play your headline rounds at Punta Espada at member rates, add a second Nicklaus course next door, and pick off other courses as the group's energy allows — then come home each evening to the same chef, the same pool, and the same beds. It's the structure of a great golf trip without the hassle of changing hotels.
Staying at a villa directly on the course is the strongest setup. Villa Espada is an 8-bedroom estate on Fairway 5 of Punta Espada — the only private rental estate with a direct fairway address — with member green-fee rates, two golf carts, and a full staff.
Yes. Guests staying at Villa Espada play at member green-fee rates rather than the higher outside-visitor rate. Across a group playing multiple rounds, the savings can offset a meaningful share of the stay.
Villa Espada has 8 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms across more than 10,000 square feet and sleeps up to 22 guests — ideal for a golf group or multi-family trip. It includes two pools and a 16-person hot tub.
Yes. The villa comes with two six-person golf carts, so your group can reach the first tee in minutes. Las Iguanas, the second Nicklaus course, is about three minutes away by cart for an easy 36-hole day.
The villa's butler arranges all tee times at member rates, so your rounds are locked in before you wake up. The full staff also includes a private chef and daily maid service.
The only private villa on the course. Member rates, two carts, full staff — your butler arranges every tee time.