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Opening Date
September 1999

General Manager
Alper Oztok

Physical Features
Property Size: 1,580,000 square metres/17,000,000 square feet
Total Number of Rooms: 205
Guest Rooms: 173
Suites: 32
Number of Residential Units: 35
Design Aesthetic:
Traditional Mexican-style casitas with red-tiled roof tops amid gardens set against Pacific shores
Extensive contemporary Mexican art collection
Architect:
Diego Villaseñor
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
Interior Designer(s): Maria Isabel Gómez and Gina Parlange
Location: Set in a 162-hectare (400-acre) nature preserve on a private peninsula just northwest of Puerto Vallarta on the Bahía de Banderas

Spa
Opening Date: September 1999
Interior Designer(s): Maria Isabel Gómez and Gina Parlange
Design Aesthetic: Updated Mexican architecture built around a sun-drenched courtyard with the soothing sounds of flowing water
Signature Treatment:
Hakali Massage (50 or 80 minutes)
Special Features:
Tamai Spa Garden for outdoor treatments and meditation
Apuane Luxury Suite for couples with in-suite jacuzzi, dry sauna, steam room and private patio
Secluded beachfront massage palapa for twilight massages
Spa Director: Svetlana Nadirova

Dining
Executive Chef: Philippe Piel
Examples of Locally Sourced Ingredients:
Red snapper
Mole paste
Achiote paste
Bahía de Banderas lobster
Coffee from Veracruz
Mahi mahi
Restaurant: Aramara
Signature Dish: Duck tacos
Indoor Seating: 40; private dining for 14
Outdoor Seating: 70
Designer: Gina Barrios
Sous Chef: Jorge Gonzalez
Restaurant: Ketsi by Richard Sandoval
Signature Dish: Ketsi salad
Designer: Front Tsuji Arquitects
Restaurant Chef: Jose Salas
Restaurant: Tail of the Whale
Designer: Gina Barrios
Chef de Partie: Filemon Aguilera
Restaurant: Bahía
Signature Dish:
Red snapper sarandeado
Fish ceviche
Designer: Anderson Miller
Restaurant Chef: Juan Gafurri
Lounge: Nuna Pool Bar
Designer: Perla Felguero
Lounge: Cora Lounge
Designer: Anderson Miller
Sous Chef: Jorge Gonzalez
Lounge: Tamai Pool Bar
Designer: Anderson Miller
Chef: Thelma Patiño

Recreation
Tennis:
Number of Tennis Courts: 10
Tennis Lessons: For a fee
Golf:
Name of Course: Pacifico Golf Course
Date Open: September 1, 1999
Designer: Jack Nicklaus (A Signature Course)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,001 or 7,014 (optional hole)
Number of Holes: 18 (plus an optional par 3)
Special Holes: 3rd – Tail of the Whale is the only natural island hole in the world
Green Fees: $195 (18 holes)
$125 (9 holes) (USD)
Additional Services:
• Pro shop
• Golf instruction available
• Driving range
• Putting green
• Clubs rental
On-site Activities:
Snorkelling
Water toys and equipment
Whirlpool
Off-site Activities:
Fishing
Horseback riding
Scuba diving
Surfing
Pools:
Number of Pools: 4
Nuna Pool: Constant temperature of 30ºC (86ºF), shallow splashing areas for children
Tamai Pool Complex: Two main pools, two plunge pools, whirlpool, full bar and 10 private cabanas
Lazy River: Cool and refreshing "river" encircles the Oasis complex. Inner tubes and noodles are provided for relaxing rides along the pool's currents
Fitness Facilities:
Size: 511 sq m / 5,500 sq ft
Sample Fitness Activities:
Personal trainer available
Seaside Yoga classes on "The Rock", an oceanside cliff
Spinning classes

For Younger Guests
Kids for All Seasons: Supervised children's programme in a dedicated facility featuring an indoor tree house and outdoor play area with jungle gym
Game room for older kids
Watersports programmes and swimming with sea lions (in season) off the shore of the Resort's family beach

Meeting Rooms
Total Size: 344 sq m / 3,700 sq ft
Largest Ballroom: 244 sq m / 2,624 sq ft
Meet and Feed Capacity: 100
Banquet Capacity: 200
Outdoor Banquet Capacity: 280
Breakout Spaces: 3
Private Dining Room Capacity: 14
Unique Meeting and Event Facilities:
Indoor/outdoor meetings spaces
Meeting courtyard where Frida Kahlo-themed events are staged
Tamai Garden and Las Cuevas Beach for banquets and receptions
Oceanside receptions set on the world's only natural island golf green on the Jack Nicklaus designed golf course

Corporate Social Responsibility
Supports Punta Mita Foundation, which provides health-care services for local children, vocational training and school supplies, as well as support for the local and indigenous peoples

Special Features
Collection of important contemporary Mexican and international art throughout property
In-house Cultural Center offers exhibits and classes
Private yacht available for day excursions
"Gift of the Gods" lecture