If you should happen to fall in love with Sayulita, and your pockets are well-lined, you could do worse than buying a house on Punta Sayulita. That gorgeous, lushly verdant, hilly little peninsula that defines the south end of Sayulita’s gentle bay, Punta Sayulita has recently become a private, gated community, with several dozen exquisitely-designed, Balinese style houses planned, along with a club house containing a bar and restaurant, a dock for small boats, and a whole lot of luxurious beachfront fun for the lucky few who have the opportunity to buy in. The rest of us can paddle by on our stand-up paddleboards or in our kayaks, and admire the lovely homes and clubhouse currently under construction, soon to be completed; and be thankful some heavy-handed hotel chain didn’t get a hold of this sublime property and put up a monster. Punta Sayulita will not be for everyone, but it will be a fine addition to the community. And if you are one of the lucky ones with a couple of million or so dollars to spend on a beachfront property, you could do far worse than this: a smartly-designed, eco-sensitive and aesthetically-pleasing home in a gated community of similar homes, within a few minutes’ walk of one of the coolest towns in Mexico: Sayulita.

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