Which Punta Mita beach club is right for you? A guide to Riviera Nayarit’s seaside sanctuaries

I’ve spent years hopping astir formation clubs crossed Mexico — from the barefoot boho vibes of the Pacific Coast to swanky, sun-bleached beaches connected the Riviera Maya. And portion Nayarit’s Punta Mita, the gated assemblage on the bluish seashore of the Bay of Banderas, whitethorn beryllium a spot affluent for my blood, I can’t contradict that its formation clubs are perfectly top-tier.

For the blase traveler who wants to fto their hairsbreadth down (or conscionable sip thing chilled nether a palapa), Punta Mita delivers. These clubs aren’t conscionable places to lounge — they’re experiences. But which 1 matches your idiosyncratic vibe? 

Here’s your insider’s usher to Punta Mita’s 5 formation clubs — and however to cognize which 1 is close for you.

Kupuri Beach Club

Want a formation nine that makes everyone successful the household consciousness welcome? Kupuri’s got your back. (Meagan Drillinger)

Best for: active families and oceanfront luxury

Kupuri Beach Club is each astir elevating the family-friendly formation day. Overlooking the achromatic soil of Litibu Bay, this is wherever Punta Mita families stitchery — whether for lazy palapa lunches oregon action-packed h2o adventures. Reserved for Club Premier Members and their guests oregon renters, Kupuri is some polished and playful.

It’s got everything: a shallow wading excavation and Coritas Kids’ Club for small ones, an air-conditioned teen clubhouse with video games and activities and the Navi Spa for those who privation to publication successful for a massage aft formation time. 

Ocean lovers volition find their bliss with paddleboarding, sailing, and snorkeling. But I emotion Kupuri Beach Club for its dreamy achromatic soil formation and gorgeous views. It’s besides location to Hector’s Kitchen, 1 of the astir celebrated restaurants on the Riviera Nayarit. If you’re up for a splurge, publication a meal preservation here. For thing a small much casual, the Kupuri Restaurant hits the spot.

Pacifico Beach Club

Pacifico Beach Club, a favourite of section residents, is wherever to spell for a chill, pampered experience. (Pacifico Beach Club/Facebook)

Best for: traditionalists and sunset devotees

If Kupuri is the energetic younger sibling, Pacifico is the elegant elder. This was the archetypal formation nine successful Punta Mita, and it inactive holds a peculiar spot successful the hearts of longtime residents. Overlooking the iconic Tail of the Whale water spread of the Pacifico play course, and the bluish Pacific, it has a nostalgic, classical consciousness — and unbeatable sunsets.

There are 2 pools (one adults-only, 1 for families), towel and beach-chair service, a full-service edifice and bar, positive a kids’ playground tucked into a shady garden. The onsite spa offers massages, facials and mani-pedis. It’s polished without being fussy, and if you enactment precocious enough, the ambiance transitions from beachside luncheon to mood-lit dinner.

Dinner present is simply a indispensable — particularly the drawback of the time served implicit coconut atom and the tuna tostadas. Pair that with a solid (or many) of Whispering Angel, which seems to beryllium the nonmigratory rosé marque of each the formation clubs successful Punta Mita.

Sufi Ocean Club

Best for: design-minded foodies

Style, leisure and elegance are the sanction of the crippled astatine Sufi Ocean Club. (Carl Emberson)

Sufi Ocean Club is the newest of Punta Mita’s formation enclaves, and arguably the astir stylish. Perched on a calm agelong of the Bay of Banderas, and anchored by a saltwater excavation that’s refreshed daily, it’s the benignant of spot wherever you travel for a leisurely luncheon and extremity up staying each day.

Located successful Porta Fortuna — 1 of the peninsula’s astir coveted communities — Sufi is each astir oozing barefoot elegance: deliberation Bali beds with gauzy, billowy achromatic linens and, of course, copious amounts of rosé. Beach entree is granted via the Punta Mita Pier, and the nine has 2 chiseled eating experiences: the casual snack shack and the upscale Sufi Restaurant, known for its clever “Mexiterranean” menu.

Sea Breeze Beach Club

Best for: daytime formation reads oregon sunset day nights

You tin take from a assortment of formation nine experiences astatine the St. Regis’s Sea Breeze Beach Club, besides disposable to Club Punta Mita members. (Meagan Drillinger)

Sea Breeze Beach Club, located wrong the St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, is simply a blend of five-star work and relaxed formation vibes. While technically disposable to Club Punta Mita Members done an yearly agreement, it remains 1 of the peninsula’s astir favourite escapes — and a favourite among edifice guests.

The wide, sandy formation is backed by a glittering excavation and ultra-comfortable loungers. Pool butlers are ne'er acold away, acceptable with towels, snacks oregon that 2nd circular of drinks. Dining present is simply a scope of airy bites to woodfired pizzas, steaks, ceviche, and empanadas. The adjacent Mita Mary serves everything from steamed crab ravioli to Pacific tuna served with chipotle and beetroot sauce. 

The nine is simply a spot wherever you tin travel with a formation work and a screen up, oregon formal it up for day night. Both consciousness close astatine home. Whatever you do, enactment for sunset erstwhile the entity smolders successful luscious pinks and purples.

El Surf Club

El Surf Club decidedly has Punta Mita elegance but wrapped up successful a casual, surf lover’s vibe. (Meagan Drillinger)

Best for: question riders and the boho chic

If the remainder of Punta Mita leans polished, El Surf Club keeps things deliciously undone. Set supra the legendary La Lancha surf break, this nine feels similar Montauk by mode of Riviera Nayarit. It’s each driftwood, palms, woven hammocks and that cool-kid glow.

I’ll beryllium honorable — El Surf Club is my idiosyncratic favorite. I emotion everything astir it: the barefoot elegant surf vibe, the perfectly framed sunset views, the occurrence pits and the assortment of chill lounge spaces. It’s a Punta Mita formation nine for definite but designed for a assemblage that tin consciousness conscionable arsenic comfy astatine a backpacker barroom successful San Pancho. 

The vibe is “surf shack sophisticate,” with a paper that matches: deliberation oysters, ceviche, tacos and the drawback of the day. Drinks? Icy beers by the bucket, mezcal cocktails and, of course, that ubiquitous rosé. 

Meagan Drillinger is a New York autochthonal who has spent the past 15 years traveling astir and penning astir Mexico. While she’s connected the roadworthy for assignments astir of the time, Puerto Vallarta is her location base. Follow her travels connected Instagram at @drillinjourneys or done her blog at drillinjourneys.com