Eight Ocean Holes, Zero Reservations: Inside the Private Villa Built for a Cap Cana Golf Trip

Three minutes by cart from the first tee at Punta Espada - GolfWeek's No. 1 course in the Caribbean and Mexico for eight consecutive years - Villa Espada books the golf, cooks the meals, and drives the carts, so a foursome and their families never wait on a reservation.

CAP CANA, Dominican Republic - Golf trips usually mean a hotel block, a shuttle, and a tee sheet someone else controls. Villa Espada offers golf groups a different setup: a private 15,000-square-foot estate sitting directly on Fairway 5 of Punta Espada Golf Course, three minutes by golf cart from the first tee, bookable directly at espadavilla.com.

Punta Espada is the reason serious golfers come to Cap Cana. The Jack Nicklaus Signature layout was named the number-one course in the Caribbean and Mexico by GolfWeek for eight consecutive years, and it sits at No. 57 on Golf Digest's World's 100 Greatest for 2026-27. The par-72, 7,396-yard course plays along eight ocean holes on the Caribbean Sea, with a signature par-3 played across the water. Villa Espada guests book their tee times through the villa and receive a discounted member-guest rate at Punta Espada - a reduced green fee that saves roughly $200 per golfer, per round against published guest pricing, and applies at Punta Espada only.

The golf doesn't stop at one course. Cap Cana is building a second Jack Nicklaus Signature course, Las Iguanas, which has nine holes open now, including oceanside holes on the back nine and whose remaining holes are not open yet; villa guests arrange access to the currently open holes at regular rates. That gives a group two Nicklaus courses inside the same gated community, with the villa as home base between rounds.

For the group itself, Villa Espada is built to absorb a foursome and the families who come along. The estate is offered as a 6- or 8-bedroom rental at the guest's choice - the six-bedroom configuration sleeps up to 16 and the full eight-bedroom estate up to 22 - with nine full and two half bathrooms. Every stay includes two complimentary six-person golf carts, a private chef at no additional fee, a butler and villa manager, two maids, and private transportation. Food and beverage is billed at cost plus a 15% service charge, with no restaurant markup, so a group dinner after the round stays well below resort dining. Two swimming pools, a 16-person hot tub, and a private in-house spa with two massage beds and a two-person infrared sauna handle the recovery hours.

"A golf group wants to be close to the tee, control its own schedule, and eat well without a reservation," said Rob Bender, owner of Villa Espada. "You roll off the course, park the cart at the villa, and the chef has dinner going. That's the trip."

Villa Espada sits inside the gated Cap Cana community, about 15 to 20 minutes from the Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) gate - roughly 25 to 35 minutes door-to-door. See rates and availability. Reservations and tee-time coordination are handled directly at espadavilla.com.

About Villa Espada

Villa Espada is a privately owned luxury villa in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, located on Fairway 5 of Punta Espada Golf Course. The 15,000-plus-square-foot estate accommodates up to 22 guests in a 6- or 8-bedroom configuration and includes a private chef, butler, housekeeping, transportation, golf carts, a private spa, two pools, and complimentary beach club access. The villa is bookable directly, without third-party commissions, at espadavilla.com.

Media Contact

Rob Bender, Villa Espada
Email: rob@espadavilla.com
Web: https://www.espadavilla.com
Phone / WhatsApp: +1 (734) 755-6357

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