Skip the Resort: A Private Cap Cana Estate With Chef and Staff, From $2,500 a Night

A staffed 15,000-sq-ft Cap Cana villa - private chef, butler, and golf carts included - from $2,500 a night for up to 16 guests, booked directly at espadavilla.com.

CAP CANA, Dominican Republic - For a large group, the math on a Caribbean luxury trip usually runs the wrong way: more people means more hotel rooms, more restaurant checks, and more markup on every line. Villa Espada, a private estate on Fairway 5 of Punta Espada Golf Course in Cap Cana, is built to invert that - one staffed residence, booked directly at espadavilla.com, that spreads a fixed nightly rate across the whole group instead of charging per room.

The estate spans more than 15,000 square feet and rents as a 6- or 8-bedroom configuration at the guest's choice - the six-bedroom tier sleeps up to 16 guests and the full eight-bedroom estate up to 22 - with nine full and two half bathrooms. Rather than a suite with room service, guests get a fully staffed home: a private chef at no additional fee, a butler and villa manager, two maids, private transportation, and two complimentary six-person golf carts, all included with the stay.

The clearest difference is in the food. At Villa Espada, food and beverage is billed at cost plus a 15% service charge, with no restaurant markup - the group pays what the ingredients cost plus the service, not resort menu pricing. For a large party eating three chef-prepared meals a day, that structure keeps in-villa dining far below what the same group would spend across a resort's restaurants.

The cost-per-person picture follows from there. Villa Espada's nightly rate starts at $2,500 for the six-bedroom configuration in the low season - and that rate already includes the chef, butler, daily maids, airport transfers, and two golf carts. Spread across up to 16 guests, that works out to about $156 per person, per night for a fully staffed private estate. By comparison, luxury Cap Cana hotel rooms such as Eden Roc or the St. Regis generally run from about $600 a night for a single room on a room-only basis, before anyone has eaten. Even at the peak eight-bedroom rate of about $4,500, a group of 16 lands near $280 per person - and about $230 at the full 22 - still with all staff, transfers, and carts included. Booking direct also removes third-party commissions and listing markups entirely.

The residence is not a stripped-down rental. It includes a private in-house spa with two massage beds and a two-person infrared sauna, two swimming pools - a ground-level pool and a rooftop terrace infinity pool - a 16-person hot tub, large smart TVs in every bedroom and living space, and complimentary access to the Eden Roc Beach Club (not available Christmas, New Year, and Easter; other dates subject to availability). It sits three minutes by golf cart from Punta Espada, the Jack Nicklaus Signature course GolfWeek named No. 1 in the Caribbean and Mexico for eight consecutive years, where villa guests play at a discounted member-guest rate.

"When you add it up - the chef, the staff, the space, the golf - a group is paying less per person for more than a hotel gives them," said Rob Bender, owner of Villa Espada. "You're renting a home with a team, not a block of rooms with a front desk."

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. Reservations are handled directly, without third-party commissions, 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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