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Grand Solmar at Rancho San Lucas, the vacation ownership
component of the community, has a lot to offer to existing and new
owners and guests who want to experience a totally different con-
temporary, lavish retreat. Once completed, it will have access to
the community’s host of amenities, including an 18-hole Greg Norman
golf course and clubhouse, a state-of-the-art tennis facility and sports
complex, five restaurants, a world-class spa, and a Mexican-style village
with shopping, dining, and entertainment. A 15-acre (6 hectares) lake
will have a family picnic area, kayaking and other water activities, and
miles of jogging and mountain bike trails.
Nearby is the famous Arch at Land’s End, with a resident sea
lion colony, where the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Cortez meet. A
multitude of experiences and adventures await, including off-road
vehicle trails, zip lining, fishing, diving, snorkeling, boating, sunset
cruises, dolphin- and whale-watching excursions, horseback riding,
world-class golf, even riding a camel in the desert, and much more.
Vacation Ownership Rollout
Phase one of Grand Solmar at Rancho San Lucas, one of two vacation
ownership components, was on schedule to open December 2017 with
14 studios and 38 one-bedrooms, along with two infinity-edge swim-
ming pools, a swim-up bar, a saltwater lagoon, a mini water park, and
a kids’ pool. A two-story fine-dining restaurant, a deli cafe, a gift shop
and mini market, a fitness center, a beauty salon, and a kids’ club also
opened at this time. Other resort amenities available to owners and
guests include an event lawn, spa cabanas, a laundromat, car rental,
and full concierge service.
The total number of units upon completion will include 119 studios
and 299 one-bedrooms, featuring Solmar’s signature range of deluxe
amenities, with full kitchens and marble counters, private terraces,
and separate spacious living areas.
In addition to Grand Solmar at Rancho San Lucas, the vacation
ownership offerings at the resort also feature Grand Solmar at Rancho
San Lucas Resort Golf & Spa, an upscale Preferred ResidencesSM
resort with 71 two-bedrooms, 17 of which were part of the phase-one
opening.
The luxury, private resort community of Rancho San Lucas also
encompasses full ownership, fully deeded real estate at Norman
Estates at Rancho San Lucas, with estate homes and condominiums,
and The Villas at Rancho San Lucas. These real estate subdivisions
offer ocean- and golf-view single-family homes, as well as beachfront
estate residences and condominiums.
Upgraded Lifestyle Changes
“We have found that our solid client base, which has invested in our
vacationownershipproducts for the last threedecades, has been upgrad-
ing their accommodations on a regular basis for many years,” explains
Ricardo Orozco, vice president of operations for Solmar Hotels & Resorts.
“Many of our clients continue to look for ways to spend more time
in Los Cabos,” Orozco continues. “As they mature, we see that they are
RESORT PROFILEGRAND SOLMAR AT
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Along the picturesque Pacific Coast of Mexico in iconic Baja California Sur, about
20 minutes from downtown Cabo San Lucas and 34 miles (55 kilometers) from Los
Cabos International Airport, sits the Solmar Group’s new 834-acre (337.5 hectares)
master-planned community, with two vacation ownership offerings in addition to
the residential component. Rancho San Lucas, with a stretch of unspoiled beach,
is both private and exclusive, and immersed in natural topography.
PRIVACY and EXCLUSIVITY
in Mexico’s Baja California BY KATHY HERNANDEZ
JANUARY – MARCH 2018 VACATION INDUSTRY REVIEW