Vista Del Lago is the only gated golf club community Lakeside and as such homes here stand out from the crowd. Lot sizes lakeside average approximately 500 m2. Today’s home is 5 times that average at 2,560 m2. Even in Vista Del Largo this is almost 2.5 times larger than the community average. The luxury of this much land INSIDE a gated golf community is extremely unusual and compelling. Close to the club house with its restaurant and bar you can be as social as your mood decides. OR you can be in your own hacienda compound on over a half an acre.

ONE LEVEL LAKEVIEW LIVING ON A GRAND SCALE

In a world of square box houses this property is unique.

·       Located in a prestige gated country club golf community it offers a quiet secure lifestyle.

·       You have one level lake view living.

·       The traditional hacienda home has been modernized with walls of glass and high ceilings.

·       The kitchen and bathrooms are contemporary dreams come true but this home still offer those desirable pillars, arches and artisan brick accents.

·       The pool is solar heated.

·       The gardens are lush and oversized ideal for privacy and larger pets.

·       Spaces are perfect for entertaining or quiet reflection. 

A DREAM KITCHEN

To the west of the grand salon is the kitchen.

·       This room has the same soaring gabled Bovada roof as the salon and has been completely remodeled.

·       It lives life on a grand scale with space for a casual dining table, a lakeview breakfast bar and an island.

·       The u-shaped design allows multiple cooks and south windows at the sink and breakfast bar showcase the garden and lakeview.

·       It has a door to the south for easy access to the Lanai and pool and windows and a door to the north to yet another terrace.

·       The service terrace leads to the motor court for easy offloading of groceries and gives access to what was once a staff bedroom and bath as well as a spacious laundry room.

·       One of my favorite features in the kitchen is the pass thru pantry. It has two entry doors on either side of the island allowing you to enter one side and come out the other.

·       The pantry’s floor to ceiling shelves and is a dream come true for the most ardent Costco shopper but also is ideal as a china and dish room and could house an amazing wine cellar.

·       This Kitchen, Pantry and Courtyard would inspire a Martha Stewart Living lifestyle.

AFFORDABLE TO LIVE THE DREAM

Many of our buyers coming from the United States and Canada are accustomed to homes like this coming with a substantial property tax bill and are therefore shocked to learn that the yearly property tax to own a home like this is only $550 USD – A YEAR!

GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB LIFESTYLE

Inside Vista Del Lago is the Country Club de Chapala.

·       Its restaurant seats 150 and another 80 seats in the golf view terrace.

·       The 9 hole course also has a driving range and putting green. Hole #3 is an elevated tee shot with a fabulous 180 degree view of Lake Chapala and the surrounding mountains.

·       There are convex greens that test your soft shot and sand traps that surround most of the greens.

·       Club membership enhances the Vista Del Lago experience but is not required. By itself this community offers a preferred secure yet social quiet country lifestyle.

·       Relaxed international living surrounded by tranquil natural beauty

GRAND SALON

The grand salon features a soaring gabled boveda roof and a wall of glass sliders to its south the leads out to the terrace lanai, the pool and south gardens.

·       A tropical bougainvillea hedge offers complete privacy and frames a panoramic lake view.

·       The salon is anchored to the east with a grand brick fireplace with a floating mantle and elevated hearth.

·       Two lit wall art niches flank the fireplace and house statuary.

·       Unlike older haciendas this home has a light and airy contemporary feeling that celebrates indoor and outdoor living.

·       The dining portion of the Salon comfortably sits 8 but this space could support an even larger table if desired

·       The cantilevered wall shelf reflects the hacienda esthetic it offers practical serving space.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HIDES BEHIND A WALL

The street façade is modestly unassuming.

·       A single street door with 2 car entrances on a quiet cul de sac.

·       The 2 vehicle gates allow a driving loop for easy entry and exit

·       There is covered guest parking for 4 vehicles in the motor court as well as a single prestige carport with entry to the home.

·       Directly across from the street door is a brick arch and the homes main entrance, taking you into a hacienda style courtyard.

·       I love the near life sized statue to St Francis, the central lawn, planting beds and trees.

·       A covered u shaped traditional Portales accesses guest bedrooms in the east and west wings and double glass French doors to the south lead to the home’s grand salon.

HACIENDA MASTER SUITE

To the east of the Grand Salon is the Master Bedroom suite.

·       This impressive room has its own glass slider that leads to an open-air south-east terrace perfect for your morning coffee.

·       This terrace curves and joins the more public South Lanai and while it also has a lakeview I love its view of the east gardens – their mature large tree growth and succulent plants.

·       A few steps lead down to the private hot tub spa terrace.

·       In the bedroom an arch way leads thru dual walk in closets to the east and west and into the remodeled master bath.

·       A symphony of blue and white it features a spacious shower and a freestanding bath tub with views and access to the east garden.  

ROOM FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Back in the hacienda courtyard the covered Portales zones guest rooms into the east and west wings.

·       The east wing has a large bedroom that could rival the master suite with east facing windows look onto the garden.

·       It has a wall of closets and a spacious blue and white ensuite bath.

·       The west wing originally held 2 more guest bedrooms but the current owner uses one as a home office den.

·       The wall of floor to ceiling bookcases are ideal for a treasured library, art or collectables.

·       The desk looks onto the tranquil garden courtyard and it retains its original ensuite bath.

·       A hallway of linen closets leads north past another full bath to the final guest room. If you had guests not yet retired this would be the perfect wing for them to sleep and work remotely.

·       The hacienda floorplan gives access to each bedroom from the Portales offering wonderful flexibility.

THIS LISTING OFFERS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR A BUYER SEARCHING A GATED HACIENDA STYLE HOME WITH A LAKEVIEW ON A LARGE ESTATE SIZED LOT THAT HAS BEEN TASTEFULLY REMODELED

SHOWINGS ARE BY APPOINTMENT WITH THE LISTING AGENT