The ribbon got cut twice in December. Ánima Village opened its gates on December 4, with more than 1,500 people showing up on a rainy first night. Eleven days later, Park Hyatt Cabo del Sol opened down the road, the first Park Hyatt in Mexico, with its own run of press releases and design credits. If you own at Puerta del Sol, both of those openings happened close enough to walk to. Nine months later, the question worth asking isn't whether they opened. It's what "open" actually means when you're the one living next door instead of reading about it from a hotel newsroom feed.
The honest answer, based on what's been confirmed in reporting through this year, is that both projects are still assembling themselves in real time. That gap between the press-release version of Cabo del Sol and the version you can actually walk into tonight is the story that matters if you're already here.
What Opened in December, and What Didn't
Ánima Village's first phase launched with a real, walkable mix of fashion and lifestyle brands. Golden Goose, Guess, Hugo Boss, Sandro, Nike, Ferragamo, Coach, Farm Rio, Alo Yoga, and AllSaints were open on day one. Starbucks and Mastro's were named in the same phase-one dining lineup, though their exact opening dates weren't independently confirmed in the coverage. That's still a legitimate stroll-and-shop evening, and it's the part of the village that's been operating without much drama since last December.
The second phase is a different story. The luxury flagships that got the most press coverage in the months before opening, including Louis Vuitton, Prada, Cartier, Rolex, Dior, Tiffany & Co., and Bvlgari, were described across multiple outlets as targeted for sometime in 2026, with no source confirming an actual opening date since. A visitor account posted this year described the village as still only about 70 percent built out, with several storefronts marked "coming soon," including La Lupita, a name that had been touted as a launch-week tenant back in November.
| Ánima Village | Status |
|---|---|
| Golden Goose, Guess, Hugo Boss, Nike, Alo Yoga | Confirmed open since December 2025 |
| Starbucks, Mastro's | Named in phase-one dining lineup, opening date not independently confirmed |
| La Lupita | Announced for phase one, described as still pending in a 2026 visitor account |
| Louis Vuitton, Prada, Cartier, Rolex, Dior, Tiffany & Co., Bvlgari | Targeted for 2026, no confirmed opening date found |
None of this means the village is failing. It means the calendar you saw in the press last fall was aspirational, and the version of Ánima Village you can actually experience on a September evening is narrower than the marketing suggested. If you're planning your week around what's a five-minute golf cart ride from your gate, that distinction is the useful one.
Three Venues In, Two Big Pieces Still Missing
Park Hyatt Cabo del Sol tells a similar story on the dining side. The resort opened in December with three venues running: Mesa Madre, a Mexican restaurant built around home-style cooking; Costamar Beach Club, a coastal, toes-in-the-sand spot for lunch and cocktails; and Dátil Coffee Shop, sourcing beans from Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Veracruz. All three have been operating since the resort's opening week and are the ones you'd actually book for a Tuesday dinner or a Saturday coffee run.
Silán, the signature restaurant built around Levantine cuisine with North African and Middle Eastern influences, was announced for a spring 2026 debut in the official opening materials. The resort's fitness and wellness center, at 59,000 square feet one of the largest in the region, includes Araya Spa, which was targeted for a first-quarter 2026 opening. Spring and Q1 have both come and gone as of this writing, and nothing in the reporting since December confirms either has opened on schedule. That's not a knock on the resort. Delays of this kind are common in Los Cabos hospitality builds, and Park Hyatt Cabo del Sol itself was originally announced back in 2017 with a planned 2020 opening that slipped repeatedly before finally landing last December. It's simply the reality a resident should plan around rather than assume away.
Why the Rollout Matters More Than the Ribbon Cutting
Cabo del Sol has been building toward this moment for a long time, and the pieces are landing in a sequence rather than all at once. Four Seasons Resort and Residences opened in May 2024. Hacienda del Mar announced its move to an all-inclusive model the following year. Soho House is opening its first phase this year, with 15 bedrooms, 12 casas, and three casonas, with a second phase of private residences still to come. In September 2025, Oakmont Corporation sold a 51 percent controlling interest in Cabo del Sol to RLH Properties, the Mexico City asset manager that also owns the Cove Club golf course and the Cabo del Sol course itself. That kind of ownership transition often explains why some phases move faster than others.
For Puerta del Sol owners specifically, there's a golf detail worth knowing that gets lost in the shopping and dining headlines. Puerta del Sol's own marketing points to membership opportunities on the Tom Weiskopf-designed Desert Course, not the Jack Nicklaus Ocean Course, which now runs exclusively through Cove Club membership. If golf access was part of why you bought here, it's worth confirming which course your specific membership path actually reaches, since the two aren't interchangeable.
None of this is a criticism of the pace. A master-planned community assembling five major amenities inside two years is not unusual for this stretch of the Corridor. The point is that the finished version of Cabo del Sol you saw in last December's press coverage isn't the version standing next to your building right now, and the difference is bigger than a quarter or two of construction delay would suggest from the outside.
What This Looks Like From Your Gate This Season
Practically, that means a few things if you're planning a normal week rather than a special trip. Costamar Beach Club and Mesa Madre are solid, bookable dinner options a short ride away, and Dátil is worth the walk for coffee. Ánima Village is genuinely worth an evening for the athleisure and mid-range fashion tenants that are open now, but if you're hoping to browse Cartier or Louis Vuitton in person, that's still not a sure bet on any given night. If Silán or the Araya Spa were part of what drew you to Park Hyatt as a neighbor, it's worth checking current status before building an evening around either, rather than assuming the spring 2026 target held.
The larger point for anyone who already lives here is that Puerta del Sol's location inside Cabo del Sol is genuinely becoming what it was pitched as. It's just doing so on a longer and more uneven timeline than the opening-week photos suggested, and knowing that changes how you plan a Tuesday night versus how you'd plan a first visit.
If you're weighing what your Cabo del Sol address is worth as these pieces continue to land, or you want a clearer read on which golf and club access actually comes with a specific unit, Own In Cabo has spent years tracking this stretch of the Corridor property by property. You can see current listings on the Cabo del Sol golf homes page, or reach out directly. Call the broker. Start your search.
