Resort living: Luxury at the Lake

Strengthening its reputation as a leading golf destination, Lake Las Vegas Resort has expanded its championship golf course offerings from two to three with the Nov. 1 debut of The Falls Golf Club. The course is Southern Nevada's first designed by the PGA's Tom Weiskopf, and joins the Jack Nicklaus-designed Reflection Bay and SouthShore Golf Clubs.

Complementing the new 7,250-yard, par-72 course is an 18,000-square-foot, Tuscan-themed clubhouse. Reminiscent of an old winery, the clubhouse is adorned with a 60-foot bell tower and is home to The 19th Hole Restaurant and Grill.

"We've been extremely fortunate in developing our golf offerings at Lake Las Vegas," said R.F. Boeddeker, chairman and president of Lake Las Vegas Resort. "Working with Tom (Weiskopf) on the development of The Falls has been a wonderful experience, and the unique attributes of this course are perfect complements to Reflection Bay, SouthShore, and our next course, Tom Fazio's Rainbow Canyon. Lake Las Vegas Resort truly offers a golf experience unlike any other."

Lake Las Vegas Resort is a 2,600-acre golf and resort destination in Henderson. Its central amenity is a 320-acre lake, bringing together golf, hotels and luxury homes. Buyers can choose from custom-home sites, waterfront homes, villas and townhomes.

At 550 acres, the gated SouthShore residential development features a Mediterranean theme. Custom lots are available, overlooking the lake, mountains and golf courses. These lots are priced from the $300,000s to more than $2 million.

Residential options include Italian-style waterfront villas, luxury homes with views of the lake and desert landscape, and villas overlooking the private SouthShore golf course.

MiraMonte, a waterfront development, is comprised of 23 villas priced from $1.5 million. The homes are available in three single-story designs offering three bedrooms, four baths plus a private dock.

Also featured at SouthShore is MiraBella condominiums. Home highlights include courtyards, fountains, casitas, patios and three-car garages. Optional two-car/golf-cart garages are also available. The floor plans offer four or five bedrooms and 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 baths, and are priced from $1.5 million.

Twenty SouthShore Golf Villas are available, and include a master bedroom, a full bath and membership to the private SouthShore Yacht & Beach Club, which features a sand beach, picnic and lawn area, an outdoor pool and spa, fitness room, and tennis and basketball facilities. Overlooking the golf course, the villas are priced from $341,000 to $445,000.

Four residential options are available on the northern shore, offering homes priced from $400,000 to more than $1 million. Each neighborhood is adjacent to the Reflection Bay golf course.

Ravello is comprised of 24 European-style resort villas. Available in three designs, they offer as many as three bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths. Prices start at $501,000.

Sorrento, a 52-home development of single- and two-story homes, offers three floor plans, ranging from two bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths to four bedrooms and 4 1/2 baths. Homes are priced from $713,000 to $1 million.

At Tramonto, villa homes feature two to four bedrooms and are priced from $500,000s.

A Hyatt Regency hotel is open, and a Ritz-Carlton hotel is under construction and scheduled to open early next year. It is located in MonteLago Village, which is planned to include a casino, boutiques, waterfront dining, office space and condominiums. It, too, will open early next year.

The lake offers the opportunity to swim, sail, kayak, canoe, wind surf, or sport fish for rainbow trout, catfish and large-mouth bass. A full-service marina features a boat launch, convenience store, sailboats, electric boat and watercraft rentals, boat maintenance, and new boat sales.

To visit, take Interstate 515 to Lake Mead Drive and head east to Lake Las Vegas Parkway. Or, take Interstate 215 to Lake Las Vegas Parkway.

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