Robert De Niro’s Hotel Empire…and Opportunity in Argentina

In this week’s Your Overseas Dream Home Digest…

  • How Robert De Niro Built a Global Hotel Empire
  • VIDEO: Why I Bought in the “Cabo of the Caribbean”
  • IN PHOTOS: My Top Destination to Own in the Americas in 2025
  • Your Questions Answered: Is This a New Era of Opportunity in Argentina?

Nobu Matsuhisa is among the world’s most acclaimed chefs. Foodie website Eater.com called him “the culinary world’s Madonna.”

The man behind the famously high-end sushi chain Nobu first shot to fame in the 1980s when he opened a Japanese fusion restaurant in Los Angeles. Today there are three dozen Nobu restaurants around the world.

Interestingly, though, this Nobu empire only came about because of legendary actor Robert De Niro.

De Niro was a big fan of the chef and spent years trying to persuade him to develop his concept into a chain. Today, De Niro along with film producer Meir Teper are Nobu’s business partners.

Together, this trio built the global Nobu brand. And they didn’t stop with restaurants. They also expanded into luxury hotels, opening their first in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas in 2013.

Today there are Nobu hotels in Barcelona, Miami Beach, Malibu, London, Los Cabos, Marbella, New Orleans…and later this year a 200-room Nobu hotel will open in Cap Cana, on the Caribbean shores of the Dominican Republic.

That’s the same master-planned community where I’ve just brought a home…and where I’m about to open a new off-market deal to members of my Real Estate Trend Alert (RETA) group.


Juanillo beach in Cap Cana is so perfect, it almost looks computer-generated. But it’s very real. And I’ve bought a condo a short stroll from it. Learn how you can own here too, at an exclusive off-market pricing.

The Nobu brand is synonymous with wealth, fame, and luxury. So it’s no surprise that they’ve chosen Cap Cana as a location. They’re in good company. The likes of the St. Regis, Hyatt, and Marriott have all opened, or are planning to open, high-end resorts there.

It speaks to the incredible allure of Cap Cana…

Set along three miles of glistening white-sand beach and miles more of stunning Caribbean coastline, Cap Cana is vast master-planned community where everything screams luxury.

This isn’t just another luxury resort…the vision is much broader.

The founders want to create a self-sufficient destination with a wide array of residential and commercial spaces, catering to every need of its residents and visitors. A city-state for the affluent. And that vision is already becoming reality…

  • The second of three golf courses is nearly ready, the first nine holes will be playable soon. The first of the three golf courses, the Jack Nicklaus-designed Punta Espada, is consistently ranked the best in the Caribbean and has hosted three PGA events.
  • The largest water park in the Caribbean opened last March. Called El Dorado, it includes an amphitheater for live music and shows that was inaugurated by Elton John. (Tickets were from $830 to $2,180.)
  • Cap Cana marina is among the most prestigious in the Caribbean, capable of accommodating super-yachts up to 150 feet. It also serves as a gateway to some of the best fishing grounds and diving spots in the world.


The waters around Cap Cana’s stunning luxurious marina are renowned for their world-class sports fishing, attracting anglers from around the globe in pursuit of marlin, sailfish, and other prized catches.

At the heart of all this is where members of my RETA group are about to get the chance to own luxurious two-bed condos minutes’ walk from the beach at incredible, off-market pricing.

Last September I bought alongside RETA members in our first-ever deal in Cap Cana. On Wednesday, members will have another opportunity to own here.

I expect gains of $275,000 five years after delivery with this deal.

This deal is a no brainer, particularly as so much investment is pouring in and the plans for Cap Cana are so spectacular.

Yesterday, I shared a special preview of my full deal briefing report. You can access it here.

This deal opens this Wednesday, February 5 at 1 p.m. ET.

Just be aware, there are very few condos available at the RETA member-only pricing, so you’ll need to be ready to act fast.


 With the new RETA-only deal in Cap Cana, members can own luxury condos with large terraces and expansive views looking over the garden-level pool and the immaculate fairway. (Renders shouldn’t be considered final but give us a great idea of what to expect.) Learn more in the deal briefing here.

VIDEO: Why I Bought in the “Cabo of the Caribbean”

As I say, Cap Cana is undergoing a mind-blowing transformation.

Indeed, when I first scouted it a few years ago, I was immediately struck by the similarities with another destination on my beat—Los Cabos.

When I first arrived in Cabo more than a decade ago, I found a place with a glistening marina, stunning beaches, gourmet restaurants, and world-class golf courses. But I also saw a place that was changing…that was seeing new investment and beginning to appeal to new markets.

Now, I’m seeing the same trends play out in Cap Cana.

In this video that I recorded from my home in Cabo, I explain the parallels between the Cap Cana of today and Cabo 10 years ago…and why this points to an incredible opportunity. Click to view…


The vast master-planned community of Cap Cana has many of the same attributes as Los Cabos and it’s following a very similar growth trajectory. This is an incredible opportunity, as I share in this video.

IN PHOTOS: My No. 1 Destination to Own in the Americas in 2025

Given the transformation moving through Cap Cana, and its emergence as the “Cabo of the Caribbean,” it likely comes as little surprise that I’ve named it as my No. 1 destination in the Americas to own an overseas dream home for 2025.

To read more about why I rated Cap Cana as my No. 2 location in the world and top destination in the Americas to invest in real estate this year, check out this report.

You can also take a tour through Cap Cana in this photo essay.

And below you can check out an overview video of Cap Cana prepared by my team. This place is special. I can’t wait to own here…


Cap Cana is more than twice the size of Manhattan, a veritable city state of Caribbean luxury.

Your Questions Answered

Have a comment for me or my team? A question about the Cap Cana deal? A destination you’d like us to scout? Share it here. I’d love to hear from you. Here’s a question I got from a reader recently…

Uditha F. asks: Dear Ronan, thank you for the great content in your messages. I’m wondering about Argentina as a desirable destination. Now that President Milei has started his turnaround of this wonderful country, have you or your team done any scouting in Buenos Aires or any part of the country? I do understand that there is a long, long way for Argentina to go before it becomes the next hotspot destination.

Ronan says: Thanks for reading Uditha, I’m glad you’re finding the information I’m sending helpful.

You’re right to say that Argentina is a desirable location. It boasts incredibly diverse climates and geography, ranging from subtropical jungle in the north down to arctic conditions in the south. You have miles of coastline, the towering Andes, desert regions, and some of the most fertile farmlands in the world. And with a population of almost 45 million, it is home to modern cities, quaint villages, and everything in between.


Argentina’s landscapes are varied and stunning…and it’s a country with incredible natural resources, yet it’s been in crisis for years. Is that about to change?

Given its extraordinary natural resources, excellent demographics, and enormous swathes of productive land, Argentina should be one of the richest nations on earth.

But through incompetence and corruption, it became trapped in perpetual economic chaos, with regular sovereign debt defaults, currency crises, and bouts of hyperinflation.

Enter Javier Milei.

Elected president in 2023, Milei is the most disruptive force in Argentinian politics for generations. A self-described anarcho-capitalist, he’s introduced wide-ranging reforms to shake Argentina out of this cycle of constant economic crisis, and the early results have been hugely impressive.

Which raises a question: Is this a buying moment in Argentina?

Like you, I’ve been fascinated by this question. So, to learn more, I reached out to a contact.

Joel Bowman is a writer and long-time resident of Buenos Aires. Joel and I go way back. We first met around two decades ago when he was the managing editor over at The Daily Reckoning with Bill Bonner. More recently he was Bill’s man on the ground down in Argentina, covering markets and politics from the “end of the world.” (Bill is a longtime friend and the founding publisher of International Living.)

Today, Joel writes Notes From the End of the World on Substack, offering three mailings weekly from the frontlines in Buenos Aires plus his random wanderings around various other Ends of the World. (It’s an exceptional read and I highly recommend you check it out. You can sign up here.)

I recently recorded a call with Joel for members of my RETA group where we chatted about Milei’s reforms and whether crisis is turning to opportunity in Argentina. Click to view…


I discuss events on the ground in Argentina with writer and long-time resident, Joel Bowman. Click to view…

In our video call, Joel and I chatted about…

  • The reforms that Milei has introduced as part of his “chainsaw economics,” like slashing the number of ministries, and the real-world consequences of these changes on everyday life in Argentina.
  • Milei’s long-term vision for Argentina…and the obstacles that could stand in his way.
  • How Milei’s changes to the rental laws have already led to inventory flooding back onto the market.
  • Opportunities for real estate investors in areas like providing housing for oil workers as Milei’s reforms take hold and new foreign direct investment moves into energy and other sectors.

Details on these topics and much more in our full conversation here.


Ronan

Ronan McMahon, Founder, Overseas Dream Home & Real Estate Trend Alert

P.S. If you have a question about buying real estate overseas or have suggestions for destinations my team and I should put on our scouting list for 2025, you can drop me a line here.

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