There is no wait to enjoy the stunning water views or the amenities at the High Rises at Bonita Bay. Located between Naples and Fort Myers in Bonita Springs, the community’s five golf courses, two clubhouses, tennis and swim center, fitness center, and private beach club and marina are all complete and ready for play.

Ready, too, are the luxury condominiums of Esperia South, the fifth and newest high-rise at Bonita Bay. The first four buildings, out of an eventual total of eight, sold out. Esperia South is a magnificent building that rises 27 floors above the coastline. It’s upper floors offer views of the Gulf on the east side and Bonita Bay’s parks and golf courses on the west side. The building has its own resort-style amenity complex including a lagoon-style pool, outdoor bar, clubroom, 11-seat mini-theater, billiard room and health club.

A number of model residences are now available in Esperia South starting at $800,000 with developer incentives and membership programs being offered. Also under construction in the community is the Tavira high-rise, where the luxury residences begin at $1.6 million and some penthouses run over 5,000 square feet.

Residents here rave about the convenience (not to mention the views) of high-rise living. With Fort Myers’ airport just 14 miles away, it’s possible to land, grab your clubs and be on the golf course in an hour. The easy lifestyle in the 2,400-acre community is augmented by miles of biking and walking paths, the private beach club on the Gulf and the full-service Marina with direct access to the ocean. Over half of Bonita Bay’s acreage consists of parks, open spaces, nature preserves and lakes.

Three Arthur Hills courses inside the community and two Tom Fazio courses nearby, along with three full practice facilities and two clubhouses, add up to one sensational experience for golfers.

GULF SHORES GOLF ASSOCIATION
» Gulf Shores, Alabama
ALGolfCoast.com, 888-815-1902

The 32 miles of white-sand beaches between Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida that make up Alabama’s Gulf Coast have drawn families to its shores for generations.  Now, a new kind of family—the fraternity of golfing buddies—has discovered that the cooperative weather, mix of golf courses and affordable stay-and-play packages are as strong a draw as the shoreline.

What was once considered a hidden jewel and an emerging golf destination, Alabama’s Gulf Coast has cemented its place in recent years as a destination that has arrived. The deserved reputation has come in no small measure through the efforts of the Gulf Shores Golf Association. They customize golf trips for groups of all sizes, from buddy trips to couple getaways. By combining tee times with accommodations (beach houses to hotels), Gulf Shores Golf has added “great value” into the equation.

Fall is one of the best times to golf the Gulf. You won’t get quantity here, but you will get nine quality courses with enough variety and challenge to satisfy over even the longest of golf holidays. All the courses are within driving distance and include designs by Arnold Palmer, Jerry Pate and Bruce Devlin. The undeniable jewel of the bunch is the nationally known and Alabama’s No.1-rated course, Kiva Dunes.