Sandestin, Florida

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is a 2400acre destination resort in Miramar Beach, Florida, United States, on Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast. The resort is located between the Gulf of Mexico and the Choctawhatchee Bay, in Walton County. The resort of Sandestin is often called a "gated city", lodging and residences are spread through 30 neighborhoods with 1,600 condominiums, houses, villas, town homes, and hotel accommodations. The resort has more than seven miles (11 km) of beaches and bay front, four golf courses, 15 tennis courts, 19 swimming pools, a 113-slip marina, children's programs, a fitness center and spa, 65000sqft of meeting space and a pedestrian village made up of shops, casual and fine dining restaurants, and nightlife venues.HistoryThe private and gated resort was built on undeveloped land but was designed to look like it had grown out of a historic fishing villageAccommodationsSandestin's 1,600 accommodations and vacation rentals are grouped into four resort areas: Beachside, Village, Bayside, and Lakeside, each with its own style and price range.The Village of Baytowne WharfThe Village of Baytowne Wharf, inside of Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, is the resort's central dining and retail venue, with shops and boutiques, restaurants and eateries, and nightlife. It also includes activities such as a zip line, carousel, ropes course, bungie jump.Meetings and eventsSandestin Golf and Beach Resort has 2 conference centers - Linkside Conference Center and Baytowne Conference Center. For meetings, corporate retreats, weddings and special events - offering 65,000sqft of function and space on the gulf and bay.GolfSandestin has four championship private golf courses.The Raven Golf Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., opened for play in March 2000, and annually hosts a PGA Champions Tour Stop. This course meanders through the wetlands of the Sandestin Resort, and is noted for water features, bunkering and fairways lined with tall pines. The large undulating Tifeagle greens are fast in speed. Raven plays from 5060yd to 6931yd and offers four sets of tees.