Frequently Asked Questions

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort® is a 2,400-acre premier destination resort located in Northwest Florida. Sandestin® invites guests to enter its world of 30 charming village neighborhoods featuring condominiums, villas, townhomes and a wide variety of hotel accommodations. The resort boasts more than seven miles of sugar-white sand beach and bayfront property, four championship golf courses, 15 world-class tennis courts, 19 swimming pools, a 123-slip marina, water sports, children's programs, a fitness center and spa, 65,000 square feet of meeting space and a pedestrian village featuring a host of boutique shops, casual and fine dining restaurants, nightclubs and bars that come alive with strolling musicians, street performers, dancing fountains and lively festivals and events. In this complete vacation world, guests can create their own, one-of-a-kind memorable experience.

​Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort® is located in Miramar Beach, Florida on northwest Florida's Gulf Coast, between Pensacola and Panama City, eight miles east of Destin. A member of Visit South Walton – Sandestin is the only resort situated on both the Intercoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico and is accessible via three airports – Fort Walton Beach, Panama City and Pensacola. The 2,400-acre Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort®, founded in 1973, is the premier family resort destination in Northwest Florida

​Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort® offers the most desirable year-round sand, surf and golf vacation experience in the Southeast for families and groups. It is the region's only resort to offer both beach and bay access. Sandestin® offers incomparable golf, including the Raven Golf Club, expanded tennis and a broad range of recreational activities. Accommodations can be found in a wide variety of rental units, ranging from condominiums and villas to large single-family homes. Sandestin has embarked on the most unique development program in Northwest Florida. The resort's 28-acre Village of Baytowne Wharf offers guests shopping, dining and entertainment options with its 30 unique retail offerings, restaurants, eateries and bars. The resort also features the 168-unit Grand Sandestin and the Baytowne Conference Center, which features the Magnolia Ballroom, the largest ballroom in Northwest Florida on the Gulf Coast, and 65,000 sq feet of state-of-the-art meeting space, including two ballrooms that each measure 13,000 sq ft.

​To help guests stretch their vacation dollar, the resort provides all guests with a variety of complimentary amenities including complimentary resort shuttle, use of the fitness center, bicycles, one hour of kayaks and tennis court rental each day plus access to children's activities.

Throughout its 30 distinct neighborhoods, Sandestin® offers more than 1,200 rental accommodations including single family homes, one- to four-bedroom villas, condominiums, and the Grand Sandestin complex. The upscale community Osprey Pointe and the 250-room luxurious Hotel Effie are the latest additions to our accommodations selection. In fact, there are more than 30 different accommodations choices available at Sandestin to suit every budget.

​Sandestin offers guests 72 holes of award-winning golf on four championship courses, including the Raven Golf Club, Burnt Pine Golf Club, The Links Golf Club and Baytowne Golf Club. All four of Sandestin's courses were designed by world-renowned course architects. In fact, Sandestin is the only resort with courses designed by both Jones brothers – Rees Jones (Burnt Pine) and Robert Trent Jones Jr. (Raven). Both The Links Golf Club and Baytowne Golf Club were designed by Tom Jackson. Sandestin also provides guests of all ages and skill levels with instruction, courtesy of the Sandestin Golf Academy.

In addition to golf, Sandestin® offers world-class tennis on 15 courts. Sandestin offers 15 world-class courts in hard and Hydrogrid clay. Tennis instruction for adults and children is also available. Sandestin® also maintains 7.5 miles of top-rated sugar-white sand beach and bayfront property and the 223-slip, full-service Baytowne Marina. The property also features a fitness center, salon and day spa, 19 swimming pools, an 18-hole putting course (The Dunes) and a nature park (Jolee Island).

Recreational activities at Sandestin® include beach volleyball, boogie boards, hiking, bicycling, kayaking, catch-release lake fishing, wave runner rentals, pontoon boat rentals, sailing instruction, sailboat rentals, sailing charters, sunset cruises, Solaris dinner cruises, professional golf, tennis and sailing lessons.

Sandestin® offers guests a choice of more than 20 restaurants right on the resort grounds. The resort's Village of Baytowne Wharf features a number of dining options including Slick Lips Seafood and Oyster House, Another Broken Egg Café, Cosmo's Robo Diner, Cannery Lane Cantina and Poppy's Seafood Factory. Hammerhead's Bar & Grille, Rum Runners and John Wehner's Village Door provide guests with a choice of nightlife venues.

At our beautiful new Hotel Effie Sandestin, you’ll find four restaurants including upscale dining at Ovide, appetizers and drinks at TLB (The Lobby Bar), hand-crafted cocktails and small bites at Ara Rooftop Pool & Lounge, and its very own coffee market, Sweebay Coffee.

In addition to the dining choices at the Village, Sandestin® also offers guests a Gulf-front experience—The Beach House overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Located at the scenic Baytowne Marina overlooking the Choctawhatchee Bay, Marina Bar & Grill is a treasure for all ages. Three Tiki Bars are also available seasonally. Located adjacent to Sandestin's Baytowne Marina, The Village of Baytowne Wharf is a 28-acre pedestrian-only coastal village located along Choctawatchee Bay.

Life in Sandestin® is a special community with its own pace, where golf carts and bikes are the preferred method of transportation in a one-of-a-kind experience created for guests. Select units come with golf carts, but guests are welcome to drive their own cars throughout the resort. Sandestin® also provides guests with a fleet of complimentary trams that run from the beach to the bay. Simply present your resort card for access to the tram and download our free Sandestin® app for a map of all tram stops.

From designer jewelry to collectible art to products to pamper your pet, guests will find a wealth of retail offerings at Sandestin®. Shoppers can choose from the boutiques at The Market Shops, the specialty retailers at The Village of Baytowne Wharf, Silver Sands Premium Outlets or Grand Boulevard. The Village of Baytowne Wharf features specialty boutiques and retail shops such as Island Clothiers, Coconut Kids and Toys & Treasures, among others. You will also discover Barefoot Princess, the only signature Lilly Pulitzer Store in the area. In addition, guests can shop at two golf shops, a gift shop and the Tennis Shop. Located off-property approximately one mile from Sandestin® is the Silver Sands Premium Outlets.

​Sandestin® offers a variety of instruction programs for children including a Junior Golf Program, Sailing and Tennis instruction programs. Kids will also enjoy the Jolee Island Nature Park and Capt. Joe Lee's Tree House and Nature Walk. Club KZ is Sandestin's adult-supervised children's activity program that includes daily events for kids ages four through 12 years of age throughout the season.

Sandestin® is able to offer groups of up to 1,600 more than 65,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. This includes the Magnolia Ballroom—the largest ballroom in Northwest Florida—located within the new 60,000 square-foot Baytowne Conference Center. The resort's award-winning meeting facilities also include the 12,600 square-foot Linkside Center Exhibit Hall; 24 breakout rooms plus two ballrooms and four boardrooms; 3,000 square feet of flexible meeting space on the Gulf; a Grand Lawn (at the Baytowne Conference Center) for outdoor functions; two business centers; and an oversized pool deck ideal for casual outdoor receptions.

In addition, our new luxurious Hotel Effie has more than 20,000 square feet of dedicated meeting space right next door, including a 13,000 square foot grand ballroom and 10 meeting rooms.

​Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, 9300 Emerald Coast Parkway West, Miramar Beach, Florida 32550 800-277-0800 or 850-267-8000.

Sandestin® reservations can be made through 800-622-1038; or at [email protected].

We will collect a physical card at check in for any remaining fees, damages & incidental authorizations.

We will place a $100 per day hold (up to $500) at time of check in for remaining fees, damages & incidentals, once you check out any amounts not used will be released from hold.

*Please note Debit card take 7-10 business days to release back to the card from your check-out date. Credit Cards will generally be released same day but could take additional time for your card issuer to release back to you.

Leave NO trace: Unattended, overnight items will be removed.
NO metal shovels: Large holes create dangerous situations for fellow beachgoers and marine life. 
NO glass containers
Stay off dunes
NO littering, nudity, or excessive noise
Vehicles, pets, and fires require permits

Violation of beach rules may result in penalties or fines.