Located in Port St. Lucie, Florida, Sandpiper Bay is the only Club Med Resort in the United States. Visitors to Sandpiper Bay need not worry about a lack of activities for the whole family, and can spend their all-inclusive vacation simply relaxing at the beach or next to one of three pools, being pampered in the spa, or sharpening their golf or tennis skills with the resort's instructors.
Sandpiper Bay offers excursions such as discovery cruises and tours, cultural tours, field trips and active excursions at additional costs to its visitors. Highlights include one-hour sunset and river cruises, Harley Davidson tours, air boat tours of nearby Lake Okeechobee and excursions to Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Anglers can test their skills on inshore and deep-sea species with three different fishing excursions. If you've ever dreamt of hanging 10, individual, family and group surf lessons are available year-round.
Sandpiper Bay guests can play the resort's 18-hole course, hit the driving range, or practice putting and chipping at the short game practice facility. Daily golf lessons and access to the practice facility are all inclusive, but playing golf on the golf course costs extra. The Club Med Golf Academy was founded to "... cultivate highly promising young athletes into college players, professionals and super stars," but its instructors are also available to resort guests.
Similar to the Golf Academy, the Club Med Tennis Academy and Fitness Academy offer instruction. Sandpiper Bay's 21 tennis courts are open day and night, and the tennis academy offers private customized lessons, junior tennis camps for ages 4 and up, video strike analysis and a 4-to-1 student to instructor ratio. The resort's fitness center offers five daily classes to all inclusive guests, and is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. If you're interested in hard-core training, the fitness academy is run by five-time Ironman champion Heather Gollnick, and provides training plans and advice to help you reach any fitness goal.
Sandpiper Bay's guests can choose between two gourmet restaurants on the property. The Market Place seats 900 and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet-style. The restaurant has separate spaces for children, large groups, and adults. Soleil seats 80 guests, who enjoy full table service of a-la-carte healthy dining options. Music lovers shouldn't miss the Sunday Jazz Brunch by the Bay at Soleil.
