CLUB / RESORT DATA
Total square feet of the entire Fitness & Wellness facility	60,000
Total square feet of spa area	8,000
Total square feet of the retail and or F&B portion of the facility	1,200
Number of visits per month	5,500
Percent of total membership	63
Number of Classes Offered	35
Number of Spa Services Offered	36
Number of full time staff members	7
Number of part time staff members	74

To create a new concept for club wellness, the Bonita Bay Club took advantage of an opportunity to purchase a failing 60,000-sq. ft., three-story medical office building adjacent to its tennis complex and overlooking its Arthur Hills-designed, Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary golf course. The vision was to transform the building into a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive, vertical Wellness Mall for its membership.

The original 10-foot-wide lobby with a 9-foot ceiling was structurally modified to create a naturally illuminated two-story atrium. Upon entry into the building, the expansive 32’ by 53’ new lobby features a 26’ high ceiling with sculptural lighting and colorful artwork.

To the left of the main lobby is the etched glass and polished stainless-steel entry to an 8,000-sq. ft. spa and salon featuring member’s relaxation suites with whirlpools, sauna, steam room, Swiss showers, toilets, showers and men’s and women’s lockers rooms.

The Nail and Hair Salon is located to the left of the Spa reception areas on an outside wall providing natural daylight and views to an adjacent flower garden. A custom-designed open sculptural stair constructed of polished stainless steel and floating mahogany treads connects the main lobby with the second floor Cyber Café and the 18,000-sq. ft. fitness area.

Bonita Bay Club club was the first to provide a comprehensive line of interactive Technogym equipment, and its Fitness Center quickly became known as one of the most technologically advanced in the country.

The club’s fitness program includes classes ranging from Pilates and golf fitness to spinning and nutrition.

The third-floor features 20,000 sq. ft. of office space for several health- and wellness-related businesses, including a primary care doctor, rehabilitation specialists, naturopathic specialist, dermatologist, and a podiatrist. Acoustical isolation was carefully addressed between floors and in the walls, because of the variety of activities housed throughout the building. The mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems were replaced with innovative technology providing activity-specific temperature and humidity controls throughout the building.

When it opened, this new “wellness mall” concept was the first of its kind offering comprehensive wellness in the private club industry. With its innovative layout and elegant interior design, the American Society of Interior Designers bestowed this project with a Design Excellence Award.