Mizner Country Club in Delray Beach, Florida, stands as a private, member-owned gated community where residents must meet a residency requirement, and where limited nonresident memberships open up once a year, and the place has about 471 estate homes around beautiful golf course vistas, lakes, and lush landscaping, with most homes including their own private pools and the whole community built for a calm, resort-style lifestyle that's also active and social, and folks living here can choose from several membership types like sports or golf memberships depending on what suits them best, while visitors and trial members can stay in guest suites.
The clubhouse is a busy spot with a grand ballroom for up to 250 people, a banquet area, and places like the One Mile Bar & Grille, which offers a more casual but classy spot to eat or relax, as well as the BKYD, Skydeck, and a garden ceremony location for events, plus poolside service on weekends when the weather's nice, a craft grill and bar by the pool with indoor and outdoor seating, and a small market for things like pastries, snacks, and quick lunches, so there's pretty much something for everyone's taste.
If fitness and wellness are important, there's a 6,000 square foot fitness center full of Technogym equipment, two tranquility rooms for massage and quiet time, an onsite space for physical therapy, Pilates Reformer and group cycle studios, a fitness studio for classes like aerobics, yoga, barre, and tai chi, and a newly renovated aquatic center that has a lap lane, hot tub, splash pool for kids, and a nice lounge deck for relaxing.
Golf is something special at Mizner, as the private 18-hole, par-72 golf course was originally designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay in 1999, then renovated in 2017 by Kipp Schulties, and the greens are made of Tifteagle Grass, the fairways use Bermuda Grass, you'll find the fairways and greens in really good shape but friendly for most skill levels, and there's a driving range, putting green, pitching and chipping area, pro shops, teaching professionals around for lessons, and even rentals for carts and clubs, with the course measuring 6,734 yards, a slope of 136, and a rating of 72.7, plus a no metal spike rule on the grounds.
Tennis players have six Har-Tru Hydro clay courts, a pro shop, a teaching program, and organized clinics, so it's pretty easy to find a game or work on your skills, and the club really tries to keep things active and social with tournaments, programs for juniors and women, a Junior Golf Club, art and cooking classes, fitness workouts, youth programs, and a kids club, all running out of the CENTRAL social complex where you'll find a mix of restaurants, sports bar, café, and more.
People who live at Mizner can expect a lively social scene, a focus on friendly and professional service, chances to join things like a Wine Society for people who enjoy food and drink, and options for select concierge homes if they want extra help with care and maintenance, so while it isn't perfect-which no place is-it offers a solid, well-kept place to enjoy community, fitness, sports, and events at a slower, comfortable pace.
