Split a villa among a foursome, cook breakfast, and walk to three courses without starting the car.
Palmetto Dunes operates more than 500 rental villas and condos within its gated oceanfront community. The inventory ranges from one-bedroom condos to multi-bedroom villas, with nightly rates of $180 to $400 depending on unit size, location, and season. Three- to seven-night minimums are typical, particularly during peak periods.
The practical advantage for golf groups is significant. A three-bedroom villa split among a foursome brings the per-person nightly cost to $45 to $100, well below the per-room rate at the island's hotels. Full kitchens allow groups to handle breakfasts and some dinners in-house, compressing the dining budget. The extra space and common living areas provide a gathering point that hotel rooms cannot replicate.
The community itself is the amenity. Three golf courses, an 11-mile lagoon system for kayaking and fishing, tennis, an oceanfront pool, and bike rentals are all within the gates. The integration of lodging and golf within a single community eliminates the daily logistics of driving to courses, parking, and navigating plantation gates. For groups staying three nights or longer and playing primarily Palmetto Dunes courses, the villa rental model produces the most efficient and often the most economical trip structure on the island.