With more than 6,000 members, six 18-hole golf courses, seven restaurants, four clubhouses, and a fitness center Olympian in its proportions, the sheer size of The Landings Club—a gated community located on Skidaway Island, 15 miles from Savannah, Georgia—might obscure its deeper, more defining qualities.
To look at the Bel-Air Bay Club—to admire its white stucco walls and terracotta roofs, to feel its ocean breezes—is to slip into a California reverie. Try as you may, you won’t easily shake this feeling. White sands and blue waters, the far-off view of
In order for clubs to embrace and service families well, it is important to understand what the implications are regarding club facilities. We’re not talking about turning clubs into romper rooms where children play, eat and “raise Cain.” Rather, how does a great club offer
All too many clubs have misread the signals. Faced with declining participation or a lack of prospective members, they responded by reducing services, cutting the initiation fee or opening up to non-members. Rather than hear a clarion call for evolving and adapting, they acted as
In this issue we covered family-oriented clubs from many angles. The case studies have considered how families find their fit at all kinds of private clubs: · Full service country clubs: The Country Club of Virginia · Country clubs with “everything but golf”: The Bel-Air
The private club industry is characterized by considerable diversity in size and type. Regional, demographic and lifestyle differences all provide unique dimensions and the collective result is a vibrant and multifaceted club scene. So is there any surprise that the route different clubs take to
The following is an excerpt from one of the chapters of NCA’s new publication, The Legal Reference Guide for Private Clubs. This handbook is designed to assist clubs in avoiding and addressing a wide array of legal challenges, ranging from operational matters and human resource issues to
The IRS just sent you a letter demanding back taxes. Street vendors in Times Square are selling merchandise with your club’s valuable logo on it. Your tennis pro is leaving and wants to take pro shop inventory with him. These are just some of
With heirloom tomatoes running as high as $5 per pound and exotic mushrooms out-pricing a quality filet, chefs like Ralph Poness of the Singing Beach Club in Manchester by the Sea, Mass., are finding innovative ways to balance cost and creativity. “We have herb gardens