The Ellipse Club and Residents Club serve distinct purposes at St. Regis® Residences Sunny Isles. Understand their planned amenities, guest accommodations, and the access and cost questions to resolve before buying.
At St. Regis® Residences Sunny Isles, the Ellipse Club and Residents Club are distinct amenity environments-not interchangeable names for a single lounge. For a buyer, the distinction matters: one emphasizes entertainment and private dining, while the other combines gathering spaces, meeting facilities, and accommodations for overnight guests.
The planned development at 18801 Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach is being developed by Fortune International Group and Château Group. Its two-tower program encompasses 320 residences and approximately 70,000 square feet of amenities. Conceived as a private residential resort rather than a conventional hotel, it raises a practical question: which spaces will meaningfully extend the way you live at home?
The answer begins by separating advertised facilities from the rights, costs, and operating arrangements that will govern their use. An appealing room is only part of the ownership proposition.
The Ellipse Club has the more entertainment-oriented identity. Its planned offering includes a cognac room, wine vault or wall, and wine bar, alongside a lounge advertised with a 20-by-9-foot LED screen. Pool and billiards tables, card and poker tables, and a golf simulator with lounge extend the program beyond a conventional sitting room.
For buyers who enjoy hosting, the private dining room with a chef’s kitchen may hold particular appeal. It suggests an alternative setting for a celebratory meal or an evening with friends, without requiring the residence itself to accommodate every gathering. A workshop and art room, together with an Ellipse Club terrace, add variety to the planned program.
Evaluate these features against your own habits. A buyer who entertains regularly may place considerable value on reservable dining space. Another may prefer occasional simulator sessions or a shared viewing lounge. The amenity inventory alone does not establish exclusivity, booking availability, or whether those activities carry separate charges.
Before assigning value to the club, ask how private dining reservations would work, whether outside chefs or caterers would be permitted, and how equipment use would be scheduled. A chef’s kitchen does not, by itself, mean chef service is included.
The Residents Club has a different emphasis. Its planned spaces include a multipurpose events area, bar and lounge, VIP/conference room, and library. An oceanfront terrace with dining and lounge areas provides an outdoor setting for gathering.
This mix may appeal to owners who anticipate both social occasions and quieter meetings. The conference room could provide a setting for conversations outside the residence, while the library offers a quieter alternative to the Ellipse Club’s games and entertainment spaces. These descriptions do not establish operating hours, privacy protocols, or reservation priority.
For some households, the most consequential distinction will be the nine guest suites with housekeeping service listed within the Residents Club. They may provide an additional accommodation option for visiting family or friends, but should not be treated as guaranteed overflow bedrooms.
The guest-suite description does not establish nightly rates, booking priority, stay limits, cancellation terms, taxes, or additional service charges. Buyers considering a smaller residence partly because of these suites should obtain written operating terms before allowing that assumption to shape a floor-plan decision. Nine suites alone say little about availability on the dates that matter to your household.
The two clubs are part of a broader amenity offering, not umbrella names for it. A beach club, wellness center, athletic club, and pool deck with dining, bar, and lounge are separately identified. Keeping these environments distinct makes it easier to assess what each contributes to daily life.
Consider a realistic week rather than an idealized holiday. Would you use the private dining room monthly, bring visitors several times a year, or mainly seek a quiet terrace? Which facilities would replace activities you already pay for elsewhere, and which would remain attractive possibilities?
Apply the same discipline when considering Bentley Residences Sunny Isles alongside this project. Compare each property's documented arrangements against the same household needs rather than assuming similar marketing language means equivalent access. The relevant question is not which brochure names more rooms, but which ownership proposition best supports your routines.
An amenity list is not a membership agreement. Request written confirmation of eligibility for owners, occupants, and guests, including whether either club requires a separate membership or usage agreement. Ask whether the planned two-tower arrangement affects access or booking priority; do not assume that it does.
Operating details deserve equal scrutiny. The available amenity descriptions do not establish club hours, reservation procedures, guest limits, dress codes, minimum spends, or private-event fees. Alcohol, catering, chef service, and golf-simulator sessions should each be addressed in a written fee schedule or operating policy.
The service offering lists 24-hour security and valet parking, plus butler, doorman, porter, common-area housekeeping, dog walking, and vacant-home care. That list does not determine which services are included in association charges. Obtain the association budget and distinguish shared expenses from separately billed services.
If The Ritz-Carlton Residences® Sunny Isles is also on your shortlist, apply the same distinction between advertised facilities and documented entitlements. A recognizable name should prompt careful review, not replace it.
Treat the clubs as planned amenities until their delivery and final configuration are confirmed. Review the declaration, condominium rules, club-use policies, service agreements, and branded-service disclosures with your advisers. Ask how those documents address substitutions, delayed facilities, and any contractual remedies.
Organize the discussion around three decisions. First, establish what you may use and whom you may bring. Second, establish what ownership covers and what each visit or event could cost. Third, confirm when the facilities are expected to become available and what flexibility exists to modify them.
The Ellipse Club and Residents Club offer distinct reasons to consider ownership: entertainment and private dining on one side; events, meetings, oceanfront gathering, and guest accommodation on the other. Their value becomes clearer when those possibilities align with your household’s needs and are supported by written terms.
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Begin a quiet conversationNo. They are separately listed amenity environments with different planned spaces and uses.
Its offering includes wine and spirits spaces, a large-screen lounge, games tables, private dining with a chef’s kitchen, and a golf simulator with lounge. A workshop and art room and a terrace are also listed.
It includes an events space, bar and lounge, VIP/conference room, library, oceanfront terrace, and nine guest suites with housekeeping service.
The lounge is advertised with a 20-by-9-foot LED screen.
The guest-suite description does not establish availability or booking priority. Confirm reservation rules, stay limits, rates, and cancellation terms before relying on them.
A private dining room with a chef’s kitchen is listed, but included chef service is not established. Request written service arrangements and pricing.
The amenity descriptions do not establish which services or activities are included. Review the association budget and request separate fee schedules.
They are separately identified within the broader amenity program, alongside the athletic club and pool deck.
The project is located at 18801 Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach and is being developed by Fortune International Group and Château Group.
Review the declaration, condominium rules, club-use policies, service agreements, and branded-service disclosures. Confirm eligibility, charges, delivery timing, and provisions for modifications in writing.
