The 7 Best Luxury Tennis Hotels in the USA

If your idea of a perfect vacation involves a morning tennis clinic, a long lunch, an afternoon by the pool or on the beach, and a little more tennis before dinner, this list is for you!

We found seven of the most beautiful luxury resorts in the USA for players who take their game seriously, from a Palm Beach landmark with brand-new grass courts to a Hawaiian classic with a seaside racquet club.

Each offers instruction for adult players, plus everything you’d want during a luxury getaway, from gourmet meals and spa treatments to private beaches.

Here are seven fabulous stays to add to your vacation-planning wish list!

1. The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, South Carolina

The Sanctuary is the grand oceanfront hotel at the heart of Kiawah Island Golf Resort, a 10,000-acre barrier island 21 miles from Charleston with ten miles of wide oceanfront beach. The 255 guest rooms and suites are generously sized, and about 90% have ocean views. The Sanctuary offers multiple restaurants and cafés, a full-service spa, a fitness center, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and access to the resort’s golf courses. Separate private home and villa rentals are also available.

The Roy Barth Tennis Center features 22 courts (19 Har-Tru clay and 3 hard), two padel courts, pickleball, highly experienced teaching staff, and a well-stocked pro shop. It consistently ranks as one of the best tennis resorts in the world and offers year-round weekly tennis, pickleball, and padel lessons and clinics, plus dedicated women’s tennis and pickleball weekends in the fall and winter.

2. The Cloister at Sea Island, Sea Island, Georgia

A favorite of families and outdoor lovers since 1928, The Cloister sits on a private island with five miles of wide, sandy beach, three championship golf courses, a 65,000-square-foot spa, multiple pools and restaurants, squash courts, a shooting school, watersports, and horseback riding. Bikes are available for rent to explore the island, and an all-day children’s activity club serves ages 5-14, with a reduced-hours program for 3–4-year-olds.

Sea Island’s Tennis Center has 16 Har-Tru clay courts, with clinics and USPTA-level instruction, plus a stadium court for watching the pros play. Adult private lessons and clinics are available every day, year-round, and the staff can build a custom clinic for your group or match you with partners at your level. The resort also runs clinics for children and teens each summer.

3. Rancho Valencia, Rancho Santa Fe, California

Spread across 45 acres of lush gardens dotted with citrus and olive groves, this hacienda-style retreat, a member of the luxe Relais & Châteaux group, sits in the hills of Rancho Santa Fe, about 25 miles from San Diego International Airport.

With just 49 casitas and 3 grand private residences, each with a private patio and some with fireplaces, it feels like a cozy private estate. Guests can dine at the restaurant or in-room, relax in the spa or by the pool, and work out in the on-site fitness center or yoga pavilion.

Racquet sports are the heart of the resort, with an experienced roster of teaching pros available for daily lessons or clinics, 12 Plexipave championship courts, three red clay courts, three padel courts, and four pickleball courts spread through the gardens. The Rafa Nadal Academy offers on-site summer programs for adults and children.

4. The Breakers, Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach’s grandest landmark has welcomed guests since 1896 to its eight-story main building, inspired by Rome’s Villa Medici. The resort sits on 140 oceanfront acres and features an oceanfront golf course, four pools, ten bars and restaurants, and an indoor-outdoor spa and barber shop.

The resort’s 104,000-square-foot racquet complex boasts three court surfaces (grass, clay, and hard), shaded courts to counter the subtropical climate, and LED lighting for evening play. A team of 14 USPTA- and/or PTR-certified pros offer daily group clinics, private lessons, and a junior academy.

5. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii

Conservationist and venture capitalist Laurance S. Rockefeller built Mauna Kea, Hawaii Island’s first resort, in 1965; at the time, it was the most expensive hotel ever built. A recent renovation carefully preserved signature midcentury details like the original terrazzo floors, and Rockefeller’s museum-worthy collection of art from Asia, Oceania, and the Pacific Rim is still on display. The resort includes access to two white-sand beaches, a golf course, multiple pools, watersports, a daily kids club, in-room dining, and many restaurants.

The Seaside Racquet Club has nine oceanside hard tennis courts and eight pickleball courts, and the lowest courts are so close to the sea that you can hear the waves breaking on the black lava rocks! Guests can join daily clinics, weekly live ball sessions and round-robins, or arrange a customized group experience.

6. The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida

Just 15 miles from Miami International Airport, this beachfront resort is set on Florida’s southernmost Atlantic barrier island. It reopened in late 2025 after a $100 million renovation, its first full overhaul in nearly 25 years, with redesigned rooms, new restaurants, and an expanded spa. In addition to the beach, the resort has two pools, and nearly every room offers a water view.

Tennis legend Cliff Drysdale designed the resort's tennis garden, where USPTA-certified pros are available for private lessons and clinics daily, year-round, and can also arrange custom private group tennis experiences. Children’s tennis programs, including for toddlers(!), also run year-round.

7. The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Set at the base of the Rocky Mountains, the historic Broadmoor opened in 1918, has hosted Presidents and world leaders, and covers 5,000 acres, including two golf courses and Cheyenne Lake.

The Broadmoor Racquet Club includes two cushioned hard courts and two Har-Tru clay courts. A heated bubble covers the hard courts from November through mid-May to ensure year-round play. Instructors offer private and semi-private lessons, plus open-play social round-robins during the fall, winter, and spring months.

The resort offers three-day, two-night adult instructional camps organized by USTA ranking, and tennis staff can also customize a private camp for your group.