Quail West

Quail West Golf & Country Club is a guard-gated, all-ages, 1,100-plus-acre community in North Naples near the Bonita Springs line, Collier County, with its entrance located roughly 1.6 miles from Bonita Beach Road via Bonita Grande Drive. It is not age-restricted; the community offers junior golf and family amenities, though its median age skews older, reportedly around 69, reflecting genuine appeal to both families and retirees. Buyers researching Quail West should note that an unrelated "Quail Estates West" 55-plus community exists in Las Vegas, Nevada; this profile covers exclusively the Naples, Florida property. Quail West consists of 576 estate homes on generous 0.5-to-1.0-acre lots plus 84 single-family villas on smaller lots, roughly 660 homes total. The 2025 single-family average sale price was approximately $4.4 million, or roughly $920 per square foot, with an average home size around 4,900 square feet, reflecting the community’s position among Naples’ most upscale golf communities. The overall market range spans roughly $925,000 for the smaller villa product up to $12.9 million for the largest estates, with homes generally spanning 3,000 to 10,000 square feet. Golf infrastructure includes two 18-hole Arthur Hills-designed courses — The Lakes Course and The Preserve Course — totaling 36 holes, recently restored by golf course architect J. Drew Rogers, reflecting continued investment in maintaining the courses’ competitive quality. The centerpiece Grand Clubhouse exceeds 100,000 square feet, offering fine dining and a wine bar alongside extensive additional amenities: eight red-clay tennis courts, four pickleball courts, a two-story fitness center, and a full-service spa. Notably, Quail West has no private beach club, reflecting its inland North Naples location. Membership is mandatory for property owners, structured across two tiers. House Membership, the minimum required for all owners, runs $100,000 in initiation plus $13,100 in annual dues. Full Golf Membership, an optional upgrade subject to availability, runs $250,000 in initiation plus $24,940 in annual dues, giving buyers a genuine choice between a lower-cost non-golf membership and full golf access. Resale transfer fees apply in lieu of a new initiation for buyers purchasing an existing home: $25,000 for Golf membership transfer or $10,000 for House membership transfer, a meaningful cost consideration for resale buyers relative to new purchasers. A genuinely distinctive financial structure sets Quail West apart from many comparable Naples golf communities: it carries no Community Development District and no CDD bond debt. The Quail West Foundation, Inc. owns the clubhouse and both golf courses outright, funded entirely through membership dues rather than developer bond assessments, a structure that gives the community direct member control over its amenity assets rather than relying on a separate developer-created financing district. For healthcare access, NCH North Naples Hospital likely serves the community given its North Naples location, though a precise sourced distance was not confirmed in this research. For air travel, Southwest Florida International Airport is reported at roughly 19 minutes, or roughly 15 to 19 miles; Gulf beaches are reported at roughly 15 minutes, and downtown Old Naples at roughly 30 minutes, giving residents reasonably convenient access to Naples’ broader coastal and cultural destinations despite Quail West’s inland location. Quail West’s member-owned, debt-free facility structure, combined with its two recently restored Arthur Hills courses and substantial Grand Clubhouse, positions it among Naples’ most financially transparent and amenity-rich mandatory-membership golf communities. The absence of a Community Development District at Quail West is a genuinely meaningful cost advantage relative to many comparable Naples golf communities that carry separate CDD bond assessments on top of HOA and club dues. Because the Quail West Foundation owns the golf courses and clubhouse outright, member dues fund operations and capital improvements directly, without the additional layer of developer-issued bond debt that burdens many newer master-planned communities elsewhere in Collier and Lee counties, giving members a more direct and transparent relationship between what they pay and how those funds are used. Buyers evaluating Quail West against Talis Park, Mediterra, or other comparable North Naples golf communities should weigh the mandatory membership structure and its substantial buy-in costs against the community’s debt-free facility ownership and its genuinely large, generously sized home lots, which stand out even among Naples’ many upscale golf communities. Prospective buyers should confirm current membership availability directly with the club, since Full Golf Membership is explicitly subject to availability rather than guaranteed with every home purchase. Quail West’s genuinely generous lot sizes, running from 0.5 to a full acre for its estate homes, set it apart from many higher-density Naples golf communities built on smaller parcels, giving residents meaningfully more privacy and outdoor space around their homes. This lower-density approach, combined with the community’s recently restored championship golf courses and substantial clubhouse investment, positions Quail West among the more spacious and consistently reinvested golf communities in the broader North Naples market, a genuine consideration for buyers who prioritize privacy and long-term facility quality above nearly every other single amenity consideration. The community’s debt-free, member-owned structure should give buyers reasonable confidence that facility investment decisions are made directly in members’ interest rather than to service outstanding developer bond obligations.

Age Restriction

Quail West Golf & Country Club is a guard-gated, all-ages, 1,100-plus-acre community in North Naples near the Bonita Springs line, Collier County, with its entrance roughly 1.6 miles from Bonita Beach Road via Bonita Grande Drive. It is not age-restricted; the community offers junior golf and family amenities, though its median age skews older (reportedly around 69). This is the Naples, Florida Quail West; an unrelated "Quail Estates West" 55-plus community exists in Las Vegas, Nevada, and should not be confused with this property.

Housing Types

• Estate homes
• Single-family villas

Pricing

Quail West consists of 576 estate homes on 0.5-to-1.0-acre lots plus 84 single-family villas on smaller lots, roughly 660 homes total. The 2025 single-family average sale price was approximately $4.4 million ($920 per square foot), with an average size around 4,900 square feet. The overall market range spans roughly $925,000 for villas up to $12.9 million for the largest estates, with homes generally spanning 3,000 to 10,000 square feet.

Fees & Assessments

HOA Dues: Membership is mandatory for property owners. House Membership, the minimum required for owners, runs $100,000 in initiation plus $13,100 in annual dues. Full Golf Membership, optional and subject to availability, runs $250,000 in initiation plus $24,940 in annual dues. Resale transfer fees in lieu of a new initiation run $25,000 (Golf) or $10,000 (House).

CDD Assessment: Quail West carries no Community Development District and no CDD bond debt; the Quail West Foundation, Inc. owns the clubhouse and both golf courses outright, funded through membership dues rather than developer bond assessments.

Amenities

• Two 18-hole Arthur Hills-designed golf courses (The Lakes Course and The Preserve Course), recently restored by J. Drew Rogers (36 holes total)
• A 100,000-plus-square-foot Grand Clubhouse with fine dining and a wine bar
• Eight red-clay tennis courts
• Four pickleball courts
• A two-story fitness center
• A full-service spa

Getting Around

Healthcare: NCH North Naples Hospital likely serves the community given its North Naples location, though a precise sourced distance was not confirmed in this research.

Airport: Southwest Florida International Airport is reported at roughly 19 minutes (roughly 15-19 miles); Gulf beaches are reported at roughly 15 minutes, and downtown Old Naples at roughly 30 minutes.