If you are planning to attend a World Cup game this summer, a pair of Florida resorts have teamed up to create a soccer-centered experience.
The cost is $187,000.
And tickets to a game are not included.
The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort and its Miami Beach sister property, The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, have created what is being called Coast to Coast: An Exclusive Soccer Getaway by St. Regis.
The six-day package, according to a statement, “curates every detail for the elite traveler, blending VIP match-day access, private aviation, tailored athletic programming, and world-class culinary and wellness offerings across both award-winning properties.”
The FIFA World Cup 2026, one of the largest, if not the largest, sporting events in the world, is being hosted in North America this summer with teams from about 48 countries playing in 16 cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Miami, according to FIFA’s website, will host seven matches.
The event, where in New York it will cost up to $150 for round-trip shuttle bus ride to matches, has come under heavy criticism for high costs, an argument bolstered last week when the governing body tripled the price of its best available tickets for the final. According to the Associated Press, the price for a seat at the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, is now $32,970.
In comparison, Forbes reported earlier this year that the average resale ticket price on SeatGeek for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, was $9,913 a week before the game.
(Tickets for the first World Cup match at Hard Rock Stadium June 15 started at $439.11 on Ticketmaster’s website Monday afternoon.)
FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino defended the prices according to the AP saying, “We are in a market in which entertainment is the most developed in the world, so we have to apply market rates.”
The St. Regis package begins with two nights at The St. Regis Bal Harbour. Among the features for that portion of the stay is a room in the Presidential Suite, a three-hour tour on a 70-foot yacht, a private driver in a Bentley to take you to the game and an “exclusive VIP Personal Shopping and Styling Experience at the renowned Bal Harbour Shops to ensure guests are match-day ready.”
From there, a private seaplane charter will transport up to eight passengers from Miami to Sarasota Bay, where another Bentley waits for the drive to The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort.
At the resort, a personal butler “will usher them to a premium cabana reservation, complete with a chilled bottle of Champagne, while unpacking services begin.”
The four-night stay — in the Presidential Suite, naturally — also includes the opportunity to watch World Cup matches with up to six guests at a “luxury oasis” with stadium-quality sound and nation-inspired cuisine served by a butler.
And, since this is about soccer — or futbol if you prefer — after all, the resort’s lawn will be transformed into a pitch which will include a coaching session led by a United States Soccer Federation coach.
A spokesperson says the window for availability is June 8 through July 21 and that there is no limit to how many of the packages can be sold.
But those interested should act fast.
That’s because, the spokesperson says, the stays include nights in the Presidential Suites and they “cannot be booked at the same time as another reservation.”
