Lodging.com's Top Ten List for Best Golf-Hotel Deals (U.S.)
Press Release: Lodging.com
May 4, 2001
BOCA RATON, FL -- Florida takes top honors for great golfing deals, according to Lodging.com's Top Ten List for
the category, Best Deals-Golf Hotels, with Arizona and California resorts also making the list. Golfers will find
these and more of the country's most affordable top-ranked golf resorts listed in Lodging.com's new golf guide,
www.lodging.com/golf.
- Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Lodging.com three-star Royal Mansions Resort, located near Turtle Creek Golf Club and
Baytree National Golf Links. Hotel offers 1- and 2-bedroom condominium suites on the beach. Rates as low as $78.50
through September.
- Clearwater, Fla. -- Lodging.com three-star Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, near five public courses: Airco
Golf Course, Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club, Clearwater Golf Park, Countryside Executive Golf Course and Glen Oaks
Golf Course. The Hilton is located on 10 acres of sandy white beach, surrounded by blue skies and the beautiful
Gulf of Mexico. Rates as low as $108 through September.
- Cathedral City/Palm Springs, Calif. -- Lodging.com four-star Doral Palm Springs Resort, located near the 27-hole
Desert Princess Country Club and the 36-hole Cimarron Golf Resort. Surrounded with breath-taking view of the mountains,
hotel offers plenty of recreation, as well as shopping and nightlife. Rates as low as $65 through September.
- Flagstaff, Ariz. -- Lodging.com three-star Radisson Woodlands Hotel is perfect for vacationers who want to
make the most of the outdoors. Golf at challenging Elden Hill (www.golfflagstaff.com),
tour the dramatic volcanic craters of Sunset Crater National Monument or the Native American ruins at Wupatki,
then make a pit stop at the Grand Canyon. Rates as low as $104 through September.
- Naples, Fla. -- Lodging.com four-star The Inn on Fifth offers golfing at The Flamingo Island, designed by Robert
Trent Jones, Sr., (one of ``America's Best'' by Golfweek and a four-star rating by Golf Digest) and The Mustang
Course, crafted by Lee Travino. This cozy boutique hotel is located in Old Town Naples, convenient to shopping,
dining and nightlife. Rates as low as $99 through September.
- Naples, Fla. -- Lodging.com two-star Quality Inn & Suites Golf Resort features a 6,570-yard championship
golf course designed by Dick Wilson and Joe Lee. (www.naplesgolfresort.com).
Located 10 minutes from downtown, the resort has standard rooms, efficiencies, and one- or two-bedroom suites.
Rates as low as $70 through September.
- Sarasota, Fla. -- Lodging.com three-star Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel, offers tee times at several well-known
area courses, including: University Park County Club, Heritage Oaks, Legacy, Waterlefe and Bobcat. Hotel is located
seaside on Lido Beach, for the perfect surf and turf vacation. Rates as low as $120 through September.
- Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Lodging.com three-star Scottsdale Villa Mirage is located near six courses, including:
Tournament Players Club (TCP), home of the Phoenix Open; Grayhawk Golf Club, one of Golf Magazine's ``Top 10 You
Can Play;'' and Troon North Golf Club, designed by Tom Weiskopf and named Arizona's best course. The Villa Mirage
is a ``Gold Crown'' RCI Resort nestled in Northeast Phoenix, in the Valley of the Sun. Rates as low as $100 through
September.
- Sedona, Ariz. -- Lodging.com four-star Club Sunterra, the Ridge on Sedona Golf Resort features courses with
breathtaking views of the red rocks, including the Sedona Golf Resort, designed by Gary Pinks (recognized by Golf
Magazine and Golf Digest as one of the best new courses in the U.S.) and Oakcreek Country Club, a Robert Trent
Jones designed course. Relax by the pool and hot tubs, or enjoy one of the other various activities. Rates as low
as $168 through September.
- St. Pete Beach, Fla. -- Lodging.com four-star Tradewinds Sirata Beach Resort. Guests enjoy privileges at the
Pasadena Yacht and Country Club, one of the area's finest. Other recommended courses include the Bardmoor Golf
and Tennis Club, a former LGPA host, and the Imperial Lakewoods Golf Club. The Tradewinds is located on 7 miles
of sandy beach along the Gulf of Mexico. Rates as low as $118.00 through August. $109 through September.
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All rates listed above are subject to change and/or availability and must be booked at www.lodging.com
or by calling 888-LODGING.
SOURCE: Lodging.com