Located on the sunny shores of the Gulf of Mexico, Naples, Florida, is a virtual golf oasis. With over three dozen courses within 20 miles of downtown, including award-winners like Fiddler's Creek and Hammock Bay, Naples has enough local golf to keep you off the beach and on the green for weeks on end. Of course, Naples is also a resort community, and there are several places where you can stay and play simply by walking out your hotel room door.
Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club is a one-of-a-kind property located right on the sand on the south end of Naples. The resort offers every amenity for guests including 319 room and suite accommodations, an 18-hole championship golf course, a beachfront pool, an award-winning tennis center, a workout facility and a spa. The rooms and suites are replete in casual comfort with features like flat-panel televisions, wireless Internet, small refrigerators and wet bars in certain rooms. Suites come with separate sleeping and living quarters, a dining area and a kitchen.
Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
851 Gulf Shore Blvd. N
Naples, FL 34102
(239) 261-2222
naplesbeachhotel.com
La Playa Beach & Golf Resort
La Playa isn't on the sand, but the distinction is so small that it might as well be. The resort has beach access through their manicured gardens, and the sand is mere steps from the hotel. The golf course, while not on-site, is a mere two and a half miles away and features 18 holes of Bob Cupp-designed golf reserved for resort guests and club members only. The resort has 181 rooms and suites, a world-class spa, water-rentals steps from the hotel, a restaurant and tiki bar, a heath club and a tropical pool. Room amenities include ocean or bay views, wrought-iron furnishings and pillow top mattresses and goose down pillows.
La Playa Beach & Golf Resort
9891 Gulf Shore Dr.
Naples, FL 34108
(239) 597-3123
laplayaresort.com
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort is located less than a mile inland from the white sands of Naples Beach. The resort boasts two 18-hole championship courses designed by Greg Norman, 295 guest rooms and suites, a private lake, a 51,000 square foot spa, a heated outdoor pool and sundeck, tennis courts and a fully equipped golf shop. The rooms feature resort and course views with private balconies, goose down comforters, Frette linens and complimentary wi-fi. The suites range in size from 750 square feet on up to 2,000 square feet for the Presidential Suite, which has two balconies, a parlor with dining table and a service pantry.
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort
2600 Tiburon Dr.
Naples, FL 34109
(239) 593-2000
ritzcarlton.com
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