Moab, Utah, is home to the Moab Golf Course and a short drive to the The Hideout Golf Club in Monticello, Utah. Thanks to a moderate desert climate, golf is available year-round, weather permitting. While Moab has more than its share of moderately priced lodges, inns and motels, it also has a few luxurious gems to offer.
Red Cliffs Lodge
The Red Cliffs Lodge is the perfect place to combine outdoor adventure with relaxation. The spacious, rustic property offers far more than just lodging to its visitors including the Castle Creek Winery, The Cowboy Grill, general store and Moab Museum of Film and Western Heritage. Accommodations include king and queen suites. King suites provide Colorado River scenery and queen suites offer a view of Castle Creek. The honeymoon/executive suite offers views of the White's Rapid section of the Colorado. All rooms also offer a private patio, dining area and kitchenette. Amenities include exercise room, pool and spa, tennis courts and volleyball. A variety of outdoor activity packages, including a golf package, are available.
Red Cliffs Lodge
Mile Post 14 Hwy 128
Moab, Utah 84532
(866) 812-2002
www.redcliffslodge.com
Sorrel River Ranch
Located 20 minutes from Moab, the Sorrel River Ranch is a small luxury hotel and spa on the Colorado River. The hotel offers a variety of double queen and king guest rooms and suites ranging from 400 to 1,000 square feet. Each room has a kitchenette, private deck and rustic, mountain-lodge decor. On site, the ranch offers the River Grill, which includes both casual, riverside dining and fine dining, a fitness room, riverside pool and hot tub, and two sunken hard courts for tennis. Activities including yoga, guided hiking and horseback riding are offered. The spa offers a full menu of treatments including massages, body scrubs and facials.
Sorrel River Ranch
Mile 17 Highway 128
Moab, Utah 84532
(435) 259-3016
www.sorrelriver.com
Sunflower Hill
Sunflower Hill is a AAA four-diamond rated luxury inn. The inn offers rooms and suites with queen beds, air conditioning and robes. A stay includes a full country breakfast and evening refreshments. Services offered include a 24-hour beverage service, guest pantry with refrigerator and microwave, and gift shop. Other property highlights include a seasonal pool, hot tub, gardens with outdoor seating and great room with library.
Sunflower Hill Bed & Breakfast Inn
185 North 300 East
Moab, Utah 84532
(435) 259-2974
www.sunflowerhill.com
About The Author
Chris Weiss is a freelance writer with seven years' writing and editing experience. He has written travel and outdoor recreation articles for a variety of print and Web publications, including "Rocky Mountain Magazine" and "Bomb Snow." Weiss is also the chief editor of GadgetCrave.com and MotorCrave.com. He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Rutgers College.