The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club in southwest Florida is putting the finishing touches on the renovation — what it's saying is almost a reinvention — of its championship golf course. The redesign of the resort’s course began in April, and it reopened on Nov. 17.
The course was redesigned with input from golf icon and acclaimed course designer Jack Nicklaus, who has a historical tie to the resort. The Jack Nicklaus redesign was done in collaboration with noted course architect John Sanford of Sanford Golf Design. This major $9 million project follows $50 million in impressive renovations and enhancements at the resort over the last few years.
In conjunction with the reopening, the resort is offering a Golf by the Gulf package. Available Dec. 1 to April 30, the package includes: green fees, cart rental, bag storage, range balls and golf gratuities.
The plan is available for one golfer, two golfers or for one golfer and one nongolfer. A two-night minimum is required, and the cart rental is shared for the two golfers package. Also, the one golfer and one nongolfer package includes a 50-minute massage at the resort’s full-service spa for the nongolfer. Guests at the resort receive complimentary valet parking and self-parking and access to the resort’s fitness center. Also of note: the property does not charge a resort fee.
The one golfer package starts at $399 per night, the two golfers package starts at $553 per night and the one golfer and one nongolfer plan starts at $555 per night.
The AAA Four-Diamond resort, which also features a tennis center, can be booked at www.naplesbeachhotel.com.