Streamsong Resort

It is a beautiful place in a remote area. I did not give it five stars for a few reasons. First I was there for a conference and thought the food was not that great. Second there is not much other than golf. The rooms are very big and comfortable. The staff was good and treat you very well. The clubhouse is about a 7 minute drive from the lodge and there are shuttles available. I think the resort should provide golf carts for people to get back and forth. I did not pay for the room but did not think it was worth around 500 a night.

Unlike any Florida golf course I have experienced, Streamsong is a unique and beautiful golf destination. This really is a destination golf resort as its not close to anything, but is within an hour or so driving distance of Tampa. The lodge and clubhouse are magnificent and comfortable. Set on the site of an old phosphate mine, Streamsong has hills and elevation changes that are unique for this part of the country.
I played the red course and found it plenty challenging. If recommend a caddy. While I didn’t have one, we did have a caddy in our group and he offered a few helpful tips. I tipped also to return the favor. The course is long and demanding but the layout is gorgeous. Stay in the fairway though or you’ll pay a price.
There is a barbecue shack that is an absolute oasis at the turn with cold drinks and smoked meat. It was 90 degrees and felt like 90% humidity when I played, which really took it out of this Seattleite. I was pleased to see lots of drinking water on the course which made the round a little more enjoyable.
They continue to build new golf courses here so in a few years there will be multiple 18’s to play. Put it on your wish list. It’s worth a trip.

I chose this resort for my boyfriend as a Christmas gift. He loves golf and they offer two unique courses. They are in the process of building a third.
The room was beautiful! I’ve never seen a room so large and designed so well. The bathroom was also very large. There was a refrigerator in the room that you could use to put your own items in– not the kind that’s already filled and if you touch anything you automatically get charged. There was a double sided TV of sorts where you could watch TV from the couch or from bed. The bed was comfortable I believe they had down pillows. My only complaint about the bathroom is the open door design of the shower. I realize this is a design trend now but I prefer to be able to shut the door and enjoy a warm steamy shower.
The golf course requires you to have a caddy. This is about $ 50 more plus tip. You cannot play the course without one, this is their rule. From what I understand both courses are beautiful. The blue offering higher dunes but wider course and more forgiving. Where the red was less forgiving on your driver but easier on your putting game.
The spa was small but pretty. They have several small pools at different temperatures. They have an insect problem. There were ants in most of the pools and on the tiles. I forgot my bathing suit and they only had large one pieces in their shop. They also offer a steam room and sauna. The massage treatment rooms are directly on the spa floor. The spa is cave like and echoes quite a bit I can’t imagine how loud it would be in the treatment room if there were a lot of women in the spa. Luckily for me I was the only person there. The massage I had was really good but expensive. $ 160 plus tax and tip for 50 minutes.
We had dinner at the Italian restaurant and the food was ok. The restaurant was completely empty.
Streamsong is located in central Florida. It’s very secluded and you literally drive through fields on corn on the way there. There appears to be little to no civilization on the way. I would suggest filling up on gas, getting your tires checked, pack snacks and taking a restroom break while you can. We drove from delray beach florida to streamsong about 3hrs and a lot of rural driving. Then streamsong to Orlando which was about 1.5 hrs and mostly highway which was nice. Lakeland is about 40minutes away and tampa about 1 – 1.5 hours.
This is a great place for a bachelor party or men’s getaway. Besides the spa there is very little for women to do unless they play golf. They offer shooting and fishing trips. There are no close malls or movies theatres. They have so much land at the resort they could really benefit from adding more options for women. We would’ve stayed longer if there were more options for me other than sitting in the hotel room. Most people don’t want to pay to go to the spa every day and the spa doesn’t offer much. They could offer cooking classes during the day at the restaurants that are closed, free transportation to Lakeland mall etc.

We booked a room here for my husband’s birthday and had planned on shooting clays in the afternoon, eat at SottoTerra, and go for deep tissue messages the following morning at the Roman style spa. We are NOT golfers.
The main problems with Frank Lloyd Wright looking architecture on large span of peaceful inland Florida with man-​made giant plops of dunes is
lack of COHESIVENESS and DIRECTION and Southern hospitality.
If you want to blow $ 375 a night plus $ 90 in «resort fees» for a room in rural Florida and not be overlooking the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy, for the same price, this place is for you. Go to website and click.
However, if you want to add golf, which is what this place was built for, add a sporting clay session, or add a spa treatment, it’s a round robin, chicken or the egg thing. No one answers the phones for any of these separate departments. And if you want to stay say on a Monday night, you have to check with each department first for the leisure items you wish to participate in before you make a room reservation to be sure there is availability
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The resort looks clean though I find it unappealing with the rust colored paint that appears like rusted steel Ibeams. We cancelled our room and clay shoot when no one could supply adequate shooting times. We drove an hour from Ruskin to go to the spa.
Pros:
The spa personnel, shuttle drivers, valet guys, waitresses are super hospitable.
The spa facilities are spot on for calming soothing environment which reminds you of hot springs or caves in Italy. Five different temperature soaking pools with oscillating jet heads. Very quiet.
The spa locker rooms have everything you need to shower and get ready after massage.
The club house restaurant is great for lunch.
The golf scene is thriving.
Cons:
Terrible customer service representatives answering for new reservations. One named Maryann kept laughing as if she were under the influence of something throughout my attempt to make a reservation.
The clay shoot office and slots do not open until a very late 10am.
The clay shoot office is hard to reach by phone even by management.
Once you have a reservation, it is difficult to change, add amenities, or especially CANCEL your reservation. The phone system will keep kicking your call to voicemail. I called 11 times to cancel our room. And even had to hang up and call a 12^th time. Finally had to press for new reservation and demand to speak to a manager who was NON apologetic and blasé.
The restaurant in the resort has NO views of the lake or man-​made hills. (This could be easily remedied by setting tables by the glass wall facing the hills.)
The massages are average. More message therapists should be on the roster that are capable of deep tissue message on males.
The staff of each entity resort or club house is devoid of any information or location of any amenity or anything about any area of the resort except for the one they work at. A waitress told us she had worked there 2 years and still did not know her way around resort.
We still plan to return for the sole purpose of trying SottoTerra on one of the days that it is open, which is NOT Sunday or Monday (when we booked our accommodation).

WOW! What a unique, beautiful, and overall fabulous resort!
I had the privilege of spending two nights at this terrific resort, as part of a Board of Directors retreat for an association in the meetings industry. I have stayed at some fabulous hotels and this resort is now at the top of the list. It is a bit out of the way, but so worth it. The staff was friendly and helpful, and they obviously like their jobs. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, with lots of desk space, a comfortable couch, a large bathroom and lots of amenities. While I am not a golfer, the golfers we spoke with all raved about the courses. The spa is one of the nicest I have seen and I plan on going back and taking advantage of it.
But then, there’s the food! This food is an epicurean delight. I am a self professed foodie, the food at this property is a foodie’s dream. Everything was beautifully served, the chef accommodated our vegan and gluten free, and special requests. Every bite we ate over two and a half days were absolutely delicious.
Stayed October 2015

All these negative reviews can suck it.
Yes. We got lightning delayed. But damn, there was lightning.
The food and bev people moved our crowd of 24 to a special room, on there decision. They opened the full menu up.
The architecture is awesome. The courses are good, not great.
Suggestion, do not play here in September, the temp may say 85, but it’s 1 000 000 degrees.

A Beautiful Mistake! The hotel is in the middle of nowhere. There isn’t a gas station or restaurant for at least 25 minutes outside of the resort. The architecture is phenomenal. It definitely looks modern and resembles a hotel you would find in Jurassic Park. I came to this resort because my business meetings have been held here for two years in a row. The first time I came they had a miscommunication and gave my husband and I a room with a double bed. The mattress was extremely uncomfortable and the room was not nearly as clean as I anticipated. However; the food was good and the spa was very nice. My second visit, I’ve left disappointed and pissed off. The food was not comparable to the food we had the year before, and again they completely dropped the ball in reservations. More than half of our group didn’t have rooms, some were lucky and received suites because the regular rooms were booked. However, my husband and I ended up in yet again another room with double beds… I asked for a late checkout and they told me it would be $ 150. That’s hilarious considering the rate I’m given through my business for our convention is $ 149.00 for the night. I was asking for the additional hour as I was going to be using the spa for a massage. I was never informed that there is a 24-​hour cancellation charge agreement. When I called the spa to cancel my appointment, that is when they informed me that I would be charged for the full service. After explaining that they would not allow a late checkout I was no longer interested in staying to use their spa. They agreed to not charge as I was not informed of their policy. At checkout I was given a bill for $ 504 for two days which was fine… The part that wasn’t OK, is my credit card was charged for $ 735. What type of discrepancy happens between checking out and the actual billing of my card is a mystery. I arrived before my husband so I gave them my credit card in order to receive the room key, when my husband arrived he gave them our business credit card to put all charges on. Both cards were charged different amounts and included the cost of the room… SERIOUSLY! After all the hassle, now I’m having to call an accounting department and receiving voicemail at 1pm on a Friday.

This is one beautiful resort that I will never be returning to, and will do anything I can to ensure none of my friends/​family make the mistake of vacationing here again. What an amazing site in the middle-​of-​nowhere, with amazing golf course designers that worked with what they had. However, the customer service and staff are so bad that it ruined the trip for our group. They made a mockery of us and refuse to acknowledge it.
Complaining to the highest level employees is worthless. They know they made a huge mistake and now come up with lies to protect their staff. Most of this is geared towards the rooftop bar, food and beverage managers, and GM of the resort. I’ve never been so disrespected and embarrassed in my life. What a joke for a high-​end or «luxury» resort. Do yourself a favor and play the Disney courses instead or go just about anywhere else.

A gorgeous resort in the middle of nowhere to make sure you relax. My husband and I went for a mini babymoon and had a great time. Why only three stars? As we weren’t there to golf (which I hear is amazing) we were limited in things to do. It’s a very modern place, so my husband lacked the homey feeling he likes so much. They have 5 restaurants to choose from which is great, so that you don’t get tired of the same thing. The inifinity pool outside is pretty as it overlooks the lake, and they had a little lunch place right inside the pool area that served good food. However, you have to get lucky with sunshine to be able to utilize the outdoor pool. If you want to wait till 5 pm you can go to the spa and use their hot tubs in the grotto. We both took advantage of the Florida resident spa package which includes a massage for each guest with our room for the weekend. The massage was great, however the rooms are right in the grotto so I could hear everything outside which was less relaxing than I had hoped. I would suggest taking advantage of the Florida resident summer package as we got breakfast vouchers for both days we were there and our massages. Not to say it wasn’t a pricey weekend-​it was-​but going at a discount was nice. My only complaints were that they messed up our in room dining-​they didn’t charge us correctly the first time so had to come back to our room and my husband ended up tipping the delivery woman twice because it was unclear that gratuity was included, and that they didn’t offer more amenities for those that weren’t golfing.

For the FIFTY-​NINE RESTAURANT:
If you’re looking for a weekend retreat or don’t mind a long drive in the country to a five star restaurant, put Fifty Nine on your list! It’s worth going out of the way. For locals, going off season you’ll be able to get in most days easily but a reservation is always recommended as corporate parties sometimes rent out the restaurants on site. To see my full review with quality photos visit

–Linda

I came here for a guys golf event and as many have said pulled up to this Oasis in the middle of nowhere and was impressed with the architecture of the hotel and was eager to see what all this resort had to offer. Unfortunately, once inside it was pretty boring. No one seems to be very happy to work there… and I can understand why as they all have to drive a long way to work. The food is just par at best and the drinks are watery and quite expensive. The place was a bit of a ghost town and you felt like you needed to whisper all the time. They just need to make some tweaks since as a guest you really don’t have anywhere else you can go. The pool is very plain and no one was out there by it.
That said we were there for golf so I was ready to overlook the lack of pop from the hotel, but here again the golf staff acted like you were bothering them to be there playing. They offered very forced greetings, and generally only helped if you tracked them down. From a course perspective it was decent, but they have crazy rules. The course is built on a minimalist concept, so there’s lots of unmanaged area which is ok but doesn’t give you that crisp grand feel. But the caddies jump all over you if you even get close to a little blue line that in most cases is 150 to 200 yards from each hole. They also have a touchy lighting warning system that if you ask me is on purpose to make everyone come in a lot to help drive up the bar tabs. We were called if the course 5 times and they don’t have any shelters and they make you all come in and generally don’t send you back out for at least 40 minutes. We wasted some much time coming in and waiting… oh and by the way most of the time it was partly sunny as we sat there waiting. They were not nice to anyone in the group and we asked if we could just sign a waiver and play on. Not a chance. They wanted guys in the bar drinking to make money! We ended up only getting half of our rounds in and all left frustrated. It may be worth the price in the summertime, but once you see how much they yank you around and pull you in for «weather» within 100 miles you will not find it worth it. And definitely don’t come in the winter when the rates go to $ 150 and $ 200. I promise you it’s not a course worth it. I’ve played a bunch of nice courses all over the country and this one wouldn’t even be in the top 200.
Bottom line is that this place could eventually become a nice place, but they are nowhere close to having it figured out right now. Give it 2 years and then check the ratings again to see what folks say.

The golf is great but the hotel and it amenities are underwhelming and not on par with the prices. The staff is semi ok. They’re not overly accommodating and they all seem irritated of you ask for the little things… Limes, napkins… It’s almost like your interrupting their day. For us, seems odd since the resort feels dead. Hope the dinner is good.

I’ll start this off by saying that I did not play golf here. So no review for the golf aspect of this resort.
The best part about this place is that it makes you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere. It’s a bit of a surreal experience when you can step outside and not hear any ambient noise from traffic or from other people. The only thing that can be heard on occasion is the surrounding wildlife.
Also, the architecture of this place truly makes you feel like you are not in Florida, but rather in New Mexico or Arizona.
My wife and I had the pleasure of staying at this location as part of a package from a date night website we like to look to for fun ideas. Overall, our stay was pleasant! The room we stayed in was very modern, overlooking the lake on the property. The room had all of the usual amenities, but was designed in such a way where it was almost 2 rooms in one. One side of the room was the «business» side with a desk, TV, books, couch, computer chair, etc. The other side was the «living» side which included the bed and another TV. The bathroom was very fancy as well. It included a walk in shower which was very modern.
As part of our package, we chose to have massages done at the spa. The spa itself was very unique, and looked like a cave. Throughout the «cave» were many different little pools that were either hot or cold (for all of our thermogenesis fans out there). The massage itself was very good (they always are), but I am glad that it was part of our package as they are very expensive normally (around the $ 200 mark!).
Later that evening we dined at P2O5 (the resort is built on an old phosphate mining area, hence the name). I had the filet and was quite impressed. The chef came out to talk with our group and was very friendly. After that, we had deserts and champagne outside to end the evening. The deserts very good (macarons, cookies, various finger deserts). The best part of this was the time we got to spend making new friends!
Overall, my wife and I had a very pleasant experience here.
That being said, I agree with a few of the other reviewers on here. This place is definitely a «guy’s club» in that the only people there, besides our group, were older men here to play golf and take their business contacts out for a good time. I commented to my wife a lot that this place looked like a ghost town. Also, when we had lunch at their quick service restaurant by P205, despite being the only people in the restaurant at the time, service was quite slow. In addition to this, the prices for the food are a bit outrageous at $ 12ish dollars for sandwich and chips.
Again, like I said, this place was great for what it is. However, just due to my tastes, I probably wouldn’t go back.

We had a lovely visit to Streamsong. Played Blue course with a caddie. Since there were many blind carries, he helped a great bit. Played Red course today, first tee at 7:30 and we walked 18 holes in 3:45min, carrying our clubs. Staff from valet to pro shop to various restaurants were all 5 star. Dinner in P2O5 was outstanding. Our server was attentive, food was perfect. Everyone we encountered was outstanding. Our room in the Lodge was 5+stars, ultra modern, just lovely. Only reason they get 4 stars is… it’s in the middle of nowhere.

I really wanted to give this place more than three stars. I think if they tweaked a bunch of stuff this place could be really stellar. My husband & I came here for 3 nights, in the middle of the week, for a work conference for him.
Upon arriving, everything is modern & appears to be very clean and tidy. Pretty if you like the modern architecture. The wifi is extremely slow no matter where you are in the resort. For the duration of our stay the cell phone service was extremely spotty and we had a hard time making/​receiving calls.
Before long we encountered our first problem. Because we were there for a conference, there was a group of rooms booked and we were put within those rooms. Ok, no problem. However, I have a broken leg, on crutches and it takes me forever to get anywhere and not without pain while walking. At this point we didn’t want to be troublesome so we didn’t ask for any accommodations, as we expected it would be a standard type room. We arrived at a 2 queen bed-​room and no tub. I need a tub or a seat to shower without risk of falling and pain. When we contacted the front desk to see if we could get a king bed (for my array of pillows and such to prop my leg at night & still give my husband room to move) we were told that there was NO king beds available that night and definitely no king rooms with a tub. After going back and forth with the more-​then-​unwilling front desk girl a king bed magically appeared but without a tub. I was told, «you need to make up your mind wether you want a king bed or a tub, you can’t have both». She was very unwilling to help come up with a solution. So, we moved to a king room and we found that a shower chair had already been brought into the room. So I’m not sure what all the fuss was about and why she couldn’t have just told us they had a shower chair to begin with. That worked out just fine.
I ordered in-​room dining that night as my leg hurt too much to go downstairs and the food was pretty good. Heidi, who delivered my food, is amazing! She even offered to get an ice pack made for my leg. She shortly came back with an ice pack, a huge bucket of ice and would have gotten me anything that I needed.
The following morning it took me 2 hrs, 2 calls to the front desk,
and speaking with the manager at the front desk to get an appointment made at the spa. On my way down to the spa the cleaning ladies were more then helpful to figure out the shortest way for me to get there so I did not have to walk far.
The spa is clean and well laid out. The front desk attendant was very attentive of anything I needed because of my leg. There was 6 pools with a «grotto» feel. Most of the magazines in the relaxation area were geared towards men so I got my phone and read on there for a while. I wished there was some other reading material so I could get off my technology. I got an eighty minute massage and did the add-​on scrub (worth the 40 $) and had a pedicure. The scrub and massage was done by a young pregnant girl (I forget her name) and she was VERY good! I fell asleep multiple times. (I used to work in the spa industry and get massages frequently, especially everywhere we go on vacation, so, needless to say, I am quite picky when it comes to the quality of this service.) The pedicure was done on the other side of the spa. I could tell the girl was not very talkative but was very willing to get me anything I needed. I asked if I could order lunch while I was there and they were great about getting me a menu and bringing my food right to me. I was the only client there so it was very quiet and private.
I ordered room service again for dinner. I got the burger & onion rings. They were good. I ordered a bottle of Merlot that I thought was from Alexander Valley but it turned out to be a misprint (one of the many misprints/​wrong information in the hotel’s information folder). Although it was good, it wasn’t what I was expecting.
Breakfast this morning was very good. I got the SS omelet (it’s Spanish style), fruit plate & coffee. Everything was excellent. I did discover in the bathroom, there is no bar soap to wash my hands. I only found body wash in a bottle. It’s one of those details I keep mentioning. How do you not stock the bathrooms with out soap to wash your hands with?!
That morning, I called the front desk to inform them that the service dept. needed to come fix the outlet that pulled out of the room when I unplugged my hairdryer the day before. No one ever came. When I was on my way to the pool the next day I stopped at the desk & asked again. It was finally done but when we were getting ready for dinner the power had never been turned back on!
The pool, which is beautiful. The loungers, pergola & pool-​side service was great.
I keep feeling like some things are thought out really well and then other small details (that would make a huge difference) are overlooked. In the end, I felt it was better then I had expected based on reading previous reviews.

This resort is a gem. In the middle of nowhere. I did notice though as a female, I was in the minority… mostly businessmen, as this truly caters to though who have expense accounts and enjoy golf. I hope more golfing families find out about this incredibly unique place with gorgeous link-​style courses.
My boys played 6 on the Red and 7 on the Blue, a unique offer to them while here. And, a nice taste of both courses. The rolling fairways, fast greens, deep bunkers and incredible views make this place awe-​inspiring and not missing the courses back home!
The lodge and the clubhouse are sleek, modern and show a hint of Frank Lloyd Wright’s stylistic flair… blending into nature but standing on its own right in architecture. Inside, just as beautiful! The lobby boasts views that are mouth-​watering and scrumptious leather seating areas aplenty.
We dined at P2O5… named for the past mining on the land. Tasty but not out-​of-​this-​world. Great options for young diners, just have to ask.
All the staff were exceptionally nice, especially in the pro-​shop. The caddies and starters were fun to talk to with our junior golfers, and very good about carting us to where we needed to be.
Couldn’t use a driving cart and opted not to use their push carts… these are long courses and carrying even a junior’s bag with 15 clubs was taxing… spend the money on a cart.
Wonderful experience and our boys’ favorite hole was Blue #7…come see why.

Worst customer service ever!
First they couldn’t find our reservation that we had the confirmation for from their own website! Then gave us a room that wasn’t clean, I found a pubic hair inside the bed.
Place looks amazing but staff are careless, rude and not very helpful!

Have you ever seen James Bond’s Quantum of Solace? Specifically towards the end of the movie when the scene takes place at the remote hotel in the middle of the desert? I am not saying it is the location for an evil bond enemy planning to take control of the local water supply, well maybe but if it was, I didn’t see any scheming.
Anyway as you approach the hotel, it is a very amazing site. It is located in an area which used to house phosphate mining, thus the landscape is unique and what I would say almost in the middle of no where, surrounded by golf courses, rises this unique hotel. The architecture and shape, very similar to Quantum of Solace, but once again, no evil bond scheming. The layout is pretty darn cool. An art deco modernism of sorts.
The hotel ambiance, very nice. Doesn’t look like it would get busy unless there is a conference or golf tournament, so it wasn’t crowded and the staff nice. The grounds seem very nice with a walking path that takes you around the hotel and through the surrounding area. I didn’t get a chance to walk/​run it, but it looked welcoming.
The rooms, I have to say, were the highlight. A desk, credenza with TV separates the living room and bedroom, so it gives this unique perspective to the room. The lighting throughout the room, including the bathroom is very cool, with lighting along the floor and doesn’t blind you when you get up in the middle of the night. The walk in shower, very cool. Makes me want to redo my bathroom. However, the bed pillows were ridiculously thick … I like my pillows thin … these were mega thick. So thumbs down for me :(
I didn’t really get a chance to experience any of the restaurants other than breakfast and that wasn’t anything to write home about, and the cost, pretty dang expensive. Maybe it is because the closet supermarket is 45 minutes away. Hmmm?
So overall, unless there is a conference to attend, play golf, or you decide to join the spectre organization and plot against James Bond, there might not be a reason to go. So I was lucky to be attending a conference and experience this unique hotel!

I am reviewing the experience overall here but feel the restaurant review should go under its own category and will do so separately. We are not golfers but came to explore resort possibilities and eat. We went on a Monday when two of the four restaurants do not open. We previewed the website first and knew this – those two are for supper and we were there for lunch. The place was a ghost town. It is a valet-​only option. The clubhouse is two miles away from the resort, with one of the restaurants.
The resort is exquisitely appointed and architecturally awesome to stroll. We loved the trendy looks and lines, the beautiful lakeside view, the immenseness of the halls. We enjoyed the phosphate photo display and the tasteful geodes, shells and teeth on view. There was a nice fitness center nearby. Exterior views of the reclaimed area and «Florida scrub» were spectacular. We had the restaurant to ourselves. The downstairs dinner restaurant was very elegant and included outdoor seating and a business table. This paragraph all rated 5-​star.
The downstairs restaurant smelled of gas. We struggled with making the water faucets «work» in all the bathrooma with the location of the «auto eye». We were disappointed that one of the two restaurants was closed due to a water issue. The walk from the restaurant to the spa & pool was not «doable» by the handicapped among us. The verbal help from staff was non-​existent. The prices in the restaurant and the prices on our bill were not the same (cheaper on the bill). The costs of the rooms was out of the league of «locals». They ran a sweeper in the restaurant while we ate (bleh) – a classy joint would do this before people show up. The (homely) waitress did not refill water glasses without request and a wait. She took forever to bring the bill. Since the place did not appear welcoming, we «skipped» viewing the spa building. On our drive, the 3 caddies we saw did not appear «fit» (chubby) which brought a chuckle. The food was decent, not spectacular in flavor, high-​priced for very little «twist» from a norm but a nice change in scenery.
A golfer we met at lunch shared he enjoyed the solitude of the place and enjoyed the course though he was surprised at the rolling hills and that golf carts were prohibited at certain times of the day and certain months of the year (first 3 months, he said) to «preserve the ambiance of the course». He said it was tough on his bum knee, perhaps good info for the not so nimble. He tipped us off to a great view from the sixth floor (since no employee did). We luckily found a hose holding a door open and were able to enjoy the view – otherwise the valet indicated it’s not viewable until after 4 p.m. when the bar there opens.
If the resort wishes to maintain the «elitist» status it should continue as is. If it wishes for more business, it needs to seriously improve its cost structure –or at least do specials” and welcoming social interaction with guests to bring them back. Our humble opinion was that increased local business would increase national word of mouth, positive reviews and an implication that the place was popular rather than secluded.
oh and – they mark the way in well but do not mark the way out well. Hope you have GPS!

6 Months have now passed and I’ve been quiet on the subject because after the entire groups Social Media attack we were met by Director of Marketing Thomas Parke at our Golf Club this past April. At the time it was a sincere apology to the complete breakdown of the resort and specifically the food & Beverage issue that forced us to write such a scalding review. Mr. Parke indicated he would like to have us all back as his guests when it was convenient for everyone to return. You can’t ask for something more than that as we were not lobbying for a free trip but the fact remains it was offered and we accepted.
Fast forward 6 months and we notify Mr. Parke of our desire to return on November 8^th for 1 evening and 2 rounds of golf. This is the Response.
«The Lodge guestroom for Grande Oaks will be $ 189+tax per room per night; our normal price for this time period is $ 299. The golf is based on the members using a golf cart for 18-​holes @ $ 115+tax per player per round; our public rate is $ 145. I have Streamsong Red reserved on ¹¹⁄₈ at 11:15a and Streamsong Blue reserved on ¹¹⁄₉ at 11:10a. I am providing breakfast on ¹¹⁄₉ on a complimentary basis (full breakfast from the menu at either P2O5 at the Lodge or Restaurant Fifty-​Nine at the Clubhouse) and well as the special pricing for room as my gesture of thanks to Grande Oaks’ members. Further, I have reserved the Cork Room on ¹¹⁄₉ at 7pm for the entire group. If you would like a special menu prepared, I can arrange this as well. Hope you find everything to everyone’s liking. Best regards,
Thomas Parke
In Short we went from being invited back as his guests to a return visit with a small discount on our rooms and small discount on golf with free breakfast. I don’t know weather to laugh or be so appalled at the audacity of such an offer after being invited up free of charge in April. I guess a few months and they think we will forget or perhaps season is rolling in now and it is no longer cost effective. Just another reason to avoid this place at all costs. A complete an epic failure has now turned into a running joke.
AVOID!!!