Arnold Palmers Bay Hill Club Lodge

The accommodations and golf course are top-notch. The rooms are not plush or over-the-top luxurious but very comfortable and very nice. The staff are all very pleasant and nice and we had the good fortune to have Johnna as our breakfast server. She was just the best and so pleasant she made the meal even better! We appreciated her attentiveness and responsiveness.

I went with my son for a quick golf weekend. Our timing was both good -- and not so good. A PGA tournament was coming in a few weeks, so the course was in amazing shape. But they were limiting the play on the course to keep it fresh, so we struggled to get a tee time leading up to our arrival and I booked another nearby course instead. I can't say enough for how accommodating everybody was -- from the front desk to the pro shop to the dining room. Incredibly professional, polite, and friendly. They were able to squeeze us in for 18 holes at the last minute, a favor that I did not take lightly and that turned what was going to be a nice weekend into an unforgettable memorable weekend for my son and I. The room was great. Breakfast was great. The golf was amazing (even if we did lose plenty of balls in the rough!). But he was able to par three different holes, he hit a couple 300 yard drives straight down the fairway, he just missed a hole in one by about 5 feet on another hole, and we came away excited to watch the tournament on TV in a few weeks and see all the places we just played. Thanks for the memories.

If the men on our trip rated this trip solely on the golf experience then it would be a 5. However 10 of our group of 18 were not golfing so we were just able to view our experience without the golf. Again, the 8 that played golf said it was the best experience of golf they had ever had. The club house provided breakfast however it took a very long time. Only a few of us had lunch and it was fantastic with very attentive service. The bar was top notch with Cheryl. My biggest complaint was the cottage/house we rented. We had 4 houses and they were all very outdated. The lights flickered non stop which gives me migraines. The house had a moldy smell and/or a sewage smell. One night we walked to the club house from our house and tried to enter the back side of the club house. The bar and restaurant were full. Several service people and patrons saw us 4 ladies waiting outside and the door was locked. They looked at us and turned their heads. Finally a very kind man from across the bar came and opened the door for us. Again we were dressed club appropriate and had a private dinner at the club. Our only fault was we didn’t know the rules and entrances that were allowed at this club. I would hope that no one would be treated that way at our club. The spa was closed and the pool was nothing special. If you are there just for golf, this is your place. If you are planning a club destination for a mixed group or family, look somewhere else.