Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa on April 6 will host its Fourth Annual Tap Takeover. The event (11 a.m.to 5 p.m.), which coincides with National Beer Day on April 7, will feature five local breweries – Saltwater, Copperpoint, Due South, Tequesta and Mathews. Each brewery will have one hour to presents its brews at […]
Category: Resorts
Sea Island opens new Golf Performance Center
Sea Island, a Forbes Five-Star resort on the coast of Georgia, today unveiled its new Golf Performance Center at the Sea Island Golf Club. www.seaisland.com The 17,000-square-foot facility features state-of-the-art technology, six instruction and club fitting bays, a putting studio designed by world-renowned putting instructor Phil Kenyon – who serves as Director of Putting Instruction […]
Tequila Time at Grand Velas Los Cabos
Grand Velas Los Cabos has opened its Tequila Mezcal Bar, which feature 140 varieties of the spirits, guided tastings and master classes with a top Mexican sommelier. More than 50 premium tequilas and mezcals are part of the resort’s all-inclusive rate. Five different types of tequila are offered, including blanco (no aging), reposado (aged […]
World Amateur Handicap Championship registration begins March 13
The 36th annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship will begin accepting entries March 13. A 72-hole, net stroke play tournament, the World Am will be played Aug. 26-30 on 60 of Myrtle Beach’s best courses. More than 3,000 players from across America and more than 20 countries are again expected to participate in golf’s largest […]
Universal’s Aventura Hotel shines with price and location
Universal’s Aventura Hotel in Orlando has so much going for it that it’s difficult to know where to begin. But let’s start with location. Aventura Hotel, which opened this past August?, has a pathway to Universal’s Volcano Bay water park and is a short walk from Sapphire Falls hotel that takes guests via boat to […]
Pelican Grand Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale completes $7 million guest room renovation
One of the only true beachfront, boutique hotels in Fort Lauderdale, Pelican Grand Beach Resort has completed a $7 million guest room renovation. The eight-month transformation honors the existing property’s old Floridian charm while introducing modernized design and boho-inspired elements. “We’re beyond thrilled to see our vision come to life,” said Heidi Dennis, general manager […]
Salamander Hotels & Resorts looking to develop new oceanfront hotel at Hammock Beach
Salamander Hotels & Resorts is looking into possibly redevelop its 20-room Lodge at Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Fla., into a larger oceanfront hotel. The Lodge is the sister hotel to the more-than 300 suites in the Main Tower at Hammock Beach, which features the Jack Nicklaus-designed Ocean Course and the nearby Conservatory Course […]
Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa prepping for Taste & Sip event
Villa del Palmar Beach Resort & Spa at The Islands of Loreto is preparing to tantalize the senses of guests who reserve a four-day, three-night “Taste & Sip” package during a food-and-wine extravaganza, April 4-7, that features dinners, receptions and a tasting experience with acclaimed winemakers. The menu for the “Taste & Sip” package also […]
Hootie, Dustin Johnson latest inductees in Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame
Hootie & the Blowfish and Dustin Johnson, the latter fresh off a win at the WGC Mexico Championship, were inducted into the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame on Feb. 27 at Pine Lakes Country Club. Johnson and each of the four members of Hootie & the Blowfish have long had close ties to the […]
Bay Point Golf Club’s Nicklaus Course ready for March 1 re-opening
Nearly five months after Hurricane Michael stormed through Northwest Florida, Bay Point Golf Club in Panama City, Fla., will re-open its Nicklaus on March 1. The hurricane blew through with winds at 100 mph only three days after the Nicklaus Course re-opened from a renovation project to its greens. Those new TifEagle greens held up […]