You would be hard pressed to find many better golfers than Arnold Palmer, just as you would be hard pressed to find many better golf resorts than his namesake. Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge is widely regarded as one of the best golf resorts in America, a special place that ‘The King’ called home. The resort boasts 27-holes of world-class championship golf in the form of; the Champion, the Challenger and the Charger loops of 9. The Challenger and Champion make up the layout used for the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the PGA Tour, one of the tour’s most prestigious events.
The golf resort is loacted in central Florida, less than 30-minutes from Orlando International Airport, Bay Hill is in a prime location for anyone who wants to visit the many attractions that Florida has to offer. You can get from the resort to International Drive and Disney World Resort in just 15-minutes by car. The accommodation at Bay Hill is second only to the golf, with 70 luxuriously appointed rooms available on-site and a host of first-class facilities for guests to enjoy. Between the amazing sights of Orlando and the spectacular golf at Bay Hill, your holiday is guaranteed to be one to remember.
1 round at THE PLAYERS Stadium Course (TPC Sawgrass)
Golf at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
Genuine championship golf comes no finer around Orlando than Bay Hill, where the 27-hole golf complex comprises 9-hole loops named the Champion, Challenger and Charger. The stunning club and lodge have been recently refurbished, ensuring that the onsite facilities are a match for Bay Hill's remarkable course.
At its peak, Bay Hill can be stretched to 7,381 yards and spans 270 acres of stunning land alongside the Butler Chain of Lakes. The game's greatest names pound the same fairways for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and a golf holiday on one of the best courses in Orlando is your chance to experience a slice of the action.
Accommodation at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
Accommodation at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge comes in the form 70 air-conditioned guestrooms which include personal safes and complementary newspapers. Free Wi-Fi connection and wired high-speed internet access is also offered. Each of the rooms boasts a 27-inch flat-screen TV, equipped with cable and DVD players. All are also decorated with photos from Arnold Palmer’s collection – a really nice touch.
Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge offers a great range of dining options – perfect for lovers of fine food and excellent wines. The Grill & Classic Dining Rooms serves an amazing selection of memorable dishes, morning, noon and night. The Bay Window has the best views in the house – overlooking the renowned putting green and Rolex clock – it features a vast array of appetizers, salads, sandwiches and fresh brick oven pizzas. Also available for your pleasure is The Members Lounge – a snug fireside bar which serves fine wine, beer and cocktails.
The resort also boasts six tennis courts and a state-of-the-art gym, which is comprehensively equipped.
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge Reviews
Overall rating:8.8 / 10
Hotel reviews
8.88.8 / 10
Bar / Restaurant
8.8 / 10
Facilities
9.2 / 10
Location
9.4 / 10
Room comfort
8.4 / 10
Staff
9 / 10
Value for money
8.4 / 10
6 / 10
Noise at the hotel kept us awake until the early hours. Complaints to reception staff was met with sympathy and apathy. Disappointing.
The other staff in the hotel were fabulous especially in The Bay Window and at breakfast.
8 / 10
Beautiful hotel worth a stay
6 / 10
Time of year very quiet shut bar at 9
10 / 10
Fantastic experience, great facilities, great course great food and drink, couldn't have asked for any better
10 / 10
We stayed in one of the lodges . Great location great accommodation. It could do with a modernisation internally. The dining and locker rooms were excellent
10 / 10
10 / 10
10 / 10
Stayed here before but was not disappointed with our longer stay 4 days this time..
Pro-shop is well stocked with memorabilia..
Had breakfast in arnies lounge which was great.
After golf the mens locker room has been redone and it looks great.
8 / 10
Very much a lodge, rather than a traditional hotel, but it felt like you were right in the heart of a golf club and the whole club felt a wonderful homage to a great golfer and good man. The locker room bar and our meal in the Bay Window for dinner were the highlights.
8 / 10
Kept very well probably just how Arnie would have expected it to be..new bit dated feel to take you back to that era…very cool.
8 / 10
Overall you need to visit Bayhill for its connections with Arnold Palmer and its history. As a hotel experience its ok but nothing that special. As many have said, the lodge / rooms are dated but clean. We did not eat on site but you need to expect to pay big prices for the privilege of benign there i.e we paid $15 for a glass of red wine in the bar !!! bears $6 - $7 which is a little better. In summary though, the building is full of history and special memorabilia so is worth a visit.
8 / 10
It’s a bit like stepping back into the 1970s or something. Very old fashioned but in a good way.
10 / 10
Hotel room and facilities were top class
10 / 10
Lovely as it was so nice to see tradition & that’s what this place is all about tradition NOT Mod Coms!!!
Staff were lovely & always smiling & wanting to help in any way.
The history of Arnold Palmer is everywhere & it’s lovely that they have kept this up & the changes of “Modern” are so discreet.
Golf Course was amazing the best & hardest course I have played. The course was beautiful so manicured & again all the touches are there.
Whilst it is expensive I would fully recommend this on any golfer or non golfers bucket list.
If we ever have the opportunity again we would definitely go back.
I would avoid Summer due to the Florida thunderstorms as there is a very strict policy in place as any sign of lightning (even if there is none) & u are not allowed to play until a certain radius is all clear.
Wonderful experience & the Golf Travel we’re fantastic with arranging my booking & I will be using them again.
8 / 10
Super friendly staff and amazing place with the Palmer legacy, the rooms and buildings are very dated.
10 / 10
Well, the final leg of our Tour and what a way to finish. The place has so much nostalgia, history and memorabilia from Mr Palmer's golfing career that you cannot not be inspired. The Rooms were lovely, the staff very friendly and helpful as in all the places we stayed.
8 / 10
Staff excellent lovely friendly atmosphere
6 / 10
Once again, horrendous experience with pre authorisation payments. They took £300 off my card on arrival which was agreed and over the next 2 days proceeded to take a further £1100 although i had only spent $42 in total. When questioned they said it will go back within 10 working days. Completely unacceptable.
10 / 10
It’s Arnie’s Place! Such a relaxed atmosphere, all the staff had your interests in mind, always attentive. Golf course was great, near had a bad lie and greens just rolled and rolled. Must visit, even if only once for any golf fan.
10 / 10
great rooms/great vibe
10 / 10
What can you say about about Bay Hill ! The place is outstanding, from the moment you arrive the staff are all over you being so helpful and wishing you an enjoyable time.... spending time in the bar at night with all the old photos surrounding you just captures your eyes as to everything about Mr Palmer and his career playing golf..... it was amazing..... The starter is first class, as one of our friends gave him some lines to say as he welcomed you onto the tee, this just made the day even more fun.... Out forecaddie Tripple “E” was brilliant, the course amazing, my 3rd visit and the best overall condition I’ve had yet, can’t see it being any better. The rooms of the lodges were first class, being excited to play the course we woke at 5:30 to sit on the balcony watching the sun come up with the army of staff working away preparing the course, great to see the green keepers hand mowing the greens.... Great time had by all
10 / 10
A fantastic hotel - service is consistently above expectation, and room size/comfort was excellent.
It truly felt like a 'home from home', and proximity to International Drive, Disney and Universal were an added bonus.
