Stay-and-Play Packages Start at $61 Per Night featuring Diverse Lodging Options and Nine Distinct Golf Courses in Prime Playing Condition
(GULF SHORES, ALABAMA) – Prime conditions, seasonably warm weather and value-laden deals combine to make the fall and winter months and ideal time to visit Gulf Shores, Ala.
Accessible via Pensacola, Mobile or New Orleans airports, Gulf Shores is a popular waterfront golf destination featuring nine courses, countless lodging options and a wealth of non-golf outdoor activities. Visitors can build their own custom golf stay and play package at GolfGulfShores.com starting at as little as $61 per night, including room and a round. Beachcombers, buddies looking for fishing and golf, and families who love Southern fall weather, local seafood and live music can find a variety of options to enjoy the Gulf through the end of the year.
The user-friendly website includes sample packages to help visitors choose their best rate among hotels, luxury condos and golf by location along the 32-mile stretch of shoreline, for stays through February. Below is a small sample of package prices, there are many others. These rates include all taxes and fees and are based on a group of four golfers staying four nights and playing three rounds of golf at three different pre-determined courses:
2 Bedroom Gulf View Condominium
11/8/2010 – 2/27/2011
Rate: $73.21 per person per night ($292.85) for golf and room
Description: Starting at rate based on 4 people staying in a two bedroom condominium plus loft with one king bed, one queen bed and two sleeper sofas.
Double Queen Hotel Room (Next to Craft Farms Golf Course)
11/8/2010 – 2/27/2011
Rate: $98.79 per person per night ($395.16)
Description: Starting at rate based on 2 people staying in a one room with two queen beds. Package also includes a hot breakfast buffet for each golfer.
2 Bedroom Gulf Oriented Condominium
11/8/2010 – 2/27/2011
Rate: $61.19 per person per night ($244.00)
Description: Starting at rate based on 4 people staying in a two bedroom condominium with one queen bed, two twin beds and a sleeper sofa.
All groups purchasing a customized golf package via www.golfgulfshores.com for travel between Nov. 16, 2010 and Feb. 28, 2011 will be entered to win a $2,000 destination credit prize to be used on dining, golf shop items, area attractions and more. Packages must be booked by Nov. 15, 2010 and include a two-night minimum stay. The winner of the $2,000 destination credit will be randomly chosen on Nov. 16.
For more information, prize details or to book your package and be entered to win visit www.golfgulfshores.com today.
About Golf Gulf Shores
Golf Gulf Shores is the moniker for the Gulf Shores Golf Association, the partnership that promotes the destination and its custom golf packages built by its partners, for golf groups, families, and corporate outings. The destination offers nine golf courses, countless lodging options and a wealth of outdoor activity on its 32-mile waterfront destination. Course highlights:
Cotton Creek at Craft Farms – Arnold Palmer Signature Design with generous fairways lined by Southern Hardwoods, undulating greens and a championship test from 7,028 yards, and owned and operated by Honours Golf.
Cypress Bend at Craft Farms – The sister Honours Golf property to Cotton Creek, the Arnold Palmer Signature Design meanders through cord-grass accented lakes which come into play on nearly every hole.
Glenlakes Golf Club – Scottish-style links course designed by Von Hagge and known for its extensive bunkering and postage-stamp greens.
Kiva Dunes – A “Top 100 Course in America” by Golf Digest, the Jerry Pate design is the only beachfront resort course in Gulf Shores.
Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club – Owned and operated by Honours Golf, the 27-hole facility offers chilled apples on the tee. The 830-acre park includes 30 lakes and fairways surrounded by Bon Secour Wildlife Preserve.
Rock Creek Golf Club – Also owned by Honours Golf and boasting rolling terrain and fairways lined by pines, the Earl Stone design overlooks freshwater wetlands and the Rock Creek basin.
TimberCreek Golf Club – This 27-hole design was crafted by Earl Stone and feels like an inland Carolina course with fairways lined by loblolly pines, dogwoods and magnolias.
The Golf Club of the Wharf – Formerly known as the Gulf Shores Golf Club, this was the Gulf Shores’ first course. Opened it 1960, it was redesigned by Jay and Carter Morrish in 2005.
For more information: www.golfgulfshores.com, 888-815-1902.
Contact:
Janeen Driscoll, Buffalo Communications
910-690-9711, jdriscoll@buffalocommunications.com
Gary Trask, Buffalo Communications
978-228.0314, gtrask@buffalocommunications.com
