GOLF ACCOMMODATIONS Taking full advantage of its Atlantic Ocean setting, the resort has 404 oceanfront guest rooms and suites with patios and balconies. With an impressive amenity package, the rooms (as all Omni rooms) are, in the Guru’s humble opinion, an exceptional value. –Furnished balcony or patio –Exclusive skin care products RESORT AMENITIES –10,000-square-foot...
On Location: Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate
Better still, it’s a great time to visit because the resort just completed a multi-year, extensive $40 million enhancement and expansion project. –International Course-If you’ve never been to Australia to play golf, this layout will give you a good idea of what a “down under” coastal links course looks and plays like. Ranked in...
5 Things I Love About Naples, Florida
I’ve lived in Florida for more than 30 years and one of my favorite weekend getaways is Naples in southwest Florida. It’s often described as the west coast Florida’s answer to Palm Beach. Although it’s peppered with financial services offices and numerous luxury homes, I find Naples to be much less pretentious than Palm...
On Location: Saddlebrook Resort
The golf menu at Saddlebrook consists of two on-site 18-hole courses that take full advantage of the lush, palm-, pine-, -cypress and lake-dotted rolling terrain. Both courses-the Palmer and Saddlebrook- are not long, but they’re testy because of the undulating terrain, sometimes narrow fairways and strategically placed bunkers. If I had to pick a...
Mount Dora, FL Dining Gem: 1921 By Norman Van Aken
A couple of weeks ago I was sauntering down the quaint streets in Mount Dora, Florida, a wonderful somewhat hilly lakeside town about 30 minutes from Orlando, and I hit the proverbial dining gold mine. One of the town’s newest restaurants (only a few months old) is 1921 By Norman Van Aken at 142...