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If you love golf, this is the perfect setting for a golf getaway with a championship course that features 27 holes, sloped greens and challenging fairways lined with oak trees and emerald pines. Impressive though that is, that's not all on offer at the Plantation Golf Resort & Spa, there's also an incredible state-of-the-art spa with all manner of tempting treatments plus the opportunity to get all wet and watery scuba-diving and swimming with manatees in one of the world's most densely populated rivers. Adventurous pursuits and indulgence aside, the resort prides itself on its southern hospitality, ensuring you feel welcome from the very minute you arrive. Rooms are very spacious indeed and come well-equipped with all mod-cons, choose between a standard room, a golf view villa or a patio room with outdoor area for dining and drinking al-fresco. The Plantation Room is the resort's signature restaurant serving up fine cuisine morning, noon and night. You can also relax in the Library Lounge listening to some live piano music, the perfect end to a perfect day.
Where is it?
Set in 232 acres, along the banks of the Crystal River on Florida's famed Nature Coast, 1 hour north of Tampa.
Getting around
You can explore by hire car or take to 25,000 acres of river on a hired boat.
Eats and drinks
Plantation Room (breakfast, lunch and dinner), Library Lounge (live piano music), 19th Hole Bar & Grill (breakfast and lunch), Plantation Tiki bar.
Fun and games
Lagoon-style swimming pool with extensive furnished sun deck, golf course with 27 holes, spa with a variety of treatments on offer, including facials, massage, pedicures, manicures and a full hair salon. Swimming with manatees, scuba-diving, boat rentals, marina and dive shop, 2 pro-level tennis courts, croquet, sand volleyball.
Handy stuff
Room service. Concierge service. Laundry/dry-cleaning service.
Room info
202 guest rooms, suites and golf villas on 2 floors in 1 building with lifts. Standard rooms with air-conditioning, cable TV with pay-per-view movies, telephone, high-speed Internet access, tea/coffee maker, safe, hairdryer, iron and board. Rooms with 2 double beds plus rollout beds, sleep max 4 persons. Golfview Condos and Villas as above with the addition 3 bedrooms, full kitchen, living/dining room, 3 bathrooms and views of golf course. Rooms with king-size bed or 2 double beds each plus sofa bed, sleep max 8 persons. Patio rooms as above with king-size bed or 2 double beds and outdoor patio exit, sleeping max 4 people.
Room Upgrade
Golfview Condos and Villas as above with 3 bedrooms, full kitchen, living/dining room, 3 bathrooms and views of golf course. Rooms with king-size bed or 2 double beds each plus sofa bed, sleep max 8 persons. Patio rooms as above with king-size bed or 2 double beds and outdoor patio exit, sleeping max 4 people.