Arnold Palmers Bay Hill Club
The Bay Hill Club and Lodge offers 70 distinctive guest rooms and suites just steps away from the first tee. To unwind after that stressful meeting or round of golf, relax in our fireside lounge and experience a refreshing Bay Hill Hummer Swim, play tennis, or wind down in our Spa and Salon featuring sauna, whirlpool, steam room, massage therapy, exercise and aerobic rooms, hair and nail services and more. You’ll have all the amenities of a year-round resort and all the serenity and intimacy of a small private club. The highlight of each stay is the rekindling of past friendships with fellow golfers and the frequent sightings of the King, Arnold Palmer, on the course, practice range and restaurants. Come back home to the place called Arnold Palmers Bay Hill Club and Lodge.
Golf
There’s something about Bay Hill that makes a golfer’s heart beat faster. Open only to Club members and guests staying at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, the breathtaking course sweeps across 270 acres along the shores of the Butler Chain of Lakes. The Champion, Challenger and Charger links feature 27 holes of tour championship golf, a challenging though fair test for both professionals and amateurs alike.
Room Amenities: Air Conditioning (In Room) Newspaper (Free) Iron Television (Cable/Satellite) Non-Smoking Rooms Television DVD/VCR Daily Maid Service Telephone (Voicemail) Balcony/Terrace No Resort Fee / No parking fee / No internet connection/daily use fee (wired or wireless) / No local phone charges / Complimentary bottled spring water in all guest rooms / Complimentary Turn Down Service / Complimentary newspaper /Complimentary coffee stations in the lodge buildings every morning
Hotel Details: 70 Rooms / 2 Floors Built in 1967 $7M Renovation in 2006 NoOfFloors – 2 NoOfRooms – 70 Meals Fitness Facility Swimming Pool Wheel Chair Access Dining Free Local Calls Extended Stay Golf Course Health Club Health Spa/Massage Pool (Outdoor) Tennis Hot Tub
As for golf, Arnie and his lead designer Ed Seay have made a few changes to this Joe Lee original design. Several holes, including the uphill par 5 4th and the par 5 16th have been lengthened, some lakes and bunkers have been enlarged and the greens have been redone. Arnie is a hands-on manager and is frequently out inspecting the course with his superintendent. Conditions of the course are generally excellent. The tournament 18 is supplemented by Charger, a gentler 9 that is usually uncrowded.
The front 9 of the Big Course is the more scenic and dramatic of the two 9′s. It features the half-moon-shaped par 5 5th around a lake where John Daly took an 18 trying to hit his drive over the lake from the forward tees to the green. From the tee box you need a telescope to see the green much less hit it. The downhill 200-yard 2nd and uphill 198-yard 7th are fine par 3′s. The 398-yard 4th, curving around another lake, is a terrific hole as is the 450-yard 8th which doglegs right around a copse of trees to a slightly elevated green bordered front and left by a pond.
