A long driveway lined with palm trees leads weekend golfers, leisure travelers, and executives on retreat to a commanding fountain and the lobby of this golfing aficionado's resort. Inside are high, molded-beamed ceilings with massive wrought-iron and glass chandeliers, cool slate floors, railings made of crisscrossed golf clubs, and British Colonial-style furnishings.

The Briggs Nature Center, 23 miles away, covers 13,000 acres and is home to many Florida birds and plant life. A boardwalk takes guests through rare-plant communities, and a butterfly garden is dense with plants selected to attract 27 species of Florida's butterflies. The center is home to herons, osprey, egrets, mangrove cuckoos, and prairie warblers.

Added Value: Guests also have full privileges at the golf resort's beachfront partner property, The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, with a complimentary shuttle operating between the two resorts.

Special Offer: This hotel features a 4th night FREE Special from 01 JUN 08 - 17 DEC 08 and from 22 MAY 09 - 31 OCT 09.

Dining:

Lemonia - A colorful and airy Tuscan-style restaurant with big picture windows overlooking the ninth hole. Guests can dine alfresco on the stone-and-tile terrace. There are breakfast and lunch buffets, as well as a dinner menu featuring seasonal selections. Nightly entertainment with piano music or classical guitar.
The Bella Vista - This comfortable, casual lobby lounge sits beneath high beamed ceilings and ceiling fans, with a gleaming mahogany bar with upholstered stools. Serving fine wines, champagne, cordials, and an array of martinis. The bar menu includes antipasto, chilled Gulf shrimp, and Osso Buco Quesadilla. Nightly piano entertainment. Open late morning until late evening.
The Bar - Reminiscent of a quaint Scottish gentlemen's pub and located adjacent to the Billiard Room, this bar offers a variety of small-batch bourbons and rare scotches. Open mid-afternoon until late evening.
The Poolside Grill - For a light lunch or something frosty, the grill offers classic burgers and club sandwiches, crisp calamari, grilled Florida grouper, fruit smoothies (spiked or not), and creative tropical drinks. Open mid-morning until late afternoon.
e(X)presso - This Italian coffee bar serves espresso drinks, teas, and pastries for those on the run.

Golf:

The resort's Tiburón Golf Club features two 18-hole courses, the Black and the Gold, with a total of 800 acres. Greg Norman designed the course to play like a British Open links course—firm and fast. It features half-inch fairway heights, stacked sod bunkers, coquina shell waste areas, and a complete absence of rough. The fairways are lined with pine straw and enhanced by native plant life and sparkling lakes. The 43,000-square-foot, Mediterranean-style clubhouse has a pro shop with golf and resort apparel for men and women, locker facilities, and a workout room. The Rick Smith Golf Academy offers personalized instruction and private video rooms.

Hotel Amenities:

The fitness center has cardio and strength-training equipment, free weights, exercise balls, and a sunny seating area with juice and fresh fruit. Just off the fitness center are massage and body-treatment rooms. The locker rooms have marble floors, mahogany lockers, large showers with personal amenities, and steam and sauna rooms.

There are four lighted Har-Tru sand tennis courts with equipment rental. The outdoor lap and splash pool is surrounded by a terrace with chaise lounges and a spa tub. One end of the pool is nine inches deep to accommodate children. A poolside grill serves snacks and cold drinks.

The Ritz Kids program provides supervised activities for children age 5 to 12, and a comprehensive day camp is offered mid-morning until mid-afternoon (surcharge).

The resort's English-style billiards and game rooms offer a comfortable place to play cards by a roaring fire, or play a game of billiards on one of two handmade tables. These pub-style rooms have wood floors, reproduction period lighting, handsome game tables for four, antique lithographs, and vintage golfing artwork.

Meeting Spaces:
The resort offers 14,800 square feet of meeting and conference space, including a ballroom and nine conference rooms, many with outdoor patios. Executive golf retreats are a resort specialty. High-speed Internet access is available (surcharge), and a staffed business center offers administrative support.
Rooms:

This resort has 295 guestrooms, and all include private, furnished balconies with resort/golf club views. Custom bedding includes featherbeds, down pillows, and triple-sheeted Italian Frette linens. Rooms have British colonial furnishings including roomy glass-topped desks, and chairs with woven-leather backs, as well as golf-themed accents such as a whimsical golfing lamp. There are CD players, safes, TVs with premium channels, high-speed Internet access (surcharge), and minibars. Marble bathrooms have vanities with double sinks, deep tubs with handheld showers, separate glass-enclosed showers, bathrobes, and European toiletries.

SEASON	SGLRVW	DBLRVW	TPLRVW	QUARVW	S/D GOCVW	TPL GOCVW	QUA GOCVW	CLUBRST S/D	CLUBRST TPL	CLUBRST QUA	EXECSTE S/D	EXECSTE TPL	EXECSTE QUA
01-Nov-08 to 25-Dec-08	£167	£167	£188	£209	£183	£204	£225	£241	£282	£324	£266	£287	£307
26-Dec-08 to 04-Jan-09	£266	£266	£287	£307	£274	£295	£316	£332	£374	£416	£416	£436	£457
05-Jan-09 to 12-Apr-09	£274	£274	£295	£317	£291	£312	£334	£358	£401	£443	£443	£465	£486
13-Apr-09 to 21-May-09	£176	£176	£197	£218	£193	£214	£235	£256	£299	£341	£282	£303	£324
22-May-09 to 31-Oct-09	£103	£103	£125	£146	£120	£142	£163	N/A	N/A	N/A	£202	£223	£244
01-Nov-09 to 24-Dec-09	£176	£176	£197	£218	£193	£214	£235	£256	£299	£341	£282	£303	£324
25-Dec-09 to 03-Jan-10	£278	£278	£299	£320	£295	£317	£338	£366	£409	£452	£452	£474	£495

Rates are per room per night

• SGLRVW- SINGLE RESORT VIEW
• DBLRVW- DOUBLE RESORT VIEW
• TPLRVW- TRIPLE RESORT VIEW
• QUARVW- QUAD RESORT VIEW
• S/D GOCVW- SINGLE / DOUBLE GOLF COURSE VIEW
• TPL GOCVW- TRIPLE GOLF COURSE VIEW
• QUA GOCVW- QUAD GOLF COURSE VIEW
• CLUBRST S/D- CLUB RESORT ROOM SINGLE/ DOUBLE
• CLUBRST TPL- CLUB RESORT ROOM TRIPLE
• CLUBRST QUA- CLUB RESORT ROOM QUAD
• EXECSTE S/D- EXECUTIVE SUITE SINGLE/ DOUBLE
• EXECSTE TPL- EXECUTIVE SUITE TRIPLE
• EXECSTE QUA- EXECUTIVE SUITE QUAD