Off the coast of Northeast Florida, on a secluded barrier island, stands The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Seemingly a world away, yet conveniently located just 25 minutes from the Jacksonville International Airport. Named #7 for the World's Best Service and #9 for Best Family Hotel in North America by the readers of Travel and Leisure Magazine. One of only 23 hotels in the country to have received two AAA Five Diamond Awards – one for the resort and one for the fine dining restaurant, The Grill.
Emerald greens, sapphire skies and the brilliant azure waves of the Atlantic Ocean crashing against the shore are certainly the dream course of an avid golfer. However, at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, the dream becomes reality by offering guests an 18 hole PGA championship course, The Golf Club of Amelia Island, part of the exclusive surrounding community of Summer Beach. The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island is one of only a handful of resorts in the state of Florida to offer both on-property golf and beach.
Designed by golf professional Mark McCumber and Gene Littler, The Golf Club of Amelia Island's course is as beautiful as it is challenging. Carved out of the island's lush and undisturbed beachfront, fairways are framed by live oaks, palm trees and pristine sand dunes while greens offer an extra measure of difficulty with the addition of the cool Atlantic breeze.
Tranquility is pleasantly inevitable at this custom-designed, state-of-the-art facility. The 27,500-square-foot space utilizes the private sanctuary that is Amelia Island and the ocean breezes that encircle it to award guests with the ultimate in luxury and relaxation. Every detail is meticulously accounted for from a new plunge pool with underwater music to spa butlers on hand, catering to your every whim. If you’re in the mood for a rubdown but hesitate to give up your beachfront perch, why not try the Heaven in a Hammock massage which combines the rhythmic rocking of a hammock swing with deep tissue massage to create a sense of weightlessness and stimulate flexibility? Or unwind in one of the 26 inviting treatment rooms and console sunburned skin with a soothing Ocean Breeze Wrap using the natural properties of noni gel. As if Amelia Island wasn’t paradise already.
