The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples

Its challenging Greg Norman–designed Tiburon Golf Club, an annual PGA Tour stop, draws golfers from around the world, but everyone who stays at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples goes home a winner. This AAA five-diamond Mediterranean fantasy features 295 luxury guest rooms, including 51 Club Level rooms and 38 suites, most with balcony views of the palm-lined fairways. Amenities include Frette linens, goose down comforters, and marble baths.

The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples embraces its natural riches with a dream mix of indoor and outdoor event space. Fourteen indoor meeting rooms that total 16,500 square feet accommodate corporate events and business meetings, while five of the 11 breakout venues feature covered terraces with sweeping views of the Tiburon course. Alfresco dining at the Tuscan-themed Lemonia rewards everyone for a day well spent. There are no packages available at this time. There are no hot dates at this time. Posted 03 Jan, 2012 by Samantha Aberle 14,652 square-foot structure to double size of event capacity at Southwest Florida golf resort NAPLES, Fla. (August 2011) – The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, located on Southwest Florida’s pristine Paradise Coast, announces its newest addition to the classic, intimate AAA Five-Diamond golf resort: a 14,652 square-foot Grand Lawn Pavilion for the 2012 event season, doubling the capacity of the top-rated resort’s existing meeting and special events space. The pavilion will be erected in early January 2012, on the Grand Lawn, located at the southeast tip of the property, and will be available for season, starting on January 3, 2012 through April 30, 2012.

“We are excited to introduce The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples’ new event space—and the prospect of what this world-class venue means for our business and the community,” said Bruce Seigel, director of sales and marketing, The Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples. “The added space will help us attract additional and larger group business to the area, increase the number of employed ladies and gentlemen from our surrounding communities, and boost traffic throughout both Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples.”

Accommodating approximately 1,400 people with theater-style seating and 900 people with reception-style seating, the Grand Lawn Pavilion will feature:

Location adjacent to Golf Resort’s Tiburón Ballroom
Solid, carpeted flooring throughout
Fine linens adorning the pavilion walls and ceiling
Advanced air conditioning and heating systems for climate control
Built-in chandeliers and down lighting fixtures
Full-house sound system
High-speed wireless and wired Internet
Networking with all resort meeting rooms
Space divisible by three
Catering and event services provided by award-winning Ritz-Carlton team


The versatile facility will be designed to accommodate a wide-range of group business events, including elegant dinner receptions, large trade shows, art exhibits, live entertainment acts, concerts, high-energy celebrations, philanthropic gatherings, and more. The new facility is also surrounded by ample complimentary self parking, as well as valet parking. Posted 02 May, 2008 by Concierge Elite NAPLES, FL (November 6, 2006) " The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples is now ranked 15th in the latest biennial list by Golf Digest of the 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America. The resort moved up 10 positions marking the largest jump by any other golf resort listed in the top 25.

We take great pride in providing the overall golf experience for our guests, said hotel manager Mike McMahon. In a golfing destination such as Naples, this is a tremendous honor and a testament to the dedication and hard work of our staff.

Golf Digests Course-Rating Panel, a group of more than 800 low-handicap golfers, rated the resorts on various criteria, including quality of lodging, dining and golf. The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples received an overall score of 82.46, improving nearly five points from 2004 (77.69). Among the nine Florida-based properties listed, The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples easily outdistanced the nearest competitors, Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa (34) and the Breakers (40). Number one overall was Sea Island, The Cloister & The Lodge in Georgia, displacing Pebble Beach.

The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples features two 18-hole championship golf courses designed by Greg Norman at Tiburn Golf Club. The resort is host to the annual PGA TOUR Merrill Lynch Shootout and is home to the Rick Smith Golf Academy at Tiburn Golf Club. The AAA Five-Diamond resort has 295 rooms, most with views of the golf course and 51 Club Level rooms and suites. Numerous quality dining options include the Tuscan-themed Lemona restaurant, the Bella Vista Lobby Lounge, the Poolside Grill, eXpress(o) and a pair of private dining rooms.

Tiburn Golf Club also offers golfers the option of experiencing the golf course on the innovative Segway transporters " the only golf resort in the state of Florida using the Segway x2 for daily golf play.
The complete Golf Digest ranking, which includes resorts in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Caribbean, appears in the magazines December issue (on newsstands November 7) and online now at www.golfdigest.com/resorts.

Several golf packages are available at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples. Get more information and book online at http://www.ritzcarlton.com/, or by dialing (239) 593-2000.