Whenever possible, I love to arrange my own travel. Hotels are my thing and I enjoy the process of researching and planning a trip. I’ve mentioned it before, but Hopper is my favorite app for booking hotel and car reservations and did not disappoint on finding a beautiful hotel and a great deal at the same time!
The PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens kept popping up in my search and I’m so glad we stayed here. I was a little unsure because it was not on the beach and we weren’t going to golf, but it ended up being the perfect spot for our trip. The glorious resort pool was huge and since we had a busy schedule, the easy access meant that we were able to swim more than if we’d been at the beach. I also found that with so many of the guests out on the links during the day, it felt as if we had the entire place to ourselves.
The PGA National Resort just completed a $100 million dollar renovation and it shows. My Golden Girls loving heart was in heaven with the vintage inspired aesthetics. Pink and green, gold, palm trees, bold wallpaper everywhere you looked. It had such a luxe, tropical vacation feel that followed you throughout the entire resort.
This was my vacation “adrenal cocktail”. Fresh coconut water, orange juice and a some margarita salt on the side. How very resourceful of me! (You can check out my very own adrenal cocktail recipe here!)
What we loved about PGA National Resort:
- Beautiful and peaceful setting. There were a few families that we met at the pool, but because of the golf course, the resort felt quiet during the day.
- And speaking of pool, they have a gorgeous, large pool that we swam in every day.
- The guest rooms are stunning!
- They offer a kids camp during the day. We considered booking Hugo, but our trip was too short to justify. We walked past and it looked like a really great option for the littles.
- There is also a spa on the grounds. Josh went for a haircut and shave and the barber on staff gave him one of the best haircuts of his life!
- When traveling with a little one you get to know the hotel restaurants very quickly. We loved the gluten free wood fired pizza and the lobby coffee shop. Hugo and I are the morning birds, so we would sneak out for coffee (me) and a croissant (him) and sit by the pool overlooking the course and watch the early golfers. Paradise!
- The hotel staff was so kind and welcoming.
- If you’re needing more space, they also have cottages available. 2 bedroom/2 bath and designed by Serena & Lily! I would absolutely book one of these in the future.
Cons:
- This hotel is not on the beach. Honestly we didnt even miss it on this particular trip. The pool was all we needed!
- Breakfast was very crowded at Birdies in the morning. Service was slow and it seemed like the whole hotel arrived at the same time.
- Eating gluten free was a bit of a hit or miss situation. There was a lot of cross contamination at the breakfast spot, but the other restaurants on property seemed more knowledgable. We ordered the wood fired gluten free pizza several times it was great!
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