$149 for a Holiday Lights and Ice Package at Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Texas (Up to $318.90 Value)
Luxurious Hillside Resort with Award-Winning Golf Courses and Fine Dining Red oaks and sycamores line the last hole at Fazio Canyons, a sinuous par 5 at the award-winning golf course leading to a ranch-style clubhouse. Cliff-lined fairways and limestone caves dot the Canyons’ sibling course, Fazio Foothills, which was named fourth among America’s 100 best resort courses by Golfweek magazine. And they’re just two of the four total distinguished golf courses that blanket the Barton Creek Resort and Spa’s country estate, framed within 4,000 acres of rolling wooded hills. Beyond the emerald landscape, fine-dining restaurants, a year-round indoor swimming pool, and a European spa boasts luxurious hill-country hotel marked by authentic southern charm. During the annual Holiday Lights and Ice event, 240,000 twinkling lights turn the rural resort into an incandescent wonderland. Star-capped Christmas trees, reindeer displays, and undulating waves of garlands are ablaze with colorful bulbs as families carve figure eights and grocery lists into the largest outdoor ice rink in Austin. After skating under canopies of sparkling snowflakes, guests gather in the Family Fun Room to decorate gingerbread-man cookies and countdown calendars. Elegant country charm graces the resort guest rooms, whose décor sports nods to Texan culture. Beyond the hardwood entryway, plaid and floral linens top beds, which reside next to exotic cowhide chairs and carved armoires that open up to 42-inch plasma TVs. Ink prints from native artists depict indigenous wildlife and lend a colonial air to the 425-square-foot accommodations. A diverse buffet spread featuring homemade pastries, fresh fruit, and yogurt awaits overnighters in the morning. Austin, Texas: Offbeat Vibrant City with Outdoor Recreation Wooded trails, shallow swimming beds, and large limestone cliffs populate the Barton Creek Greenbelt, a 7-mile urban oasis with public access via Loop 360. Both moderate and challenging hiking trails unravel past idyllic sites such as Sculpture Falls and Campbell’s Hole. Just 8 miles southeast of the resort reside rock-climbing walls and Airman’s Cave, the longest of its kind in Travis County. Beat-up pickup trucks and luxury SUVs mingle outside art galleries and saloons in the colorful downtown Austin, which sits about 10 miles from Barton Creek. The Keep Austin Weird bumper sticker is peppered throughout the shops, its slogan almost as ubiquitous as a longhorn tattoo. Back in the ‘60s and ‘70s, country-rock legends Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson entertained crowds at underground beer joints, and the city maintains its status as the live music capital of the world thanks to its hundreds of honky-tonks, upscale restaurants, rooftop party decks, and feral microphones. Groupon Says Read more…
$299 for One-Night Stay, Round of Golf, and Breakfast Buffet for Two at Horseshoe Bay Resort ($649 Value)
Statistically, the home is the place you’re most likely to fall asleep under a running lawn mower or spontaneously combust while trying to slow dance with a running lawn mower. Find a safe haven with today’s Groupon: for $299, you get a one-night stay, a round of golf, and a breakfast buffet for two at the Horseshoe Bay Resort (a $649 value), located one hour northwest of Austin on the shores of Lake Lyndon B. Johnson in the heart of Texas Hill Country. Horseshoe Bay Resort, long recognized as one of Texas’ premier lake and golf resorts , enthralls guests with its scenic location and comfortable accommodations. Couples relax inside the Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott Hotel to enjoy a romantic golf getaway. A round of golf for each guest can be had on one of three golf courses, all designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and consistently ranked as some of the best golf in Texas: Slick Rock , Apple Rock , and Ram Rock . In the morning, fasts can be broken at Lantana Grill , which serves American and continental-style buffets to help refuel fairway-bound food engines. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Keyboarding Technically, a monkey with a typewriter could write this, but would he? Read more…
$169 for a Golf and Stay Package for Two at Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Up to $360 Value)
Like suntans and long-distance relationships, golf skills disappear if you don’t keep working at them. Keep the magic alive while enjoying plush accommodations with today’s deal: for $169, two people get a one-night stay and a round of golf (a $360 value) at Barton Creek Resort & Spa , a Golf Magazine 2010 Silver Medal Premier Resort . An obligatory 9% resort charge (not included in this deal) includes access to the health club, housekeeper gratuity, golf-bag storage, the daily newspaper, resort shuttles, and in-room coffee. Reservations are required, just like wearing a helmet while boxing a kangaroo. Barton Creek Resort & Spa combines golf and luxe accommodations in a way that doesn’t require visitors to practice putting in their room’s bathtub. Each 425-square-foot resort guest room comes with one king or two queen beds—just like a Porsche—as well as a TV, in-room safe, robes, a stocked refreshment center, and a soothing gaggle of homing pigeons. Soak away stress in an outdoor pool or whirlpool before hitting the links, where swinging duos can tee off at one of two impeccably maintained and inventively designed golf courses . Both the Palmer Lakeside and Crenshaw Cliffside courses boast more than 6,600 yards of lush fairways that fluidly meld with the contours of the natural terrain like gourmet peanut butter stuck to the roof of one’s mouth. Rather than awkwardly hinting at a roommate to place chocolates on your pillow every morning or calling 911 operators in the wee hours of the night to demand room service, opt for a relaxing stay and a round of golf at Barton Creek Resort & Spa. With luxurious accommodations, world-class golfing, and an unusually low hotel record of shark attacks, it’s the perfect weekend getaway, romantic getaway, or getaway to watch the Charlie Sheen movie The Getaway . This Groupon is only valid Sunday through Friday, and is only valid for Palmer Lakeside or Crenshaw Cliffside courses. Tax, gratuity, and a mandatory 9% resort fee are not included. Groupon Says The Whichest Link? Fact: “hitting the links” does not mean breaking out the ball-peen on your “Zelda” cartridges. Read more…
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$169 for a Golf and Stay Package for Two at Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Up to $360 Value)
Best Golf Courses in Austin
Like many other cities with beautiful weather all-year round, Austin boasts some of the best golf courses in Texas and if you enjoy the sport you will not be disappointed. This was a difficult list to create, however my favorite course was the University of Texas Golf Course. With its rolling hills and well maintained facilities, you are sure to have a fun-filled day (Austin 10 does not take responsibility for your slice!).
1. University of Texas Golf Course
512-266-6464
2200 University Club Dr
Austin, TX 78732
2. Barton Creek – Fazio Foothills
512-329-4000
8212 Barton Club Drive
Austin, TX 78735
3. Lakeway – Yaupon Golf Course
512-261-7172
26 Club Estates Parkway
Austin, TX 78738
4. Avery Ranch
512-248-2442
10500 Avery Club Dr
Austin, TX 78717
5. Falconhead Golf Club
512-402-1558
15201 Falconhead Blvd
Austin, TX 78738
6. Teravista Golf Club
512-651-9850
4333 Terra Vista Club Dr
Round Rock, TX 78665
7. ColoVista
512-303-4045
100 Country Club Dr
Bastrop, TX 78602
8. Wolfdancer
512-308-1234
575 Hyatt Lost Pines Rd
Lost Pines, TX 78612
9. The Golf Club – Star Ranch
512-252-4653
2500 FM 685
Hutto, TX 78634
10. Bluebonnet Hill Golf Course
512-272-4228
9100 Decker Ln
Austin, TX 78724
