Finally had a chance to play this golf course. Everything I've heard or read is true, it's a great course. From great views to a great staff at the course, this is a must play if you are a golfer. By far the best course in Michigan!!
Stunning in every way. Bring your wallet and your a-game. Tuesday senior discount applies to age 55 & over....amazing deal for the price. Also bring your camera...every hole is a postcard!
Arcadia Bluff, located in rural northwest Michigan, is first class when it comes to the golf, the lodging and the friendly and capable staff. You will find no more scenic golf course anywhere and it will test any golfer, no matter his or her ability. The new four bedroom cottages are perfect for a buddy trip and you really need at least two rounds to have any chance to learn the greens. Three or four would be better. The only less than bright spot in the entire facility is the restaurant. It is fine for breakfast and sandwiches but dinner is not on a par with the rest of the amenities. Try Manitou Beach Inn, about 25 miles North on Hwy 22. Rustic but wonderful, fresh, seafood. Even if you must eat at the Bluff, do not miss this golf experience.
Very pretty and challenging. Get a forecaddie. You 'll need one to help you find balls and tell you where to hit. The bunkers are brutal, just like Scotland. We liked it better than Whistling Straits. Go on Teusday, half price for anyone 55 and older.
If there was a golf course in heaven, this would be it. I had an amazing experience, and I give it a 100 out of 100
Very up market 'country club' setting, but everyone welcome. The views are amazing the staff exceptionally friendly and efficient. The food is out of this world especially the bread which just keeps on coming!! Very well stocked cellar. Watching Stephen the piper as the sun sets is brilliant.
Hands and above my favorite golf course, and I play a lot. I try to get up here 2x a year, once solo and once with a group. The course alone is a great design, coupled with wall to wall views and mystical silence, Arcadia is as unique a golf experience as you will find anywhere in the world. So imagine my disappoint when my wife and I stopped for lunch on a return trip from Bay Harbor and had without question the worst perch sandwich ever plated at any price. OK, so maybe banana-sized perch fillets are becoming rare, but this thing was a thickly crusted piece of fish smelling cardboard that was probably processed in Kansas. Good God, man, get that off the menu!
While expensive to us, my wife and I really enjoyed the course. Unlike any you play often, this links course had views that were breathtaking. Course was in great shape and was demanding.
Great course with first class service - ate dinner there and stayed at lodge, both were a pleasant surprise. This course is as nice as Whistling Straights and a lot cheaper. Good destination golf trip, although only one 18 hole course.
I am rating my personal experience. I did not stay at the resort, nor did I golf.I was there for a wedding rehearsal dinner. I really wanted to give it one star, but there were a couple things which were nice, like the full-window view, and the bagpiper at sundown.First, the parking was very far from the door. They did have valet parking, but with the large group all arriving at the same time it would have been very slow. Several of us opted to instead park ourselves and take the golf-cart shuttle back to the door.The gentleman driving the cart was very nice and friendly! We were seated in a beautiful room with full windows to have a view of Lake Michigan while we were dining.We walked out the back door to a grassy area with a number of Adirondack chairs available for viewing the sunset.From this back area, you also overlooked some of the golf course with rolling hills. It was a beautiful site.Just as we all sat down for dinner, a bagpiper arrived and played on one of the hills. We were told we were supposed to have free wine with dinner, but I never had any sever come by with the wine. My friend and I finally went to the bar to get a drink, since we weren't being served at the tables. I asked about a local brew which was on the menu, and the bartender had no clue what type of beer it was, nor could he even find one in the cooler. A single bottle of beer was $8. Yikes.Dinner began with a salad. It was good. We had to wait a long time in between each course. Each guest was given a choice of a pasta with tomato sauce or fish with rice and vegetables for an entrée. I had the fish. It was supposed to be oven roasted. Instead it tasted like it was boiled and then covered with chopped dill. It also tasted as if it was spoiled. I love fish, and was expecting some of the best ever, since this place was extremely expensive. However, I had better fish at some of the local diners in the area. I rarely do not eat everything on my plate, but this fish was absolutely unpalatable. I left more than half of the little fillet. I ate most of the rice, but it wasn't great. The vegetable mix was cooked unevenly, so some pieces were cooked and others tasted almost raw. We were served ice cream for dessert. They couldn't mess that up.Finally, as the sun was setting, the bagpiper went back to the hilltop and played "Amazing Grace" as the sun set. It was the highlight of the night.