When you want your golf vacation to be extraordinary and exceptional, both relaxing and exhilarating, La Costa Resort in Carlesbad, California is the place for you. The coastal community’s star resort, La Costa, has an understated comfort and elegance few have the confidence to embrace.
For decades, this world-class golf (and tennis) resort and spa has served the best at its two championship golf courses with golf vacation packages. Host to the World Golf Championship, the North Course has been played by Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Lee Trevino, Phil Mickelson and Mark O’Meara, just to name a few. The wide fairways make La Costa a likely choice for these types of events, but that alone is not what makes it a world-class course. Designed by Dick Wilson, the 7,021-yard North Course is rated at 74.9, with a slope of 141. You’ll need strength, strategy and precision to play this course well. Water hazards and bunkers come into play regularly, often more than one at a time. Seemingly simple, you’ll enjoy the challenge and want to play the course often enough to get it right.
The South Course is a slightly more picturesque version with similar dangers and intensity. Rated at 74.8, this 7,004-yard course deserves a slope rating of 140. Those who think that equates to being slightly easier than the North Course will be rid of that ignorance on the last four holes, sometimes referred to as “The Mile longer in Golf.” Fortunately, those of us who are not professionals can play from the other three sets of tees, but none of these courses will be considered easy.
When you’re ready to pamper yourself and relax, Dr. Deepak Chopra’s Chopra Spa takes the concept to the next level. The Roman waterfall, a vast serene courtyard, suites adjoining those areas and facilities, and state-of-the-art therapies combine to give you precisely the experience you crave. A consultation with the staff is all it takes to make your wishes known. They will take it from there. Whether you want to let loose like a jellyfish, invigorated and refreshed, ready to take on the world (or play another round) or just want to be pampered to the core, the La Costa spa team will make your dreams come true.
Ladies will appreciate celebrity hairstylist Billy Yamaguchi, who operates his salon on the premises and incorporates the ancient Chinese wisdom of Feng Shui into the designs he and his staff create. Another example of the ways in which La Costa is extraordinary, the Yamaguchi Salon takes the time to have a personal consultation with you and create a look that promotes greater confidence and accentuates natural beauty.
Rooms include flat-screen televisions, high-speed Internet, and plush terrycloth robes to ensure your downtime in the room is comfortable. The rooms and suites themselves, set amongst 400 acres of gardens, are spacious and the decor is easy on the eye, employing furnishings that speak to a quiet sense of dignified comfort. The suites are made to accommodate guests and their visitors, and can provide meals for up to six people. With over one hundred and forty million dollars in renovations, La Costa is sure to provide the comfort one would expect from such a celebrated resort.
With unlimited golf packages available, La Costa Resort has made it even easier to decide. Their packages are very reasonable, a tribute to the golf course heritage that has been at the heart of this wonderful destination since it opened its doors in 1965. If your partner isn’t a golfer, there are even packages that allow you to play golf while Your escort spends the day being pampered at the spa.
What a great way to spend a vacation; La Costa is a fantastic golf vacation destination!
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