Great Golf Is Even Better When You Share the Getaway
Golf trips don’t have to mean a packed foursome and an itinerary built around squeezing in as many rounds as possible. Sometimes the best golf getaway is simply the two of you—with time to play, unwind, explore, enjoy a great meal and actually savor being away.
Fall is an especially inviting time for a couples’ escape to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. Set amid the Ouachita Mountains, the Village combines outstanding golf with lakes, wooded trails, dining and outdoor recreation. Make The Reunion Resort Villas your home base, and you can build a getaway with just the right balance of tee times and together time.
Choose Your Perfect Round
With nine golf courses to choose from in Hot Springs Village, couples can tailor their golf itinerary to the way they like to play. Spend a morning taking on a championship-caliber layout, choose a scenic course for a relaxed afternoon round, or mix longer rounds with the shorter executive layout at Coronado.
Reunion guests also have access to Diamante Country Club, adding a private-club experience to your stay. The highly regarded course combines a challenging championship layout with the natural beauty of the Ouachita foothills, making it a memorable choice for a special round together.
And there’s no need to play from the same tees—or even have the same handicap. With such a variety of courses and tee options, a Hot Springs Village golf getaway can be just as enjoyable for couples whose games aren’t perfectly matched.
Take the Scenic Route After Your Round
Once the clubs are put away, there are plenty of ways to enjoy a beautiful fall afternoon together.
Hot Springs Village offers more than 30 miles of trails winding through wooded areas, parks and neighborhoods. Take an easy walk along the Balboa Trail, explore the natural surroundings of Cedar Creek Trail or hop on bikes and see another side of the Village.
Fall makes the experience even better. As the season progresses, the surrounding hardwoods begin trading summer green for autumn color, while cooler temperatures invite you to spend a little more time outside.
No scorecard required.
Trade the Fairway for the Water
Hot Springs Village is home to 11 recreational lakes, providing a completely different way to experience the area’s natural beauty.
Spend part of your afternoon kayaking or paddleboarding, go fishing together, or simply find a quiet spot near the water and slow down for a while. Lake Balboa, the Village’s largest lake, offers opportunities for boating, swimming and other water recreation, while the smaller lakes provide plenty of peaceful scenery.
A morning tee time followed by a quiet afternoon on the lake? That’s a pretty good fall day.
Make Time for Dinner for Two
After a day outside, slow things down over dinner and a drink. Dining options throughout Hot Springs Village range from relaxed clubhouse favorites to an upscale evening at Diamante Country Club, so you can keep things casual one night and dress things up a little the next.
Or make dinner part of the adventure and venture into nearby Hot Springs. Explore historic downtown, stroll Bathhouse Row and choose from an array of local restaurants before heading back to the peace and quiet of the Village.
The important part is leaving enough room in the schedule that dinner doesn’t feel like something you’re rushing through between activities.
Leave a Little Time Unplanned
One of the luxuries of traveling as a couple is not having to coordinate an entire group’s agenda.
Maybe you both want another round of golf. Maybe one of you wants to play while the other explores, shops, hikes or simply relaxes. You might spend the afternoon playing pickleball, head into Hot Springs for a spa experience, or decide that the patio at your villa is exactly where you want to be.
A good couples’ getaway doesn’t need every hour accounted for. In fact, some of the best parts are often the ones you didn’t schedule.
Settle Into Your Own Private Retreat
At the end of the day, return to The Reunion Resort Villas and make yourself at home.
For two, a Luxury Studio Suite provides an inviting private retreat with a king bed, spacious living area, contemporary gas fireplace, kitchenette and covered outdoor sitting area overlooking the peaceful surroundings. It’s comfortable enough to make staying in feel like part of the vacation rather than simply where you sleep between outings.
Pour a drink, settle into an Adirondack chair outside and talk about the day’s best shot—or the one you’re both agreeing never happened.
Tomorrow, there’s another tee time waiting.
Make This Fall About the Two of You
A couples’ golf getaway in Arkansas can be about much more than how many holes you manage to play.
In Hot Springs Village, championship golf is surrounded by the kind of experiences that turn a few days away into a real vacation: mountain scenery, quiet lakes, wooded trails, good food and time to reconnect without the usual schedule competing for your attention.
At The Reunion Resort Villas, it’s all within easy reach.
This fall, pack the clubs, bring your favorite golf partner and get away for a few days—just the two of you.