Vacations | Accommodation

Homestead:

4 nights / 4 rounds of golf

The Homestead:

Welcome to The Homestead, one of the world's finest golf and spa destinations. Here, you can enjoy many of your favorite activities at the highest level and try your hand at a few new ones. The challenge isn't finding something to do, but finding time to do it all. Experience three championship golf courses, one of the world's premier spas, a world-class shooting club, fly fishing with Orvis-endorsed instructors, 100 miles of trails to explore. And that's just the beginning. No matter how much or little you wish to do, this historic luxury resort in Virginia offers endless vacation adventures for the entire family. Steeped in colonial history, the region surrounding The Homestead is an area of great natural beauty rich in attractions, from presidential homes to institutes of higher learning.

Cascades:

6,659-yard, par-70

Sam Snead launched his career on this fabled Virginia mountain golf course, which is ranked among "America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses" by Golf Digest. Designed by legendary course architect William S. Flynn. Ranked #12 in Golfweek's "America’s Best 100 Resort Golf Courses", named one of the "Top 100 Golf Courses in the United States and the World" by Golf Magazine. Hosted several USGA championships and will be hosting the USGA Women's Senior Amateur in 2009

Old Course:

6,211-yard, par-72

Built in 1892 as a six-hole course, expanded to 18 holes by 1913 it enjoys the distinction of having the nation's oldest first tee in continuous use. And as the game has evolved over time, so has The Old Course - with updates by William S.

Flynn and Rees Jones. Abundant fairway contouring gives most shots a side hill, uphill, or downhill lie to smallish greens, making approach shots interesting.

Lower Cascades:

6,619-yard, par-72

Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in 1963, it features Jones' trademark runway tee boxes, wide-open fairways, severe green contouring with exaggerated breaks, and strategically placed bunkers, for a competitive golf game. The Lower Cascades has hosted U.S. Men's Amateur qualifying rounds.

Other Facilities:

Seven restaurants, Horseback riding and equestrian show ground and stables, carriage rides, Adult trout fishing, Orvis-endorsed fly fishing school, and children's fishing pond Skeet, trap, 5-stand and sporting clays, Cascades Gorge Walk, a guided nature walk traversing 13 magnificent waterfalls, Supervised children's program - The Homestead Kids Club, European-style spa, Six tennis courts, lawn bowling, Outdoor pool and indoor naturally heated pool, Jefferson Pools, Eight-lane bowling alley, 270-seat theater, featuring movies every evening.

Resort location:

70 miles north of Roanoke on Route 220 and 170 miles west of Richmond in the Allegheny Mountains of southwestern Virginia. The resort is convenient to Staunton, Virginia and Charleston, West Virginia, and a comfortable and scenic drive from across the Midwest, East, and South.

In addition, the resort is about 40 miles away from the historic Greenbrier Valley, West Virginia. American, US Airways, United, Northwest and Delta have direct flights from major cities to Roanoke Regional Airport, which is a 75-minute drive from the resort. Lewisburg, WV Airport, which is a 75 minute drive, has a limited service via US Airways, United and Delta Shenandoah Valley Airport (Staunton, VA), which is a 90 minute drive, has service from US Airways and United.