PGA National Resort

I was very disappointed with the massage and the lack of STEAM/sauna. I have visited several hotels and resorts, and I was extremely disappointed with the spa.

We had a three-night stay at this property booked through Amex FHR the week before Christmas 2025. Our two-queen bedroom was very large, but it was in a wing of the hotel that was in need of updating. First, the positive: The grounds of this hotel are very beautiful. The breakfast cafe (Birdie’s Diner) was a wonderful place to grab breakfast each morning. The self-parking area was very conveniently located. And the hotel itself was located in a great area, near nature preserves and shopping and restaurants aplenty. The room itself was large and overall fine, if a bit dark, meaning it would benefit from more lighting. At one point, the light bulb in the desk lamp died, so we called for a replacement, which never came. We had previously called to ask for a second luggage rack, and it likewise was never delivered, so we ended up being a bit more proactive about the lightbulb, walking to the front desk to request a replacement. That resulted in maintenance appearing outside our door to deliver a new lightbulb. The hotel room's bathroom area in particular would benefit from renovations. A fancy hotel these days should not have a shower located in a tub with a plastic shower curtain. And the bathroom/tub/shower area smelled a bit damp and musty, as did the entire hallway leading to our room. We have stayed at plenty of fancy hotels in Florida, and thankfully this is a rare occurrence. We asked to see our hotel bill on our final day before checkout, to ensure that our Amex FHR credits had been properly applied. The bill showed that we were being charged a certain amount and being credit back a different amount (around $175 in credits), which would have been correct overall. Unfortunately, the credit amount was not processed, so we had to call the front desk a few weeks later to request that the credit be processed, and it thankfully was credited once the person we were speaking to figured out what was going on. Again, the best hotels figure all this out by checkout time, avoiding the customer's aggravation in having to follow-up to obtain credit-back of an overcharge. This hotel was fine for our three-day stay but I don't foresee visiting here again in the absence of meaningful room renovations.

Absolutely amazing experience...looking forward to a repeat visit. Everything was top notch, but Matt Hilton as an instructor certainly stood out, as I learned a significant amount of valuable lessons and techniques. I highly recommend PGA National and notably Matt

Place is gorgeous and the staff from the front desk to the housekeeping are great! We have stayed twice in the cottages and they are great. We all do agree that they need some TLC, but not anything that would keep us from staying there. The food in the restaurants is so good. We have eaten in the Butcher Club, Honebelle and Birdies... all sooo good. Waitstaff very good. We golfed the Fazio and it was beautiful.

I can’t recommend the PGA National Academy and Matt Hilton enough! I first met Matt as a total novice, never having even swung a club before but wanting to be able to play casually with my husband and friends. Matt has a way of breaking down the basics so that it’s easily digestible without being overwhelming. In addition to teaching the fundamentals and how and when to use various clubs, Matt also shares golf etiquette I wouldn’t have known otherwise. He is incredibly patient and within just a few lessons, I felt comfortable enough to get out on a par 3 and play a round.