2400 E Missouri Ave, Phoenix, Arizona 85016, US
(855) 689-2878
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About Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort

Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, is one of the most historic golf resort properties in the state, opening in 1929. It features a Frank Lloyd Wright architectural style and has hosted U.S. presidents over the years. The resort features 720 guest rooms, suites and villas, as well as eight swimming pools. Dining ranges from fine dining at Wright's at the Biltmore to poolside cafes and a swim-up bar. For golf, there are two 18-hole golf courses at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club, as well as an 18-hole grass putting course. Additional activities include guided hikes and mountain bike excursions as well, as lawn games like croquet. Spa Biltmore features 22,000 square feet and 17 treatment rooms, and there is over 200,000 square feet of event space for corporate groups and weddings.

Facts

Price Range$$$$
Property Class★★★★★
Acres39
Year Opened1929
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite, Villas/Casitas
PoolAdults Only
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort

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Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great shspe

Greens rolling great. Fairways in good shape. Staff friendly. Too bad it gets too expensive in the winter.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Things to improve.

I enjoyed the golf course. The greens were firm and fast. The rough was way too long to the point that you could easily lose a ball. The speed of play was slow as it took 5 hours to play.

The bar serving the patio and outside area could to a lot better job. I was sitting on the patio for 15 minutes and when a server finally made it to the patio she went to a table of ladies that had just sat down and took their orders and completly ignored me.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Super tight - staff not friendly

The course is super tight with houses on every hole. Not enjoyable at all. I left a Bluetooth speaker in the cart and when I went back 30 mins later it was gone.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Arizona Biltmore Estates Golf Course

Course has a lot of overwatered/water logged areas, which made it tough to get in/out of my cart without stepping in mud. Course layout was funky and hard to follow. There were several dried out brown fairway areas. There are several holes where you do not quite know where to hit your ball to . On some holes, It was hard to see the greens. The course was cart path only….. not my favourite…. Also, the tee markers were metallic, making it confusing to know from which colour you were hitting , as the sun washed them out. Staff were friendly and the views were wonderful.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not a Links Course

If you like playing between residential and commercial developments on golf holes that have virtually no connection then this is the course for you. The warning that you are responsible for any damages to adjacent properties ramps up the anxiety as the opportunity to have a wayward shot take out a window or a BBQ exists on most of the holes. If you like this course then you will love Starfire.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Interesting track

Unique for the valley. Disappointed with greens. I expect fairways to improve after the overseed.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful Pace of Play and scheduled tee times

The pace of play was terrible.. they allowed 2 kids to go out in front of our group walking the course and not just them slow it was the entire course.

There was at one point 3 groups behind us waiting to tee off because of these kids.

The course itself was in beautiful condition and the layout was great, but I would never play here again.

Additionally, the website and Golf Now app said that the driving range was opened after Labor Day. We arrived an hour early to warm up and it was closed, and there was no pitch or putt to practice before the round.

Would not recommend this course ever to anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

First Time on New Design/Warning on Parking

Our first time since the redesign, which is very nice, although as others have commented, there are a lot of wayward shots and golfers from other fairways on our fairway. Given the heat, the course and new trees are in great shape.

The only two negatives were our arrival experience and with the golf cart.

We arrived 45 minutes before our tee time, the new (beautiful) restaurant adjacent to the pro shop also has very, very large meeting space. There was a giant coffee meeting of realtors, resulting in absolutely no parking. There was a valet, but after 13 minutes of no movement in that line, we backed out and followed the bag attendant's advice to park in the Biltmore garage. This is 1/4 mile away, and it already was 90 degrees at 9:30 am. Walking back in the heat on asphalt was not fun and we no longer had time to warm up at the range or putting, barely making our tee time in a chaotic fashion. So, check ahead!

The staff couldn't be nicer, there is plenty of water, but we also experienced a problem with our cart on the last 3 out of 4 holes. It would prohibit us from moving forward, even though we were on the cart path. Our other playing partners had no problem. Multiple times we had to back up for over 50 yards, before we could move forward. Very frustrating. The staff said they had this problem before this summer with some carts. They did give us a ride back to our car, which was most appreciated.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Good Experience but expensive

Visitor playing this course for the first time. The course was well maintained for 100+ degree weather in early October. The holes were pretty straight forward without many challenges. Not sure if it's worth the price but I guess these are going rates. Now I know what other reviews meant about holes been too close together. Too many players playing off different fairways - makes it hard to lose balls but had few people jump on my side when I was about two hit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course remodel made a decent course bad

I used to enjoy the Adobe course, but the recent remodel took away all the charm. Add to that absurd rates for what courses you could play at this price point, it’s not a good value. Also to note, the new course design has been live for a long time now, and yet still can’t find an online GPS app that has updated to reflect the new course. The cart is riddled with geo restrictions so you’re left guessing distances for most of the course (especially off the tee box when the cart is nowhere near. Another annoyance is the recent addition of full screen advertisements on the cart GPS. I’m talking every hole you have to dismiss it. Normally not an issue when you can you use your phone/watch GPS but here you have to rely on it solely. Skip this course, the Links is the only course worth playing.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fore!

The investors were like "Ive got 4 acres of land and a 3 million dollar budget, build me a Par 72 course" developers went to the professional tetris league recruited half the team and said "bet".

Thats what this course is, tetris. Every hole is right next to each other so watch your head. Bright side is if you hit it out of bounds you're just in the fairway of the next hole (or hole next to that one).

Every hole had 2 groups waiting, gave up after finishing 13 4 hours into the day. Wouldnt offer any refund. Would never play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
4.0
First Time Playing

Just Ok

I felt like all the fairways were overlapping, and we had balls hit at us several times. Confusing to navigate. Then cart girl was nowhere to be found until the 18th!!!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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