200 Henderson Resort Way, Destin, Florida 32541, US
(855) 702-3087
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About The Henderson, a Salamander Resort

Part of the Salamander family of resorts, The Henderson is one of the newest upscale properties in Florida, having opened in 2016. With spacious rooms and suites and a beautiful location on the Gulf of Mexico in the beach community of Destin, it appeals to couples, families and golfers, as guests here have the opportunity to book rounds at Regatta Bay Golf Club and Kelly Plantation Golf Club, two clubs just minutes away.

Facts

Price Range$$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres14
Year Opened2016
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Beach AccessYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?Yes

Golf courses at The Henderson, a Salamander Resort

Reviews

4.6
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Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

Course was in immaculate shape!! Always enjoy playing a round here when I am in town.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/22/2024

Thank you for the great rating and review! We look forward to having you back again soon!

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best Course in NWF

Took a few of my buddies to play Regatta as a treat and it sure was. Flawless greens, some straight forward holes, some island hoppers which presented a fun challenge.

Range was great, starter was professional and still friendly. Pace of play was monitored by GPS on the cart and we ended up after 18 about 23 minutes ahead of pace so I can't imagine it being a problem ever.

Restaurant in the clubhouse afterwards was great with incredibly fair prices considering the area. Pro shop was immaculate.

Recommend playing this golf course whenever you come to Destin, FL.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/22/2024

Thanks so much for the great review! We strive to deliver exceptional experiences every day so it’s really gratifying to know we got it right for you and your buddies this time around. Thanks again! Hope to have you guys back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/19/2024

Thanks for the 4 star rating! We strive for 5 star experiences every day so I’d love to learn how you feel we can improve. Feel free to give me a call anytime for a quick chat. Thanks again! John Z. - Guest Experience Manager - 704 575 2060

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overpriced today

Liked the layout, but did not like having to hit my new clubs off mats at range. Greens had been aerated a week prior and were still extremely bumpy and slow. Paid $90+ to play, should have been 40 or 50. As a senior and vacationing in Florida on fixed income, it just left a bad taste in my mouth. Still I would come back and play course again if greens were in good shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Thanks for the feedback Jeff and sorry your recent experience didn’t meet your expectations. We value your opinion and we’re committed to listening and learning to continuously improve. Like all golf courses in this area, you can be assured that the greens will be greatly improved once aerification is fully recovered. Our policy is to reduce green fees by 50% for two full weeks post-aeration to account for the conditions and we notify our guests well in advance to ensure awareness before they book a tee time. We hope to have you back for another round soon and thanks again for taking the time to share your experience and viewpoint, it means a lot to us!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Thanks for the 5 star review! Hope to have you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Love the 5 star rating, thanks so much! We’re glad you had a great experience and hope you come back again soon! Thanks again!

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Must Play!

Hands down the best course I’ve been Blessed to play in Destin. Raven is a close second. Frank is such a gem, very effective, and ensures that your tee time starts on time. Highly Recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/16/2024

Thanks for the positive comments and so glad you had a great experience with us! We’ll be sure to let Frank know he did a great job for you too! Please come back to play with us again soon! Thanks again!

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Terrible Greens

The greens had not been cut for days and I have played courses with fairways that were better than theses greens - they we letting them grow out for adoration later on the week

Very disappointing!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/09/2024

We regret that your experience didnt meet your expectations but we’re grateful for your feedback. We are always listening and learning to drive continuous improvement so your comments will help us get better. Thank you! Course conditions will vary seasonally and greens will be improving so we hope to have you back. I’d welcome the chance to speak directly to learn more and attempt to make it right with you. Give me a call at 704 575 2060 anytime. John Z - Guest Experience Manager. Thanks again!

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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course. Nice layout, friendly and helpful staff. Really nice driving range. A little more expensive than we usually play but this time it was worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/09/2024

Thanks for sharing your experience and glad you enjoyed it! We hope to have you back again soon!

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun layout, gettable

Fun course, first time playing and got a hot deal $110. Idk if I would spend up at regular price near $200 unless I was on vaca playing once. Private gate entrance upon arrival, friendly staff greeted us and brought us a cart. Checked in at the clubhouse, and were pointed in the direction of the range that was included. They had a putting green and a separate chipping area with bunkers to warm up. Highly recommend getting there early to take advantage of this, the first hole is a reachable par 5 and one of the best birdie opps. Idk if we got lucky but there was no one in front of us the entire round. Our biggest complaint was no draft beer and the greens were really shaggy. Guy we played with said these were normally the purest and fastest greens in Destin which made it even more disappointing lol. There were 2 cart girls going around pretty frequently on course. Italian wrap at the turn was bomb and refreshing. When we finished we were greeted and our clubs cleaned. Overall I’d go back, course was one of the few that didn’t have the greens and fairways punched.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/28/2024

Thanks Andrew, we value your opinion and appreciate the feedback! We are committed to delivering 5 star experiences every day so listening and learning is critical to our growth and our ability to continuiously improve the course and our guest services. Thanks again, hope to have you back again soon!

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bummer

Not worth $186. For that kind of money you would expect excellent course conditions along with amenities. Greens were just OK. Fairways were just OK. Tee boxes were awful. Lots of sand and divots everywhere. Grass was so long on the tee box your ball didn’t even look like it was on a tee on some of them. For that kind of money it should have been in pristine shape. The staff was very friendly. No amenities either as fyi to others. This course should have been more in the $85 range. Disappointed.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/09/2024

Your opinion matters to us and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Course conditions vary and we regret they didn’t meet your expectations this time. Your feedback helps us improve and we hope to have you back for another round to see for yourself. I’d welcome the chance to discuss it further and offer to make it right for you. Give me a call at 704 575 2060 anytime. Thank you! John Z - Guest Experience Manager

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

The greens were very slow paid 280 jelly plantation in much better shape

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/15/2024

We regret your experience didn’t meet your expectations this time. Course conditions vary seasonally so I hope you consider trying us again. Your opinion matters to us. If you’d like to further discuss your experience, please give me a call anytime. John Z. - Guest Experience Manager - 704 575 2060

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

Loved the course and staff but the greens were so slow it made the round painful!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/09/2024

Thanks for the feedback and great rating. Green speeds vary seasonally and will be much improved very soon so please come back for another round to see for yourself. Thanks again for taking the time to comment, we’re glad you had a great experience overall and we really appreciate your business!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Slow greens right now but great course

Overall, I really enjoyed the course. The staff were super helpful and nice. Course was difficult but not overwhelming for this 11 hdcp. Greens are just coming out of dormancy so they’re not mowing them short or rolling them so they were really slow. Highly recommend the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/28/2024

Thanks for the great rating and review! We’re always listening and learning so we appreciate the feedback. Come back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Golf Course

Excellent all around golf course. Greens were a bit slow in preparation for maintenance. Highly recommended.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/07/2024

Thanks for the great review and recommendation! We so glad you had a great experience with us and hope to have you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/06/2024

Thanks for the 5 star rating! We’re glad you had a great experience and hope you come back to play with us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout

Greens were exceptionally slow — very long and grass like a thick rug. Rest of course conditions were pretty good.

Starter (Larry) was a bit over-bearing and abrasive. He assumes all are slow and novices because it is a resort course. Not the friendliest way to start the round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/06/2024

Fair and balanced feedback like this helps us get better so thanks for sharing your experience! We’re committed to always listening and improving so please come back soon to see how we’re doing! Thanks again for your business and comments.

Played On
Reviews 69
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/03/2024

Thank you for the review. With a 3-star rating we are interested in learning what we can do to improve your next visit. Please reach out to me directly. We always strive for 5-star experiences so your feedback is really important. Thanks again, hope to hear from you soon. John Z - Guest Experience Manager - 704 575 2060

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/02/2024

Thanks for the great rating! Hope to see you out here again soon!

Played On
Reviews 124
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

First time

This is the first time I have anything negative to say about Regatta Bay. Overall not really complaining because they are working hard to correct the issues. The course has a v

Few areas that are being nursed back to good health. Usually this course is always in pristine condition but not this time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/02/2024

Thanks for the great feedback Bill, we really appreciate it and always use it to improve guest experiences on and off the golf course! Come back soon and thanks again!

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