If you’re a golf enthusiast who prefers to play without the crowds, these exclusive Airbnbs offer private courses for your stay:
Honey Pond in Middletown Springs, Vermont
This recreational retreat features a USGA-rated golf course with three greens, multiple fairways, and 26 tees. Amenities include a halfway house for refreshments, eight golf carts for convenience, and a driving range to hone your skills. The impressive eight-bedroom house boasts additional amenities such as a gym, a drink cellar, a patio with a wood-burning pizza oven, and a game room with a pool table, shuffleboard, and pinball. Guests can also explore the 545-acre grounds with 10 miles of hiking, biking, and skiing trails, along with resort sports like croquet, tennis, and more. As of the time of writing, the price starts at $4,143 per night.
Saguaro Point in Scottsdale, Arizona
This property offers a private golf complex with three greens featuring multiple hole configurations, plus a putting green. With sunshine year-round in Scottsdale, guests can enjoy the synthetic course at any time. The eight-bedroom house includes a game room with a golf simulator, pool table, and ping pong, as well as a bar and TV for entertainment. Additional highlights include indoor-outdoor living spaces, a pool, and a wet sauna in the master suite. As of the time of writing, the price starts at $3,900 per night.
While the cost of these Airbnbs may be higher than the average accommodation, the luxury and exclusivity they offer, combined with the opportunity to play golf without the hassle of crowds, make them a worthwhile choice for avid golfers looking for a premium experience.
Experience a Royal Festive Holiday in the Christmas-Trimmed Oheka Castle
Dotted with opulent homes and estates, Long Island’s north shore has been dubbed ‘The Gold Coast’ for decades. The Oheka Castle at Huntington is one of the shining examples. Located an hour from NYC, this landmark estate functions as a venue space, hotel, and restaurant. With its lively majestic charm, the Oheka Castle has recently transformed itself into a Christmas wonderland for this holiday season, offering guests a lavish Christmas-themed getaway. Paying homage to the original owner Otto Hermann Kahn, the century-old French chateau-style property has debuted the ‘A Very Kahn Christmas’ hotel package. Guests can book the curated Christmas experience for $1,995 throughout December.
The Décor
Under this special package, the venue for an overnight stay at the Oheka Castle is the sprawling Fairbanks Suite, dazzlingly decorated in the Christmas spirit. Inspired by the iconic Home Alone film series, the décor is completed with three Christmas trees, festively decked-up halls, a wood fireplace decked with holly and stockings. Beneath the tree in the main hall, there is a gift for each guest, a commemorative Oheka Christmas tree ornament. The holiday package also includes a delectable handmade Christmas cookie platter specially prepared by Daniel Andreotti, the in-house pastry chef. The guests will also get a carafe of hot chocolate or milk to pair with the cookies. You can also have Santa Claus himself hand-delivering presents right to your suite if you have little ones with you!
The Dining
The holiday-special castle stay experience gets rounded up with Oheka’s luxury dining scene, which offers a holiday-special three-course tasting menu for two. The dining takes place in OHK, the flagship restaurant of the castle. The menu offers delicious dishes like tempura fried shrimp, pan-roasted duck, short rib pappardelle, etc. The opulent Oheka Castle ballroom will greet the guests in the morning with hot coffee and a breakfast buffet.