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· Orient-Express Brings Its Quality Commitment to the Greens CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Golf on your own country estate - well, almost your own. The Orient-Express' 48-room Keswick Hall at Monticello provides a golf getaway experience that few can duplicate with its private 18-hole Arnold Palmer golf course.
At Keswick Hall you will never hear an intercom call you to the tee-box, instead you will hear the gentle hooves of a horse, or the hauntingly distant whistle of a train. Golf is played at the pace you choose as you walk or ride the memorable course. Keswick Hall offers a variety of great packages and services designed especially for the golf enthusiast, including: Skills Package This four-day package is designed to help golfers fine-tune their game. The first day features a game analysis with the club pro to identify need areas. Then for the next three days guests receive a morning private lesson focused on the aspects they need to work on (e.g. sand shots, putting, driving, swing strategies, etc.). In the afternoon, the guests play a round of golf at their leisure, while evenings are left to enjoy the resort's many amenities. The three-night package includes accommodation and breakfast for two and golf analysis, three two-hour private lessons and three rounds of golf for one. Packages start at $1,460, plus tax and gratuities. Buy Three, Get One Free Whether guests are coming to explore the vineyards, play tennis, visit historical sites or tour the charming city of Charlottesville - Keswick offers yet another enticement. Guests with full itineraries are invited to take a spin on the property's course, considered by many to be a "hidden gem." The Buy Three, Get One Free packages provides a complimentary round of golf for two for guests who book three nights accommodation. Golf and Spa The "Golf and Spa" one-night package for two includes a choice of unlimited golf, or a spa treatment per person each day, as well as full breakfast and traditional English afternoon tea. It is priced from $458 double, April 18 through November 26 (two night minimum required for weekends) and November 30 through December 30 (daily). The Test Drive Ever wish golf manufacturers would give you all their latest equipment to test? Although this perk is reserved for the likes of Davis Love III, Justin Leonard, Charles Howell III, Mike Weir and Ernie Els -- Keswick Hall's Test Drive program helps you live your fantasy by providing golfers that stay at Keswick Hall and play golf mid-week with complimentary high-performance rentals. Pick from Hogans, Cobras, Titleist, Titleist Vokey, Callaway and Big Bertha II, and discover which performance tool works for you. Golf Butler The butlers at Keswick can make the most of your time on (and off) the links. It all begins when you make your tee time and your golf butler inquires as to your preferences: will you walk or ride the course? Need an on-course lesson or prefer to go it alone? What sort of beverages and snacks shall we hand-pack for your enjoyment? At which hole would you like these delivered? Once you return to the clubhouse, your butler again becomes enormously useful, cleaning your clubs and shoes, attending to a post-play massage and arranging for the cocktails that will make your visit to the 19th hole complete. A prime example of Italianate architecture, the golden hued Keswick Hall at Monticello is set amidst an Eden-like setting of both formal and informal gardens on Keswick Estate. With 600-acres of lush Virginia countryside, the 48-room Keswick Hall and Keswick Club features a private 18-hole golf course, three pools, a fitness center complete with spa, pro shop, tennis complex, on property fly fishing and clubhouse dining facilities. Individually decorated guestrooms feature collections of French and English antiques, with butler-style service as an accompaniment. Accolades for Keswick Hall include Conde Nast Traveler's "Gold List - The World's Best Places to Stay," Travel + Leisure's "Top Hotel Reader's Choice Awards," and Andrew Harper's "Top 20 US Resort Hideaways." For more information visit www.keswick.com or 434-979-3440 or toll free 800-274-5391. Media Contact: Audra Poole 407-599-9935 apoole@orientx.net |
| Produced by Judi Janofsky, Rich Steck and the Golf Press Association |