My Husband loves to golf, me not so much. He has been wanting to golf here for a while now, and I…read moredecided to come tag along to make sure he was staying out of trouble, because you know how men can be when they golf! ;) I had an amazing experience driving my husband along on the course, while he golfed and drank a few drinks. The course was beautiful and the staff were also very kind. After our morning of golfing we stumbled inside for some lunch. We had an amazing waitress, who seemed to be a college student. She was very well put together, confident, and orderly. She also smelled like Chanel. Our lunch was amazing and I made sure to leave her an epic tip! Thank you Forrest Dunes! -Debbie

These courses are not top 100 in the country. Must've paid to be on that list. Weekend hacks might…read morethink the courses are great but true golfer would know. Dunes course is just a typical resort style layout. A few good holes but other than that nothing special. Dunes Course - tee boxes, fairways and greens were in good shape.The Loop is a total dump. Total goat ranch. Only thing good about it is the architecture of playing it backwards but that's it. Both courses are overly priced. Any normal sized city these courses are $50 TOPS!! Gnats all over the loop makes golfing unbearable. Divots all over the course and dead spots. You better pray your drive in the fairway finds a piece of grass. They don't offer water on the course and don't even give you a .25cent bottle of water before the round. You have to purchase a $4 bottle. Rocks in all traps on both courses. I suggest cheating and pulling your ball out of the bunkers so you don't ruin your clubs. For the price they charge you would think the traps would be rockless. No one rakes the traps and even maintenance does rack the bunkers before first tee off. Over hyped and over priced. Staff weren't friendly at all. Starter said " people go to Arcadia for the views and here for the golf" Guy must get paid every time he says that. Go to Arcadia for a better experience. Course, lodging, food, staff and price are way better at Arcadia.

Definitely the best value in golf in the Traverse City area…read more Decent fairways and greens Staff is super nice And the price is unbeatable. Front nine is a little easier than the back. Course is challenging and fun to play.

A real hidden gem. One of the nicest public courses I have played at (especially for the price)…read more This course is off the beaten path for tourists, so its pretty easy to get a tee time. It has that up north feel you expect of nicer resort courses and fantastic staff. The course is very well maintained. The front and back play like totally different courses (rolling meadows vs heavy forest). The clubhouse has a nice intimate feel and they offer cooler bags at no extra cost. Highly recommend!

We had a great time playing this course. We were in town for the week and found this course…read more Greens and the course are challenging but still playable. Highly recommend

Great golf course! Great price, friendly staff, and very nicely maintained golf course. The lake…read moreviews are a nice bonus

This is a beautiful course! Extremely well maintained; everything is like new. Truly a hidden…read moregem--carts are great, tee boxes and greens are impeccable. Grabbed a bite afterward-very good! Highly recommend!! The best part (so far) doesn't have all the long waits that the 'tourist-y' courses do.

This course far exceeds expectations overall. We were maybe a few minutes late for our tee time and…read morethe response was slightly more abrasive than necessary for "up-north" golf. However, once that was smoothed out our group really enjoyed the round. There are many great views, an open layout, several elevated tees, and well maintained greens. It is the right amount of challenging without being frustrating. The ranger was diligent in trying to maintain some space between groups. Also, a nice set up for food and drinks with friendly staff and even picked up a nice new polo from the pro shop.

Great location with many golf courses to play. The staff were so friendly and helpful - they…read moreaccommodated our group of 12 with ease. I wish the carts had GPS, but other than that everything was perfect. Hope to return next year.

The golf courses are absolutely beautiful and the rangers and cart personnel are friendly and…read morehelpful. Unfortunately, the accommodations leave much to be desired. We were going to stay in a single villa but when we got to it (which seemed like a quarter mile walking from the parking lot), we were very disappointed. The fact that it was rustic was okay but we had inquired if there was a table where we could play cards in the evening and were told "yes". Well, the table was a small coffee table. The biggest problem was the bathroom shower which had a lot of mold. I attempted to call the front desk to report it but neither one of the two phones in the villa worked so I used my cell. I took a photo of the mold and requested that we be moved to the lodge. They did honor our request and the room was small but okay. When checking out the person at the front desk said that they checked out the bathroom issue that I reported and tholught it was fine. I was furious because I had a photo to prove my point and didn't like the attitude. The restaurant has a breakfast buffet but we decided to order individually. The servers don't come to your table - you go to the bar and order and pay and then someone brings your order to you. Lunch and dinner which are mediocre are served by the staff. Honestly, they need to invest some money to make improvements in the accommodations. We loved the courses but won't be returning because there is no option to stay anywhere else in that area that is decent.

The snow was so good over the weekend at Crystal that we wanted to keep skiing so we decided to…read morestop for a night at treetops and take the kids skiing for a day or two. It was a great choice! This was a Tuesday night in February, so we were able to get a very good price on a double queen suite. Room was clean, comfortable and no issues. We had planned to go skiing Tuesday evening but ended up at the pool with our kids. The main lodge has a decent size pool that starts indoors and continues outdoors. There is an indoor hot tub and an outdoor hot tub. Also there are two Saunas. The kids were enjoying themselves so much we didn't even get to go skiing! On Wednesday we got breakfast at the top of the hill. We have eaten here before and it's always been good. After breakfast we got our gear and headed to the slopes. Treetops isn't a huge hill, but for the value midweek and 3 lifts, it's was a great time. We got started right at 10am and skied until about 4pm before heading home. There was almost no traffic and it was non stop skiing. The kids loved it as well and really enjoyed the beginners terrain park they built.

A friend and I came in for the spa - it was a good "up north" style spa experience. Everyone was…read morevery friendly and welcoming, they have a nice lounge area and clean locker rooms, and you get access to the resort pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room. The pool area was fairly clean with just a little bit of salt on the floor from people's shoes/boots. I had on flip flops, so it was ok. I enjoyed the hot tub, though it's highly chlorinated, and my favorite part was the steam room. That was very nice. They provide robes, flip flops and towels. We got scalp massages and Dazzle Dry manicures and both services were great. I especially enjoyed Emily who did my nails; she was skilled and quite pleasant to talk to. The wax dip is amazing and this Dazzle Dry polish is already lasting so much longer than regular polish. Love it. They also had really cute clothing in the lounge area - I was quite tempted by a couple of things. I would for sure return. It was such a lovely day after skiing.

I will always love coming to the Fox. But, every time I have come the course is soaking wet and the…read moregrass could use a good cutting. All the tee boxes were like hitting out of the rough. The course yesterday was so wet too the point your shoes are completely saturated. But, I will still come because it's a nice par three course. They don't have many carts so plan on walking. The guy that runs it is really nice.

Fun 3 par course. Grass was a little wet and grass needed to be cut but still fun for a 3 par courseread more

One thing about this place is it is clean! Everywhere I looked was clean but everything is also run…read moredown. Our room was comfortable enough but outdated as were the exterior and hallway finishings. We were attending a conference and every staff member we encounter was friendly and helpful. The camaraderie at the bar was fun and comfortable however the pool area was like something out of a scary movie. I wouldn't mind dining or attending a conference here again but will find other accommodations next time.

Great spot not too far off the grid for an easy weekend getaway. Some of the accommodations are a…read morebit dated, but hey, they allow the family dog to tag along, so it was a win for us. Tubing is a great addition to break up the day, just make sure you get reservations. Ski rentals were easy and decent enough equipment. I highly recommend putting the kids in a ski lesson - each kid had a private instructor, which allowed mom and dad to have a cocktail and lunch. We ate and drank onsite. I would grade the food a 3.5-4* depending on where we went and what was ordered. Looking forward to going back.

WOW! Black Forest is such a great course, cannot believe I haven't heard of it until now…read more Friendly staff, great food, great golf, and reasonable prices- cannot complain at all! love it

We were very disappointed in the upkeep of this golf course. We were told that they had irrigation…read moreproblems. However, what we saw was more than irrigation issues. It was a lack of caring. Uneven greens, dirt rather than sand in the bunkers, trash on the tee boxes. This could be a beautiful course if it was cared for.