Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa Has It All

Luxury Vacations: Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa is a multidimensional resort that offers guests a wide variety of activities year round. Although the resort is mainly recognized for being a luxury golf resort, there are other activities and events aplenty to make a stay at the resort a good time for all.

For openers, boating, fishing or exploring Lake Galena in canoes, paddleboats or pontoons is available, and there are 60-minute hot-air--balloon rides offered at sunrise and sunset. Tennis courts and a sand volleyball court are on the premises too. Horseback riding, hayrides, biking and hiking are also on the resort's list. For equestrian lovers, there are 40 miles of groomed trails with mild to adventurous riding offered at the nearby Shenandoah Riding Center. Special time for children is included at Camp Eagle and the Kids' Night Out programs. An indoor pool, spas for men and women, and a complete fitness center tidily round out the golf-free options. For guests seeking to tee-up and drive, Eagle Ridge has four golf courses, including The General. The Zagat Survey includes The General in its 2005 America's Top Golf Courses list. Condé Nast Traveler rated The General in its Top 100 Golf Courses in North America and the Caribbean. The also are two 18-ole and a nine-hole course. Enthusiastic golfers are encouraged to become members of ER's Club 63. Membership is granted to guests who play the entire 63 holes of the resort's four courses. The winter season's activities list includes Nordic skiing, sledding, ice skating and horse-drawn sleigh rides.

Accommodations come in three ways. There are one-to-three bedroom villas positioned along the fairways of the golf courses. The inn has 80 rooms and suites that wrap around Lake Geneva along the seven miles of shoreline. Villas are available with fully equipped kitchens, BBQ grills, washers and dryers, and central air conditioning. Last but definitely not least, guest can stay in spacious, luxury-laden vacation houses, with three to eight bedrooms, that dot the panoramic 6,800-acre landscape of the resort.

Corporate & Incentive Travel magazine presented its Award of Excellence for outstanding facilities to Eagle Ridge. ER is always ready to assist guests with event planning. Whether it is a social gathering or a business affair, the Eagle Ridge Resort and Spa can make a stay a memorable event for all comers. This is a great resort for the entire family. Visit ER's website for info on various special packages and promotions.

For LxM James Rothaar