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Best Marriott golf resorts (2027)
The short answer
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort leads, with two Jack Nicklaus courses on a peninsula in Mexico. In Arizona, JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge has two courses and a water park for the family, and Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island has the classic Robert Trent Jones Sr. course.
- 9
- picks, ranked
- 79,000
- points a night, the lowest we found in our preview prices
Our top 3
No. 1
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
Punta de Mita, Mexico
Best overall
No. 2
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa (opens marriott.com in a new tab)
Phoenix, Arizona
Best for golf and a family trip
No. 3
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Island of Hawaii
Best in Hawaii
Side by side
Points a night from the lowest price we found in our preview prices, and our rating of the best-value stay we found. Hotels we don’t track yet link to Marriott. How we rate stays.
| # | Hotel | Best for | Points a night from | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The St. Regis Punta Mita ResortPunta de Mita, Mexico | overall | 87,500 | Exceptional |
| 2 | JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa (opens marriott.com in a new tab)Phoenix, Arizona | golf and a family trip | See Marriott | Not tracked yet |
| 3 | Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph CollectionIsland of Hawaii | in Hawaii | 82,000 | Great |
| 4 | JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa (opens marriott.com in a new tab)Scottsdale, Arizona | classic Scottsdale | See Marriott | Not tracked yet |
| 5 | The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon BayHalf Moon Bay, California | by the ocean | 85,000 | Great |
| 6 | The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain (opens marriott.com in a new tab)Marana, near Tucson | secluded desert golf | See Marriott | Not tracked yet |
| 7 | The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes (opens marriott.com in a new tab)Orlando, Florida | in Florida | See Marriott | Not tracked yet |
| 8 | The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto RicoRío Grande, Puerto Rico | in the Caribbean | 79,000 | Exceptional |
| 9 | JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa (opens marriott.com in a new tab)Palm Desert, California | near Palm Springs | See Marriott | Not tracked yet |
No. 1
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
St. Regis · Punta de Mita, Mexico
Best overall
Two Jack Nicklaus courses in the gated Punta Mita community north of Puerto Vallarta, with a long sandy beach, a kids club and free parking.
- Points a night from
- 87,500
- Cash a night
- $1,381
- Best value
- Exceptional, 1.68¢
Good to know
- The resort fee is about $60 a night and points don't cover it (terms 3.2.f).
- Self and valet parking are free.
No. 2
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa (opens marriott.com in a new tab)
JW Marriott · Phoenix, Arizona
Best for golf and a family trip
Wildfire Golf Club has two 18-hole courses, the Palmer Signature Course and the Faldo Championship Course, and the resort has five pools, a lazy river and the AquaRidge WaterPark.
Good to know
- The resort fee, $60 a day in Marriott's listing, covers water park access for four and the driving range; points don't cover it.
No. 3
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection
Autograph Collection · Island of Hawaii
Best in Hawaii
The Robert Trent Jones Sr. course on the Big Island's Kohala Coast, at a resort on Kauna'oa Bay that says it charges no resort fee.
- Points a night from
- 82,000
- Cash a night
- $981
- Best value
- Great, 1.35¢
Good to know
- No resort fee, the hotel says.
No. 4
JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa (opens marriott.com in a new tab)
JW Marriott · Scottsdale, Arizona
Best for classic Scottsdale
Camelback Golf Club has 36 holes on two par-72 courses, Ambiente by Jason Straka and Padre by Arthur Hills, with a free shuttle to the club and a pitch and putt on the grounds.
Good to know
- Marriott lists self-parking and valet as free.
No. 5
The Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Ritz-Carlton · Half Moon Bay, California
Best by the ocean
Two championship golf courses on the bluffs above the Pacific south of San Francisco, with fire pits and a bagpiper at sunset.
- Points a night from
- 85,000
- Cash a night
- $770
- Best value
- Great, 1.02¢
Good to know
- Parking is valet only, at $70 a night.
- A nightly resort fee is charged on points stays too; points don't cover it (terms 3.2.f).
No. 6
The Ritz-Carlton (opens marriott.com in a new tab)
The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain
The Ritz-Carlton · Marana, near Tucson
Best for secluded desert golf
The Golf Club at Dove Mountain, a Jack Nicklaus Signature course in the Tortolita foothills, which hosted the WGC Accenture Match Play.
Good to know
- Marriott's rate listings show a resort fee of $60 a night, which points don't cover.
No. 7
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando (opens marriott.com in a new tab)
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
The Ritz-Carlton · Orlando, Florida
Best in Florida
A Greg Norman Signature 18-hole course, par 72 and 7,122 yards, and a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, at a resort in Orlando.
Good to know
- Marriott's rate listings show a resort fee of $55 a night, which points don't cover.
No. 8
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico
St. Regis · Río Grande, Puerto Rico
Best in the Caribbean
A Robert Trent Jones Jr. course on a 483-acre nature reserve in Puerto Rico, between El Yunque rainforest and 2 miles of beach.
- Points a night from
- 79,000
- Cash a night
- $1,082
- Best value
- Exceptional, 1.55¢
Good to know
- Points cover the room, room tax and service charge (terms 3.2.f), so any resort fee is extra.
- Parking is $22 a day, on points stays too.
No. 9
JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa (opens marriott.com in a new tab)
JW Marriott · Palm Desert, California
Best near Palm Springs
Desert Springs Golf Club has two Ted Robinson courses, Palm and Valley, both par 72, plus a double-sided grass driving range and an 18-hole putting course.
Good to know
- The resort fee is $45 a day plus tax; points don't cover it.
Preview: points and cash figures are sample prices for illustration, not live availability.
How we chose
We rank each hotel by how well it fits what the list is for, using facts from Marriott’s and the hotel’s own pages: the beach, the pools, the kids club, the fees. For hotels we track, we add our points prices and rate the best stay we found by value per point; we call a stay Fair from 0.70¢ a point, and below that we say pay cash.
Points pay for the room, not green fees, so we rank the golf itself, from Marriott's and the resorts' own pages.
No hotel pays to be on our lists, and we don’t take a fee for a place in them.
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Questions
What is the best Marriott golf resort?
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, with two Jack Nicklaus courses in Mexico. In the US, JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge has two courses at Wildfire Golf Club.
What are the best Marriott golf resorts in Arizona?
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge, JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn and The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain near Tucson.
Can you pay green fees with Marriott points?
Not as part of a points stay: points cover the room, room tax and service charge. Green fees, carts and resort fees are paid separately.
Which Marriott resorts have Jack Nicklaus courses?
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, with two, and The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain near Tucson.
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Sources: Marriott’s and each hotel’s own pages, Marriott Bonvoy terms, section 3.2.f. Fees and rules change, so confirm with the hotel before you book. Award Escape is independent of Marriott.