1
DayArrival and Falcon's Fire
Fly into MCO and drive 25 minutes to the Kissimmee corridor. Check into Comfort Suites Maingate East, where nightly rates of $90 to $150 include complimentary breakfast and a heated pool for recovery.
Pin itBest Value: Three Nights at Orlando's Public-Course Core
Four rounds at Orlando's strongest public courses for roughly a third of the resort-tier price.
Duration
4 Days
Type
Best Value Trip
Estimated Cost
$1200–$2000/person
Rounds
4
Difficulty
Moderate
A quality Orlando golf trip does not need resort pricing. Four rounds across three of the region's strongest publicly accessible facilities, paired with mid-range accommodation and two off-course outings, deliver a trip that costs roughly a third of the bucket-list version without a proportional drop in golf quality. The courses here, particularly Orange County National's two layouts, compete on conditioning and design merit with properties charging significantly more.
Orlando, Florida
Trip at a Glance
- Duration
- 4 days
- Type
- Best Value Trip
- Cost / person
- $1200–$2000
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Courses· 4
Stay· 2
Comfort Suites Maingate East$90–$150/night
Activities· 2
Disney Springs2-4 hours
Everglades Airboat Tour1-2 hours (tour duration)
2
DayOrange County National Double
The centrepiece. Drive 20 minutes north to Orange County National's 900-acre facility and play Orange County National, Panther Lake in the morning.
3
DayShingle Creek and Airboat
Morning round at Shingle Creek Golf Club, 15 minutes from International Drive. The Arnold Palmer Design Company's 2016 redesign routes through the headwaters of the Everglades with water in play on 15 of 18 holes.
4
DayDeparture
Complimentary breakfast at Comfort Suites, then drive 25 minutes to MCO.
Trip Logistics
Plan the Practicalities
Logistics
Comfort Suites Maingate East is the budget base. Groups willing to spend slightly more should look at Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Resort at $130 to $200, where complimentary breakfast and an evening reception with drinks further reduce daily costs. A single base in the Kissimmee or Lake Buena Vista corridor keeps all four courses within 25 minutes. A rental car is essential. Groups of four splitting car rental, accommodation, and shared costs will land at the lower end of the range comfortably.
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