Golfing Holidays

Located on 47 acres in the hills above Evian-les-Bains overlooking Lake Geneva, recently revamped Hôtel Royal now has a healthy dose of contemporary design elements alongside its palace spirit, Belle Époque façade and frescoes.

Wind your way through the wooded hills of Provence, through fields abundant with lavender and thyme, and you’ll discover a resort replete with villas boasting red-tiled roofs and private terraces.

This may be the last word in deluxe resorts but the ancient world’s culture is nearby: The Palace of Nestor; and UNESCO World Heritage Sites including Olympia, Mystras, and the Temple of Apollo Epicurius.

A watchtower once used by the Knights of Malta, nestled within Puglia's idyllic landscapes, and a short stroll from the Adriatic shores, Masseria San Domenico (primarily adults-only) is full of hidden wonders.

If you want sensational sporting and pampering facilities in a breathtaking, natural setting, then search no more, Verdura will tick every box on your holiday wish-list.

There’s nothing like finding a great family hotel where nothing is too much trouble, the transfer isn’t too long, and the price-tag isn’t too high. Which is why Dona Filipa is back on the map.

It was onto a winner from the get-go thanks to the fantastic setting – in the heart of the Nature Park, with magnificent golf clubs on the doorstep, and the only seafront setting in the über-exclusive Quinta do Lago Resort itself.

Marbella is noted not only for its starry inhabitants but also its excellent resorts; the most celebrated of which is Marbella Club, Golf Resort & Spa, a princely people-watching playground on a prime beachfront setting.

Keen golfers will already know Finca Cortesin as home to the Volvo World Match Play Tournament – but this magnificent resort offers much more than just 18 holes of top-notch golf.

A vast, 395-acre sprawling dusky-pink palace hotel and villa complex on Tenerife's Guía de Isora coast, The Ritz-Carlton, Abama is the perfect spot for active, ‘get-away-from-it-all’ pleasure seekers.

Tempted by Morocco’s mystical allure but seeking a more serene side to this magical kingdom? Well search no more – Mazagan (a unique creation from the force behind One&Only Resorts and Atlantis) is here to serve.

Part Berber, part Moorish, with the Atlas Mountains as its backdrop and a series of serene ponds as its centrepiece, Hong Kong’s favourite hotel group have gone and done it again.