Just an hour and thirty minutes from the Atlanta airport, you arrive at The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee, a five-star resort hotel hidden in the Georgia pines. One of the only luxury hotels on the lake, Ritz-Carlton Reynolds is ideal for a family holiday, a romantic getaway, or a corporate retreat.
Ritz-Carlton Hotels are synonymous with elegance and high-level service worldwide. At the Greensboro, Georgia, location on Lake Oconee, there are 257 guest rooms, a spa, tennis courts, a marina, and three swimming pools. You’ll also have access to five award-winning golf courses and the Sandy Creek Sporting Grounds.
Outdoor enthusiasts will relish the array of activities available. With thirty acres of shoreline property, water sports are the order of the day during warmer months–from fishing to swimming, waterskiing, jet skiing, and paddle boarding,
photo courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds
Rooms at Ritz-Carlton Lake Oconee, Georgia
The variety of rooms at the Ritz-Carlton makes it easy to find something just right for your stay. Choose from rooms with king or queen rooms with lake views; kind or queen rooms with resort views and outdoor fit pits; club-level rooms with lake views and balconies, suites, lakeside cottages; and a four-bedroom lake house. I stayed with a group of five at one of the cottages with resort views. We had a fully equipped kitchen, fireplace, patios in each room, Egyptian cotton linens, and goose-down pillows. Bathrooms in the cottages vary by room, as each had an en suite bath.
While it’s undeniable that many guests at The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds come for the golf, there are many other reasons to stay, play, and indulge at this beautiful property.
Sandy Creek Sporting Grounds
The Sandy Creek Sporting Grounds is a 100-acre sporting facility designed by world champion shooter Justin Jones. Activities include clay shooting, an air rifle range, and an archery range. State-of-the-art equipment and professional instruction increase your odds of hitting the target, though I definitely could have used a bit more practice with the bow and arrow. Still, it was a fun way to test my skills without any pressure.
Other ways to enjoy the Sporting Grounds include kayaking, canoeing, or off-roading.
Golf at Reynolds Lake Oconee
If you have arrived at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Oconee to hit a few holes–there are ninety available to hotel guests–know that there’s on-site instruction, club fitting, and club building at The Kingdom at Reynolds Lake Oconee. I’m not a golfer, but I did indulge in an early morning ride around a couple of courses in one of the available golf carts. A few of the easily accessible and scenic courses include Great Waters and The National.
Lakeview guest room at Ritz-Carlton, Lake Oconee
The Spa
The newly updated spa has an indoor swimming pool, salon, and state-of-the-art gym. The refreshed spa menu includes invigorating body treatments such as body wraps, masks, and scrubs, specialized massages that cater to personalized wellness goals, custom-tailored facials, and four new signature wellness treatments—from the tech-driven Deep Rest Treatment to a detoxifying and relaxing Forest & Clay Restoration Treatment.
Other wellness opportunities include water meditation, guided yoga, and lakeside hikes.
Amore del Lago, Ritz Carlton, Georgia
Dining at Lake Oconee
The Ritz-Carlton offers three dining rooms: Linger Longer Steakhouse, Gaby’s 88, and Amore del Lago. These three options offer southern-style cooking, steaks and other classics, and Italian cuisine. There’s also a coffee bar and Oconee Cove, a new twenty-four-seat speakeasy offering ninety-minute pairing experiences and an exclusive cocktail menu.
Rates begin at $700 per night for a resort view king room with a balcony. You can book your rate with the hotel here.
Check rates online at Expedia, Booking.com, or Hotels.com.
