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King and Prince Golf Course Featured on Golf.com

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Below is a blog post from Golf.com recommending The King and Prince Golf Course as a must play golf course in the Golden Isles area.

Dear Joe,
My wife is traveling on business to the St. Simons/Jekyll Island region of Georgia in February. I’m planning on traveling along with her to enjoy some golf. Any suggestions on where to play?
Timothy W.

Perhaps the best course in the St. Simons’ region, outside of the private tracks at Sea Island, is the King and Prince Beach Golf Resort ($79-$115; 912-634-0255, kingandprince.com). Formerly known as the Hampton Club, this sporty 6,462-yard, par-72 course was renovated by Billy Fuller in 2009 and features a handful of memorable holes, notably the 561-yard, par-5 3rd, which has marsh down the entire left side and a lake on the right side near the green and the 391-yard par-4 13th, which hopscotches the marsh via islands of turf.

Georgia Golf Course on St. Simons Island

King and Prince Golf Course

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Paradise Beach Bar & Grill Opens for the Season

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

It is now March, which means Spring is here in the Golden Isles!  King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort reopened its poolside Paradise Beach Bar & Grill last weekend.  The seasonal bar and grill remains open through the summer and early fall and offers an ultra casual dining option that will enable you to set your body clock on island time.

Paradise opens daily at 11 AM.  It serves lunch items and many types of drinks and cocktails.  There is no better way to relax in the beautiful Georgia sun than laying by our pool and palm trees and sipping one of our delicious cocktails.  Definitely try our signature King and Prince Lifesaver.   It is delicious, especially paired with one of our burgers.  Come as you are, relax and enjoy!

See our Paradise Menu here.

The King and Prince Resort Pools

King and Prince Pools

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Judy Wells Wishes The King and Prince Happy Birthday

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Judy Wells, writer of  the blog Travel On The Level, recounts her visit to The King and Prince.  She mentions the 75 year history, resort amenities, and her favorite King’s Tavern meals.

Happy Birthday, St. Simons Island Hotel

The King and Prince Resort

When a St. Simons Island, GA, hotel celebrates its 75th anniversary, you know it’s been doing something right.

In the case of the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, it’s been doing a lot of things right.

First there was location – on the ocean with dance floors inside and out. Then there was policy. The other hotel, The Cloister on Sea Island, was marketed to the well-to-do and the K and P opened as a private dance club. After being leveled by two mysterious fires, K and P was rebuilt and opened to the public. In the meantime, The Cloister had become almost a private club and enclave for Midwesterners. K and P’s live bands and dances were the hit of the island. Didn’t take long for K and P to be known as the fun place to go.

Delegal Room

Fancy, too. Rooms, food and service have always been important so it was where you went for those special occasions.

It still is. K and P’s grand buffets – seafood on Friday night, brunch on Sunday and breakfast daily – are famous. Lodgings have all been updated and enlarged, varying from standard rooms or oceanfront suites to one- to three-bedroom condos and individual cottages.

King and Prince Golf Course

Of course there are kids’ activities, a spa, tennis and a challenging and beautiful Joe Lee golf course at the Hampton Club. But another set of amenities makes K and P unique. You don’t often find a resort, especially in the South, with outdoor and indoor pools plus a wide swath of oceanfront beach. Actually, there are five pools, including the heated one indoors.

Best of all for Levelers, it’s on a very flat island.

Two of The King and Prince's Five Pools

Warning: Be careful if booking a room in the hotel. Preserving yet updating and adding to the original building made for some strange configurations and passageways. Ask for a room near the elevator because avoiding stairs adds to the amount of walking you must do in the process.

Chef Robyn

I and several other travel writers were invited to K&P for a special birthday celebration which included an anniversary dinner featuring seven decades of Southern coastal cuisine. It was grand.

Executive Chef Robyn Gomez demonstrated his cooking techniques and let us in on the recipes for the resort’s popular Shrimp and Grits and their yummy Oatmeal Raisin Muffins. I’ll share these with you via posts to http://foodafar.blogspot.com/.

So happy birthday, K and P, and many more to come!

Read more on the Travel On The Level blog.

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Massage Therapies at the Royal Treatment Cottage

Monday, August 9th, 2010

The Royal Treatment Cottage at The King and Prince Resort was a featured spa on the Florida Spa Girls site and can be viewed here. 

Royal Treatment at the King & Prince

Indulge yourself and pamper your friends or significant other at the historic King & Prince on St. Simons Island, GA. Allow licensed massage therapists to work the kinks and tension out of your overwrought muscles in the Royal Treatment Cottage. Choose from an array of individualized treatments: massages include; aromatherapy, sports-specific, or side-by-side for couples and custom therapies. Reflexology is also available.

Revitalize from the inside out along the shore, only steps from the sand and the Atlantic sea breeze. The historic beach cottage on the King & Prince Resort offers a tranquil experience to bathe in relaxation and rejuvenation. The front porch offers comfortable chaises where you can soak in the ambience of being treated royally with comfy robes and sandals while sipping herbal tea or juice as you forget the outside world.  Imbibe your palate with a light lunch at the cottage along with your massage treatment. They are happy to accommodate your group for customized parties; birthday, anniversary wedding shower, baby shower or graduation!

From June 12 through August 14,  The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort are offering a Royal Treatment Package.  The package includes: your choice of Resort Accommodations; (1) 60-minute massage per person, or Side-by-Side for two, (gratuities additional); more treatments may be added (for additional cost); Advance reservations for massage are required; Rates from $355/night. 1-800-342-0212 or visit their website at: http://www.kingandprince.com/

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“St. Simons Island is a real treat”

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Dawn Jones, who has visited the Gulf in the past, recently discovered St. Simons Island and the King & Prince Resort.  She had a great time exploring all the island has to offer.  Read her story below.

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St. Simon’s Island is real treat

By: DAWN JONES, Special to The Post
Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010 5:21 am
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The King and Prince Resort on St. Simon Island.

With the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico threatening many favorite vacation destinations in Alabama, Florida and Louisiana, many families are faced with a dilemma when choosing a spot for their summer vacations.

The Georgia coast is always an option, which is where my family along with one of my best friends recently came back from visiting.

St. Simon Island, Ga. is roughly nine hours from Middle Tennessee. It is approximately one hours drive from Savannah, Ga. or Jacksonville, Fla. The drive down was a nightmare, but once we crossed over the bridge that takes you on to the island, it was like stepping back in time.

St. Simon Island, referred to as one of the famed Golden Isles, was discovered by 16th Century Spanish explorers.

It is rich with natural beauty and completely breathtaking.

The streets are lined with “live oaks” and palm trees.

It is not commercialized in the sense no major chains are located on the island.

We were able to walk wherever we wanted to go. Whether it was taking a stroll to the quaint shops on Mallory Street and the Fisherman’s Wharf or just around the corner to Crab Daddy’s for seafood.

St. Simon Island is home to three golf courses and 234 holes of golf in the immediate area. My husband and oldest son did opt one day to travel across the island to play The Hampton Club Golf Course, which is part of The King and Prince Resort. They said it was beautiful and even saw a three-foot gator in the marsh, while I splurged on an hour at the Royal Treatment Cottage, a very relaxing spa, de-lightful!

The food was absolutely sinful.

With me being a native southerner, I love rich foods, fresh seafood and desserts.

The island did not disappoint.

One of St. Simon’s favorite places to eat is Barbara Jean’s.

We met Barbara Jean, and I asked her if the rumor was true about her being related or best friends with Paula Deen. It’s NOT.

Although, Barbara Jean did tell us Paula Deen visited her establishment once to eat breakfast during Paula’s honeymoon. Barbara Jean’s wins for my best meat and three and it’s noted for the crab cakes.

I celebrated my milestone birthday at The Blue Dolphin Tavern and Grill located within The King and Prince. It is the only restaurant in the island that has an ocean-front view.

The cuisine was superb and my warm chocolate pecan pie tasted just like my mother pulled it from the oven. But my favorite place to eat was Crab Daddy’s. Oh my, the seafood was out-of-this-world good.

Now for the beaches, they are natural beaches not the white sand beaches I am use to.

I have been to the Atlantic coast before but had forgotten that the water is not crystal clear.

There is also the tide schedule. This was kind of a shocker when we realized at 2:30 p.m. the beach disappeared and we had to go to the pool.

On the upside, you can run in your tennis shoes or ride bicycles on this beach. We were able to walk to the sand bar at low tide without going under the water. The sandbar was massive stretching for hundreds of yards. At high tide there were plenty of waves to body surf.

We did not go fishing or sailing but there are many outlets for those who love to.

You will also find that St. Simon Island abounds in natural history and museums.

We walked to the light house at St. Simon. It is the oldest brick structure on the island and its light still operates today for the U.S. Coast Guard. You could walk up to the top of the 129 steps but I did not want to check out the emergency room facilities.

There was much more to see on St. Simon but we were unable to see all it has to offer.

We did meet one of the local’s at Beach Comers, she said, “When people come here to visit we become a part of you forever.”

This much is true.

I loved St. Simon’s Island and it will be a part of me forever.

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Georgia’s Golden Isle Gem

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Ed Stone recently visited St. simons Island and The King and Prince and wrote a wonderful article for his website GoGolfandTravel.com.  Enjoy his article below.

 

The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort
Georgia’s Golden Isle Gem
Story and photos by: Ed Stone

The King and Prince Beach Resort

Guests arrive at the beautiful King and Prince Hotel & Golf Resort

The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort located on St. Simons Island, Georgia is celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2010 not with fireworks and marching bands, but with showcasing renovated quarters and public space. In addition, the former Hampton Club golf course is now named the King and Prince Golf Course and boasting some major renovations to a very challenging Joe Lee designed course. Since opening as a dance club in 1935, this Oceanside resort has become a premier destination for special occasions, family gatherings and conferences on Georgia’s Golden Isles coast.

The five-mile causeway leading to St. Simons Island helps to bring into focus the experiences you are about to enjoy. You certainly know you are on an island as you cross rivers, salt marshes and the Atlantic Ocean separating it from the mainland of Georgia. Live Oaks create canopied tunnels leading to The King and Prince Hotel. You pass by boutiques, one-of-a-kind fine restaurants and other specialty venues that comprise these types of resort areas. The island cleaves to interesting historical sites and attractions, i.e., Fort Frederica, the Battle of Bloody Marsh site, Christ Church and the St. Simons Lighthouse.

“The people enjoy our Southern hospitality,” said David Murray, the jovial doorman at the 195-room King and Prince. David certainly exemplifies the genuineness of this cultural warmth and kindness found in this part of the world.

Ocean view Guest Room

Luxury accommodations

Resort with indoor pool

The lobby and indoor pool

Georgia Oceanfront Accommodations

The Oceanside King and Prince Hotel

The King and Prince offers one of the Southeast’s most prestigious historic ocean front retreats with recreation for all ages and many kinds of water sports. Dining is taken seriously with offerings of both casual and formal in either the Delegal Dining Room, The King’s Tavern or Paradise Beach Bar & Grill. The resort also offers five pools to its guests.

History of the Resort:
Frank Horn and Morgan Wynn built a seaside dance club after being asked to leave the snobbish Cloister Hotel on Sea Island in the mid 1930’s for partaking of too much alcohol. This hotel is so named because of the stature and demeanor of these two men. Horn was tall and heavyset while Wynn was short and slender. When appearing together, their friends called them “the king and the prince.” According to newspaper clippings, the dance club burned to the ground twice between 1935 and 1939. In July 1941, the King and Prince Hotel’s main building opened to the public and was considered quite modern.

The King's Tavern

The King's Tavern Dining Room, voted best ocean view restaurant in the Golden Isles of Georgia

During World War II, The King and Prince served as a Naval Coast Guard watching and training facility. In 1947, the property reopened to the public. The resort underwent some major building renovations and expansions in 1972 and 1983. In 1996, The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort became a member of the Historic Hotels of America and in 2005, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Meetings Information:
Awards have been presented and are well deserved for The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort. The prestigious Southern Living Magazine named The King and Prince as “Georgia’s Favorite Beach Resort.” Successful Meetings Magazine bestowed the Pinnacle Award three times representing a symbol of excellence among meeting planners and hoteliers. And, ConventionSouth voted the resort as winner of the Readers’ Choice Award.

Meeting and conference planners enjoy the flexibility of bringing groups to this beautiful setting and luxury resort.

Georgia Meeting Venue

One of five meeting rooms at The King and Prince Hotel

 With over 10,000 square feet of Oceanside function and pre-function space this makes for an ideal place to bring groups of 20 to 350 people. There are five meeting rooms with the largest having some 2880 square feet. Selection of space includes a beautiful ballroom, oceanfront dining rooms, a large oceanfront lawn area and poolside areas, the historic Solarium, oceanfront Retreat Room and Butler Boardroom.

Meeting and Conference Facilities and Features:

- 10,000 square feet of ocean-side function space
- Flexibility to accommodate from 20 to 350 attendees and guests
- Pre-function space in the resort’s dramatic atrium
- Ocean front lawn adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean
- Team of skilled meeting planning and support professionals
- Full catering service
- Comprehensive on-site convention and audio-visual services
- Activities for groups, spouses and as team-building events

 Georgia’s “Golden Isles” is made up of the upscale Sea Island, the State owned Jekyll Island and the little known St.

The King and Prince Resort Pools

One of the five swimming pools

 Simons Island and its county seat of Brunswick. In addition to these beautiful seashore islands, there are also Cumberland, Little Cumberland, Little St. Simons, St. Catherines, Wassaw and Tybee that skirt Georgia’s coastline. Georgia’s Wildlife Management Islands consists of Sapelo Island, Wolf Island Wilderness Area, and Ossabaw Island.

The King and Prince Golf Course:

Named the Hampton Club since it opened in 1988, the club was recently renamed the King and Prince Golf Club. The par 72, 6,462-yard, Joe Lee designed course is not only a very challenging layout but offers some unique features no longer found in golf layouts of this nature. For instance, the back nine holes of numbers 12, 13, 14 & 15 are carved out of the salt marshes. These were built prior to the EPA regulating the build of such in these marshes. “Never again will anyone be able to build a golf course in the marshes, like this one,” stated Rick Mattox, Golf Club Manager. All four holes have become the signature holes for the course…and, they deserve it! They are accessed by 800-feet of elevated cart bridges, adding to the uniqueness of the course.

King and Prince Golf Course

Rick Mattox Golf Club Manager

Recently, Billy Fuller from Atlanta worked with Rick and the King and Prince Management to renovate the course. Billy spent from 1980 to 1987 as golf course superintendent at the famous Augusta National Golf Club where the Masters is held each year. He did a splendid job of keeping the “Joe Lee Touch” and adding his own style. Several sand traps and bunkers were added or redesigned. Fuller also worked with the management in bringing to the King and Prince Golf Club the latest in grasses for this area and soil. Mattox speaks with pride, “We now have Mini Verde greens, Tif sport collars, Celebration tees, roughs and fairways – and our traps are wrapped in Emerald Zoysia. We’re the only course in our region with these types of grasses and our golfers are amazed at the fantastic course transformation.”

 

Golf Clubhouse on St Simons Island
The King & Prince Golf Course Clubhouse

Golf Course on St Simons Island

The 10th hole of the King & Prince Golf Course

A new cutting edge technology has been added to the resort’s website allowing you to view a 3-D graphic transporting viewer to each of 18 holes via a hole-by-hole flyover. “It’s an in-depth virtual tour where one can see bridges, bunkers, the shape of ponds, sprawling live oaks, expansive marsh views, lagoons and towering pines. It includes a full course map, scorecard and vibrant photos of the extraordinary beauty of one of coastal Georgia’s great courses. The flyover takes viewers to our golf course within seconds, giving them an amazing experience,” stated Bud St. Pierre, Director of Sales & Marketing for the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort. (Click here to watch the flyover: www.kingandprince.com/golf.php)

 

When taking a stroll on the beach in front of The King and Prince Hotel, one would wonder what Frank Horn and Morgan Wynn would think of how much this special place has grown and expanded. It’s a long way from a dance club…designed just to get even with The Cloister for throwing them out over a few toddies. I suspect they would be very proud of having started a luxury resort that continues to carry their names after 75 years. Happy Anniversary to The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort.

(Click here for more information on the features and amenities of The King and Prince Hotel & Golf Resort)

(Click here for more information on attractions and points of interest on St. Simons Island, Georgia)

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort
201 Arnold Road
St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522
Website: www.kingandprince.com
Phone: 912-638-3631
Reservations: 800-342-0212
Fax: 912-638-7699

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The King and Prince Golf Course Re-Opening Ceremony

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

After six months of restoration and prosperity of new growth grass, the time has finally come here on St. Simons Island. On October 10th, the King and Prince Golf Course is hosting its Club Members Re-Opening Ceremony, with the public play beginning October 11th.

Golfers will see many improvements on the course such as MiniVerde™, ultra dwarf Bermuda grass, with 60″ green collars planted with Tifsport Bermuda on all 18 greens.  Each of the 18 fairways will have a new hybrid, Celebration Bermuda grass for ultimate performance. In addition, a new practice facility will open which includes a 6,500 sq ft MiniVerde putting green, 3,000 sq ft MiniVerde chipping green, and five target greens.

Owned and operated by The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, the course is renowned for its ancient forests, vast salt marshes, and dramatic island holes. The course houses a comfortable clubhouse overlooking the large lake that adds to the challenge of the course’s 9th hole. With its warm and welcoming clubhouse and exceptional staff, it is no wonder members are anxious for the return of the King and Prince Golf Course.

For more information about the re-opening of the King and Prince Golf Course or the exceptional Georgia Golf Packages, please visit http://www.kingandprince.com/golf.php.

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Serving Aces at The King and Prince

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

The King and Prince Beach and Golf Resort may be known for its luxurious accommodations and gorgeous view of the Atlantic Ocean, but the available recreation and activities must not be overlooked. Some of the exciting activities include golfing at the world renowned King and Prince Golf Course, dolphin and sunset boat tours, and romantic horse rides along the beach. But, if you are looking to spend your leisure time playing tennis, then the resort’s Har-Tru tennis courts are where you need to be.

The Har-Tru tennis courts are complimentary for The King and Prince guests and feature a natural St. Simons Island backdrop, mild year-round weather, and a professional athlete on staff to help improve your stroke. Pride Evans is a seasoned tennis professional with over 25 years of teaching and instructional experience. He is a member of the Georgia Professional Tennis Association Hall of Fame and was voted the Georgia Director and Educator of the Year.  Pride offers lessons for private guests, groups, team coaching and getaways, and corporate outings. For more information on spending your day at the Har-Tru tennis courts, please visit our website.

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The Royal Treatment Cottage

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

The Royal Treatment Cottage is the latest edition to our luxury guest amenities. We are thrilled to present the new luxury massage treatment services to our guests!  You’ve requested it, and we listened.  Your luxury beach vacation just got a little more luxurious. 

One of the historic beach cottages on our grounds has been renovated and designed with you in mind.  Your relaxation, your enjoyment, and your recuperation were all in our minds as The Royal Treatment Cottage was created.

We know that sometimes the littlest details can make all the difference.  Guests are provided with amenities such as robes, sandals and totes as well as bottled water.  The casual atmosphere invites you with all the warmth and elegance of a quaint beach cottage.  The fireside relaxation lounge and quiet treatment rooms ensure a calming experience. 

Our treatments focus on all of the most preferred massage disciplines including side-by-side massages for couples and custom therapies. The licensed massage therapists will help to melt away your tensions, aches, and pains.  Whether it is a deeply satisfying Swedish Massage, a Reflexology foot treatment, or an Aromatherapy Massage we hope you feel the benefits to both body and soul.  Alleviate your stress and restore your well-being at The Royal Treatment Cottage.  We invite you to get away to our serene ocean side spa retreat!

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Golf Course Restoration Project

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Rick Mattox here, Golf Director and General Manager, writing to thank all of you who wrote on the blog and visited our website (www.hamptonclub.com)  to see our progress.   We are heading toward the finish line with an early October opening.    Through the vision of our architect Billy Fuller and the quality building work provided by Medalist Golf, a truly great golf experience is coming your way.  The new green and bunker complexes are going to be a surprise  for many of you who have played with us in the past.  With the addition of  fairway bunkers for aiming and increased grassed areas on both left and right to enhance the look and playability, a golfers dream awaits you. 

Something new I want to share with you is that we have added a new, outstanding practice area.  It includes a 6500+ square foot mini-verde putting green, practice bunker, 3000 square foot mini-verde chipping green, plus a practice swale and mounds for chipping from uneven lies.  Along the right side of the range we have added target greens at 50, 70 and 90 yards to practice short wedge shots.   On the left side, a fairway bunker is added to practice those pesky fairway bunker shots that we all hate.  Range target greens are in place for 120, 150 and 220 yards with bunkers in front, planted with putting green grass for true game-like conditions. 

With the changes we have made, once you come to The King and Prince  our golf course will be another of the many reasons you will never want to leave!

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