Rees Jones, cypress swamp and a Disney shuttle at the door.
The Waldorf Astoria Golf Club sits inside the 482-acre Bonnet Creek complex, a few minutes from Disney Springs, and it is open to hotel guests and outside players alike. Rees Jones built it in 2009, his first Florida design, and in 2023 the hotel restored it to his original par-72 plan. It is a quiet, wooded contrast to the theme parks next door: no houses along the fairways, cypress and pine on both sides, and service closer to a private club than a resort course.
Waldorf Astoria Golf Club, Orlando green fees and tee times.
Tee times are open to the public as well as guests of the Waldorf Astoria and Signia by Hilton, the neighbouring hotel in the same complex. Book online through the hotel’s golf page, which links to its tee-time engine, or call the golf shop on 407-597-3782. The hotel does not publish a rack rate on its site; prices vary with the season, and GolfNow has also sold times here. For hotel guests, the range and putting green fall under the US$50-a-night resort charge, which the hotel says also covers complimentary club rental after 2pm. Tournaments and group outings go through the golf sales manager. The hotel has run a “Luxe Links Escape” offer with one round per night for up to two adults per room, a two-night minimum and a US$150 golf-shop credit per stay. Ask whether taxes and gratuities sit on top.
The round, in perspective.
Jones and his co-designer Steve Weisser followed the natural contours of a wetland preserve and set out to build an old-style course you could walk, so water comes into play on many holes. GolfGuide counted about 60 bunkers and noted elevated greens on all 18 holes, with no out-of-bounds stakes. The pre-restoration card ran to 7,108 yards from the back with a 74.6 rating and a 139 slope, with five sets of tees down to about 6,300 yards. Construction beside the closing hole had shortened it for a while. In the restoration that followed, Jones’s firm widened playing corridors, expanded greens to their original size and brought the bunkers back to their first shape, and three holes were fully redesigned to return the round to par 72 and roughly 7,000 yards. Holes carry names linked to the New York Waldorf: the 12th is “Conrad”, the 17th “The Presidential” and the 18th “Starlight”. The 13th is a short dogleg par four around water, and the 12th is a long par five with a large bunker down the left.
Know before you go.
Access
Hotel guests and outside players
Hours
Daily, about 7am to 7pm (varies seasonally)
Practice
Range and putting green included with the green fee
Groups
Outings through the golf sales manager
Make the trip work.
Arrive early enough to use the full-length range, chipping area and putting green, which are part of the round. A 2015 GolfGuide review described complimentary valet at the clubhouse; confirm it is still offered. In late autumn the course is overseeded, and the hotel has posted a mid-November spell when only nine holes are open and carts are then kept to paths, so check your dates before you book in November. Morning tee times from the clubhouse fit neatly around an afternoon at Disney Springs or the parks.
Orlando International (MCO) is about 20 miles north-east by road, typically 25 to 35 minutes on the toll roads. The resort sits off Buena Vista Drive, close to Disney Springs. Hotel guests can use the resort shuttle to the four theme parks and Disney Springs, which is about two and a half miles away.
The Waldorf Astoria Orlando has 502 rooms, including 171 suites, all redesigned by Parker Torres in the 2023 renovation. Bull & Bear is the steakhouse and Peacock Alley the lobby bar, and there is a full spa. Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, the larger sister hotel next door, shares the complex and the golf access and suits families or groups on a tighter budget. Disney’s own resort hotels and the Lake Buena Vista corridor offer many more choices within ten minutes.
Make a trip of it.
Disney’s Magnolia and Palm courses are close by, and Orange County National is about 20 minutes north-west for a public test of a different flavour. Bay Hill, which takes guests of its own lodge, is about 20 minutes north. Reunion’s three courses are about 25 minutes south-west if you are staying there. Off the course, Disney Springs has restaurants and live music most nights, and the Waldorf Astoria Spa makes a natural rest-day booking.
Find your season.
November to April brings dry, mild days and the highest demand. Summer is humid, with heavy afternoon storms, and rates drop. The course is overseeded each autumn to stay green through winter, which is when it plays at its best. Hurricane season runs from June to the end of November.
Can non-guests play the Waldorf Astoria Golf Club?
Yes. Hilton’s own announcement of the 2023 restoration describes the course as open to hotel guests and non-hotel guests. Outside players book through the hotel’s golf page or the golf shop and pay a seasonal green fee, which includes use of the range.
Who designed the Waldorf Astoria golf course in Orlando?
Rees Jones, son of Robert Trent Jones Sr. It opened in 2009 as his first course in Florida. He returned in 2022 with a master plan for the restoration, which rebuilt tees and bunkers and redesigned three holes.
How much does golf cost at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando?
The resort does not publish green fees online, and prices move through the year. Ask the golf shop or check the booking engine for your date. Hotel guests should also allow for the daily resort charge, which covers practice-facility use.
Is the course near Disney World?
Yes. It sits within the Bonnet Creek complex off Buena Vista Drive, about two and a half miles from Disney Springs. The hotel’s shuttle runs to the parks and Disney Springs for resort guests.
Last checked 10 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
