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Couple weeks ago we had an overnighter at Forest Pines so thought would post a few thoughts on an interesting stay
Arrived nice and early and were given a warm welcome in a pleasant looking hotel
Our tee time wasn't until 14:00 so we ordered a bit of lunch - Coffee and Sausage bap - £12 !! When arrived the sausage ( just the one in the bap ) was cold and sent back , my mates all had Bacon sarnies and all sent back because they were cold
We couldn't check in until after 14:00 so we went to the Pro shop to sort out playing - through YGT we confirmed a tee time on the Pines Beeches loop for 14:00. The Pro Shop had our tee time booking for 15:10 , behind 2 big groups who had the tee for 90 mins. Golf director wasn't there so spoke to starter and it was clear on his sheet we had been crossed out from 14:00 !! But nothing could be done. So we went and checked in - the rooms are superb , very comfy beds , spacious with Skysports.
Back to the pro shop for our tee time only to be told there was a 20 min delay - going to be a struggle to get 18 holes in. We finally teed off at 15:35 and we then proceeded to take 1 hour to play the first three holes !! Just under 4 hours later at 20:10 it was getting dark and we were on the 14th green - we came in. The groups in front were shocking and there was no Marshall around so we couldn't get 18 holes in
The layout of the three nines is really good , the tees and fairways were ok , lots of divots but when we got to the green we were faced with greens as hard as concrete and looking like this
They were near impossible to putt on - shockingly bad
Dinner was really nice , but drinks were a bit pricey.
The next day breakfast was very good
Checked out then back to the pro shop to play at 9:30 on the Forest Pines 18 - tee time moved again to 9:10 this time but also away from the Forest Pines and playing Beeches Pines again !! Starter sheet again had us crossed out and the two big groups playing on that course from 9:00 to 10:30 - Golf Director was there this time and was adamant that we got the tee times that YGT booked for us despite what our email said or what the starter sheet said. One of the guys hired a buggy for the morning - went round the course and it ran out of battery after 14 holes !! They had to bring one out to us.
Whilst we were playing beeches we could see on the other course people playing in 5 balls and massive hold ups.
When we finished we went for lunch in the bar by the Pro shop - one guy order a BLT - it came with the L and one T but they forgot the B !! Again very pricey for what you got
Overall I would have to say it's the worst golf stay and play we have ever had - it was a shame as the course layouts are very nice and th hotel is very nice. I know there is a big meet coming up there and I really hope we just got very unlucky
We put in a complaint to YGT and they gave us the confirmation e mail from Forest Pines with th tee times and it was quite clear that th moved us to allow the two big groups to squeeze in - YGT gave us a £200 voucher which was fair play to them.
Arrived nice and early and were given a warm welcome in a pleasant looking hotel
Our tee time wasn't until 14:00 so we ordered a bit of lunch - Coffee and Sausage bap - £12 !! When arrived the sausage ( just the one in the bap ) was cold and sent back , my mates all had Bacon sarnies and all sent back because they were cold
We couldn't check in until after 14:00 so we went to the Pro shop to sort out playing - through YGT we confirmed a tee time on the Pines Beeches loop for 14:00. The Pro Shop had our tee time booking for 15:10 , behind 2 big groups who had the tee for 90 mins. Golf director wasn't there so spoke to starter and it was clear on his sheet we had been crossed out from 14:00 !! But nothing could be done. So we went and checked in - the rooms are superb , very comfy beds , spacious with Skysports.
Back to the pro shop for our tee time only to be told there was a 20 min delay - going to be a struggle to get 18 holes in. We finally teed off at 15:35 and we then proceeded to take 1 hour to play the first three holes !! Just under 4 hours later at 20:10 it was getting dark and we were on the 14th green - we came in. The groups in front were shocking and there was no Marshall around so we couldn't get 18 holes in
The layout of the three nines is really good , the tees and fairways were ok , lots of divots but when we got to the green we were faced with greens as hard as concrete and looking like this
They were near impossible to putt on - shockingly bad
Dinner was really nice , but drinks were a bit pricey.
The next day breakfast was very good
Checked out then back to the pro shop to play at 9:30 on the Forest Pines 18 - tee time moved again to 9:10 this time but also away from the Forest Pines and playing Beeches Pines again !! Starter sheet again had us crossed out and the two big groups playing on that course from 9:00 to 10:30 - Golf Director was there this time and was adamant that we got the tee times that YGT booked for us despite what our email said or what the starter sheet said. One of the guys hired a buggy for the morning - went round the course and it ran out of battery after 14 holes !! They had to bring one out to us.
Whilst we were playing beeches we could see on the other course people playing in 5 balls and massive hold ups.
When we finished we went for lunch in the bar by the Pro shop - one guy order a BLT - it came with the L and one T but they forgot the B !! Again very pricey for what you got
Overall I would have to say it's the worst golf stay and play we have ever had - it was a shame as the course layouts are very nice and th hotel is very nice. I know there is a big meet coming up there and I really hope we just got very unlucky
We put in a complaint to YGT and they gave us the confirmation e mail from Forest Pines with th tee times and it was quite clear that th moved us to allow the two big groups to squeeze in - YGT gave us a £200 voucher which was fair play to them.
