Think of a refreshing contrast to various high-rise hotels on the coast and themed conference centers throughout Florida…there is an entirely new resort concept being introduced to Central Florida. Streamsong Resort promises to provide visitors with a getaway destination that offers amenities and activities that will embrace the landscape of the state’s historic heartland when it opens in the fall of 2013.  The concept Streamsong will be offering guests is a combination of elements similar to other well-known East Coast luxury destination resorts such as; Keswick Hall in Virginia, Blackberry Farm, Tennessee, the Equinox Resort & Spa, Vermont and the Inn at Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina.  The new resort and concept will be located in Polk County, Fla., which sets between Tampa and Orlando.

Situated on 16,000 acres of land, Streamsong will be home to approximately 140 guest rooms, five villas, two highly distinctive 18-hole golf courses, more than 20,000 square feet of meeting space, three restaurants and two lounge areas, a full-service spa, hiking and nature trails, a clay pigeon range and unparalleled Florida bass fishing.  Development plans are leaving for potential expansion to more than 200 rooms as option down the road.  The resort buildings will be constructed with materials that blend with the natural environment and the main facility is being built overlooking a lake, giving every guest room view of the water. Most rooms will be larger than the traditional design, with a layout that feels more like three separate spaces rather than a conventional hotel room. The villa rooms will offer grand views and a more private visitor experience.

The design-plans for the two 18-hole golf courses are fixed to capitalize on the topography of formerly mined phosphate land. The land is structured by rolling hills, dunes, dramatic contours and lakes resulting from the mining process, and will make for challenging, dramatic and aesthetically fulfilling golf.  The courses are being designed by three renowned golf course architects, Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw of Coore & Crenshaw and Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design.  Special to the new Resort, this will be only the third location in the world boasting golf course designs by both the Coore & Crenshaw and Doak teams, following highly acclaimed projects in Oregon and Tasmania, Australia.

Spa and treatment facilities are set to be within approximately 15,000 square feet of private treatment rooms, a fitness center, swimming pool, classroom space for personal enrichment programming and a library where visitors can learn more about the rich history of Florida. Outdoor amenities include an infinity pool with food and beverage service, unparalleled Florida bass fishing, and other activities such as croquet, birding tours, sport clay shooting, hiking and nature trails.

Business travelers and/or 1-2 day guests will also be able to immerse themselves in unique personal enrichment programs such as collaborative culinary and wine classes, writing and other skill enhancement seminars, and a performing and cultural arts series that will involve musicians and artists from the region.