Vale Hotel, Golf and Spa Resort - The Wales National Golf Course

Having played before, we know the course well
However unable to get food at any halfway house having been told the wait for food before our round was an hour. When we returned to the clubhouse we were unable to get food unless we sat in the restaurant!?!
Not good enough for a resort of their stature!

It has been a really long wait to play golf and the vale did not disappoint , the staff are always friendly and helpful and mind about Covid to help everyone have a safe and pleasant round of golf . When playing the course was in amazing condition and the course Marshall comes around to make sure everything is ok , it was great again to get out on the course I’ve played so many times before and it was really enjoyable and a great round 5 *****

Very very wet, and green were very bobbly but the course has a nice lay out and lovely tee boxes

The worst greens i have ever played on, looked like absolutely no work had been done on them for months.

The course was extremely wet, balls plugging all over the course balls lost on fairway. The bar took twenty minutes to serve a bear after the game which is unacceptable. Not the best experience . I am sure it will be better in Summer but wouldn’t recommend to play during wet months.

Course in great Nick for mid November. Unfortunately a bit slow in front but as expected in the post lockdown golf. Just about managed 18! Only downside was the Matt placement on some of the par 3’s. Great value for money. Would recommend a buggy

the greens was really bad with reguards to pitchmarks. Literally nobody must be repairing them. Very disappointed with that other than that fantastic course and very fun to play. Had slow people infront which was annoying on a long course but still was a great time. Real shame about the pitchmarks on the greens as they worse than any course i have ever played and it was the only thing i could complain pver as the rest of the course was fantastic. The facilities at the club are also top notch. Beautiful putting areas and fantastic shop. Would definitely play it again had a blast.

Played the National on the first day of a two day break to The Vale.
Excellent facilities at the hotel with good food. It is also used as a training centre by Wales Rugby & Football. The football team were staying at the hotel ahead of their game v Bulgaria.
Hired a buggy as we knew it was long; good decision but you have to keep to buggy paths so often long walks from buggy to ball.
The course is very long , narrow and extremely challenging, to say the least! It had rained in the week before we played so the course was a little wet with very little run.
I found the greens very slow and not in the best condition.
There are some great holes; the second is a very long par five, downhill but with very narrow fairway between a thick avenue of trees, and there is water in front of the green just to make it a bit more interesting!
Pace of play was a little slow. We were a two ball and there was four ball two games ahead.
Tough course, but would like to play again!

We booked a tee time to play the National Course and throughly enjoyed the experience. The driving range could do with a revamp, but you couldn’t fault the rest of the facilities.
The course was in excellent condition and the only complaint was not with the course itself, but with other golfers not repairing pitch-marks on the greens.
We will definitely return to play the course again as it was a really enjoyable day.

Challenging, fair and attractive layout. Well kept course, well manicured receptive greens and very well kept fairways. Thoroughly enjoyed.

As a 19 handicap I found the course long an,narrow and unforgiving . But it was in good condition and the greens were in lovely condition. We found a problem in navigating the course as there was little sign posting to find the next hole . The staff were very friendly and helpful on arrival and after the round.

The course is in amazing condition and the staff are very helpful and friendly and happy to help with any you need . Would definitely recommend this course it really is an a amazing course to play .

Lovely course. Long and testing. Can't wait to go again.

Course condition was excellent and what you would expect from a top end course. Some really interesting holes with the hazards all in the right places (or wrong places for a poor shot!!) to male you think about which shot to play, definite risk/reward options on most holes. Is quite long at 6,600 yards for an 20 handicapper but still very enjoyable. At £22.50 this is an absolute bargain. Good bar food and friendly atmosphere.