This review is only for the golf facilities at Currahee Club. Overall, this is a very impressive…read morefacility and is well worth a visit. There is adequate parking in front of the clubhouse and a bag drop is provided. The clubhouse was nice and the men's locker room was impressive. The driving range has a sufficient number of hitting areas and the practice putting green is very large. As I played the course in late fall, the practice facilities showed their wear from a season of use. Still, the conditions were acceptable. The practice area includes a dedicated area for bunker practice and pitching practice. While many course have a practice bunker, few have their practice facilities set up well for hitting pitch shots like Currahee Club does. One drawback to the layout is that the bunker sits between the hitting area for pitches and the green, so some coordination and care is necessary if more than a few of people are using the bunker and pitching practice area. There is a refreshment shack located at the driving range where food and drink can be purchased. Next to it is an outdoor seating area for anyone wishing to take in the view of the scenery or simply take a break from practicing. Golfers pass by this refreshment shack when going from 9th green to 10th tee. Electric golf carts were provided. As a practical matter, this course is not walkable. The green-to-tee distances are all long to very long. Many of the tee-to-fairway distances are also long. There are five sets of tees with the scorecard course lengths ranging from 5,051 to 7,394 yards. The course and slope ratings for men range from 65.9/122 to 76.1/151. This course is as difficult as the course and slope ratings indicate. The combination of forced carries, undulating terrain, large elevation changes, mounding, and minimum off-fairway forgiveness make it easy to get in trouble and stay in it. Come prepared to play or prepared to take a lot of drops and forget the scorecard. The course itself features elevation changes ranging from the small to the massive, as is to be expected at a mountain course. Most holes will have a notable uphill or downhill component with a few playing both uphill and downhill. There are a few holes that are relatively level. As is also typical of mountain courses, there are many long forced carries off the tee, particularly from the back tees. The fairway width typically ranges from wide to very wide, though there are a handful of holes where the fairway is of modest width. Generally, there is little margin for error if the fairway is missed. Some holes do have a fair amount of clean rough between the fairway and the woods or brush, but many holes have little to none. Balls landing in the woods or brush have a very high chance of being lost. On a few holes, out of bounds is located very close to the edge of the fairway. The fairways are undulating and peppered with mounds and large slopes, with most fairways throw in a fairway bunker or two for good measure. On most holes, the direction of play from tee to green is obvious. There are one or two holes with a blind tee shot. There are a few holes where the second shot may be a blind shot depending on where the tee shot comes to rest. On a few holes the direction of play from tee to green is unclear when in the tee box, though the landing area for the tee shot is visible. While there are some water hazards on the course, there are only a few holes where water hazards are a major factor. The greens are very large and well guarded with bunkers and mounding. Many greens are situated well above the fairway, requiring an extra club or two for the distance. The greens have a lot of slope and undulations. Some of the greens with larger slopes make it difficult to stop the ball near the hole if you are on the "wrong side" of the slope. The bottom of some of the green-side bunkers is well below the surface of the green, perhaps 15 feet, if not more. Surprisingly, the course only has a few holes with really good views of the surrounding area. Most of the time your view is blocked by trees. The back tees have the best views by far. If you are playing from one of the forward tees, be sure to take in the view as you pass by the back tees and be ready to stop and snap a photo when a good view appears. A couple of the fairways offer good views as well. You'll want your camera (and nerves) ready at the par 3 #17. My overall rating is 4* because the course had some rough spots on it. I saw a couple of tee boxes that I'd expect to see at 2* course and a few greens with conditioning closer to what I see at a 3* course. The fairway conditioning was close to 5*. Perhaps due to the inclement weather the day I played, the bunkers had not been raked by the course staff and in a few of the bunkers the previous golfers had not raked their own footprints smooth. Overall, I would play this course again and recommend the course to other golfers.

Golf course is challenging, well kept and moves quickly. There are several holes you will want to…read morehave your camera ready....#1, #8, #10 #13, #14 and especially #17 the par 3 Quarry hole 200 yards over a live water quarry. Food and staff great, Cart gals very pleasant and can pour a great transfusion! The club house is beautiful but in need of maintenance due to the age. Great bourbon selection! The homes are spectacular and many lots available, I have lived in the Atlanta area for 28 years and haven't heard of this club till 3 years ago, it is the best kept secret in the North Georgia mountains! and only 90 minutes from Mansell Road!

A slower, more family friendly, way to spend your days. I LOVE THIS PLACE coming from a Floridian…read morewho visits bi annually. The poolside food is great too! I learn something new about the property every visit. And the rooms are always sooo clean.

They want people to come and play golf (& kids to get into the sport) but when people show up with…read moretheir kids (very well-behaved & older not that it should matter)...employees make comments like "the circus shows up to town". We have booked many a tee time in the past.... Never again. What a joke. Not to mention they went up on rates for a mids course. It's a pass unless you're an old white dude.

This is a gem in the middle of the woods. Fun and challenging course. Fantastic greens! Can't…read morewait to go back.

A must play golf course. Challenging, very well laid out. Fairways and greens are just beautiful…read more Many areas for shade during play and at tees in the middle of the summer heat.... The staff is a pleasure to work with. Their new Club House also has everything you may need from equipment, clothing assistance or to just stop in for a quick sandwich or refreshing drink. ​

Review for waterfall grille (eatery at hole 18)…read more Have eaten here twice in the last month and really enjoyed it. The grille is at the end of the course and has indoor and outdoor seating. Outdoor is covered and where we have sat. It has an amazing view of the course. Service has been great both times. They seem to keep the right amount of staff even on days the course is being serviced or when every member is playing. We are members at another club and their service is always nice but sometimes they are understaffed. I was not expecting much from the food since you have a bit of a trapped audience with the club and course but I was really surprised at the quality and taste. I have had the burger and the blacked grouper sandwich. Both were really good (I think I liked the burger more because they do the two pattie stack) but the star is the fries. Like fair fries. Cut fresh. Fried. Salted. Skin on. Hard to resist and worth getting even if just grabbing a drink. The prices are a little higher compared to a Chili's or casual lunch place but with the view it is worth it.

Never in my life have I had such an egregious display of immortality and lack of professionalism in…read morean establishment that is supposedly classy. After attempting to resolve the issue with the establishment by speaking to Dee Dee Matis their mediocre Food and Beverage Events Director numerous times and after admitting to being negligent and careless with our property and wedding execution, I found it necessary to warn other potential brides in order to save you $30k on a venue that doesn't care once your money is paid. Our wedding was in October on a cold windy day that started off raining. Per our contract we were supposed to have firewood in the fireplaces along with propane heat lamps. Instead of being provided these obviously necessary amenities our guests and food were left to freeze. After the wedding when we called to complain we were told by staff we should have requested them which is absolutely absurd if you speak to anyone in hospitality management with scruples. Our cocktail hour was supposed to be in the garden, per conversations with Salem Addis their event coordinator, I was assured if it were too cold we would move it from the garden to the porch where there would be the heat lamps. Instead we were left with high boys being blown over in the garden (which occurred during the ceremony and setup which allowed adequate time to change plans and move the cocktail hour upstairs). Since it was too cold guests began to move into the dining room prematurely which did not allow our event coordinator to gather family members for pictures quickly enough. This caused us to be unable to get many pictures we planned, due to guests coming up to us to take pictures. We ordered the chicken and waffle lollipops which were supposed to have a sweet and spicy sauce drizzled on them and they were so dry and bland it was embarrassing. They were not the same thing we tasted at the menu tasting a few months prior, despite requesting ramekins of extra sauce to be on the trays passed by their staff. We had a slider display that I made very clear I did not want displayed in the garden if it were too cold (which it so very clearly was by the excessive wind and rain that morning) so our guests enjoyed cold sliders. My family and guests were told the appetizers would be brought to the foyer and after a long period of time they were served cold appetizers. I was escorted through the kitchen numerous times for outfit changes etc. where I saw staff packing our excess food (from guests who did not attend) in containers and when they saw me they whispered to each other and stopped. Regardless I saw many containers already packed. When I asked for the plated meals that were not served to be given to guests who were still hungry and to my family I was told numerous times by Dee Dee and a gentleman named Sam that the food was made to order and there wasn't any excess food (which is impossible for a large event and anyone respectable in hospitality management will confirm this). Many of my guests told us the staff was going through the dining room loudly stating how many guests weren't there and which meals to keep in the kitchen, clearly indicating the bold lies Dee Dee confidently told us. We paid an extra $2.50 per guest (130 guests) to have a traditional rice dish served on the side of the plated meals. We provided very large amounts of prepared rice to The Waterfall Club the morning of the wedding. When the plated meals were served, there was a small, three bite serving of the rice and the staff enjoyed the rest of the rice rather than it being served. How do I know they ate it? Because my family were told how delicious it was and were asked about the recipe. We very clearly paid for a larger portion and Dee Dee claimed it was two ice cream scoops worth of rice but it was very clearly not. Since my husband and I were unable to eat the appetizers they had put aside for us in the conference room, I asked they be brought down to our table by the gentleman who never brought them to us. My husband and I ordered a duo meal of a ribeye and fried lobster tail with spinach gnocchi which consisted of the hardest gnocchi I've ever had in my life which is sad to say at an establishment which claims to have a chef. The ribeye looked like they made one steak and cut it in half for us to split. The staff is photographed numerous times in important moments such as the father daughter dance and other moments where there was no need for staff to be present.

I organized a 10-person group cabin trip in Helen, GA and we stayed at one of the cabins inside…read morethis resort, the Innsbruck Resort & Golf Club. The cabin was a VRBO (vacation rental by owner), which I had found by Googling cabins in Helen. The cabin we stayed at was dubbed "The Lodge at Whitetail Hollow." I'm not sure why the owner called it that and neither did the guard at the guardhouse. It was a nice cabin that had 3 levels. It had 4 bedrooms. Since we had a group of 10 (5 couples), the 5th couple slept on a pull-out futon. Linens and towels were provided for 10 as well as a starter set of toiletries, trash bags, etc. The cabin looked to be of relatively recent construction and appeared to be in good shape overall. There were little things like a light bulb missing by the hot tub or some worn out dining room chairs, but that was about it. An adequate amount of cookware and dishware/silverware was provided. Cable TV (only one flatscreen TV -- the rest were old school tube TVs), landline telephone, and DSL Wi-Fi Internet were also provided. The landline telephone proved useful at one point because cell phone reception was poor at the resort. The cabin had many large windows to take in views of the outside. There were also balconies/porches on all three levels. The views consisted mainly of the forest and one of the holes of the golf course below. In the mornings, I could hear golfers teeing off. It made me want to get out there. The Innsbruck Resort is a secured, gated community with a 24/7 staffed guardhouse. Only members and their guests are allowed inside. The resort is located on a mountain, so the roads are very steep and curvy. At night, it can be hard to see because there is no street lighting and there might be fog, which exacerbates the already low visibility. Houses in the resort seemed fairly sprawled out. The other houses I saw looked nice. Anyone staying at the resort, even if the cabin is a rental, is allowed to play the golf course and use the facilities, such as the pool, as if they are a member. This means golfers get to play the course at the member rate. I had no problems in my interactions with the cabin owner, Kate. Email was our primary method of communication and she was responsive. The total cost of our stay for 10 people (+ a pet/dog) for 2 nights was only $450, including cleaning fees. Generally, I was satisfied with our stay.

We stayed in a cabin at Innsbruck Resort. Innsbruck Resort is a huge property with a ton of cabins,…read morea swimming pool, and a golf course. Our cabin was hard to find because the numbers were not visible. However, once we found the cabin, we enjoyed our stay. They are a gated community. You have to pass the guard when you first arrive. If you made your reservation, all you have to do is tell the guard your name. Then he gives you a car pass that allows you to get in and out of the resort. Our cabin looked nice. 8-10 people could comfortably stay and sleep here. They supplied us with a few TVs, an old school X-Box, a bunch of board games, and couple discs of Christmas music CDs. The cabin supplied the basics. But they gave barely enough. For example, they had 1 roll of toilet paper in each bathroom. I suggest bringing some more toilet paper. The bathrooms had no toothpaste, handsoap, shampoo, etc. So make sure to bring those. In fact, I suggest you bring all your toiletries. Bring extra towels too, especially if you plan to stay long or use the hot tub. Speaking of the hot tub, even though the cabin could fit 8-10 people. The hot tub can only fit about 6 people comfortably. 8 got a bit crowded. But in our cabin, the hot tub was located outside and felt nice. A few other nitpicks I have are my bedroom door never shut all the way and there was a nail sticking up on the stairs. I would always stab my foot stepping on that nail. They should hammer it down. Other than those inconveniences, it was a nice, clean cabin. They have wireless internet and a landline phone. And a cabin trip always depends on the company you are with. I had a good experience here so I'll give it 4 stars.

It's the best municipal course I've ever played. Well maintained with great drainage now. Greens…read moreare slow in the mornings and fast in the afternoon. twilight rates attract more business players after 5pm. You can get a great hot dog in the snack bar and pro shop has it all. Fair green fees and excellent course layout make this one of the top courses in north east Georgia. It's short enough to get around on and long enough to challenge. Water hazards on 3 holes and lake views on others. It's an up n down course with many uphill and downhill holes. It's comparatively easy not that I can prove. Great course!

We wanted to go to play at night since there were Christmas lights all over the course. We had so…read moremuch fun! Some of the holes were challenging (for beginners Atleast) but we made it! A smaller group was behind us and were having to wait for us to finish at each hole so that wasn't the best. So much fun for the price we had fun!

Great little put put course. Not the best I've ever been to. Most are semi straight shots, little…read moreto no obstacles, would be great to take the kiddos to. Nice staff.

Beautiful setting. Lush green, rolling hills…read more The course it well maintained. The staff is friendly.

I have been a member of Cherokee Hills Golf Club since 2006. The views are spectacular and the…read moreoverall course condition has greatly improved over the past few years. The maintenance staff has done wonders with the greens! The clubhouse staff is very accommodating and a pleasure to deal with. The course is challenging, but fun too. I love my home town course. Luther Fowler

OMG you've got to be kidding me: only 5 possible stars??! There really needs to be at least 7 stars…read morefor Mountain Top! Our neighbors invited us for their Member / Guest weekend and it was just out of bounds! The area of Cashiers and Highlands is so gorgeous ... the Clubhouse is spectacular ... the golf course is simply perfect ... the homes are amazing and the staff could not be more accommodating! If you're able to avail yourself of it, it's a little piece of Heaven, that's for sure!

From the owner: The best memories never fade. Mountaintop is the place those special memories are created. Every…read moreactivity and offering is centered around creating the highest quality experience for you and your family. Mountaintop is so much more than an indulgent escape or a weekend getaway. Mountaintop is home.