Kultaranta Resort
The only stay in the group with a course on site
About this hotel
Kultaranta Resort is the one property in this stretch of Naantali and Turku with an eighteen-hole course attached, which changes the shape of a golf trip more than any spa or view could. Rooms and suites run in a modern, minimalist style, and the on-site restaurant and fitness centre mean a group can play, eat and sleep without ever calling a taxi between rounds. The four-star tier keeps enough space for a trip that wants downtime as well as golf, and the short taxi to Kultaranta manor and the wider Naantali coastline gives a rest day somewhere to go without leaving the area. For a group whose whole trip is built around Aurinko Golf, this is the base that removes the biggest daily friction.
- On-site eighteen-hole course
- Restaurant and fitness centre
- Free parking and Wi-Fi
- Minimalist rooms and suites
Our take
This is the pick for a group whose main goal is walking to the first tee rather than exploring the city. It suits a golf society that wants to play more than once a day without transfers eating into the schedule. A group that wants central Turku's restaurants and nightlife within walking distance should look at the Market Square hotels instead, since Kultaranta Resort trades that for the course being right outside the door.
- Book early for July, when the resort's own tee sheet and its rooms both fill up together as the archipelago's busiest month approaches.
- Ask the front desk about pairing an early tee time with a late one, since staying on site removes the usual taxi gap between rounds.
- Reserve the on-site restaurant for at least one evening, so the group doesn't need to arrange transport into Naantali or Turku after a long day.
Why we love it
- Eighteen-hole course attached to the property
- Restaurant and fitness centre on site
- No taxi needed between rounds
- Modern rooms and suites with real space