Golf Facilities

Los Suenos Marriott Golf Course

This 18 hole, par 72 golf course was designed by Ted Robinson, a renowned golf course architect. The majestic natural beauty that surrounds the course provides the perfect setting for an exciting and challenging game. At Los Suenos Marriott you can rent or buy the necessary equipment as well as private instruction.

At the beautiful Los Suenos Marriott golf course you will find it difficult to reach the green in two from the tips on any of the Par 5 holes, although two shots to the green is possible on these Par 5 holes from the regular tees. The difficulty here is not the distance but the layout of the doglegs and how the tees are positioned. Here you will find that the Par 3 holes range form 172 to 190 yards and wind offers the greatest challenge on these shorter holes.

Here you will seldom if ever hit a shot with the wind at your back, more than likely you will be shooting into the wind or having to allow for a crosswind.

The beautiful yellow flowers that cover much of the rough at Los Suenos consist of Mani (peanut plants). While this carpet of peanut plants is an eye appealing ground cover, it also provides a loosely packed 4 inch carpet to lose your ball in. If you do manage to find your ball you can play out of the rough.

This inspiring course is definitely worth more than one round. Los Suenos has a unique system that is an advantage to all golfers. The hotel has what you might call a forecaddie who accompanies each group of golfers. As you may understand the forecaddie's job is not to carry golfer’s clubs but is to keep the group moving by keeping track of all balls in play and letting each player in the group know where his or her ball is.

For example, one player in the group hits his ball into the peanut rough. The forecaddie will hurry ahead to search for the ball, and point it out to the player so that play continues without delay. If the forecaddie ever becomes involved more directly in the action (say, is struck by a ball), he is considered under the rules an 'outside agency.

At Los Suenos you might want to add the term guide to the forecaddie definition. There is much more to this course than just the lay of the green. There is no established charge for the service and compensation for their services is up to each individual. If they have enhanced your golfing experience on this tropical course, pay them accordingly.

Hole By Hole Description

Hole 1 El Indio
Par 5
Handicap 3
Red 480 Yards
White 537 Yards
Blue 557 Yards
Gold 578 Yards

This hole has a long fairway with a dogleg to the left, with sand traps and trees protecting the right side of the fairway. The small green is protected in the front by a sand trap and the rain forest on the left, right and behind.

Hole 2 El Tolomuco
Par 4
Handicap 5
Red 343 Yards
White 387 Yards
Blue 425 Yards
Gold 449 Yards

This difficult hole offers a fairly straight shot at the green, although the green has a narrow entrance protected by two large trees in the front and by sand traps at the back and right and water hazard to the left and to the right of the green.

Hole 3 El Aguila
Par 4
Handicap 11
Red 266 Yards
White 285 Yards
Blue 305 Yards
Gold 325 Yards

This par 4 hole has a straight fairway shot, with no real hazards and a slight dogleg right. The green is protected on the left by two sand traps.

Hole 4 El Tucan
Par 5
Handicap 1
Red 443 Yards
White 472 Yards
Blue 519 Yards
Gold 545 Yards

This is the signature hole of this beautiful Los Suenos golf course! It is an extremely difficult hole, landing areas are protected by sand traps and a water hazard going from the tee to the green and there is a big guayabo tree in the middle of the fairway. The hole is completely surrounded by the rain forest. This tough par 5 will challenge your ability to stay out of trouble and will test your placement skills.

Hole 5 El Garrobo
Par 4
Handicap 13
Red 309 Yards
White 341 Yards
Blue 360 Yards
Gold 379 Yards

This is not a hard hole to play if you are skillful enough to stay out of the hazard. This is the only double green hole in Costa Rica. A sharp dogleg left with a sand trap guarding the fairway on the left will test your skill. The green is bounded left front and right back by sand traps.

Hole 6 El Brujo
Par 3
Handicap 17
Red 123 Yards
White 132 Yards
Blue 150 Yards
Gold 172 Yards

Rough and sand traps will leave you chasing par on this short par 3.

Hole 7 Pura Vida
Par 4
Handicap 9
Red 261 Yards
White 281 Yards
Blue 296 Yards
Gold 324 Yards

This easy par four has a distinct dogleg left with a large sand trap in the crook of the leg and a green bounded left and right by sand traps.

Hole 8 El Pizote
Par 3
Handicap 15
Red 132 Yards
White 146 Yards
Blue 164 Yards
Gold 182 Yards

This beautiful hole can be demanding, with water hazard, rough and sand traps ready to grab your ball. Accuracy counts.

Hole 9 La Iguana
Par 4
Handicap 7
Red 327 Yards
White 386 Yards
Blue 409 Yards
Gold 430 Yards

This par 4 will require accuracy as the second shot will have to fall into an area guarded by water hazard and sand traps on three sides. Your third shot will have to clear trees on the left and you will have to watch out for those traps guarding the right and back of the green.

Hole 10 La Fuente
Par 3
Handicap 18
Red 105 Yards
White 122 Yards
Blue 155 Yards
Gold 187 Yards

This deceptive par 3 is situated on an isthmus with water on both sides of the fairway and a dogleg to the right. The undulating green is protected on the left by a large sand trap and on the right by a water hazard.

Hole 11 El Mono
Par 5
Handicap 6
Red 432 Yards
White 466 Yards
Blue 485 Yards
Gold 505 Yards

A short par five that has a dogleg left with trees in the crook of the leg and sand trap on the other side of the fairway. Once you get by that challenge you may have to shoot over the two sand traps guarding the front of the green.

Hole 12 Su Majestad
Par 4
Handicap 41
Red 405 Yards
White 424 Yards
Blue 440 Yards
Gold 462 Yards

With water hazards, dogleg left, sand traps front and back of the green, tree protecting the front of the green, you might need some luck on this tough par 4. You will get in trouble here if you don't drive your ball well.

Hole 13 La Culebra
Par 5
Handicap 4
Red 469 Yards
White 494 Yards
Blue 509 Yards
Gold 527 Yards

Water hazard off the tee and the dogleg left with trees and 7 sand traps guarding both sides of the fairway and out of bounds on the left make this hole stimulating. Narrow approach to the green with sand traps on either side and to the back will require you to drop it on the green.

Hole 14 La Guacamaya
Par 3
Handicap 16
Red 119 Yards
White 145 Yards
Blue 168 Yards
Gold 188 Yards

This hole will be come difficult if the wind is blowing. Water hazard, rough and sand traps, out of bounds behind the green make this another deceptive par 3.

Hole 15 El Lagarto
Par 4
Handicap 10
Red 331 Yards
White 363 Yards
Blue 391 Yards
Gold 403 Yards

Smooth dogleg right only a tee off water hazard and a couple of sand traps, you could hole this one in three. Watch out for the street on the left.

Hole 16 El Delfin
Par 4
Handicap 14
Red 211 Yards
White 272 Yards
Blue 293 Yards
Gold 316 Yards

Water on the tee off, sand traps either side of the green, another chance for a birdie.

Hole 17 El Cangrejo
Par 4
Handicap 12
Red 251 Yards
White 295 Yards
Blue 313 Yards
Gold 336 Yards

Large expanse of water on the left side of the fairway sharp dogleg left, avoid shooting over water for the green, this hole has bogey written all over it.

Hole 18 La Conquista del Paraiso
Par 4
Handicap 8
Red 327 Yards
White 344 Yards
Blue 376 Yards
Gold 397 Yards

Nice hole for a photo opportunity, with the hotel in the background and the ocean on the left. Bottleneck in the fairway with sand traps on either side, slight dogleg right and sand traps protecting left and back of the green. A birdie is possible.