Nowhere does the golf and beach holiday in one quite like Belek. Along this stretch of the Turkish Mediterranean, a cluster of five star all inclusive resorts wrap championship courses around private beaches, vast spas and superb dining, so the golfer and the partner both get the holiday they wanted. Here are the eight we rate most highly for couples.
Photograph: Maxx Royal Belek Golf Resort, via Google
Turkey's golf is almost entirely concentrated in Belek, a strip of pine forest and beach east of Antalya, and that concentration is exactly what makes it so good for couples. The resorts here built their reputation on the all inclusive five star formula: premium dining, drinks and spa bundled into the price, a private Mediterranean beach, and a championship course either on site or minutes away by free shuttle. The golfer plays, the partner has a full resort holiday, and the bill is often lower than a comparable trip in western Europe.
We weighted the all round couples experience, not golf alone: the quality of the course, yes, but also the spa, the beach, the food and the things to do off the course, from the Land of Legends theme park to the Roman ruins at Aspendos and Perge and the old town of Antalya. Every fact here, designers, host events and resort facilities, was checked at the time of writing. The verdicts are ours and the order is our editors' view, so a couple chasing the very best course alone would reorder it. We can build any of these into a costed romantic break.
The pick for couples who want the very best. Maxx Royal is an ultra luxury, all suite resort with the Colin Montgomerie designed course, opened in 2007, on its doorstep, alongside a vast spa, a private beach and gourmet all inclusive dining with premium drinks. The service and the suites are the finest in Belek, and the golf is genuinely good, a serious test wrapped in resort comfort. The complete luxury golf and beach escape for two.
A massive, glamorous five star resort with swim up rooms, a private Egyptian sand beach and free access to the Land of Legends theme park, home to the Carya course, a P.B. Dye heathland style layout famous as the first 18 holes in Europe with full floodlighting for night golf. Regnum Carya has hosted the Turkish Airlines Open on the European Tour, so the golf has real pedigree, and the resort is a destination in itself for a non golfing partner.
Made for golfers who love their creature comforts, Cornelia Diamond pairs a grand five star resort with the 27 hole Cornelia Golf Club designed by Sir Nick Faldo. The spa, the beach and the sprawling pools keep a partner happily occupied, the all inclusive dining is excellent, and the Faldo course offers three varied loops. One of the most reliable luxury couples bases in Belek.
One of the original Belek golf resorts and still among the best, Gloria has three courses, the Old and New designed by Michel Gayon and the shorter Verde, more on site golf than anywhere in the region. The resort itself is relaxed five star all inclusive with a long beach, a spa and good food, and the wealth of golf on the doorstep means a golfing couple can play every day without a transfer. Great for keen golfers travelling together.
A grand, ornate five star resort in the heart of Belek with its own championship course, a large spa and a generous all inclusive offering. The look is opulent and the scale is big, with pools, a beach and plenty of dining, and the golf is right there. A comfortable, value led choice for couples who want luxury and convenience without the very top tier price of Maxx Royal.
A polished, beachfront five star resort popular for its food, spa and family and couples facilities, with easy access to Belek's championship courses by free shuttle. It is a strong all rounder: the golfer plays the region's best layouts, the partner enjoys an excellent resort and beach, and the all inclusive keeps the costs predictable. A dependable, comfortable base on the Belek coast.
Sueno has two of its own courses, the Dunes and the Pines, set among the pine forest right by the hotel, so couples who both play can tee off without leaving the resort. The all inclusive five star comforts, the beach and the spa look after the rest, and the on site golf and good value make it a long standing favourite for golfing couples and groups alike.
For couples who lean more toward the resort than the round, Rixos Premium is a lavish beachfront five star with a strong all inclusive, a spa and a lively choice of dining and entertainment, with the Belek courses a short shuttle away. It trades on site golf for resort dazzle, making it a good fit when one partner plays a few rounds and the other wants a full luxury beach holiday.
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Belek, on the Mediterranean coast east of Antalya, is the heart of Turkish golf and ideal for couples. Maxx Royal Belek is our pick, an ultra luxury all suite resort with the Colin Montgomerie designed course on the doorstep, a spa and a private beach. Regnum Carya and Cornelia Diamond are the other standouts, all pairing championship golf with five star all inclusive comfort.
Belek's resorts are built for it. The five star all inclusive model means premium dining, drinks, spa and a private beach are bundled in, so a non golfing partner has a full holiday while the golfer plays, and the warm Mediterranean climate, the ancient sites of Aspendos and Perge and the old town of Antalya add easy day trips. It is luxury and value in one, often for less than comparable trips in western Europe.
Spring and autumn are ideal, roughly March to May and September to November, with warm, dry days and the courses in prime condition. Winter is mild and a popular, good value golf season. The high summer of July and August is hot, better suited to early tee times and beach afternoons.
Very much so. The Belek resorts have extensive spas, private beaches, pools, kids and adult facilities and fine dining all included, plus the Land of Legends theme park nearby and day trips to the Roman ruins and Antalya. A partner can fill every day without setting foot on a course, which is a large part of why Belek suits couples so well.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course designers, host events and resort facilities verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.