French Lick Resort encompasses three grand hotels in the heart of southern Indiana. French Lick Springs Hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, while West Baden Springs Hotel is a National Historic Landmark that has been featured on Condé Nast Traveler's "Best Places to Stay in the World" and ranked by US News & World Report as the No. 1 hotel in Indiana. Both hotels trace their origins to the mid-1800s and were returned to their original grandeur thanks to a $600 million restoration project completed in 2007. Valley Tower Hotel, which opened in 2019, offers a new type of resort experience with adjoining rooms and spacious, luxurious accommodations.
There are 45 holes of golf, including the fully restored 1917-designed Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort and the 18-hole Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort, two world-class spas, resort-style gaming, horseback riding and carriage rides, fine and casual dining, sporting ranges, concerts and special events, unique shops, children's activities and 169,000 square feet of meeting space.
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Lauren Jones
Director of Marketing
ljones@frenchlick.com
Tessa Higgs
Assistant Director of Marketing
Operations and PR
(812) 936-5861 (office)
thiggs@frenchlick.com
Lexia Knight
Social Media Specialist
(812) 788-2780 (cell)
lknight@frenchlick.com
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Traveler’s Choice, TripAdvisor, 2022 (West Baden & French Lick Springs Hotels)
Reader’s Choice Awards, Condé Nast Traveler, 2017, 2018, 2021 (French Lick Springs Hotel)
Reader's Choice Awards, Condé Nast Traveler, 2008-2014, 2017-2019, 2021 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Best Hotels in Indiana, US News & World Report, 2013 -2021 (West Baden & French Lick Springs Hotels)
2013 Best Historic Resort, Historic Hotels of America
Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor, 2011-2023 (West Baden Springs Hotels)
Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor, 2014-2023 (French Lick Springs Hotel)
Gold List, Condé Nast Traveler, 2009-2011 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Top U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas, Zagat Survey, 2009 (West Baden Springs Hotel)Local Secrets, Big Finds®, Travelocity
Best Indiana Golf Courses, GOLF Magazine, 2010-2022 (The Pete Dye & Donald Ross Courses)
No. 1 Course in Indiana, Golfweek's Best You Can Play, 2010 - 2024 (The Pete Dye Course)
No. 2 Course in Indiana, Golfweek's Best You Can Play, 2011 - 2024 (The Donald Ross Course)
Best in the State, Golf Digest Magazine, 2011-2022 (The Pete Dye & Donald Ross Courses)
America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, Golf Digest Magazine, 2011-2022 (The Pete Dye Course)
Top 100 Best Resort Courses, Golfweek, 2014-2022 (The Pete Dye & Donald Ross Courses)
The 75 Best Golf Resorts, Golf Digest, 2014-2022 (French Lick Resort)
Best Golf Course, Casino Player Magazine, 2013-2022 (The Pete Dye Course)
Best Casino Courses, Golfweek, 2015 - 2024 (The Pete Dye & Donald Ross Courses)
No. 4, Top 10 Donald Ross Courses You Can Play, Links Magazine, 2022
America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, Golf Digest Magazine, 2011-2020 (The Donald Ross Course)
National Course of the Year Winner, National Golf Course Owners Association, 2012 & 2017 (The Pete Dye Course)
No. 2 Casino Course in the U.S., Links Magazine, 2014 (The Pete Dye Course at French Lick)
Indiana’s Best Course You Can Play, Golfweek, 2010 (The Pete Dye Course)
Best New Course of the Year, GOLF Magazine, 2009 (The Pete Dye Course)
America’s Best New Public Course, Golf Digest, 2009 (The Pete Dye Course)
Rated One of The Best New Courses, Links Magazine, 2009 (The Pete Dye Course)
No. 2, Top 10 Northern U.S. Golf Resorts, Condé Nast Traveler, 2009 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
America’s Top 30 Casino Courses, Golfweek, 2008 (The Donald Ross Course)
18 Best Holes in Indiana, Indiana Business Magazine, 2008 (The Donald Ross Course)
Excellent Rating, Zagat Survey Guide to America’s Top Golf Courses, 2007-2008
Runner Up: Best Remodel in America, Golf Digest Magazine, 2007 (The Donald Ross Course)
Runner Up: Renovation of the Year, GOLF Magazine, 2007 (The Donald Ross Course)
Reader’s Choice Awards, Condé Nast Traveler, 2012-2021 (The Spas at French Lick Resort)
Best Casino Spa, Casino Player Magazine, 2013-2022 (The Spas at French Lick Resort)
One of the Top Spas in the Midwest, Spa Magazine, 2010 (The Spa at West Baden)
Featured in Spa Vacations in Indiana, USA Today, (French Lick & West Baden Springs Hotels)
Best Luxury Hotel Spa, World Luxury Spa Awards, 2011, 2014 (The Spa at West Baden)
Platinum Choice Award from Smart Meetings Magazine, 2011
Gold Tee Award, Meetings and Conventions Magazine, 2008, 2009
Pinnacle Award, Successful Meetings Magazine, 2007, 2008, 2011
Gold Key Award, Meetings & Conventions Magazine, 2008
Planner’s Choice, Meeting News Magazine, 2008
The Best of Gaming, Casino Player Magazine, 2012-2022
Favorite Casino Resort for a Vacation in Southern Indiana, Casino Player Magazine, 2014
Best Casino, First place winner Reader’s Pick, Fort Wayne Newspaper, 2010
Best Redesign of Casino Resort, Casino Design Awards
“Best Theme,” Southern Gaming Magazine, 2008
Summit Hotels & Resorts (French Lick Springs Hotel)
Preferred Hotels & Resorts (West Baden Springs Hotel)
AAA Four Diamond rated hotels
Designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), by U.S. Secretary of the Interior since 1987 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, 2002 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Designated a Historical Hotel of America, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2008 (West Baden Springs Hotel)
Designated on the National Register of Historic Places (French Lick Springs Hotel)
Designated on the National Register of Historic Places (West Baden Springs Hotel)
