

The resort is also offering helicopter rides at this event if you contact them in advance. It’s open only for members, but all you have to do to be a member is… say it with me… stay at the resort. March 31 is also the date for this year's Easter Eggstravaganza. Smaller than Albuquerque, but much closer and more accessible it’s a photographer’s dream. Balloons over Horseshoe at the end of March has over 10,000 attendees gathered together to celebrate the ultimate in hot air transportation. HBR hosts events at the resort every week, but there are several annual shindigs that bring in many out-of-towners. The changes are happening so fast, by the time I had finished my massage, the new waiting room opened. In keeping with the huge renovation, the spa is getting a makeover as well. Calm music, great masseuse, tidy rooms and a great waiting area with granola and fresh fruit. I had a wonderful 80 minute massage with 15 minutes of reflexology.

It’s a completely dedicated building that the hotel will transport you to and fro by golf cart. All you have to do is book a room at the resort. (Horseshoe Bay has been listed as one America’s Best Golf Resorts by Golf Magazine.) Best of all, you don’t have to join a country club to become a member.
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If you’d like to play on a professional full-sized course, there are three completely separate courses designed by Robert Trent Jones.

There’s a menagerie of exotic parrots, tortoises and even a Chilean flamingo fringing the perimeter of the course. Image: Photo courtesy Horseshoe Bay Resort
