Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club
A historic golf resort featuring scenic course views, friendly service, and dated, vintage accommodations.
The verdict
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Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club is a classic Pinehurst golf property with scenic views over the fairways and greens. Guests enjoy genuinely friendly service across the property, solid food, and comfortable beds. However, the inn shows its age, with recurring complaints about tired rooms and extremely small bathrooms. 2527
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What travelers noticed
- Guests consistently praise the scenic golf course layout, enjoying fantastic views over the fairways and greens from the hotel. 302327
- The on-site staff, including the starter and front desk team, receive broad acclaim for being kind, helpful, and genuinely friendly. 25314
- Visitors regularly enjoy the dining options on property, especially the cool bar and the popular Sunday brunch. 16
The catch
- While some visitors appreciate clean rooms with comfortable beds and updated bathrooms, others complain the inn feels tired, cramped, and in serious need of renovation. 25
- Guests also disagree on value: shoulder and winter season rates are praised as top golf deals, but some find peak summer pricing steep. 25
Who it's for
- — Donald Ross golf trips
- — Golfers traveling during shoulder season
- — Fans of classic, historic golf resorts
Skip it if
- — Travelers expecting modern luxury rooms
- — Guests who dislike small, cramped bathrooms
Seen on camera
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“And the starters and the entire staff there really just want they do such a fantastic job of making sure that you feel a…”
youtube.com3:10“Now, day number two, we headed over to Southern Pines, which of the three golf courses, I'm going to say, this is the mo…”
youtube.com6:02“The layout was designed to blend seamlessly into the sand hills in the natural area, which you can kind of see just on t…”
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How to book
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Score breakdown
How the 62/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
70Food
94Location
91- “Rented a house on 18 green at PN a few years back. Location was awesome and it is a short walk to the breakfast buffet that was amazing.” 25
- “Located just minutes from the inviting restaurants and boutique shops of Southern Pines and the historic Village of Pinehurst, the property blends quiet seclusion with easy access to local culture and community.” 28
Noise
92- “First off...I'm in love with the town of Pinehurst. I want to retire there. It's quiet, slow-moving and quaint. Feels like Disneyworld+Mackinac Island+The Truman Show. It's just perfect.” 6
Room
63- “Country Club of North Carolina - This prestigious club features two excellent courses: the Ellis Maples design renovated by rising architect Kris Spence, and a classic William Byrd/Robert Trent Jones layout. Both courses maintain impeccable conditions year-round.” 21
- “Course layout is one of the best I've played. Slight uphills, slight downhills. Side hills aren't severe. Just every aspect of this place screams top 100.” 8
Service
78Bed & Sleep
65Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Value
68- “Tot Hill Farm Golf Club - This Mike Strantz design offers dramatic, links-inspired golf through rolling Sandhills terrain. Known for bold architectural features and strategic challenge, it provides exceptional value compared to resort courses.” 21
- “Mid Pines Golf Club is one of the best value-for-money golf experiences in the Pinehurst area. A pure Donald Ross design, it offers a fantastic mix of playability, strategic challenge, and natural beauty, all at a price that feels like a steal compared to some of the more expensive Pinehurst Resort courses.” 27
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-13
Where it sits
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Stay value
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Falls short of what $$$ usually buys
Scores 30 points below the upscale median of 92, across 344 hotels in the same bracket. In Pinehurst it sits 14 points below the local median of 76.
- This hotel
- 62
- Bracket median
- 92
- Index median
- 86
Based on 344 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
- 1 mention
No location within the hotel draws repeated complaints yet.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 67 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “Had a nice lunch in the clubhouse afterwards.” 8
- “Yes.. stayed at PN many times. It's not bad. It's clean and the beds are comfortable. The food is good and the bar is pretty cool.” 25
- “Breakfast in the Carolina lodge is a delicious experience. Service was top notch as well.” 18
- “Ate dinner one evening at the Deuce, overlooking the 18th green on No.2. Lots of heckling and betting. Great fun.” 6
- “Have not stayed at MP but have heard the Inn needs some attention. However, I ate there not long ago and the food was very good.” 25
- “The lunch buffet at The Deuce provides excellent value and remains the best deal in town for golfers seeking substantial midday meals.” 12
- “The Dining Room is a more elegant affair with a menu that varies daily, and Sunday brunch is a big favorite with both guests and locals.” 16
- “New dining destination at Pinehurst No. 10 offers excellent cuisine at the Sandmines location, providing another quality option for golfers exploring the newer facilities south of the main resort.” 12
- “Ashten's, Walcott's, and Chef Warren's provide excellent dinners.” 27
- “Local Southern Pines restaurants offer outstanding value and authentic regional cuisine.” 27
- “The lunch buffet at The Deuce provides excellent value and remains the best deal in town for golfers seeking substantial midday meals.” 32
- “Premium dining experiences centre around resort restaurants, with Villaggio in Magnolia Inn leading the pack for exceptional Italian cuisine and wine selection.” 12
- “Rented a house on 18 green at PN a few years back. Location was awesome and it is a short walk to the breakfast buffet that was amazing.” 25
- “The bar and food at both were great. If you stay at pine needles try and stay at room 132.” 25
- “The numbers work surprisingly well too. The three-course Bell Golf Package at Pine Needles bundles two nights' accommodation with all three rounds, breakfast, dinner and carts. At approximately $585 per person, there is still room within the $750 budget for a rental car, fuel and a few extras where necessary.” 12
- “Tot Hill Farm Golf Club - This Mike Strantz design offers dramatic, links-inspired golf through rolling Sandhills terrain. Known for bold architectural features and strategic challenge, it provides exceptional value compared to resort courses.” 21
- “Mid Pines Golf Club is one of the best value-for-money golf experiences in the Pinehurst area. A pure Donald Ross design, it offers a fantastic mix of playability, strategic challenge, and natural beauty, all at a price that feels like a steal compared to some of the more expensive Pinehurst Resort courses.” 27
- “Package deals through Pinehurst Resort or area hotels often provide better value than individual bookings, particularly for multi-course experiences.” 27
- “Hyland: This was a tack on before we left for home. Glad we did. Nothing other-wordly about it-but the greens were HUGE and absolute lightning. $95, can't beat it for what you get. At that price point, it's worth it.” 6
- “Known for bold architectural features and strategic challenge, it provides exceptional value compared to resort courses.” 12
- “Local Southern Pines restaurants offer outstanding value and authentic regional cuisine.” 27
- “Shoulder season rates at MP/SP/PN have to be one of the best deals in golf in the country.” 25
- “Tobacco Road Golf Club - Mike Strantz's wild and wonderful creation challenges conventional golf thinking with dramatic elevation changes and bold design features. This public course offers a championship-level challenge at accessible pricing.” 27
- “Mid Pines Inn offers similar charm with excellent course access and more budget-friendly pricing than resort options.” 12
- “Mid Pines Inn offers similar charm with excellent course access and more budget-friendly pricing than resort options. The property provides an authentic Sandhills atmosphere with personal service.” 12
- “Rates, including cart, range from about $130 in the off season to $180 in high season, so this is definitely not an everyday course.” 19
- “I would wait to play Mid-Pines until after the reno. If it was me, I would check into Dormie Club first and probably Tobacco Road second, Southern Pines third and Keith Hills fourth and see which is offering decent value because the golf is over-priced in this neck of the woods.” 20
- “Local hotels and B&Bs throughout Southern Pines and Aberdeen provide excellent value for golfers prioritising course access over resort amenities.” 27
- “The winter in particular is very cheap and well-worth it if you can catch a warm day.” 31
- “Only nice thing about the round was a nice lady at the halfway house. This course is a great competitor to the more resort-esque Pinehurst courses, and offers better value.” 8
- “As an added bonus, the greens fees/lodging here are a fraction of the cost of Pinehurst so it is quite a deal.” 21
- “Mid-tier options like Pine Needles, Mid Pines, and Southern Pines provide excellent value with authentic Ross designs without resort premiums.” 32
- “Value: 7/10, For a top 100 course in a very popular area, Mid Pines offers good value with rates ranging from $95-$235 depending on the season.” 31
- “The value angle is not trivial. Green fees at Mid Pines are roughly a third of No. 2, depending on the season.” 14
- “Sean it's funny you call the golf overpriced. In my mind the golf is some of the best value in the US.” 20
- “Talking to the locals is very conforting. Whether it´s the starter, the people in the bar, the person at the front desk of the hotel ... everyone is so kind, everyone is so willing to help.” 3
- “Only nice thing about the round was a nice lady at the halfway house.” 8
- “Pine Needles: A favorite; first, the clubhouse and bar is sick. Great staff in there, lots of fun.” 6
- “Southern Pines: Honestly, not my favorite. Gets a ton of love-it was cool, but to me, nothing about it set itself apart from the other courses. Plus, the staff-from check-in to the bar- weren't overly friendly.” 6
- “Breakfast in the Carolina lodge is a delicious experience. Service was top notch as well.” 18
- “The people at Mid Pines are the best, and they'll surprise you with a lot of nice touches.” 19
- “Pop's Pub has a great staff of bartenders, and the team in the evening at the front desk is great.” 25
- “And the starters and the entire staff there really just want they do such a fantastic job of making sure that you feel at home, you feel cared for, and that you're going to have a fantastic time in your trip.” On camera293:10
- “Each stay at Mid Pines Inn is marked by genuine hospitality, classic accommodations, and an atmosphere that feels both refined and welcoming.” 28
- “2, depending on the season. You can walk or take a cart, and the staff is genuinely friendly, which is rarer than it should be.” 14
- “There's a nice variety of holes throughout, with combinations such as reachable par 5s followed by daunting par 4s, short-and-long par 3s, and holes demanding you work it both ways.” 23
- “Unlike some of his more demanding designs, Mid Pines is more forgiving off the tee but still requires precision on approach shots. Its classic layout, rolling fairways, and subtle but tricky greens make for a fun yet thought-provoking round.” 27
- “The layout was interesting and I felt we hit every club in the bag.” 8
- “10 - Tom Fazio's modern masterpiece seamlessly blends contemporary design with Sandhills tradition. This spectacular layout features dramatic elevation changes and strategic water features whilst maintaining the area's characteristic sandy soil and longleaf pines.” 12
- “First off, this is an excellent design, regarded by many as the second best layout in Pinehurst (behind 2).” 8
- “Loved the southern charm of the course as well as the layout and would definitely come back!” 8
- “Country Club of North Carolina - This prestigious club features two excellent courses: the Ellis Maples design renovated by rising architect Kris Spence, and a classic William Byrd/Robert Trent Jones layout. Both courses maintain impeccable conditions year-round.” 21
- “Very nice Donald Ross layout. Good variety and nice aesthetics.” 15
- “The rooms were very spacious and each had a balcony overlooking the practice area.” 25
- “Very nice layout; compact but doesn't feel cramped.” 8
- “The locker room bathrooms at Mid Pines were designed when Americans were all 5'9", 125 pounds.” 25
- “The rolling terrain delivers intrigue to the layout while still making the course a popular one to walk.” 17
- “Course layout is one of the best I've played. Slight uphills, slight downhills. Side hills aren't severe. Just every aspect of this place screams top 100.” 8
- “Worse still, the peeling wallpaper and plaster of the breakfast room made it feel more like a soup kitchen than an inn.” 14
- “The layout was designed to blend seamlessly into the sand hills in the natural area, which you can kind of see just on this video right now.” On camera3315:21
- “Located just minutes from the inviting restaurants and boutique shops of Southern Pines and the historic Village of Pinehurst, the property blends quiet seclusion with easy access to local culture and community.” 28
- “Rented a house on 18 green at PN a few years back. Location was awesome and it is a short walk to the breakfast buffet that was amazing.” 25
- “Stayed at PN this past week. It was great. Always clean and our bathroom had actually been updated.” 25
- “Stayed at Mid Pines 1 night in July before moving to the Villas at Talamore. Yes the place is tired and in need of a reno. The bathroom was very small as well.” 25
- “I kind of wish they would renovate the bathroom. I had an inch of space between myself and the door when I was doing my business. 🤣” 25
- “And the view from around the 6th green is incredible, as from that one area you can catch a look at more than half the holes on the course and really see how the course flows in all directions.” 26
- “First off...I'm in love with the town of Pinehurst. I want to retire there. It's quiet, slow-moving and quaint. Feels like Disneyworld+Mackinac Island+The Truman Show. It's just perfect.” 6
What we still don't know
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- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- Noise rests on 1 source — too thin to rely on.
- 23 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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Solid coverage · 59/100We read 33 sources for this property, and pulled 95 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-13.
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- 6Pinehurst Area Golf - A Reviewreddit.comForum thread2026-05-28Current5 quotes used
“Ate dinner one evening at the Deuce, overlooking the 18th green on No.2. Lots of heckling and betting. Great fun.”
Read originalreddit.com - 14Mid Pines Golf Clubteeoffadventures.comReview site2026-04-19Current5 quotes used
“After that, the Mid Pines Inn was a major adjustment. It looks like it hasn't been renovated since 1945, the whole building held together with old bolts and rusty hinges as if a strong wind could take it down.”
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- 24Mid Pines is the most authentic Donald Ross course in ...reddit.comForum thread2024-08-29AgeingRead originalreddit.com
- 10Mid Pines: Leading the Way for Great Classic Golf in ...wiscogolfaddict.comReview site2023-04-22Ageing3 quotes used
“The pond left is not in play but provides beautiful scenery, especially during our cold early morning as water vapor rose from the surface.”
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