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The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón
Naples, Florida, United States · Ritz-Carlton · High Luxury
Tiburón, Spanish for shark, is a nod to Greg Norman, “The Shark,” who designed both 36 holes of golf at this inland Naples resort, five miles from Ritz-Carlton's original beachfront property on Vanderbilt Beach. Norman's own charity pro-am, the Shark Shootout, has run on the Black Course for decades, and the LPGA Tour Championship has also played here.
- 295 rooms
- Opened 2002
- Neighborhood: Vanderbilt Beach
About The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón
- Lemonía, the resort's coastal Italian restaurant, takes its design cues from the Amalfi Coast, an intentional contrast to the resort's inland Florida setting.
- The resort is built inside Tiburón, a 450-acre gated golf community carved from pine flatwoods in the late 1990s.
History
The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón is a resort born entirely of the late-1990s land-planning ambitions that transformed the scrubland north of downtown Naples into one of southwest Florida's most exclusive enclaves. Tiburón — Spanish for shark, a nod to its most famous designer — was conceived by WCI Communities as a 450-acre master-planned golf community set apart from the older beachfront Naples that had been attracting wealthy winter residents since the 1880s. The community was carved out of pine flatwoods and linked to the broader Naples grid by Veterans Memorial Boulevard, a corridor that barely existed before the development boom accelerated in the mid-1990s.
The hotel itself opened in 2002 as the inland counterpart to the Ritz-Carlton Naples on Vanderbilt Beach, five miles to the west. Where the beachfront property traded on its Gulf views and old-money Neapolitan atmosphere, Tiburón was built around a very different proposition: thirty-six holes of tournament-grade golf designed entirely by Greg Norman, the Australian champion who had grown up playing courses shaped by the subtropical landscape he would later impose on Florida. Norman's Black Course and Gold Course thread through the gated community's wetland preserves and palm hammocks, offering a playing experience that bears little resemblance to the cookie-cutter layouts that carpet much of the region.
From its earliest seasons, the resort became a fixture on the professional golf calendar. The Shark Shootout, Norman's own made-for-television pro-am charity event, has brought PGA Tour luminaries to the Black Course for decades. The LPGA Tour has held its Tour Championship at Tiburón as well, making the resort among the handful of hotel-based venues in the country to host elite events from both major professional circuits. The tournament presence ensures the course stays at competition standard year-round and gives the resort a genuine athletic identity beyond the amenity checklist of most luxury golf resorts.
The 295-room property is integrated into the Tiburón community in a way that makes it feel like a private club that happens to rent rooms — because the guests, the club members, and the part-time residents of the surrounding homes all share the same golf courses, practice facilities, and pool lawns. Lemonía, the hotel's coastal Italian restaurant, takes its aesthetic cues from the Amalfi coast, delivering a sense of Mediterranean ease that complements the subtropical setting. The AAA Four Diamond rating the resort has carried since its opening years reflects a consistent standard of service in a market where luxury competition is fierce and unforgiving.
The setting
Sits within Tiburón, a 450-acre master-planned golf community developed by WCI Communities in the late 1990s north of downtown Naples.
Restaurants and bars
- Palmera — Restaurant · Florida Gulf Coast inspired
- Ria — Restaurant · Latin American (regional classics from Mexico, Peru and Arge
- Fenrose — Restaurant · French breakfast
Experiences
- The Reservoir waterpark — Winding river, water slides and private cabanas inspired by surrounding waters.
- Tiburón Golf Club (Gold and Black courses) — Two 18-hole Greg Norman-designed championship courses through Audubon-certified grounds, with driving range, golf school and lessons.
- Mouratoglou Tennis Center — Patrick Mouratoglou's first signature Tennis Center in Florida, with Har-Tru clay courts, lessons and training camps.
- Ritz Kids programme — Children's programme drawing on Florida's ecosystems within an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, covering sustainability, storytelling and art.
- Bicycle tours and organized nature walks — Bicycle tours and organized nature walks, with miles of walking paths and biking trails on the grounds.
- Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary access — Daily access for 2 guests included in the resort fee; tickets available with the concierge.
Amenities
- 2 Greg Norman–designed 18-hole championship golf courses (Black and Gold)
- Golf performance center
- Full-service spa
- 3 pools
- 27,000+ sq ft meeting space
- 24-hour fitness center
- Tennis
- Pet-friendly
- Butler service
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
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