Buffalo Thunder Resort/Towa Golf Resort Review

Great course, gracious staff. Hilton could enhance restaurant choices.

IS IT BY IVANS HOUSE...BAD ASS INDIAN BEAUTY BIKE . DUSTED VIGAS TOO.

Don't know about the golf watch out for the Casino they will rob you blind

Great views amazing green the course is lovely and the casino is beautiful

Homewood suites at Buffalo Thunder- rooms were just the right size and included breakfast and dinner options during the week. Front desk and support staff were friendly and helpful. This was our 4th stay at this property and we will go back in the future.

Never actually played here but been around and it seems like a nice place once i play here i may give a 5 star :)

It's ok, but I hope they manage the grass often. You may have a problem to find your golf ball.

Great course! Staff is the most friendly I have run across at a golf club. Scenery is amazing.

Needs some TLC. Challenging 9 on the pinion course

Great course. Stunning views. Top-notch facilities and amenities. For New Mexico, this is a 5-star course.

Very limited menu. Usually fast prepared food for golfers
Difficult to have lunch if you're on a one hour schedule due to location

Great course! But Elliot at the pro shop is having his second bad day! Gruff and not so friendly for a destination golf course and it's a bad look to assume people are bringing in alcohol in their coolers! 2 people looked in mine .... guess they wanna be sure we pay the $30/6 pack at the shop! Had a much more positive experience with the pro shop two years ago ... overall a great spot

Towa is always awesome, but this round having been closed for some time made it that much more enjoyable. Fairways perfect, rough was groomed but still rough. All and all my #1 northern NM course!!! Clubhouse staff friendly, Marshall on point. Couldn't ask for a better all around experience.

It was fun , sometime it's best you go see to know what I mean. Enjoy

Excellent/challenging nines. Greens were superb. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Well worth the cost. I'll be back...

Just want to say thank you to Towa for welcoming disc golfers on the course. We had a great time. Service was exceptional. Overall experience could not have been better. We will be back every weekend, when life permits.

Perfect greens, fast and true. Loved the golf course. Awesome customer service! Greens staff employee found a lost club and returned it to its owner.

The course is in terrible shape... I am really appalled that they would charge $69 for 18 holes on this course. It s my understanding that the course is coming back. Had I traveled with the hopes of playing golf here and saw it today I would have been so mad. Staff was great, super friendly and eager to assist where needed. The municipal courses in Santa Fe are much better.

Really disappointing. The fairways were in horrible shape as the weeds were mixed in with the Bermuda grass. Poor drainage, and the maintenance crews just left the grass clippings all over the place. I paid for 18 holes but walked off after 9.

I just want to thank the towa staff for the amazing job they do!!! The course is amazing!!! The grass has never been better!!! Thank you!!!

The course was is terrible shape. All of the greens had big patches of grass missing. Fairways were choppy and lots of dirt spots. The pro shop staff was unfriendly and rude (except Manny in the restaurant, he was nice). We had called a head to play a specific course there and when we arrived we were told we couldn't play the boulders course. Went to where the pro shop guy told us to go. He chased us down and said we were in the wrong place and we'd potentially need to wait to tee off even tho we went right where he told us to go. Will not return. Way over priced for what you get.

I just wanted to hike around and this stupid golf course got in the way

The greens are excellent. Unfortunately, the rest of the course is not very good. The areas around many of the greens were bare ground. The fairways were mushy in many places. Standing water pools were discolored which made it look polluted. I found out later that they have trouble getting water to penetrate the soil. The fairways were many different shades of green and yellow which was also attributed to the water problem. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Close this place please. Repair your fairways and bring the course back up to what it use to be. The condition of the course is so poor.

Great place for driving buckets of balls on the range.

Wow I now remember why I haven't played this course in YEARS. Aside from the Towa being in terrible shape, the lady at the front desk today is profoundly rude and acerbic. Sorry for patronizing your course today, ma'am! I won't do it again, I promise!

Maybe put some friendly people with social skills at the front desk? There is a reason Towa is universally loathed by Santa Fe golfers. I can almost overlook the terrible fairways and ground under repair on every hole but when you couple that with awful customer service you alienate people and make them feel bad. David Johnson and Lori were cool, short haired mean lady today not so much. Towa needs help!

Towa is in great shape with beautiful fairways and greens. The course, like most during the stay-at-home orders, has been well-maintained and benefited from a "quiet rest." Most importantly, the Towa staff has placed the highest priority on golfers' safety and health with excellent protocols in place.
Note: I took these photos, and they have not been altered.

We actually went inside the casino. We didn t play because of no points to play for we are from Chaco Canyon. The parrot restaurant is no longer open. Too bad. It was not pricey to eat there when we used to have big discounts for points.

Very good golf site, lots of interesting holes,, course in great shape

Brand new casino. Food is good and staff is friendly.

The casino was awesome but I give 2 stars for the worst casino food I've ever tasted except the deli down stairs they are awesome!! And the food is better....

Very nice course! Not an easy one! Will challenge your skill :)

Professional and courteous staff. Relaxed dress code so everyone feels welcomed.

We booked a tee time for 820, they erroneously moved it to 830 without any notification. When we called the golf shop to get clarification, none was given, and when we attempted to cancel, the clerk hung up on us. We called back to confirm it was cancelled and got the following response "if 10 minutes means that much to you, go play elsewhere". Linda was the attendants name. Worst experience I've ever had at a course. Pathetic service, I guess profits don't mean anything to these people.

Accidentally hit the first star and it accepted as my rating!! Haven't even played the course yet. It looks great th though!

This casino and hotel was so beautiful. It's in such a beautiful location in the hospitality was amazing. I really enjoyed my stay and I definitely will be back

The best hours of fun I have spent here extraordinary place

I booked a Saturday round for myself and a friend. The person who booked the tee time promised me that we would get the Senior rate. When we arrived, the clerk said there was no Senior rate, so I had to tell my friend the round would cost $20 more that I had previously told him.

$20 is not a big deal, but there is a principle here which is. I wrote to both the resort General Manager and to the Director of Golf. After over I month, no one has even acknowledged my complaint.

Whatever rate you are promised, get it in writing.

Great views and the course plays really well. Watch out for the snakes in the rough.

Crappy conditions! Tee boxes are soggy and overgrown, fairways are either soggy, bare, or taken over by clover. Greens are great if there's grass on them, but some are literally hard pack dirt. Hadn't played here in ten years because the drainage was awful then. It's only gotten worse. Finishes a round at 4:45 and the clubhouse, bar, and restaurant were closed! Glad the green fees were only $35, but there's better options for your money in Santa fe .Go to Marty or the Country Club.

The green are decent but have some bad spots. The fairways and rough are really struggling and very patchy.

Didn't play any golf but did enjoy the casino. Was not our lucky day but enjoyed the visit.

Bathroom and office closes very early so if you need to stop at the turn I was told you needed to make your tee time early in the morning. Beautiful views.