At Bunker Hill Farms, your all-inclusive stay means your group is the only one on property, and the itinerary is completely up to you. Courtesy photos (3)/Bottom left: Josh Berhow It was the dreaded walk of shame. You’ve been there; we all have.
You waltz up to the green with a wedge and a putter — your penalty for missing the putting surface from the fairway — and return to the cart a few minutes later only to realize you forgot that wedge on the fringe. Annoyed, I muttered to myself, then did that little golf jog back up to the green, making it look like I was hustling but really only moving at a fast-walk pace. I scooped up my 54 and looked back down the fairway, hoping not to delay the next group.
But then I remembered: No group was behind us. On any hole. The course was ours for the day.
Come to think of it, we had run of the whole property — the houses, the ATVs, the lake, the fishing, the jacuzzi, the skeet shooting, the fitness center and the bar cart. Heck, even the chef was here only for us. Sure, maybe you’ve heard of lavish resorts that have golf plus a long list of activities to keep you busy, but have you ever been to one that’s all-inclusive and where your group is the only one on-site? Yep, your own private resort.
Welcome to Bunker Hill Farms , where luxury retreats meet blissful seclusion — and the itinerary is completely up to you. A day before we teed it up, we pulled into the gated driveway at Bunker Hill Farms in Woodstock, Ill., about 60 m.