Oglebay Resort & Conference Center
Wheeling, West Virginia
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By Roger Cox, Editor |
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Once a country estate, 
this 1,700-acre property is that rare resort administered by the municipal park authority. Lately they have plowed millions of dollars into its improvement, including the renovation and expansion of the hilltop Wilson Lodge at the heart of the resort. Guests bed down in any of the lodge's 212 rooms or in one of 49 deluxe cottages with large living rooms and anywhere from two to six bedrooms.
Once there, guests can take advantage of 10 acres of gardens, two golf courses—a classic designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the newer Spiedel course designed by Arnold Palmer—and the Oglebay Tennis Center, whose 10 clay courts are under the director of Marc S. White (there are six more clay courts elsewhere in the park). White may be familiar to some of you as the former director of the Litchfield Tennis School. Here at Oglebay, he's established both a weekly program of group and private lessons as well as his own Marc S. White Tennis School, which runs Friday-to-Sunday from May 1-October 1. Other recreation includes swimming pools, a zoo, stables, watersports on a lake, walking and jogging trails, kids camps, two museums, and a fitness center. There are also four bubbled U.S. Open blue hard courts (a cushioned surface called Classic Turf) 4 miles away in Wheeling Park.
Tennis Features
Pro Shop: 304-243-4039
Rates and Reservations
Lodging options include the 212-room Wilson Lodge and 49 cottages, the latter with from 2 to 6 bedrooms.
Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2013
Rooms: $165-$265. Suites: $700-$2,000
Rt. 88 N.
Wheeling, WV 26003
Travel Essentials
Seasons. Year-round.
General Tourist Information. Visit the West Virginia Tourism website or contact them at 800-CALL WVA.
"This is a very nice tennis facility and their best asset is probably the tennis director, Marc White. I was attending a business conference at the resort, many colleagues and friends in the group play golf, but not tennis. I managed to get into a local evening mens league thanks to Marc's assistance, met some good players and thoroughly enjoyed it. I also observed some children's lessons and thought they were conducted very well. The resort is very nice in general, plenty to keep people interested. From my perspective the tennis facility and opportunities put the place over the top."—T.F., Adv. Int., August 2012
"My sister and I truly enjoyed ourselves at Oglebay. Marc White is a wonderful tennis instructor and we both learned a lot. He was really good to work with. My sister and I are at different skill levels, but Marc was able to help us both simultaneously and tailor a lesson for each of us.
The resort itself is nice. There's not much water pressure in the shower, but other than that, the room was very comfortable. The breakfast buffet is also very good with a wide variety of food."—T.G., Low Int., July 2012