Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf

Nice mini golf course. Staff was very friendly. The course was clean and fun for all ages. The prices were fair. They offer both resident & military discounts. They even allow 2^nd game for less than $ 2.00. The alligator feeding was okay. Will come again.

My son can’t stop talking about this place… so I decided to give it a try Sunday July 5^th! Wow! Not sure why so many people are concerned about the health & well being of the tiny gators in their pool… I am an animal lover, ALL kinds, and an animal rights enthusiast, and they are being cared for just fine.
The holes are challenging & it is definitely FUN for the WHOLE family, even my husband who would rather go play a full 18 holes… LOVED it! We will be back this summer, and thought the year for sure!!!

We were on vacation and thought this would be a fun evening out with the kids. The staff is friendly, but the place is overcrowded and without a doubt, the most expensive mini golf place we’ve come across. One game cost our family of four $ 50 (with a coupon!).
They do have alligators to feed, but if course you have to pay. The dingy enclosure is sad and I can’t imagine this type of captivity is good for the animals.
Next time we’ll hit the adventure golf place on historic Bridge St on Anna Maria — eclectic and half the price!
Once was enough — definitely better options for family entertainment in the area!

Had our sons 4^th bday here and it was perfect. Staff was helpful, friendly and made our day easy.

This place is well maintained and has a friendly staff. The course is easy to follow and fun to play. They have caves and lots of pirate themed obstacles to maneuver around as you play. It’s everything you’d expect from mini golf.
This place also does a mystery hole. Basically if you get a hole in one on the hole they chose as your mystery hole, you win a free game. I suspect they rotate it around per person or group to avoid cheating. We actually won a free game!
They also have baby alligators to feed in the middle of the course. While quite cute to look at, the amount they have in there borders on cruel and I wonder how well they are cared for or what happens when they get too big. I’m an animal lover and gators/​crocs are up there on some of my favorite animals so it bothered me a little to see it. That’s where half a star came off my rating.
The other half a star comes off for them allowing smoking. I realize it’s outside and the smoke blows away blahblahblah but I really can’t be around cigarette smoke like that so it stinks when five people are standing there smoking and I have to breathe through my shirt so as not to have to leave. This happened both times I was there sadly.
Other than the gators and smoking, this is the nicest mini golf place I’ve ever been to, hands down. :)

Had a great time here. Course has some good challenging holes that makes if fun for all ages. Will definitely be back to play again. They were in the process of re-​surfacing all the greens so a few holes still had the old greens and some had the old surface.

Course and facilities are in much better shape than the Tamiami location and there is never a wait here. You also have better gator access if you’re into that kind of thing.

A quick hour of fun for $ 10 bux.
Disney esque themed construct & design, baby alligators you can feed (If you must, try not to support that kind of activity) and great music playing throughout.
It’s fun but comes with a slight moral dilemma, did I mention that?