# Crystal Springs Resort

> Crystal Springs Resort is a four-season hospitality campus in Sussex County, New Jersey, combining two hotels, six public golf courses, two spas, ten dining venues, a large wine cellar, pools, weddings and corporate events. Its advantage is not one amenity but the ability to assemble many kinds of trip on one drive-to property near the New York metropolitan market. South Street Partners acquired the resort from its founding families in 2026, opening a new ownership chapter for a business founded in 1995.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** Hamburg, United States
- **Founders:** Gene Mulvihill (Founder and developer)
- **Team size:** LinkedIn lists 1,001-5,000 employees; supplied company data estimates approximately 1,000.
- **Products:** Grand Cascades Lodge, Minerals Hotel, Six golf courses, Culinary and wine experiences, Spa, fitness and pools
- **Notable:** Travel + Leisure readers named Crystal Springs one of their 10 favorite Mid-Atlantic resorts in the 2025 World's Best Awards., World Travel Awards named it New Jersey's Leading Resort in 2025 and 2023., Restaurant Latour's wine program has received the Wine Spectator Grand Award every year since 2006.

## Products & services

- **Grand Cascades Lodge** — AAA Four Diamond lodging with suites, pools, spa access, dining and proximity to three golf courses.
- **Minerals Hotel** — Activity-oriented resort hotel with Elements Spa, Minerals Sports Club and indoor-outdoor pools.
- **Six golf courses** — Public golf across Ballyowen, Wild Turkey, Crystal Springs, Black Bear, Cascades and Minerals, plus instruction and golf packages.
- **Culinary and wine experiences** — Ten seasonal dining venues led by Restaurant Latour, a multi-chamber wine cellar, tastings and the New Jersey Wine & Food Festival.
- **Spa, fitness and pools** — Reflections Spa, Elements Spa, a 30,000-square-foot sports club and multiple indoor-outdoor pool environments.
- **Weddings and celebrations** — Four destination properties with indoor and outdoor ceremony and reception spaces, catering, lodging and group activities.
- **Meetings and corporate retreats** — More than 100,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space, conference planning, catering and team-building programs.
- **Memberships and day experiences** — Golf and social membership options, spa daycations, dining reservations and ticketed events extend demand beyond overnight guests.

## Achievements

- Travel + Leisure readers named Crystal Springs one of their 10 favorite Mid-Atlantic resorts in the 2025 World's Best Awards.
- World Travel Awards named it New Jersey's Leading Resort in 2025 and 2023.
- Restaurant Latour's wine program has received the Wine Spectator Grand Award every year since 2006.
- Grand Cascades Lodge holds AAA Four Diamond recognition.
- The resort operates a 3.5-megawatt, 19,000-panel solar field whose annual output exceeds the combined electricity consumption of its two hotels.
- Ballyowen is repeatedly ranked among New Jersey's leading public golf courses.
- The property hosts the New Jersey Wine & Food Festival, which returned for its 14th edition in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — South Street Partners publicly announced its acquisition of the resort from the founding families; financial terms were not disclosed.
- **2026-05** — The 14th New Jersey Wine & Food Festival ran May 1-3 with Marco Pierre White as guest of honor.
- **2025-08** — Travel + Leisure readers placed Crystal Springs among their 10 favorite resorts in the Mid-Atlantic for 2025.
- **2025** — World Travel Awards named Crystal Springs New Jersey's Leading Resort.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crystalgolfresort.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crystal-springs-resort
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CrystalSprings
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CrystalSpringsNJ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystalspringsresort
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrystalSpringsResort

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Last updated: 2026-08-13