This is a HUGE area devoted to mainly golf, hence the name.
It has 3 championship courses, which will test the best low handicap players, as well as an 18 hole, par 47, ‘family’ course. The 3 main courses for adults, cost €82.00 per round, while the ‘family’ course costs €12.00.
There is an exceptional tennis club on-site, which caters for all standards and runs courses all the year round. Tenniscourts cost €23.00 per hour and coaching costs €49.00 for up to 2 people for 45 minutes.
In addition to these 2 noted activities, there are a range of other outdoor pursuits to enjoy, from horse riding to various water sports.
I first visited here when it had only 1 golf course in the early 1980’s. The second course was being built and the main hotel had just been finished. Nowadays it is hardly recognisable from then! The infrastructure is good, with all roads well signposted. Each area has it’s own ‘village’ with bars, shops and restaurants etc.
The area is truly international, since, as rumour had it, that Swiss investors had bought a whole chunk of land to the southern end of the estate. This encompasses many shops etc, as well as the south course.
The Hotel is magnificent and is superbly decorated and well furnished. Although I have not stayed in it, the reports I have received about it from friends are excellent. The rooms are comfortable and prices not too over the top.
The apartments vary from perfectly ok, to plush. Apartments and villas range from GBP295.00 – GBP895.00 per week. The ones I have stayed in have tended to be at the lower end of this price range, but have all been tastefully furnished, with many Spanish features. Bedrooms and bathrooms are clean, tidy and functional.
The nightlife is varied, with many nice restaurants and bars. Most are Spanish, but there is an Italian one, an American and Mexican, Chinese, Asian and even English! There is a jazz bar, which is excellent and an English pub too. Should you wish to fritter your money, then the Casino would be more than happy to see you!
Since the Costa Blanca is renowned for it year round sunshine and warmth, it would make sense to take yourself there for an active holiday. The area is the ‘Florida’ of southern Europe, catering for many retirees, who like the equable climate, with temperatures rarely reaching below single figures centigrade and less rain and lower summer temperatures than is the case further south on the Costa del Sol.
PS. I have been there at all times of the year, not just Nov-Dec.
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