The Apartment - Video on request:
There are children's games and a selection of books and recent DVD's (Spiderman 3/ Bourne Supremacy/ Desperate Housewives Season 3 etc). There is also a cot & booster high chair for any families with small children.
Please email me if you would like further photo's of the apartment and a short video.
The aprtments in this phase (phase 9) are in general larger than the other phases on La Torre. As the apartment has two balconies you are always guaranteed of sun or shade depending on your preference. The main balcony, off the lounge, receives the sun into the evening, perfect if you wnat to have a bbq on the balcony with views of the golf course, gardens and mountains.
The Area:
La Torre Golf resort is a 20 minute drive from Murcia City and a 15 minute drive from the airport (code MJV).The nearest beaches are also a 15 minutes away. You can drive to Cartagena in half an hour and Alicante airport is a 45 to 60 minute drive. The Sierra Nevada mountain range is 2 and a half hour drive away and has excellent skiing in winter. Murcia is one of the regions with the sunniest days a year, an average annual temperature of 21º C, and 250 km of shoreline along two seas: the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean. It is noted for being a land of contrasts, with mountainous national parks, southern basins with steppe landscapes, and wonderful beaches such as those of La Manga, Mazarrón and Calblanque.
For the Golfer:
The Nicklaus Golf Trail is a circuit which will boast 9-courses within a radius of 25 km and the best golf experience in Europe.
Three courses are already up and running (La Torre, Mar Menor & El Valle), a fourth is opening in the first trimester of 2008. The courses each have different characteristics and levels of play and the facilities adhere to the highest standards of quality and design.
Besides these there are many championship courses within 45 minutes drive including the La Manga Club, Roda, La Serena, Hacienda Del Alamo, La Finca, Altorreal, Mosa Trajectum, Las Ramblas, Villa Martin and Campoamor.
Golf:
The golf facilities on the resort and in the local area are very exetnsive. As you are staying on Polaris reduced rates are avilible to you. Depedning on teh time of the year there are further special offers and discounts which are best researched in the reort by ringing through to the club house or just dropping in to ask.
If you don't wish to pay to transport your own clubs there are two sets which can be made availible to you at the apartment for a charge of £20 per set/ pw. Just remember to take your golf shoes and handicap certificate if possible (not essential).
