We visited the club on a Monday, so it was pretty quiet, although some people were in evidence around the pool. We also saw a few people covered in mud on the beach. the local mud is said to have therapeutic properties

The staff were extremely helpful. The young lady in reception took the time to explain a little of the history of the club, and how the unusual building had originally been constructed for a top minister in Franco’s government. She also took the time to translate the restaurant menu into English (we’ll publish it soon) and showed us around the entire complex

On the ground floor you will find the main entrance, and walking through to the beach side you pass the bathrooms and the elegant and modern spiral staircase to the first floor. As you leave the reception area you emerge between the bar (on your left) and the restaurant to your right. Both areas are fabulously modern and clean. The shining white floor emphasising the white table linen. The glass doors which encompass the entire area where retracted, and a light breeze flowed through the entire club. We haven’t visited during the evening yet, but it must be an extremely attractive and romantic place to take dinner.

As one leaves the rear of the beach club through the vast sliding glass doors the beach is of course directly in front, and the sea just a few meters away. there are stylish loungers arranged on the beach. Walking around to the left we find the pool area just next to the outdoor bar seating. The outdoor bar tables had bar menus, and the snacks and drinks seemed reasonably priced (there are pictures of the menu in the gallery and full size (very readable) on our Flickr page here). The pool area is splendid, and has ample loungers. We hear from Roda that entrance numbers are strictly limited, so we are sure the pool shouldn’t get overcrowded

Heading back inside, we crossed the bar and restaurant area and headed up the spiral stairs to the first floor. What a stylish area! there are six stunning day beds arranged in the central area, affording magnificent views out over the Mediterranean. Whilst to the the left is a table and chairs. Around the corner to the right is a small alcove with a sofa and chairs. We noticed a dumb waiter here to, ready to send up a couple of cocktails before dinner we imagine! The whole upstairs area, is surrounded by glass, and many doors lead outside onto the veranda. Walking around afforded more lovely views of the sea, and across the pool area.

All in all the Roda Golf Beach Club is a modern and attractive place to be. Whether for a swim and mud bath, or as an evening detination for a romantic dinner. Do yourself a favour and check it out for yourselves!

The Beach Club on Google Earth - Click to enlarge

Hi all. This week we’re excited to tell you that Google Earth has updated it’s satellite imagery of the whole Murcia area! And we have a special gift for you to download too! We have assembled a folder full of Roda Golf Placemarks for you to use in Google Earth. Inside the folder you will find placemarks for the main Roda Golf site, and the Beach Club in La Manga. Furthermore, if you open that folder in Google Earth you can turn on placemarks for every hole on the course (including a description), Roda Golf amenities, and even placemarks for each of the phases.

We’re sure this will prove a very useful tool for you, and for anyone who is interested in the layout of Roda Golf, the location of the beach club, and the general location within Spain.

Below we have a few instructions for those of you who are unfamiliar with using Google Earth

• Download Google Earth and install it (it’s completely free from here: Download Google Earth.
• Download the placemarks for Roda Golf and Beach Resort: Click here to download the placemarks (free of course!)
• Just click “open” and the placemarks will load inside Google Earth!
• Use the folders to turn on and off individual sets of placemarks
• Double click any placemark to fly to that location!

We hope you enjoy taking a look around the area on Google Earth. If you have any ideas of things we can add to the placemarks folder just let us know and we can release “mark II”!

Oh and stay tuned this week! In a couple of days we are releasing a small video showing a “walkthrough” of the beach club, showcasing the restaurant, bar area, and the upstairs lounge!
]]> http://www.rodagolfinfo.com/2008/07/22/roda-golf-on-google-earth-free-placemarks/feed/ http://www.rodagolfinfo.com/2008/07/17/roda-golf-beach-club-officially-open/ http://www.rodagolfinfo.com/2008/07/17/roda-golf-beach-club-officially-open/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:12:00 +0000 admin http://www.rodagolfinfo.com/2008/07/17/roda-golf-beach-club-officially-open/ We have just returned from our first visit to the Roda Golf Beach Club since its official opening on July 10th. All we can say is "wow!" It is everything we were hoping for and more. A number of you have already visited the this newest luxury club in Spain, and so far all the comments have been very positive.Please click here to see the gallery of more than 40 pictures, and our report!]]> We have just returned from our first visit to the Roda Golf Beach Club since its official opening on July 10th. All we can say is “wow!” It is everything we were hoping for and more. A number of you have already visited the this newest luxury club in Spain, and so far all the comments have been very positive.

We were very impressed by the decor and the general feel of the place. Whilst there are still a few minor “snags” to be resolved, the place looks and feels fantastic, the views from the upstairs relaxation area are quite spectacular. It is just such a great place to relax away from the swimming pool and bar area and just enjoy a quiet, intimate cocktail, whilst looking over the Mediterranean sea.

The swimming pool is quite lovely, and there is plenty of space to relax and chill out all around the beach club. There are great grassed areas, sun beds in abundance around the pool, there are dozens of sun beds on the beach itself, and well equipped terraces both inside and out, all with breath taking views over the Med!

The restaurant is very spacious and beautifully finished, there are lot’s of staff in attendance, so good service should be assured, but even if it is a bit slow, just relax and enjoy the views!

The restaurant and bar caters for both snacks and a-la-carte dining, so you will be spoiled for choice.

This is a wonderful facility with something for everybody. Please remember to protect yourselves from the sun, particularly at the beach club, because there is a regular breeze which can make you think it is not so hot, so be careful.

Always remember to shower when entering the pool after being on the beach and in the sea, the sun tan oils will ruin the pool. There are also foot showers available to remove all sand.

It’s been a long wait, but we really believe it has been worth it - the place get’s a big “thumbs up” from all of us at Roda Golf Info, we hope you enjoy the latest pictures of the beach club and please feel free to leave any comments, all positive of course.

Well done Calidona and Roda Golf!

Please remember that, as always, these images are also available at “original” (very big!) sizes on our Flickr page here: www.flickr.com/photos/rodagolfinfo/ and we would also like to remind our visitors, that our services are made possible by the kind support of Calida International Properties. Thank you.

Stuart Thomas, Managing Director of Calida International Properties was joined on the golf course at Roda Golf by Wales rugby superstars and 2007 and 2008 - 6 nations grand slam champions Jonathan Thomas (Neath & Swansea Ospreys) and Mark Jones (Llanelli Scarlets). Also playing to make up this truly international foursome was Trevor Jordan from Belfast, also an owner at Roda Golf and Beach Resort.

Stuart is unhappy to report that yet again Mark Jones won the competition, with a stunning 39 stableford points! The standard of golf was very good, particularly from the rugby boys, just back from a tough tour in South Africa with the Welsh national team.

The two highlights of the day were Trevor Jordan holing a 45 foot putt for eagle on the 5th par 5 - great putt Trevor and a fantastic eagle! And also Jonathan Thomas made a 40 foot putt on the 17th par 4 - nice one JT!

The very enjoyable round was finished off with a couple of cold beers at the fantastic Roda Golf clubhouse, paid for by Trevor!

Pictured from left to right, Trevor Jordan, Stuart Thomas, Jonathan Thomas and Mark Jones.

We are going to start off with the Wok Buffet, which is just outside Roda Golf, opposite the tourist information centre on the main road in to Roda Golf. The Wok Buffet is a great “value for money” restaurant and is ideal for large families, at just 8.95 euros to eat all you like, it is quite a reasonably priced night out - please remember drinks cost extra.

The restaurant is very clean and spacious and the food is superb, with a huge choice of starters and then 9 different flavours of sauce for your main course, which they cook in front of you. There really is something here for everybody, with meat, fish, seafood, salads and a wide choice of fruit and vegetables, also a great selection of desserts, you will not be disappointed.

La Diva in the 525 hotel plaza, (525 hotel) near to Los Alcazares is a great restaurant with a comprehensive menu and a fantastic selection of fine wines. The food here is superb and there is a great atmosphere, ideal for romantic nights for the couples, and perfect for those special celebrations Full a-la-carte menu available.

For a traditional Spanish evening, and great steaks and meat options, El Patio 2 is the place to be. It’s opposite the Mercadona near the 525 hotel plaza, just about a 20 minute walk from Roda Golf. This wonderful restaurant has about the biggest in-door barbecue we have ever seen! The service is great and the food, whilst very simple, is of a very high standard and great quality. You must try the ox steak cooked on a hot stone at your table!

Roblemar (link) is a great fish and seafood restaurant located near “the arches” close to the motorway junction. You can select your fresh fish from a huge selection on the display table, and the tapas here are superb. Roblemar is very popular with the local Spanish people because the food is so good, particularly the seafood. The restaurant can get very busy, particularly in summer, it is advisable to book in advance, very little English is spoken here, so get practising your Spanish folks!

For the good old traditional English breakfast, we are happy recommend 3 restaurants in the 525 hotel plaza, “Henry’s bar” has just started cooking in the mornings and the breakfast and snacks are great. “Penny Farthing” has a great menu for breakfast and lunch, and the food is of a very high quality. Finally “The Pastie Shack” provides great food and good service, great “take out” food from the Pastie Shack, the pasties, pies and sausage rolls are lovely, with some great traditional fillings.

There is a new restaurant, located near the Penny Farthing, and is owned by the same people who own Penny Farthing. Rosalinds is a very nice restaurant with a great menu, the food is very good, if a little elaborate. This restaurant is a little expensive but is in a stunning location, particularly if you can get a table on the terrace over looking the plaza. Great service with very friendly staff, definitely worth a visit.

Of course we must not forget the new Clubhouse at Roda Golf. This really is a fantastic place to eat, there is a very comprehensive menu. The service, for the most part, is very good and the location on the terrace with views over the golf course and the floodlit driving range is superb. Great food, very friendly staff, and great location, what more could you ask for?

If you are spending the day at the beach, there are a number of small bars and restaurants located right on the beach which offer excellent lunch time menus and snacks including great selections of tapas. The food and the drinks are very cheap at these places, but the quality of the food is generally very good.

Opposite the Roblemar restaurant, there is a fantastic pizza restaurant, La Sombra (the shade) this place has an enormous selection of pizza’s and one of our particular favourites is the kebab pizza, sounds awful I know, but it really is an awesome pizza. There are about 25 different choices of pizza all freshly cooked and it makes this place well worth a visit. It is also very reasonably priced.

There are lots of other great eating establishments in the area, too many to mention, but we hope you enjoy trying out the ones listed here, please remember a 10% minimum gratuity will be expected, 15% if the service was very good.

Have a great holiday at the Roda Golf and Beach Resort in Murcia on the Costa Calida.

Dear Owners,

We would like to inform you that as of the 10th of July until the end of September the Roda Golf Beach Club will reopen its doors with all its facilities.

The Beach club boasts a swimming pool with jacuzzi, changing rooms, a “chill out” area with incredible views over the Mediterranean, food and drink, cocktails, direct access to the beach with water sports nearby.

The swimming pool, beach and changing rooms will be open from 10.30 am to 8.00 pm from Monday to Sunday. The Bar & Restaurant services will also be open every day from 10.30 am to 1.00 am. Reservations are recommended for lunch or dinner on 968 147 350

There will be a bus + ferry service available to make your day out more pleasurable and comfortable. It will depart from the golf car park and will circle the resort, taking you to Santiago de la Ribera where you will take the ferry to Puerto Tomás Maestre, and from there, a bus will transport you to the Beach Club. The total cost (return trip included) is 12 € per person. Please reserve on 968 147 353 or personally at the Club house Pro Shop to use this service.

For additional information, enquiries or reservations, please, contact 968 147 353.

We hope to see you there!!

D. José Luis Pérez Carrión
Subdirector General
Comercial & Marketing

Don’t forget that we have our Roda golf Beach Club full report and gallery available with more than thirty high resolution images. Remember you can also see them on our Flickr channel

We hope that our little videos will prove useful and entertaining to all you owners and investors here in Roda Golf and Beach Club, Murcia. We’ll try to make some more videos for you soon. As always, please just let us know if there’s something specific you’d like to see. And as always, please bear in mind we can bring you this service thanks to the support of Calida International Properties

See you soon in the Roda Beach Club!

The amount of work that has been undertaken since our last visit is just incredible, we at Roda Golf Info did not believe they would be ready by July, however the place has undergone a complete transformation.

All the beaches are now immaculate, there was even a beach sweeper cleaning the beach as we were there. Most of the gardens are now in place and they were busy planting all the various shrubs and plants during our visit. The swimming pool was looking fantastic and was being filled before our eyes.

The style and quality of the building itself was absolutely phenomenal, the various bars are now ready with beer pumps in place (excellent news!) the open plan kitchens, in a similar style to the kitchen at the Roda Golf clubhouse have also been installed. Most of the terraces and walkways throughout the beach club have now been completed - whilst there is still lots of work to go, the place look just incredible!

The remaining work seems to be mostly just “tidying up”, other than that everything seems pretty complete.

They have about fifty sliding glass doors that fold back on to themselves which bring the outside in, or the inside out, not quite sure, but is just an amazing feature. There is so much glass upstairs and downstairs that you get the feeling of being outside even if you are inside, it all looks so light and airy, which of course it is, and the views over the Mediterranean Sea from all parts of the beach club is fantastic.

Yet again Calidona have exceeded all of our expectations, yes we have to wait a little longer for this fantastic facility, but the great news, it is here now and WOW! are you going to enjoy it.

We hope you enjoy these latest pictures and this update, if there is anything we can do for you, or you world like to see on this web site, please just let us know.

You can now view an excellent range of resale properties, as well as have access to the brand new “key ready” and “off-plan” properties direct from Roda Golf. The new sales office will be open seven days a week, so please pop in and visit the very friendly and professional staff any time, even if it is just for a chat.

If you wish to sell your property at Roda Golf and Beach Resort, please feel free to call the office between 10am and 6pm any day and receive the very best help and advice from the staff there.

Your property will be marketed and promoted to everybody that walks past the old clubhouse, there will be slide show presentations as well as regular updated pictures in the windows 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

To call the new Roda Golf sales office for information on available properties, or to enquire about selling your property, please call 00 34 968 144 148 and ask for either Chris or Michael, or send an e-mail to us here at info@rodagolfinfo.com

This is great news for owners at Roda Golf and Beach Resort, some of whom were starting to get concerned that the De Vere Hotel development had “stalled”. Here at Roda Golf Info we prefer to look on the “bright side”. So we are very happy that De Vere have once again reaffirmed their commitment to the Roda Golf Hotel. Here’s the full text they recently added to their website:

We are proud to announce that De Vere has signed a contract with the Calidona Group to manage Roda Golf and Beach Resort, a 140 bedroom hotel, spa, beach club and 18-hole golf course in the Murcia Region of Spain. Located in a natural setting close to the famous Mar Menor, this golfer’s paradise offers an excellent year round climate and easy access to miles of Mediterranean beaches.

At the resort guests can indulge in a range of activities including swimming, tennis and, of course, golf. Nearby, one can try a range of activities including sailing, water skiing and trekking. Or why not step out in to the local area and discover medieval villages, explore fertile valleys or simply indulge in a spot of retail therapy.

Construction of the hotel will commence later this year and the hotel is expected to open in the summer of 2010. Start practising your swing now.