Category Archives: Clubhouse

Outside membership - A reader raises the option.

We were recently contacted by one of our readers who suggested that Roda might offer outside memberships both to benefit financially, in troubled times, and also to improve the community overall here at Roda Golf. We passed the suggestion to Stuart Thomas at Calida International Properties. Click here to read the exchange, and please feel free to comment on this emotive topic! Read this article, and optionally leave a comment

We were recently emailed by a reader who raised the question of outside membership. Having spoken since our original correspondence he says "I was rather hoping that the prospect of a regular annual income of a few hundred thousand euros might tempt the management in these troubled financial times, without unbalancing the structure of the current set-up" - We requested permission to post his original email as we thought it would be of interest to our readers, and that some of you might wish to comment, and we also passed the email to Stuart Thomas over at Calida International Properties for his comments, which you can find below. We'd like to take the opportunity to thank all our readers for their time and comments, both here and in email.


Both my wife and I are regular players and Academy users (both myself and my wife have had lessons with Niki). We were thinking that in order to move the golf from a "just" a course to more of a club environment, outside memberships should be offered, in addition to owners packages.

Even a limited number of outside memberships would encourage a greater feel of community, and give the course a less souless feel, especially around the club house, which tends to arise as the course is widely used by societies, and owners guests. This would also create a regular annual flow of income for Roda Golf and encourage local players to feel part of the club.

In the current economic climate and with the number of local clubs open/opening, a regular annual income (even 100 members would bring in say €200,000 pa) must be a beguiling option?


Thank you for your enquiry and an interesting proposition.

I am assuming you are not a property owner at Roda Golf? If you do own property at Roda then apologies for my incorrect assumption.

Whilst your suggestion certainly has merits, I feel I must tell you that there is already a strong traditional golf clubhouse feel about the golf course and clubhouse. This is mainly amongst property owners of course, with regular competitions being held and gatherings taking place, as well as regular celebrations at the club house - such as Christmas and new year.

There are regular coffee mornings held at the Roda Golf clubhouse on Mondays, at about 10am, to which I am certain all are welcome, even non-owners. This would be a great opportunity for you and like minded people to come along and introduce themselves and start to feel a part of this tremendous resort.

Nikki, the golf pro also holds regular "ladies coffee mornings" on Thursdays, and I am certain your wife and all ladies would be very welcome.

Many apologies for not posting this information sooner, I will also pass on your suggestions to the management team at the club house.

Finally I would suggest that you introduce yourselves to Michael McGhee in the sales office as you walk to the golf course and clubhouse. He will be able to make you aware of any events and competitions in the near future. You could also ask in the clubhouse if you can be added to their regular mailing list.

Xmas and New Year menus and entertainment!

Hot of the press! The Roda Golf and Beach Resort Xmas Season menus! We're going to be in the Clubhouse over Xmas, and you might be too when you see these great menus! We have three sheets for download showing the planned menus and events (and prices!) for Xmas eve, News Years eve, and New Years day in the Higuera Restaurant in the Roda Clubhouse" Click here to see the menus, and optionally leave a comment! Read this article, and optionally leave a comment

Hi everyone. We had a busy week in Roda golf and Beach Resort. Our photographer came over and did an in-depth shoot over at phase three which will be with you very shortly, as soon as we finish writing the accompanying article, but we wanted to get these menus to you all as soon as possible! We know a lot of people are interested to hear what is planned at the Clubhouse for the festive season, so here you are!

Please click on each menu to see a "full size" version. Or download all xmas season menus in one zip file (550kb)

Looking good for Xmas and New Year at Roda Golf!

Xmas day lunch
Xmas day lunch

New Years Eve dinner
New Years Eve dinner

New Years day lunch
New Years day lunch

The Roda Beach Club gets it's OFFICIAL opening date!

The news we have all been waiting for! We finally have official confirmation of the opening date for the roda beach club. It's July the 10th, well in time to catch up on our tans! STOP PRESS. the phone number for bookings changed to 968 147 350!Click here to read the official notification from D. José Luis Pérez Carrión Read this article, and optionally leave a comment

Here it is! The exciting news, that was pretty easy to predict if you have been following our coverage of the Roda golf Beach Club construction. Earlier this week we published a full report with a gallery of more than thirty pictures, and just two days ago we sent our first Roda Golf video to YouTube showing just how close things were getting, and how busy the builders were. Well now it's official! Please see below the letter that many of you may have received today from Calidona:


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

The Roda Golf Pro-Shop

This week we are taking a look at the fully stocked Roda Golf and Beach Resort Pro-Shop. Located in the Roda Clubhouse, the shop has everything you could need...Click here to see the gallery from the Roda Golf Pro Shop! Read this article, and optionally leave a comment

We're gearing up ready for our June visit to Roda Golf and Beach Resort, but in the mean time here's a small gallery of pictures showing the great Roda Golf Pro-Shop. You will find the pro-shop on the ground floor of the Roda Clubhouse. It really is a fully stocked shop. Why not consider travelling light to Spain for your next game and buying your gear here! :) Thanks to the staff in the shop who let our photographer take these pictures.

Inside the changing rooms (empty!)

Venturing where others fear to tread, and in the spirit of our attempt to leave no stone unturned, we are proud to present a little gallery of photos from inside the brand new, and totally pristine changing rooms in the Roda Golf and Beach Resort Clubhouse. Like all the facilities at Roda Golf, the changing rooms are finished to a simply superb standard. Luckily they were empty when we visited yesterday, so we could take some photos for you! Click here to see inside the Roda Golf changing rooms Read this article, and optionally leave a comment

Venturing where others fear to tread, and in the spirit of our attempt to leave no stone unturned, we are proud to present a little gallery of photos from inside the brand new, and totally pristine changing rooms in the Roda Golf and Beach Resort Clubhouse. Like all the facilities at Roda Golf, the changing rooms are finished to a simply superb standard. Luckily they were empty when we visited yesterday, so we could take some photos for you.

The sauna was hot and ready, the individual showers looked very comfortable, there's even a big LCD television in there! Just the thing for beginning and ending a perfect day of golf....well and a few beers in the upstairs in the bar ;)

Roda Golf Clubhouse is OPEN!

clubhouse_open.jpgOnly Roda Golf Info could bring you a complete gallery of pictures from the Roda Golf Clubhouse on the very day that it opened! We present a gallery of 35 pictures below showing the new clubhouse in all it's glory! To tell the truth we were surprised just how great it has turned out! After the two month delay since the "official" opening party, we were starting to worry, but those worries were ill-founded. The clubhouse is simply superb. Click here to see the gallery! Read this article, and optionally leave a comment

Only Roda Golf Info could bring you a complete gallery of pictures from the Roda Golf Clubhouse on the very day that it opened! We present a gallery of 35 pictures below showing the new clubhouse in all it's glory! To tell the truth we were surprised just how great it has turned out! After the two month delay since the "official" opening party, we were starting to worry, but those worries were ill-founded. The clubhouse is simply superb.

We show below, images from the outside of the clubhouse, including the great site of people relaxing on the terrace enjoying drinks (on this balmy April afternoon :) and we also ventured inside to see the smart tables of the "La Higuera" restaurant bar and terrace. The restaurant really looks stunning in it's earth tones palette. Cool for the summer, and cosy for the winter months. We couldn't help but notice the golf playing on one of the TV monitors in the bar :) The arm chairs and settees look very comfortable. Whilst outside in the sun, drinks can be taken whilst watching golfers practise on the driving range. We tested the beer for you (I know we do too much!) and that is great too :)

Soon we will try to secure some photos from the shops and offices downstairs, but in the mean time we hope you can make it to the superb Roda Golf Clubhouse very soon for a beer! We'll see you there!

Remember all these pictures are available, as always, at our Flickr page...in FULL size! To use the gallery below, simply hover over it to reveal the controls at the top and the bottom of the viewing area :)

Finally, I know you'll forgive us for mentioning our kind sponsors Calida International Properties. It's because of their support that we can bring you these great images showing developments at Roda the very day they happen! Help us to keep you informed... talk to Calida International and find out how they can help you with your professional property management and sales requirements here at beautiful Roda Golf! Thanks.

 

FULL REPORT & gallery from our latest visit on 3rd April '08!

This week our friends at Calida International Properties visited the Roda site and, again, took a professional photographer with them! The result was a FULL REPORT and a gallery of forty-seven images! This post has the full gallery and a complete write up of the findings of our inspection. Click here to read the full article, see the gallery, and optionally leave a comment! Read this article, and optionally leave a comment

Welcome to the full April report with completely new, and completely up to date photos! We concentrated this month on providing views of the properties from the golf course. The very kind people at the De Vere clubhouse loaned us a buggy for a couple of hours, which we used to tour the course, starting up the 10th fairway, moving all the way around the proposed phase 5 area, moving on to phase 4, then down past the 17th green and 18th tee and fairway to have a look at phase 3 and then on to the front 9.

Please be aware that these photos are also available to view on our Flickr page. It really is worth visiting our Flickr page because the images there are available there at absolutely HUGE sizes! (More than 6000 pixels wide!) You can zoom in to find your own house! Just write in if you need help using Flickr. And now onto the gallery. Please just hover over the gallery area to access the controls, and if you click a picture a detailed description will appear! The full report is below the gallery:

Our Roda Golf and Beach Resort full April report

The Roda golf course was looking fantastic as usual, there were lots of players out there, some playing some great golf, others just enjoying the day out. We stopped for a brief chat with a few groups just to get their opinions on the golf course and Roda Golf generally, without exception, everybody thought it looked fantastic and they were enjoying the golf course very much.

There was one particular "4 ball" who were not owners, however they were so impressed that they were looking for property to purchase at the resort, that has to be great news and we expect that will start to happen more and more as each phase comes on-line.

A big thank you to all the golfers who gave us a few moments of their time, much appreciated.

The views of the properties and the completed phases looked great from the golf course side, the front line villas in particular with the swimming pools are very impressive, particularly when you see the owners enjoying their lunch and a glass of wine or two, whilst watching the golfers at the same time, the resort really is starting to "come to life"!

The Roda fairways are in almost perfect condition and the greens are now as fast as we have seen them, not quite Augusta and the Masters standard, but fast none the less, the one thing that separates the golf course at Roda Golf from the other golf courses in the region is the attention to detail and the manicuring around the course, that is down to the world class experience that Mike Maloney from De Vere and his team bring to the project.

There is still no sign of the apartments on phase 4 being started, albeit there is now considerable work on the front line golf villas, phase 3 A is looking fantastic and lots of owners have now completed over there and phase 3 B looks all set to be delivered about August / September time. We know there have been considerable delays, but I think everybody will agree it has been worth it, Calidona really are delivering a world class resort.

We have reported before on the opening on the clubhouse and it would appear that we got our dates for the official opening incorrect, my advice to everybody is get ready to enjoy the sensational facilities at the clubhouse sooner rather than later, for those who have visited the new clubhouse, I think you will al agree it looks incredible, for those of you still to visit and see the facilities, you are in for a real treat.

The fully renovated beach club will be ready with a full service for the Summer, we will have a special report on that in the near future, if there are any questions regarding any of the above, please write in and we will be happy to provide as much information as possible.

We met a lot of people who were renting properties for the first time at the Roda Golf and Beach Resort, this was also very good news for those people looking to rent their properties out and start getting a return on their investment.

Please remember, if you are planning to rent out your property, make sure you have a professional property management company looking after your property and your guests, this is the best way to guarantee that they come back next year, you really do need so much more than just a "key holding" service, our sponsors over at Calida International Properties will be very happy to help and assist in any way they can.

I hope you enjoy our latest set of photos and in a day or two we we publish the virtual reality view from the par 3, 11th green!

"Virtual Reality" view over 9th fairway from Clubhouse!

Our friends at Calida International Properties recently hired a professional photographer to visit the Roda Golf site, and he has started to make these incredible "virtual reality" views! Here's the second one he has made showing the view from the clubhouse over the 9th fairway, and we are sure there are more to come. Is there a specific area YOU would like to see covered? Just let us know using the comments below and we'll see if we can do it for you!Click here to see the incredible panorama!

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Just click on the big picture and drag your mouse from side to side! Our friends at Calida International Properties recently hired a professional photographer to visit the Roda Golf site, and he has started to make these incredible "virtual reality" views! Here's the second one he has made showing the view from the clubhouse over the 9th fairway, and we are sure there are more to come. Is there a specific area YOU would like to see covered? Just let us know using the comments below and we'll see if we can do it for you!