Focus on the Costa Blanca-Valencia Region

This week’s blog is a guide to some of the best hotels and golf courses that are on offer on the Costa Blanca. The Costa Blanca comprises of 200km of Mediterranean coastline with some fantastic coastal destinations for your next golf escape. With brilliant weather for most of the months of the year, delicious Mediterranean cuisine and incredible resorts and golf courses there is nowhere better to escape to…

The five-star La Finca Resort offers guests brilliant value for money and boasts a superb location set in La Finca Golf Course. Whilst you are not on the La Finca Golf Course or one of the other golf courses in the area, you can spend time doing other sporting activities like tennis and the gym, relaxing at the hotel by the hotel or in the spa. The spa boasts all of the amenities that you would expect including a sauna, a hot tub and a range of different treatments available. Each of the lovely rooms here at the hotel boasts either golf course views or views of the outdoor pool area. If you are looking to leave the hotel, Alicante & Murcia are just 40 minutes’ drive away and there are the brilliant beaches of Guardamar del Segura and Torrevieja just 15 minutes from the hotel. Within the hotel, you can find its own brilliant restaurant which serves delicious and creative Mediterranean food and there is also a poolside bar and café for lighter meals which you can eat out on the terrace. This is a great place for your next golf escape to the Costa Blanca…

Situated just one minute’s walk away from the beach is the lovely four-star Oliva Nova Beach and Golf Resort. Whilst you are not out relaxing on the beautiful beach to which you have direct access from the hotel to, you can spend time relaxing around the large outdoor lagoon-style pool or in the hotel’s brilliant spa. Each of the elegantly designed rooms is very spacious with a seating area, a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi throughout your stay. Each of the rooms boasts its own covered terrace from which you can have brilliant views out across the complex and of the nearby sand dunes or Montgo Mountains. There are two restaurants onsite, the El Olivio Restaurant with Mediterranean cuisine and a restaurant situated on the poolside’s terrace. You can also find an Irish pub on site and a beach bar. This is a brilliant hotel where you can enjoy a lovely stay and play golf break to the Costa Brava, especially with the excellent Oliva Nova Golf Club.

Hotel Alicante Golf is an excellent four-star hotel situated in a stunning part of the Costa Blanca just 900 yards from San Juan Beach and in the summer, a free transfer from the hotel to the beach is offered but even if you walk, it is only ten minutes. Each of the spacious rooms within the hotel boasts its own private balcony as well as all of the other amenities that you would expect from a hotel of this standard including a TV, minibar and safe. Within the area, you have access to a large shopping area which is also where you can find some restaurants and bars if you are looking to eat and drink outside of the hotel. With beautiful gardens, a fantastic beach nearby, Alicante Golf – the brilliant 18-hole course designed by Seve Ballesteros, a relax area and an outdoor pool – this hotel really has everything that you could possibly need or want for a great golf holiday to the Costa Brava.

The four-star Melia Villaitana is located just under two miles from Benidorm and 20 minutes’ drive from Alicante. The resort offers you a fantastic place to stay with some brilliant amenities and facilities within the hotel as well as easy access to the Villaitana courses. The Melia Villaitana was built in the style of a traditional Mediterranean village and each of the large rooms boasts its own private balcony or terrace. The 25 separate buildings that Melia Villaitana is comprised of imitate picturesque plazas and historic corners of the region which makes staying here a novel experience. Whilst you are not playing on one of the fantastic Villaitana courses (Levante & Poniente) that you are situated between at Melia Villaitana, you can relax in the wellness centre in the sauna or water circuit with thermal baths. Although you are so close to both Alicante and Benidorm where you can find a wide array of different restaurants, bars and nightlife entertainment, the hotel boasts its own excellent restaurants and bars for you to enjoy! This is the perfect place for you to stay if you are looking for great golf, great weather and somewhere to stay which is of excellent quality and value.

Last, but certainly not least on our guide to some of the best hotels and resorts for your next golf break to the Costa Brava is the Las Colinas Residences which are situated in the heart of the beautiful Las Colinas golf course and is a fantastic option for you if you are looking for somewhere great to stay and play where you have the option of self-catering. Each of the individual apartments is fully-fitted with a kitchen, air-conditioning, a satellite TV and a large private terrace or balcony from which you can enjoy stunning views. Whilst you are staying in the apartments, you have easy access to the resort’s communal pools and you can eat out at the clubhouse’s restaurants or choose to dine out on your own private balcony or terrace at your leisure! With arguably one of the best courses in Spain just a few minutes’ walk from your apartment, this really is the ideal place for you if you are looking for the ultimate stay and play resort on the Costa Blanca.

We hope that you have enjoyed this blog and whilst the weather is getting colder you are thinking about when you are going to book your next golf escape to the sun…