Apartments in Hacienda Riquelme Golf Resort

We (2 adults, 15yo and 13yo) had a fantastic time here, staying in September 2018. The views from the balcony are amazing, and we spent many hours sitting in the really comfy chairs, reading, chatting, and enjoying the wonderful weather. The apartment is superb - if it is too sunny on the main balcony, then there is a smaller balcony on the other side of the building. It had everything that you need, and the kitchen was especially well equipped. Often we find that holiday accommodation is not geared up for people actually wanting to cook, but the kitchen here had everything that we needed, including sharp knives!! The pool is fantastic, and it was great that we could allow our children to be there while we watched from the balcony (12yo and under need adult supervision round the pool). We didn't use the golf facilities, but did use the tennis and the multi-sports court for football, when it was cool enough. Many thanks for allowing us to stay here - we hope to return at some point.

Great things about the apartment: The spacious beds, they were very comfortable. There was also the option of making up the sofa bed which was also very comfortable, even just to sit on. The decor is modern and the colour schemes all compliment each other. Sitting outside on either terrace in the evening was a must, after a busy or relaxing day, to be able to sit outside on comfortable furniture and chill out was lovely and I feel helped set me up for a good night sleep. The air con is great!! I’ve never slept so well after the air con making my room just the right temperature for me to comfortably sleep. The bathroom is spacious and has both a bath and shower and towels provided. The kitchen is just the right size and the fridge/freezer is too, I really liked the convenience of the freezer part. The microwave, oven and hob were all easy to use to prepare meals, the dishwasher came in very handy. The apartment itself is located near an excellent pool, which is just a short ride in the lift, turn out of the apartment, walk a few feet and you’re basically there. We found after doing a little pool hopping, that our pool was the best. Some places we visited within the area: Murcia - city centre, beautiful cathedral, just don’t go on a Sunday afternoon like we did, not much open! La manga - having the option of beach either side of the strip, great place that is always buzzing whenever we went! Los Alcázares- long stretch of beach that everything was just convenient, we had tapas at a beach hut cafe, definitely recommend tapas. Calle cortina- a beautiful beach that is filled with rock pools, we saw some amazing colourful fish!! Cartagena- we didn’t stop long here as we were always doing something, we did visit the massive carrefour!! San Pedro del Pinatar- FLAMINGOS!! It was an experience seeing them not behind bars in a zoo, can’t recommend enough to go and visit the wild flamingos. Overall our family holiday was great, the apartment is fabulous and located close enough to everything that most places are a short drive to. When we visit Spain again we will be coming back to this apartment as we loved it and the area so much!!

We stayed here in early July 2018, as expected the weather was perfect which made the air conditioning a welcome feature, having said that the property has balconies both front and back so one of them was always in the shade Inside everything was immaculate and everything we needed was present, including essentials such as tea and coffee. The apartment has its own sun loungers by the pool and importantly a secure parking space in the underground garage which is served by the lift which goes straight to the front door of the apartment. The apartment is at the quiet end of the resort which means ideally one would need a car as it is around 2km to the well-stocked shop, bar and restaurant. There is also good, reasonable priced food and drink in the nearby town of Sucina where there is also a reasonable supermarket. The large Carrefour is around 20 mines away by car in San Javier. The grounds are maintained fastidiously to the point where they are fumigated regularly to rid them of pests, I can honestly say that in 2 weeks we didn’t see a single mosquito and didn’t need any repellent. The pool is large and even when busy doesn’t seem overcrowded. Many of the apartments appear to be owner occupied which makes for a relaxed atmosphere. Overall this is a first class property on a first class resort and we would have no hesitation in recommending it. Communication from Lydia was very clear and there are key holders on site if there are any problems.

We thought the property was amazing! We would deffinatly stay there again and would recommend to friends. It was a lovely stay and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Many Thanks Tamsin and Luke