Buying A Hacienda Riquelme Resale Apartment
The charm of buying a resale apartment in the Hacienda Riquelme golf resort lay in the preservation of the area’s history. The word ‘hacienda’ means estate or ranch and Los Riquelme, situated in the foothills of the Sierra del Carascoy Mountains, is one of the largest haciendas in Murcia, Spain. If you’re lucky enough to buy here you can be assured of a low-build resort, a Jack Nicklaus designed 18-hole golf course and a town plaza being constructed around the restoration of the 19th century Manor House. Hacienda Riquelme is a great place to buy a Murcia golf property in a resort that values its romantic past but is developing with modern convenience in mind.
Hacienda Riquelme Resales
The Hacienda Riquelme Polaris World golf resort is apartment only which means a low-density of buildings – indeed the first thing you’ll notice is how expansive this resort feels with its stunning gardens and apartments modelled on the existing colonial architectural style. Some of the best Hacienda Riquelme resale properties currently available are listed below:
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This beautiful 2-bedroom apartment is situated on the second-floor and served by a lift to a private underground car-park. It’s ‘L’ shaped terrace is south-east facing and overlooks the golf course, private communal swimming pool and resort lakes. |
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With views across the 17th fairway of the golf course, this first floor 2-bedroom apartment is situated within landscaped gardens and offers air-conditioned living spaces with double bedrooms opening out onto a rear terrace. |
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Those looking for ground floor living will find this apartment situated at the 13th hole with views across the golf course and pool. 2 bedrooms and air-conditioned living areas plus a private underground parking space make this property an attractive purchase. |
Hacienda Riquelme facilities
The golf resort is benefiting from ongoing development providing residents with an ever expanding selection of new facilities. The main focus is around the restoration of the Hacienda building which will eventually be the site of a new clubhouse, shops and restaurants (the building itself will be home to two themed Italian and Mexican restaurants). Once completed the resort will have a 5 star town plaza but in the meantime residents can take advantage of the excellent facilities within the other nearby Polaris World resorts of Mar Menor, La Torre, El Valle and Las Terrazas.
The highlight of the Hacienda Riquelme development is the Jack Nicklaus designed golf course. One of the longest courses on the Nicklaus golf trail, Hacienda Riquelme is a good test for golfers with plenty of lakes and olive-tree lined fairways.
There are plenty of discounts to be found on green fees and annual memberships. A year’s annual membership to play on all of the Nicklaus Golf Trail courses (9 in total) costs around 2,500 Euros or you can get a round of golf during the spring summer months on the Hacienda Riquelme course and other Polaris World courses after 3pm (twilight) for about 30 Euros. A shuttle bus service links the Polaris World resorts should you want to leave the car behind.
Hacienda Riquelme currently has a Sports Area under construction which will contain tennis courts, paddle tennis courts and and a floodlit multi-sport area as well as a playground.
Out and about
Outside of the resort you’ll find plenty of activities and places of interest. The Murcia region has some fantastic local markets to visit in the nearby towns and villages of Sucina, Los Alcavares, San Pedro del Pinatar and Torre Pacheco. Each town hosts a market on different days of the week typically between 9:00am and 1:30pm. Sucina is the closest town but all the other locations are within a short 20-30 minute drive from the resort.
For the film-lovers among you, the shopping centre complex at Los Najeros (just north of Los Alcavares and a 25 minute drive away) has a cinema showing English-speaking films as does the cinema at Pilar de la Horadada on alternate weekends (about 30 minutes drive from the golf resort).
If you love the beach and water sports, the Mar Menor coast with its crystal clear water and pretty beaches is just a 20 minute drive away.