You will not be far from a top-notch golf course with these developments, says Amanda Shiel
CaribbeanChesterton International has launched two new developments on the islands of St Lucia and Anguilla. Both resorts will include a hotel, beach-front apartments and a full range of recreational facilities when completed in 2010.
The Raffles St Lucia development comprises a 200-room Raffles Resort, a variety of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and 72 plots of land. Further features include the Raffles Amrita spa, five swimming pools, a choice of restaurants and a Jack Nicklaus Golf Club (JNGC).
Situated on the east coast of Anguilla, the Fairmont Anguilla will consist of 360 acres of pristine oceanfront estate, featuring a variety of beaches on no less than two miles of coastline. Properties at the resort will offer spectacular sunset views against the backdrop of nearby St. Maarten.
Features of the development will include the 120-room Fairmont Resort, Willow Stream Spa, dining and recreational facilities, a beach club, a range of one-, two and three-bedroom apartments and the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club and signature Golf Course.
Chesterton and partners IMI, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Raffles Hotels & Resorts, are offering a Founders Programme at each development – a package which offers a range of extra benefits for early buyers.
Prices range from US $1,100,000 for a package with a one-bedroom apartment at St Lucia and US $1,600,000 for a package with a one-bedroom apartment at Anguilla. Reservation for the Founder’s Package requires a US $5,000 refundable deposit and is available until the end of 2007.
Contact Chesterton International on 0207 201 2070 or visit chesterton.co.uk.
Cyprus Parador Properties are currently marketing a variety of developments that are close enough to take advantage of Cyprus’s beautiful golf courses.
The Zephyros Village apartments include a communal swimming pool and children’s playground. Prices start from £91,053 for a two-bedroom apartment.
Limassol Star apartments is situated in a five-star beachfront area, with a large communal swimming pool, special children’s pool, a tennis court and gardens. The site has been carefully designed to offer privacy and peace of mind to all residents. Prices start from £110,824 for a one-bedroom apartment, with two-bedroom townhouses and three-bedroom villas also available.
The Ha Potami Villas in Secret Valley were made for those looking for fun and sun in peace and quiet, combined with excellent road links to Limassol, Nicosia and Larnaka. Prices start from £294,941 for a three-bedroom villa and £421,171 for a four-bedroom villa.
For more information, visit paradorproperties.com or call 0800 781 4198.
Portugal The Tróia Peninsula, a traditional weekend and holiday destination for Lisbon’s influential inhabitants, is rising into international prominence with the launch of Troiaresort, a new 440 hectare resort development which encompasses the existing Robert Trent Jones 18-hole golf course.
A range of contemporary residences, including 211 beach apartments, 79 marina apartments and 99 private villa plots, are now available. All of the apartments have water views, while the villas have views of the ocean, the lakes or the golf course. Villa owners have golf rights included.
The resort will be divided into four areas, each offering a different range of facilities and amenities.
The first phase, which comprises three hotels, a marina, casino, conference centre, commercial facilities, restructuring of the golf course and delivery of the marina and beach apartments, will be completed by September 2008.
Prices at Troiaresort range from €290,400 for a one-bedroom marina apartment to €1.3 million for a six-bedroom villa. Visit troiaresort.net or call +351 214 643 322.
USAWalkabout Golf & Country Club is a multi-faceted resort on Florida’s Space Coast. Encompassing 1,200 acres of private nature reserve, 18-holes of golf designed by Perry Dye and a choice of high-end properties from townhouses to villas but without high-end price tags, Walkabout Golf & Country Club is the ultimate luxury lifestyle community.
The townhouses and villas have a range of facilities from hiking and jogging trails to cycle tracks, children’s pool, play area and child care facility as well as swimming pool, jacuzzi and wellness centre complete with spa and dedicated trainers and instructors.
Prices start from $398,000 (£198,000).
The Element, a 17.5 acre gated residential community at MetroWest Golf Club, is bordered by the Robert Trent Jones Senior designed golf course, which opened in 1987, and Veranda Park Town Centre.
The development is arranged into residential properties bearing the signatures ‘air’ (one-bedroom, one bathroom), ‘water’ (one-bedroom, one bathroom), ‘earth’ (two-bedroom, two bathroom), ‘metal’ (two-bedroom, two bathroom) and ‘fire’ (three-bedroom, two bathroom).
Properties themselves are ready for immediate occupancy, have a choice of balcony, patio or solarium, golf course and lake views as well as vaulted ceilings, fireplaces and walk-in wardrobes. Private garaging is also available. The whole community is pet friendly and offers WiFi hotspots.
Prices start from $163,900 (approx £81,500) for a one-bedroom ‘air’ apartment.
For more information on these developments, visit propertydealsflorida.com.
BulgariaLocated near the village of Tankovo, Tankovo Mews offers a village setting in a courtyard house concept, with a communal swimming pool and public pavilion. The Kableshkovo golf and entertainment complex is under development 3km away.
The development includes two-bedroom villas with a jacuzzi, four-bedroom villas with heated a swimming pool and three-bedroom villas with plunge pools. Prices start from £94,766.
Set on the rolling hills just outside of Nessebar, the Nexus project provides a village setting in a courtyard house concept with 24-hour security and pedestrianised inner roads, giving a safe haven for the village. The central plaza with its communal swimming pool and public pavilion allow residents the option to socialise with other village residents or stay within their own private villas.
Property styles include studios, one-bedroom apartments, two-bedroom villas with a jacuzzi, three-bedroom villas with plunge pools and four-bedroom villas with a heated swimming pool. Prices start from £19,669.
For more information on these developments, visit buyland.co.uk.