by Justin | Oct 22, 2012 | Holiday Tips, Things To Do
Benalmadena Sightseeing Bus
One of the activities we tend to recommend to guests who stay with us is a guided tour of Benalmadena on the sightseeing tourist bus. This is undoubtedly the best way to see all the great attractions Benalmadena has to offer its visitors.
Last week the local council announced that it had introduced a new route to the tourist bus, one that includes a visit to Benalmadena Town (the one up in the mountains) and all its cultural treats. This new itinerary includes the impressive Buddhist Temple, the Butterfly Park, the ‘Felipe Orlando’ Pre-columbine museum and the uniqueness of a typical andalusian village with its white buildings and narrow cobbled streets. (more…)
by Justin | Oct 18, 2012 | At Sunset, What's On
The Soul event of the year is back again! Costa del Soul will take place from the 26th October to the 3rd November at Sunset Beach Club. This is the 4th year running that Goldsoul – a well established UK soul event promoter – has chosen our hotel as a venue for their increasingly popular week long soul event.
More than 10 DJ’s from the UK will be featuring the full spectrum of Soul from the early days in the UK at famous clubs like the Twisted Wheel, Golden Torch, Blackpool Mecca, Wigan Casino through the 80’s.
Goldsoul are offering a 7 night package, excluding flights and guest will be able to enjoy a fantastic week of Classic Soul music from the 60’s, Motown, Northern Soul era through the 70’s and 80’s with the best Modern and Boogie Disco Anthems.
Daily Events
- From 2pm to 4:30pm every day, the Tikki Pool Bar is the place to be with chill out tunes, sun and sangria 🙂
- The Panorama Bar will offer a happy hour and laid back soul sessions from 6pm to 9pm; Live sports events such as Premiership and Champions League football.
- After dinner its time to dance the night away in the Moonlight Theatre, the special dance venue which will be open from 9:30pm to 2am every week night and from 9:30pm to 3:30pm on Friday and Saturday.
Soul fans living on the Costa del Sol or staying at other hotels or accommodation are welcome to the daily sessions in the Moonlight Theatre; it’s just €10 Euros per person/session.
For more information please visit the Goldsoul website at www.goldsoul.co.uk or email sales(at)goldsoul.co.uk .
by Justin | Oct 17, 2012 | On the Costa del Sol, What's On
This Friday the 19th October sees the start of the Mijas Jazz Festival which will offer concerts during two consecutive weekends (Friday and Saturday evenings).
All the concerts will take place in the Las Lagunas Theatre and the programme of events is as follows:
Friday 19th October
The Golfinis Swing with their unique blend of gypsy swing and old school jazz
Saturday 20th October
TheNew OrleansJump Band – A popular band made up of expats who live inSpain.
Friday 26th October
The Phil Wilkinson Quartet take to the stage playing classic Jazz tunes from a wide range of artists including Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Cole Porter.
Saturday 27th October
Tracey Reid and The Sweet Rhythm Kings.
Tickets are €10 for adults and €7 for pensioners and children and can be purchased at the Las Lagunas Theatre ticket office which is open from 5pm to 8pm on Monday, Thursday and Friday.
by Justin | Oct 12, 2012 | On the Costa del Sol, What's On
More than 20 restaurants and bars in Benalmadena Village will take part in the 4th ‘Ruta de la Tapa de la Abuela’ (Grandma’s Tapas Route) which will take place from the 19th to the 27th October 2012.
This year the popular culinary event will have the novelty of offering visitors a range of traditional Mediterranean stews and soups. (My mouth is watering just thinking about it :-)).
Almost all the bars and restaurants in the town are taking part in this initiative and will compete for one of the three prizes on offer: The best tasting tapa; the one with the best presentation and the one with the most ellaborate preparation.
As is now traditional, visitors to the Tapas Route will get a special ‘passport’ where they can collect stamps from all the establishments they visit along the route. At the end of the week all those who completed their passports will be entered into a prize draw and earn the chance to win some fantastic prizes including: Weekend breaks, hotel nights (including one at Sunset Beach Club :-)), tickets to local theme parks and lots more…
Each tapa is priced at – a very reasonable – €1.50 and includes a beer or glass of wine.
Are you planning on going to the Benalmadena Tapas Route? If you do, be sure to take some photos and post them on our Facebook Page!
by Justin | Oct 10, 2012 | Hotel News
Edinburgh Castle
The Sunset Beach Club Committee met in Edinburgh this past weekend for their annual Autumn Committee Meeting and the 26th Annual General Meeting.
Despite cold temperatures (0ºC!) a number of local Members attended including a couple that had come all the way from Dorset!
Patricia Reid (see photo below) who has been a familiar face on the Committee for the last 7 years chose to retire and Danish born Inge Letvinka was unanimously voted in favour as her replacement. Michael Orlien (Committee Chairman) was re-elected for a further term of 3 years. Minutes of the meeting and the topics discussed under any other business will be circulated to all fully paid members in the forthcoming weeks before Xmas.
The committee were able to enjoy a little time off and got to do a little sightseeing… here are a few photos they took on their tour of the beautiful city of Edinburgh: (more…)
by Justin | Oct 9, 2012 | Hotel News
On Thursday Sunset Beach Club’s commercial team will be flying over to Dublin to set up our stand for this years Over 50’s Show at the RDS.
This is the only dedicated lifestyle event in Ireland for older people and will be celebrating its 13th consecutive year.
Last year’s show attracted over 23.000 people and 250 exhibitors and this year organisers are expecting and even better turn out with all 4 halls occupied by exhibitors.
As well as the main Over 50’s Show, visitors will also be able to enjoy the genealogy event, Back to Our Past and Coin and Stamp fair. (more…)
