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Los Claveles LANZAROTE - Is like no place on Earth
Famous for its miles of clean, golden beaches, fringed by the clear, warm blue-green waters of the Atlantic .
There are many fascinating places to visit including the Timanfaya National Park – The “ national Park of Fire Mountains” – a spectacular visual experience not to be missed.
The resorts of Las Brisas & Las Casitas adjoin the picturesque fishing village of Playa Blanca.
Los Gigantes Tenerife An island stepped in history, Tenerife is a great place to explore.
Situated on a hillside location
Within a ten minute walk is the lively town of Los Gigantes which boasts a marina, small beach, numerous shops, bars and restaurants.
Great Holiday offers available 27/05/2004
Or Shop in Puerto Banus and enjoy the Nightlife
Alternatively relax on the El Paraiso Golf Course designed by Gary Player
An ideal exchange or rent a week, travel out and discover Andalusia. 3/07/2003 Las Rosas Retaining that Special Spanish Style The first delivery of specially commisioned replacement furniture has arrived at Las Rosas. WimPen has been fortunate in identifying a company prepared to manufacture furniture of the same style as the original and four villas have now been refurbished. Lounge interiors are also being redecorated in a magnolia colour. 
23/07/2003 Las Casitas Still more celebrations - 20 Years Old Rci presented a special plaque the (irst of it´s kind) to Las Casitas as it celebrated 20 Years of RCI affiliation. Mr Ivan Pengelly Managing Director of WimPen Leisure Management together with the Resort Manageress - Denice Marco - accpted the award from RCI´s Judith Dallison. The very special occasion was attended by Owners staying at the resort toasting success with Champagne. Thank you to all the staff for their dedicated hard work over the years. 
23/07/2003 Las Brisas Celebrating the RCI Gold Crown 10 Year Award In May of this Year RCI presented a Special Award to Las Brisas for holding the Gold Crown Award for 10 consecutive Years. Mr Ivan Pengelly Managing Director of WimPen Leisure Management attended and accepted the award on behalf of the Resort & Owners. Here the Resort Manageress - Monica Ardit - Holds the Award. Well done to all the staff involved. 
27/05/2003 Las Casitas, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote - November 1982 to November 2002 My father first visited Lanzarote in 1970 and I first visited Playa Blanca in March 1983 by which time my father had already bought some weeks at Las Casitas. We were there on an inspection visit which cost us the princely sum of £100 including accommodation and flights for one week. There were no tarmac roads in Playa Blanca at that time, no street lights and a torch light was an essential part of your equipment if you went out at night. There were only three restaurants all of which closed at 8.p.m unless you managed to persuade them to stay open until 9p.m. The amazing thing was that my father was 70 at that time and it is difficult to imagine that he was only just beginning to purchase time share at his age. He had been looking to buy some property for several years all over Europe and the Canaries and nothing had seemed quite right until he saw the advertisement for the Wimpey development in Play Blanca. Indeed some of the sites in Lanzarote he was shown as possible development sites are still empty. The attraction of Las Casitas was it’s location and the fact it was backed by an English Company (Wimpey). The complex was very small, all units were on ground level and the atmosphere was fantastic. Although Playa Blanca has grown considerably and there has been a lot of development the Las Casitas Resort itself has changed very little and the view from the patio on the bar area looking out over the pool is little different to that of 20 years ago. It still retains it’s unique atmosphere even though many improvements have been made. Despite the fact that there is a comprehensive ongoing improvement programme on the resort part of it’s charm is that it still bears the hallmarks of a 20 year old time share development. This is only to be expected but is more than compensated for by it’s unique atmosphere. The gardens are well maintained and with the bungalows being well spaced out the whole site appears very spacious and open, unlike some more recent developments. We have virtually retained the same management company since the start, first with Wimpey and then with WimPen, and this has been instrumental in its successful management. The ongoing management and maintenance of the resort has been good and maintenance fees have been kept to realistic levels unlike some of the more recent timeshare developments. Over the years I have seen a few changes as regards owners, visitors and staff on the resort we have had several resort managers but some of the original staff are still there, and the welcome you receive whenever you visit the resort is unsurpassed. I have two brothers who both own on the Resort and as a family we have owned as many as 17 weeks there with up to four generations of our family making visits. I myself have visited the Resort at least once a year since 1983 with the exception of 2001, and some years I have been there in February/March, October/November and December/January. In fact my total length of occupancy on the resort over 20 years works out at almost 3 weeks per year. We have had many happy times there, probably culminating in October 2002 when we took four children out there together with their spouses and grandchildren making a total of 19 altogether. This contingent, coupled with many longstanding friends who have been frequenting Las Casitas for many years resulted in a great party at the prince William Bar which is now run by Ronnie and Maureen. There is no doubt in my mind that, despite being the first time share resort in the Canaries and therefore being a bit of an experiment, Las Casitas has stood the test of time well and has a lot going for it which other larger and more modern resorts may not. As long as it continues to be managed as well as it has and the owners continue to look to the future there is no reason why it should not continue. Michael Woodhouse Villa 47 Weeks 10,11 Villa 28 Week 43 Villa 48 Weeks 44, 45 Villa 48 Weeks 52, 1 13/05/2003 El Marques Refurbishment “Underway” It’s all happening at El Marques, Tenerife. The first shipment of new furnishings have arrived are being put into the villas and apartments. The project includes Sofas, pictures, cushions, curtains, lamps and bedroom soft furnishings. Completion of this major project is programmed for the end of May 2003.  13/05/2003 20 YEARS AS AN OWNER AT LAS CASITAS As one of the first owners 20 years ago I have never had any regrets of buying a Wimpey Timeshare villa at Las Casitas, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. Apart from many excellent RCI exchanges made since my early retirement, my wife and I never tire of returning to Las Casitas and always enjoy a relaxing holiday there. Las Casitas is superbly situated very close to all the facilities of the still unspoilt village of Play Blanca with many restaurants, bars and shops and its lovely beach and others nearby. Las Casitas still retains the original Spanish style villas, furnishing and décor. Being a small complex, 48 villas, it never becomes overcrowded. There is an excellent swimming pool, bar and tennis court. Las Casitas has always been well maintained by the management company, which is now WimPen Leisure, and you are always made most welcome by the management and staff on site. Congratulations to Las Casitas on its 20th Anniversary. Gordon. A. Penny 10/05/2003 Big Ken Ferrie pops up in the Canary Golf Open – and wins. The Canary open golf championship held at Adeje in the southern part of Tenerife brought out some now notable players, who had perhaps been somewhat hidden in anonymity recently. Kenneth Ferrie, a large, genial young man of 24 years won with 22 strokes under par, ending with a sensational birdie that left some of his equally anonymous fellow-players with a slack jaw. Ferrie is not far short of 1 metre 94 centimetres tall, and weighs in at 114 kilos. He left the Spanish players Jose Maria Olazabal, Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez standing. Oddly enough it was another Spaniard, the seventeen year old Pablo Martin, who surprised everyone by becoming the leader during the second day of the tournament. Not only is he seventeen, he is also amateur, but this was an open championship, in which the pros mix it with the weekenders. It was slightly embarrassing to note that the last ten players out of the twenty-eight competitors were all Spanish. The first eight were Ferrie (England), Lawrie (Ireland), Hedblom (Sweden), Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Denmark), Brian Davis (England), Gary Evans (England), Charl Schwartzel (USA), and Paul Cassey (England). Article Courtesy of Tenerife News 08/05/2003 |
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