Polaris World News

2,000 Euros of furniture vouchers are available for any person reserving a property on Polaris World in June this year.  The vouchers can be used in the Polaris World furniture shop of Homestyle, which has everything you may need to fully equip your new home including furniture packs, white goods, linen and curtains, lighting, outdoor furniture, swimming pools and Jacuzzis.

Polaris World furniture now has several stores and fully trained advisers on hand to help with design and layouts. The furniture is installed into properties on any of the Polaris World sites, including the new sites of Condado de Alhama and Terrazas de la Torre.

There is a good selection of different styles of furniture available, from the more traditional to the ultra modern and the shop caters for a wide range of budgets. In the range of furniture packs, it is possible to ‘pick and mix’ so one can tailor the packs to suit different tastes.

The Bamboo Restaurant and Bar is now open at La Torre Golf Resort. The ultra-modern bar serves cocktails and a wide range of food including sushi and delicious burgers. Every Friday and Sunday night there is live music in Bamboo and the venue has been designed so there is plenty of space for both dancing and for chilling out. Large sofas provide comfy spaces to sip a drink and relax. One of the highlights of the restaurant, is the swimming pool and decking area, surrounded by Polaris World furniture and a multitude of sunloungers. The Bamboo restaurant is in the middle of the largest lake at La Torre and is accessed by two wooden bridges, near the pizza restaurant and the pub.  The swimming pool is on one side of the restaurant and has views over the lake to the golf, the 5* Intercontinental hotel and the rest of the La Torre centre.

All the staff are dressed in white linen uniforms and the high ceilings make Bamboo very light and airy. It will be a great venue on hot summer evenings, when you can chill out by the pool and order a drink from the terrace bar.

Bamboo is the 8th restaurant/bar to open at the resort, after El Roble, Pinos, Encina, Acacia, Limonero, Woodhouse and the Irish Pub. The ice cream and juice parlour is also near to Bamboo and the Intercontinental is really starting to take shape. La Torre Golf Resort was the second Polaris World Resort to open and has an 18 hole golf course.

Polaris Supermarket are now offering home delivery both on and off the resorts. At La Torre Golf resort if you order more than 30 Euros of goods (about £20) delivery is completely free. For less that 30 Euros the charge is just 3 Euros for delivery. It is possible to order online from all the categories in the supermarket, including fruit and vegetables, household products, cakes and pastries and wine. There are also special offers available on the website. The site is both in English and Spanish and has been designed to be quick and easy to use.

On 10th July, the Polaris school, King’s College, had its first Open Day. The school staff provided information about the school and the facilities on offer. The school is opening on the 12th Sept 2007 forchildren aged from two to nine years. In future the school will offer the English syllabus all the way through to eighteen years, including A level study. The school is likely to have a wide mix of nationalities, including local Spanish children and British children living on the Resorts or nearby.

Mar Menor, La Torre and El Valle are now connected by the shuttle bus. The service is free and goes 4 times a day each way. The shuttle bus will connect all the resorts when they are open and also connect to the Polaris World Beach Club. The coach is large, so there is plenty of space for transport between the Resorts.

Polaris World has started its own TV channel for people who use the resorts. The programming will be informative - including programmes about the region, what’s going on in the area and places to visit of interest.

Polaris Home Style have now opened an outlet store which has a wide selection of indoor and outdoor furniture. The store offers previous seasons furniture at very competitive prices. The shop is open 6 days a week, Monday to Saturday. In the morning it is open from 10am until 2pm and in the afternoon it is open from 4pm to 8pm. The store is located on the main road between San Javier and Murcia at Km 1. From San Javier, drive past La Torre Golf Resort and El Valle Golf Resort and it is on the right hand side a little way after El Valle.

Now you do not have to have to have a Polaris World Internet contract to access the internet at any of the Polaris World Resorts. Pre-pay internet cards let you access the internet from your villa or from the desgnated areas in the resort. There is WiFi at both Mar Menor and La Torre golf resorts and there are permanent internet connections at Mar Menor Social Club, La Torre Club house and the garden centre. Look out for the ‘AreaNet’ zones to connect wirelessly. Pre-pay internet cards are available at the petrol station, Pino’s bar, the call centre in both resorts and the garden centre. Once you have got a card, simply open your internet browser, use the password details on the card and follow the instructions to get online.