04 Jul 2014
With Wimbledon in full flow, tennis is more popular than ever this summer and to celebrate this year's championship, Spain's La Manga Club is offering some amazing packages throughout July – with a four-night tennis break available for just €232 (approx £193) per person.
The official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), La Manga Club's impressive 28-court tennis academy boasts a variety of surfaces on which to play and British number ones Andy Murray and Laura Robson are among the tennis stars to have used the award-winning venue to train.
Fans of the game can take advantage of some great-value deals when they head to Europe's leading tennis destination up until July 31 – with one night's accommodation in the resort's four-star Las Lomas Village including three hours' court hire on offer from only €58 per day.
Guests can enjoy a four-night bed and breakfast stay in the resort's luxury Hotel Principe Felipe with the same daily tennis privileges for just €320 (approx £265) per person, and La Manga Club's July tuition packages are equally as attractive – with seven-night academy breaks starting from only €446 per person for juniors and €466 per person for adults.
Prices include ten hours' expert tuition from the resort's experienced team of coaches and accommodation in Las Lomas Village, with the same teaching packages available staying in the hotel for €620 for adults and €20 less for children. All packages are based on two people sharing a room and include VAT.
Widely regarded as Spain's flagship resort, La Manga Club has been at the forefront of sports and leisure destination in Europe for more than 40 years.
In addition to tennis, the resort boasts unrivalled facilities as a sport and leisure venue including three championship golf courses, a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – and a 2,000sqm spa and fitness centre. It also offers the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 20 bars and restaurants.
For more information or to book call 00 34 968 17 5577, email reservas@lamangaclub.com or go to www.lamangaclub.com.
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La Manga Club – www.lamangaclub.com – is an unrivalled sports and leisure paradise which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea, just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour from Alicante.
Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it enjoys a mild year-round Mediterranean climate and offers visitors a prestigious five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and extensive sports facilities, including three championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and eight grass sports pitches. The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2,000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars.
As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club has signed a long-term deal to be the overseas training resort of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2016. It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to the first-class year-round training facilities which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.
As a result of more than 40 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain's flagship resort and as one of the finest sports and lifestyle destinations in the world. Evidence of this is provided by its numerous awards and accolades.
La Manga Club was the proud recipient of a 2013 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, for the facilities and service on offer at its five-star Hotel Principe Felipe. The resort has long been a staunch supporter of women's golf, being the official overseas resort partner of the English Women's Golf Association for three years as well as hosting the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School from 2009-12. La Manga Club is also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women's amateur events and teams.