Following a weekend with George we took a taxi to this resort - the driver was delighted that Southampton beat Liverpool and was also impressed that we were coming here. Apparently the king's daughter was married here and it is the place where most dignitaries stay. We were gobsmacked by the size and quality of the whole resort (from water taxi to spa to ballroom and fountains!). Fortunately we were not the only ones to check-in in flip-flops, t-shirts and shorts! The theme of golden horses is continued in numerous statues, horseshoes in marble tiles and carpets, paintings, room toiletries and even the feet of the furniture are fashioned as golden hooves.
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| our palatial room |
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| Grand Salon fresco ceiling |
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| View over grounds to water taxi |
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| two golden horses |
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| the busy swimming pool !!! |
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| fountain |
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| Grand Salon fresco ceiling |
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The race is on!
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The lift is controlled by our room key card and the room controls are on a key pad next to the massive double bed. Ray's had great fun without his glasses!
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| The Key Pad |
This resort was built in the 1980's around two lakes which were previously open-cast tin mines, hence the name Mines Resort. The water taxi takes you to other hotels, the shopping mall, business park and golf course.
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