5 of the best… Timeshare Resorts in Europe
Upscale shared-ownership opportunities around the world are almost endless – but as in everything, the top options stand out.
The Anfi Group
Situated on the year-round sunny island of Gran Canaria, Anfi del Mar is a 5-star Vacation Membership Resort and winner of the ‘CNBC International Property Award 2008’. The Anfi story began with the vision of one man – Anfi Group’s late founder, the Norwegian entrepreneur Björn Lyng. He wanted to create a holiday paradise with a commitment to excellence, which Members could call their “home from home”.
It became clear from the beginning that Anfi would break the mould of any holiday concept available in the Canary Islands. The first step of this hugely ambitious development began in 1985 with the excavation of over 2 million cubic metres of rock from an arid cliff face. The barren hillside was soon to become a tropical vacation paradise – home to 33,000 member families worldwide.
Four extraordinary Clubs were constructed in sequence: Anfi Beach Club, Club Puerto Anfi, Club Monte Anfi and Club Gran Anfi – each with its own unique design and layout.
Accommodation ranges from spacious studio apartments of 65m² to 3-bedroom penthouse suites of a staggering 342m². Apartments are finished to the highest specifications and include hot tubs, marble-finished bathrooms, integrated entertainment systems, flat-screen televisions in lounge and all bedrooms, fully fitted and equipped kitchen including dishwasher & washer/dryer, spacious terraces with sun loungers and dining furniture. All apartments enjoy breathtaking views over Anfi’s tropical gardens, extensive poolside areas and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.
The on-site facilities further heighten the Anfi Vacation Experience. The jewels of Anfi’s crown are the 250-metre white Caribbeansand beach and adjacent 13,000m² heartshaped island, which boasts a golf pitch & putt area, sunbathing terraces and a secured seawater swimming area.
The resort is also home to a 72-berth marina, supermarkets, night-market, shopping centre and numerous bars and restaurants. In addition, the resort’s On-Site Services provide a wide range of amenities and there is nightly entertainment around a vibrant plaza area. On-site sporting facilities include a fully equipped gym, tennis and paddle courts, extensive water sports, including a PADI certified dive school.
One would image the phenomenal success of Anfi del Mar to be unbeatable, however, 1998 saw Björn Lyng and his team of groundbreaking architects, designers and engineers set to work on what was to become the Anfi Group’s most challenging project to date – Anfi Tauro Golf & Luxury Resorts.
Located in the awe-inspiring Tauro Valley – the perfect setting for a new Eden – this new resort will encompass: vacation membership resorts, fractional ownership, luxury villas and town-houses, a marina village with leisure-harbour, shopping centre and beach, along with infinite possibilities to practise sports, wellness and culinary facilities. In short: a complete leisure paradise tailored especially for today’s holiday seeker.
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