Hotel Regente’s Staff Dinner 2012
Most of you already know us, but the majority of you have not seen us in our most intimate and fun moments! Every year, our Manager Pablo Villamediana organizes –together with the Kitchen, Entertainment & Restaurant Departments-and end of the year Staff Dinner. This is an opportunity for him to make a balance of the year, mentioning any refurbishments and events that had taken place in the past year, and announces the new improvement measures that will take place in the upcoming year. And he gives us our Christmas Baskets as well!! Yoohoo! Members of the Kitchen Department take the […]
Christmas tree history
The first Christmas tree has a long association with Christianity, it began in Germany almost 1,000 years ago when St Boniface, who converted the German people to Christians, was said to have come across a group of pagans worshipping an oak tree. In anger, St. Boniface cut down the oak tree and to his amazement a young fir tree sprung up from the roots of the oak tree. St Boniface took this as a sign of the Christian faith. But it was not until the 16th century that fir trees were brought indoors at Christmas time. Until about 1700, the […]
The Platform Solidarity Marina Baixa organizes food donations with Medplaya Hotels
You may have already read it or heard it on numerous mass media like Diario Información, or El Mundo: The Platform Solidarity Marina Baixa has organized the supply of food from Med Playa Hotel Regente (and, as from this Wednesday, from Med Playa Hotel Riudor) to 8 selected families from Benidorm which are in a situation of precariousness. The aim is to make an efficient use of production surpluses and help others. The Platform Solidarity Marina Baixa is a non-profit organization of recent creation that has been driven by the Platform for People Affected by the Mortgage (PAH) of Altea, which […]
Ice skating in the heart of Costa del Sol
Ice skates, long pants, gloves and socks. These are the only requirements needed for those who wants to spend a great time in the Ice Club in Benalmádena, a unique sport facility in Andalusia and has become one of the main attractions of the town. But what’s different about this sports complex? To start with, Benalmádena Ice club has a natural ice rink cover that is unique in Andalusia, the area has 660 square meters. In fact, this area of the entire complex has become one of the most used, although the complex has 6000 square meters. The complex is […]
A trip to the Origins of Spanish Shortbread
The city of Estepa (in the province of Seville) is considered the capital of the shortbread (spanish: polvorón). This traditional Christmas dessert has been manufactured in the city for more than a century, there are until today 23 companies involved in manufacturing about 18,000 tons of Christmas sweets per year. This municipality counts with the facilities that pay tribute to this confectionery. You will find in Estepa the Mantecado Museum, owned by the city of Estepa, a museum that represents the origins and development of the shortbread, this artisan confectionery from the early twentieth century. Aware of the success of […]
Auditions for Summer 2013 Jobs at Medplaya Hotels Shows
An amazing job on the sunny coast of Spain is waiting for you. Become a part of the ‘Flying Team’, dance, have fun and enjoy Spain. If you want to apply for this job, below you’ll find more details about the castings. Dancers, singers and acrobats are required at Medplaya Hotels to be part of small productions of the West End most famous musical shows. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your musical theatre skills while enjoying the summer on the spanish coast. You will be performing live in front of an audience of more than one thousand guests […]
Best Beach Resorts in Spain
Beaches are the trademark par excellence for Spain along with its great weather conditions and so Spain is an ideal country for holidays. Spanish beaches are amongst the most wonderful in Europe offering more than 3900 km of coasts. The most visited and most famous coasts of Spain are the following: the Costa Brava, the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol. Costa Brava, between the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees, is the popular resort of the littoral of the province of Girona. Its 214 kilometres of coastline stretch between the beaches of Blanes in the south, surrounded by El Maresme and […]
Get to know El Gordo Spanish Christmas Lottery and watch the television spot
It is no secret that the Spanish Lottery ‘El Gordo’ is the one that gives out more money in prizes in the world. This year 2012, for instance, the amount ascends up to 2,520 millions of Euros in prizes of which 720 millions go for ‘The Fat One’!!!! These will be distributed in 1,764 prizes. “Christmas’ Fat One” (El Gordo de Navidad, in Spanish) brings 4,000,000 Euros per series winner, that is to say 400,000 Euros per ‘a lottery tenth’. For the second series gives out 1,250,000 Euros, and 500,000 Euros for the third. These prizes are not subject to […]
History of La Carihuela in Torremolinos
The story of La Carihuela is the story of many small and poor neighborhoods of the coast in Torremolinos. This was another fishing district where have lived fishermen and working people of the town of Torremolinos. During the years of the tourist boom on the Costa del Sol, the province of Malaga began to become what it is now, a place of reference for those who want to enjoy a pleasant walk along the promenade or enjoy the pleasant summer evenings. The usual shack houses in the area, some of them remained in the streets further away from the beach, […]
Health Properties of Spanish Mediterranean Diet
There is a good reason why I have decided to talk about the spanish diet and its health properties. The Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions of Torremolinos hosted for 3 days, 24, 25 and 26 of November The Wine and Mediterranean Food Fair in which professionals and amateurs could enjoy the best of wine and spanish gastronomy. We have all heard and read about the Mediterranean diet, which seems to be so popular in newspapers, magazines and especially diet books. Spain is one of more than a dozen countries on the Mediterranean Sea, enjoying lots of sunshine. Therefore, Spanish food […]
