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Raffles Olympia Resort Not A Place To Train For The Olympics

Where: Pyrgos, Greece

November 7, 2008 at 3:35 PM | 1 Comment

Raffles Hotels is planning to open the Raffles Olympia Resort in 2011 in Greece but you can forget anything associated with the Olympic Games or athletics for that matter. This hotel is strictly going to be a luxury resort.

The resort will have a couple of pools, four tennis courts and a golf course. Note: They are proud it’s unusual to have a golf course in Greece; we are thinking it’s weird to have a golf course in Greece.

A large Raffles Amrita Spa is also planned as is a long private beach, so if relaxing ever becomes an Olympic sport then this will be the right place to train.

Currently, the easiest way to get to the site of the Raffles Olympia Resort is a 2.5 hour drive from Athens. The hotel is relying on the nearby Andravida Airport opening its passenger terminal as promised in 2010 to make it easier for guests to arrive when the resort opens in 2011.

We’re not sure the Greeks are renowned for getting their building projects finished on time though, so we’ll check up on the Raffles Olympia again and see if they at least make it open before the next Olympics in 2012.

[Photo: Jason-Morrison]

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    HotelChatter Member
    November 20, 2008 at 10:18 AM




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    In het hart van Bogor zijn de enorme botanische tuin, met een ruimte van ongeveer 80 hectare. Ze zijn naar verluidt inspiratie van gouverneur-generaal Raffles, maar het ruime veld van de Istana Bogor (voorzitter Palace) werden geconverteerd naar botanische tuinen door de Nederlandse botanist Professor Reinwardt, met assistenten uit Kew Garden, en officieel geopend door de Nederlanders in 1817. Het was vanuit deze tuinen die verschillende koloniale cash gewassen, die ons thee, cassave, tabak en kina, werden ontwikkeld door vroege Nederlandse onderzoekers tijdens de beruchte teeltduur in de 19e eeuw. Het park is nog steeds een belangrijk centrum voor botanisch onderzoek in Indonesië.
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