Property in Cyprus

Archive for April, 2010

On Sunday 25^th April, a Red Yellow White Competition took place at Minthis Hills and as usual it was heavily contested.  The sun was shining and the grass was green and a good time was had by all.

Bunker shot at Minthis Hills

We’d like to congratulate the winners:

Hans Wigforss, Stuart Johnson & Patti Royal

And the runners up:

Harry Maratheftis, Hamish Gardner & Pam Wortley

The Laser Masters European Championship 2010 started at the weeekend in Limassol and will finish on Friday.  There are about 64 entries from 21 different countries participating in the event.

A single-handed Olympic class racing dinghy, the Laser dinghy  is  sailed at club, national and international levels.  It is challenging to sail, rewarding athleticism, subtle steering and trimming techniques, as well as tactical excellence.  Very popular for racing, there about 200,000  of them around the world.

Minthis Hills  has started recruiting for our soon to be completed clubhouse (www.minthishills.org).  Designed by world renowned architects, Woods Bagot, the clubhouse will serve as the heart of the whole resort, providing 5 star concierge services out to the private residences and will feature a fine dining restaurant, as well as bars and conference facilities.  Minthis Hills is near the village of Tsada, in the Pafos area of Cyprus.

The Minthis Hills clubhouse bar looking out onto the golf course

We are looking for a top flight clubhouse manager who will have overall responsibility for the management of the Minthis Hills clubhouse operations.  It is a key strategic role and will include the day-to-day management  of the clubhouse and its staff.  The person will have commercial accountability for planning, organising and directing all services, including front office operations (reception/concierge). food and beverage operations.

In addition, the role will take a strategic overview and have responsibility for planning ahead to maximise profits.  The Clubhouse manager must set an example to staff to ensure the delivery of a standard of service and presentation that exceeds clients’s needs and expectations.

Requirements

• University degree in hotel, hospitality, or business management required
• Postgraduate qualification – MBA or hospitality management would be considered an advantage
• Minimum 5 years experience in a similar role
• Poperty industry knowledge preferable
• International exposure a must
• Excellent computer skills
• Excellent knowledge of English & Greek language, both written & oral a must; Russian oral would be considered an advantage
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients
• Demonstrated problem solving & negotiation skills
• Ability to think clearly & make quick decisions
• Professional manner & calm, rational approach in hectic situations
• Ability to balance customer & business priorities
• Flexibility & a ‘can do’ mentality

For further information, or to apply please send your CV to human.resources@pafilia.com.

This Sunday 11^th April, Minthis Hills Golf course (www.minthishills.org) echoed to the sounds of its members enjoying the club’s April Medal competition.  The winners were:

                          Net            Alan Colqhoun

Division II       Gross         Martin Pollard

                           Net             John Silsby

 Ladies

                       Gross         Yvonne Preene

                       Net             Gwen Jones

Golfers playing at Minthis Hills

Minthis Hills golf club held a Motherball competition on 1st April.  They experimented with the order of the holes played, with the front nine as  1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9  and the back nine as 10-11-14-15-16-17-18-13-12. 

It proved a success and was enjoyed by all the members, as well as the beautiful Cyprus sunshine.  Golf in the morning, beach in the afternoon, what more could you ask for!

 Sponsored by AquaSpace, Ocean Basket and Minthis Hills Golf Club, the competition was fierce and the winners were: 

1^st Winner David Hudson, Derek Bailey, Bridget Sheldon  120

2^nd               Ted Peel, Terry Duggan, Glen Edwards                 115

3^rd                Tom Bestford, Lacki Gilchrist, Anita Aldridge  112 comeback

4^th                Charles Parr,  John Thompson,  Di Worth           112

Cyprus Golf is as popular as ever and at Minthis Hills (www.minthishills.org) we have a club that is going from strength to strength.   A full calendar of competitions take place throughout the year and on the 28/03/10, we held our Monthly Stableford Competition, sponsored by Goose, Fat & Garlic.  The winners were:

The 14th hole at Minthis Hills challenges you to hit over a ravine

Division  I                                     

1^st Winner          C. Monks                            

2^nd Winner          D. Hudson                     

 Division II

1^st Winner          M. Stephenson   

2^nd Winner          P. Talbot                         

3^rd Winner          L. Gilchrist                  

Ladies

1^st Winner          Y. Preeme                        

2^nd Winner          M. Fortescue                    

3^rd Winner          G. Jones