Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:01pm
Evening Al, when we bought in 2016, my wife and i wanted typical Spanish, so a little village in the middle of nowhere where nobody spoke English. I came out to Spain for 4 days and viewed 30 properties in those 4 days. On the last day i had Emailed Chris at Gran Alacant properties to view a few of his. I arrived a few hours before my plane left, and he had had problems with his E mail, and wasn't aware i was coming. Regardless he showed me a couple, neither of which took my fancy. We came back to the office, and he remembered one that had just come on. I looked at it and knew it was the one for me, on Monte y Mar. I walked round the urbanisation in December and it was 22 degrees.
Looking back with 4 children aged between 17 and 25, i now realise that buying on Gran Alacant was the best thing i could have done. No, it is not typical Spanish like we originally wanted. But i have 27 nationalities on my urbanisation. It is 20 euro's from the airport in taxi. It is 1.5 euro's on the bus to Santa Pola or Alicante. The Carabassi beach goes for miles. The nature reserve is lovely. You can cycle to Santa Pola in 25 mins at a stroll. The commercial centre has bars / restaurants / shops etc. Then you have Masa square, then you have the Carabassi strip. And if you fancy a walk you are on the front at Arenals del Sol in 20 minutes. Top Alacant has the weekly market, the skywalk, the lighthouse.
Elche is beautiful and only 20 minutes away. They also at the moment are playing in La Liga, so had it not been for the pandemic we could have seen Messi play there, if you are into sport. Alicante has a football team called Hercules, which i go to watch.
We have met so many people and keep in touch when back in the UK. My kids use it as a bolt-hole and it is neither too busy for us or too quiet for them.
From my solarium i can see the airport, (but you cannot hear the planes). It is beautiful to sit and watch them from distance coming in, and living near will save you a fortune over the years. Friends of mine have to buy cars and store them as they live 45 minutes away from the airport.. Taxi's are not cheap. There is nothing better than getting off the plane with just your hand luggage, walking straight into a taxi, and 10 minutes later being in your house, dump your bag and off to the pub.
I hope i have sold to you, and you will get property within your budget. Lots are open to offers. .... I should charge commission.....If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask, and best of luck.