07 Aug 2017 9:29 PM:

Hi Paul

We were in a similar position to you, looking at the various 3 bed apartments availble on HDA (which we thought were fantastic) last September and were incredibly lucky to secure a villa, just a month ago.

Having been long term visitors to Spain (particularly to the Malaga area) we wanted to look at Murcia last year (as we'd heard good reports from friends) and were intoxicated - Very Spanish and relaxed and not too English, but sufficient support if required. We looked at 9 or 10 different Golf Resorts with, ironically, HDA last on our list and, the moment we drove onto site, it felt like 'home'. Weird I know, and it may not appeal to everyone, but the overall feeling was, WOW, this is great.

What I would say is that the resort (over the last 12 months & 3 visits we've made), in our observed opinion, has transformed out of all recognition. Santander (& others) have committed a Euro6M investment in the resort (see here : (Not allowed to post a link yet, but PM me for info )- to get the Hotel/Spa/Golf Holiday Resort and 2+2 Restaurants opened by the first ¼ 2018. With the proposed opening of Corvera Airport as well (transferring all of the traffic from San Javier), the resort really does have a huge potential. 

Additionally, the resort has now grown sufficiently to be 'adopted' by Fuente Alamo (the local town) with a ceremony on 18th July to appoint our own Mayor. In conjuction with this, security appears to have been tightened, with more security people 'visible' and checks now being made on vehicles entering - 'who are you', 'why are you visiting', 'where are you visiting?'.

The Town itself is an amazing asset to the resort - literally less tha 2km away, having three major and three other supermarkets, two pharmacies, a doctors surgery, hardware stores, furniture stores and numerous bars/cafes and a couple of good quality restaurants - this was a noted issue at all the other 'golf resorts' we visited (with the exception of La Manga), as most resorts are a considerable distance from 'local' amenities.

I would stress that I have no connection with HDA apart from ownership, but would encourage you to visit and guage for yourself - I think it will be 'THE PLACE TO BE' in the not too distant future.

Any more questions, please come back to me.

Steve

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