31 Jul 2008 5:30 PM:

Just returned from a two week stay in an apartment at CDS owned by friends. We last visited in May 07. We arrived at 01:30 am and were observed by the security patrol as we accessed our garage, nice to see he was awake. Next morning the gardeners were out and about early, and their efforts certainly show - the grass has improved dramatically since we were last there, and some of the weedier trees have been removed. They appear to be improving the barren areas outside the portals by laying a layer of white stone around the flower beds, and it looks quite attractive.

In the first week it was fairly quiet (helped by the lack of work at the suites behind us) but things got much busier after the UK schools broke up, and when we left yesterday "our" pool (Blocks 28-32) was being very well used. A bit too well at times, since it appeared that people from other areas of the site were using our pool in preference to their own, leading to overcrowding and a shortage of sun loungers. A couple of days before we left a notice went up making everyone aware that the area was reserved for residents of our blocks,  but this could turn into a real problem at busy times of the year - and nobody wants to see towels on loungers at 7 in the morning. Apart from this minor niggle, we were very comfortable and safe, at least until the apartments directly above and to the one side of us were occupied! This showed up a lack of sound insulation between the apartments as we were disturbed by the snores and nocturnal activities of our new neighbours. 

We don't mind bars on the windows, in fact with two children we welcome the extra security, and they have been a feature of every apartment and villa we have rented in Spain and Portugal in the last twenty years. I'm also told that the culprits behind the recent spate of LCD TV thefts have been caught and that they are very local...

In short, the place was far from a ghost town, is being well maintained, and we had a very pleasant stay. We'll certainly consider going back again next year.

Oh, and people were mentioning a bloke called Norman who keeps slagging off the development. Does he own property at CDS?

Community thread: Illegal Extension - How do I object?

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