13 Dec 2006 6:33 PM:
I read this post on manilvalife.com from someone who genuinely sounds like they have been to the site recently. Perhaps it will ease some worries - it did for me.
We bought in April 06 Ground Floor A Type 12B Portal 10 (Corner Unit) due for completion Oct 06.
We booked flights Dec 2th to 6th hoping that it would be ready ! No such luck so we stayed at Duquesa Suites.
I'll tell you, Duquesa Suites is not a patch on Arenal Duquesa.
Needless to say I was up every day checking on the progress (as if that made them work any faster) but from what I saw and heard the apartments are ready but the site still needs to be cleared and tidied, and final planting and grassing to be finished. Arenal say Jan 2007 and that looks do-able.
Some very nich touches I wasn't aware of - satelite connections in all rooms, the walk paving and wall materials look very very nice, and little wooden handrails in some of the walkways. It all adds to that feeling of something special, different to the run of the mill complexes that are springing up all around.
Underground garage seems the business, each space looks generous, and the automatic door is open meshed so letting light in.
The apartment seems bigger than what I first remembered. I know the show flat they had beside the sales office was useless - too small and over furnished. I suspect feedback from that made them change a few things.
Pools look substantial and excellent, street architecture (lights etc) all look very nice.
Phases 5 and 6 are going to be Aparthotels but at least that will be over the other side of the road and I don't think it will affect us in the complex.
I'm sure I will think of other things so I will post later.
By the way, early mornings and evenings a bit chilly, but the days were in the 19 to 23 degrees with full on sun.
Rock on
Will & Marianne
I hope this gives us all a little hope in these damp and dreary days in the uk
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