08 Apr 2009 9:12 AM:

Hi,

Opening times for the Supermarket on Hacienda are;

1st May until 30th September

Mon-Sat: 09.00h to 21.00h

Sundays and Bank holidays:  10.00h to 1500h

1st October until 30th April

Mon-Sat: 09.00 to 20.30

Sundays and Bank holidays: 10.00 to 15.0

Hope this helps, have a great stay

Community thread: On Site Shop

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19 Mar 2009 7:27 PM:

Thanks for the update Maggie,

Wouldn't it be great if work really did start soon.

 

Community thread: New updates required

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12 Mar 2009 10:14 AM:

I have recently spoken to Jorge from Mapfre, he is very helpful.

My apartment is approx' 64.96m2 and the amount of cover I get from the community insurance is €84,000, this is worked on the size of your apartment and percentage it takes up over the whole site.

The bank said my apartment has been valued as needing €133,000 of cover, so I will need to top up the short fall with extra cover of €49,000, plus contents cover. This is still a lot cheaper than the insurance I had with Zurick through Polaris.

My insurance is not due again till November but I have already stopped the next payment from going out automatically (it is just a call to your bank). My bank also advised me to give my current insurance company at least 2 months notice of my intention to stop payment as this is required in Spain.

I spoke to the Polaris Representative and he said they now knew we had the community cover so would just quote on contents which he did within 2 days.

I hope this helps.

Community thread: renewal of insurance

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11 Mar 2009 2:35 PM:

Hi Graham,

Many thanks for your post, I know many of us on Hacienda will be very grateful for the update even if not very positive.

It is such a shame we do not seem to be progressing at all, and in some cases it would seem, going backwards.

Like you I have always tried to be positive about Hacienda  but you can only have so much hope before you start to become negative.

By looking at all the posts to see what everyone else is saying, even if it is not to your own way of thinking is how we put the whole picture together which is really what these forums are for. Some Posts I take with a pinch of salt, some people do expect too much and did not do their research  well , if at all, before buying.

What makes me dispondent now is the news on our Resortalia site of little progress not only with the Town centre but the Sports area which I thought was days away from getting its licence quite some time back, the mass planting that now seems to have been put back again and as you said some path lights not working and a lot of weeds and the place looking a bit untidy.

If I was able to reside on Hacienda, or be in a position to visit on a regular basis, I would certainly go forward for a President nomination, I would give myself a year and try everything I could to get to the bottom of the current problems and find out the real truth behind what is really going on and report to all owners.  If I could not get any further, or if I had bad news, I think all owners at least have the right to know.

Having said that, I am not in a position to even help out the current presidents. I am sure a lot of people may think the Presidents are not doing enough, the one thing I would say bearing in mind the  General meeting coming up is unless some else truly believes they can give real help and time to the community I do think we probably have the best Presidents on board as they have dealt closer with Polaris than most of us unfortunate onlookers and I for one support them further for at least another year and wish them luck with the hope that by the end of 2009 they will at last give us good news and hope.

I read that Kenny was going to the March meeting and wish him well as I know he is a long time writer of this forum and has given a lot of thought and information to all of us.

 

 

 

Community thread: Grahams HR update blog

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21 Feb 2009 11:29 AM:

Hi there.

I totally agree with Graham and Maggie. Buy in Spain there is a lot of choice and it should be part of the whole experience, You will also get to know the area much better.

Even with the euro-pound rate I would still furnish locally.

Also as Gary said, avoid Villapac, we did not use them after checking them out and visiting them 3 years ago, plus packs can work out expensive. One pack we saw in Spain and really liked would have cost 10,000 euro, (without white goods) and you dont always want everything in the pack.

We have managed to get the specific look we were after ourselves for 7,000 euros this included everything from white goods, to ornaments. We used Carrefour, Primark, Ikea, Novalux lighting and Yorkshire Linen in Torrevieja among others.

If I was advising friends on Furnishing an apartment I would tell them to allow 10,000 euros, that should definately get you everything You want comfortably including your running around, and money left over for a nice meal to celebrate.

Hope this helps, good luck and welcome to Hacienda (The Best Resort, Despite our problems)

 

 

 

Community thread: Furniture

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