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Advantages: Peaceful, tranquil, beautiful and very friendly Disadvantages: Can be expensive
have ever thought about owning your own holiday home where you can get away from all the stresses of life, Marina Caravan Park is an excellent spot to choose.
Nearby attractions include Nearby beaches, galleries, museums, Lake District, Forest of Bowland, numerous restaurants/cafes, shops, bars, pubs & Clubs, horse riding and golf.
There is a two hourly bus service which stops at the park that runs from Knott End to Lancaster.
Apart from the initial cost of purchasing your caravan there are other costs to take into account:-
Ground rent - at the moment this is £2,300 per year, it covers all water, lighting, refuse collection etc.
Rates - payable to the local authority - this year this was £230
Electricity is my meter and - naturally- depends on how much you use you home.
As an example a family of three living ...
Advantages: Right on the beach, great views Disadvantages: None...eventually
We'd had some pretty good hotels on our trip to Andalucia, and we hoped that the hotel we had picked for our final three days wouldn't be any different. We wanted a comfortable room in a hotel on the beach with a nice sea view, but nothing too remote so that we could still enjoy all the facilities of a resort. Did we get what we wanted?
Well, read on...
We booked the HOTEL PERLA MARINA, in the town of NERJA, through bancotel.com. This is a Spanish based travel site whereby you purchase 'cheques' for 50 euros each. Depending on the hotel, season etc, a room costs between 1-3 cheques per night. This can mean savings of over 60% in some cases.
Being the intrepid bargain hunter (some would say tight-fisted git) that I am, I managed to book a series of 3 and 4 star hotels for 50 euros. This hotel was no exception.
Nerja is around ...
Advantages: Nice pool, pleasanr helpful staff, appartment very clean Disadvantages: Bathroom stunk of drains, kitchen antiquated, no kettle, toaster or hairdryer
in the car and go and explore for a while.
SUNSHINE MAKES EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD:
We made our way up to the pool area and were pleasantly surprised by a couple of big pools, lots of sun loungers and umbrellas, a couple of quiet bars and a restaurant. It all looked quiet, sunny and inviting. We sat down and enjoyed an iced tea and toasted sandwiches. We had been up since 2am and I had only had a cup of coffee and water so I was quite hungry by now. The waiter was lovely and the food was fine. We were getting quite positive vibes and when we went back to reception they said our apartment was ready we were almost on a high.
MAYBE I SPOKE TOO SOON:
We drove around to near our apartment and went up to the top floor, no lift but we are quite fit so that is not a great problem. We struggled with the old key in the lock and eventually got in. It ...
