2 Months in Spain

cormie

Hi,
My friend and I are thinking of going to Spain for about 2 months of the summer, say from mid June to August or longer hopefully. We don't want to go to a hotel, we want a cheap little 2 bed apartment with kitchen/bathroom+hopefully mod cons (ideally I'd want broadband too but not a deciding factor).

We want to stay in a "Spanish" area, not one that is crawling with Irish/English tourists however we'd like there to be entertainment too. We also want to be beside the coast so I'm not sure if it's possible to find somewhere like that without loads of tourists. Then again, we may want to get a side job or whatever, and neither of us can speak a sentence of Spanish.

We were recommended Alacante (spelling?), cheap apartments, near a resort so entertainment and job opportunities and a nice Spanish populated town where we could set up base in.

I'd also like any advice regarding other aspects of living in Spain for this time. For example, I have a full Irish driving license, if I was to buy a really cheap car there for maybe €100 or so (banger), how would I go about getting it taxed etc, or what is the best way for me to get a car while there for the lowest cost possible for 2 months?

Any other tips or advice welcome too:)

Magic Monkey

Loquo is a regional classifieds site, select your region on the left. For somewhere along the coast, look at Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia, Almería, Málaga, Cadiz, and Santander up north.

rugbug86

cadiz is gorgeous but could do with having some spanish if you go there.

cormie

Thanks for the replies. My friend was saying his Spanish friend was saying there are apartments for as little as €200 a month, all the stuff on that site seems to be that price per week

Villaricos

hey! I go to Almeria region a lot, we'v an apartment there, (in Villaricos as my suggests!) tis a nice area, fair amount of tourists but still very spanish. its a good mix in fact. its on the coast, dont know how much apartments are to rent but im sure some could be gotten for a reasonable amount!
this part of spain would be more spanish then Alicante but dont worry bout speaking the language i still only have the basics and i survive, you'l pick up some quite quickly anyway. tis possible to survive with very little as locals alway have a few words of English!

is_that_so

rugbug86 wrote:

cadiz is gorgeous but could do with having some spanish if you go there.

Wicked accent too. I would recommend learning a few words anyway.

"no entiendo"
"gracias" for starters

although you will survive with the "universal pointing language". Enjoy.

gerire

E111 form(I see this has changed to a health card instead apply here http://www.ehic.ie/ for it), dont leave without it. Saved me when I was in Majorca for 4 months and had an accident.

cormie

Cool thanks everyone, thanks for the "heads up" (you get me;)) on the card thingy too, didn't know about that. Is there anything else I should get or is it just a get up and go job? Well, I'll need cash/passport and that card. Any other very important things? How was Majorca for 4 months? I know you're my age and probably went for similar reasons I want to go for? Was there much entertainment? Was it a cultural place? Costly?

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Bunny

Ok heres the bad stuff first..
Its gonna be very very difficult for you to get a job, even with some Spanish its very hard, try resorts, english speaking places, etc. Even if you do get a job the wages will be so **** it won't be worth it. The Spanish are very cold to foreigners all along the east coast, so don't be surprised when they won't even look at you. Integrating is very hard, your best bet is to go to some Irish pubs and meet some Spanish in there who have some vague interest in dirty foreign scum to bring you to the Barios and Spanish bars. From Alicante and further south it will be insanely hot in July and August. Bring the e111 card too, easy to get.

The good..
Spain is so cheap and its possible to get apartments from 150 a month, there are so many sites on the net with tourist trap apartments that cost a fortune, you'll just want to do a good search with google, or just try loquo.com (like alicante.loquo.com) to find apartments, use the freetranslation.com to translate. The beaches are amazing. You can just buy a car and risk having no tax etc, maybe buy fake tax, the country seems to have no laws about anything, just be nice to the police. There will be huge fiestas, fireworks, bullfights, bulls in the streets, they just party all summer, when u get there try to get a calender of events, I think its possible to be at a fiesta almost every night.

mise_me_fein_V2

I was in Seville for a month last year.
Very nice, but it can get very very hot.

Alfasudcrazy

Just on the point of buying a cheap car - from my experience used cars in spain command quite higher prices than an equivalent car here would. I once was looking at a 94' Golf ( and it was a real dog - all dented etc) I was fully expecting to get it for €500 and to my horror they wanted €4,500 :eek:

As regards registering and taxing a car in Spain - can't be done unless you own property in Spain and have an 'NIE' number (same as our PPS No)

Even if you could the red tape in doing so is quite mind boggling compared to doing so here.

I would not dismiss the police as easily as has been done in an earlier post - they are quite active and there are constant checkpoints at motorway slip roads (especially in the evenings)

On a positive note the bus services running along the coast are quite good and very cheap - I use them quite a bit when I don't have a car with me.;)

cormie

Hi, thanks for that info. My Uncle moved to Spain, in fact, to the same region I want to go. If I really wanted a car while I was there, could anything be done with him being a property owner or would I still need to be?

gerire

cormie wrote:

Cool thanks everyone, thanks for the "heads up" (you get me;)) on the card thingy too, didn't know about that. Is there anything else I should get or is it just a get up and go job? Well, I'll need cash/passport and that card. Any other very important things? How was Majorca for 4 months? I know you're my age and probably went for similar reasons I want to go for? Was there much entertainment? Was it a cultural place? Costly?

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Sorry Cormie didn't see this at the time. We decided on Majorca as I have bugger all Spanish, man my English is even questionable at times. It was generally English and Irissh once you hit a 'resort' type town you will find work no problem in a bar or with a travel company. Dont expect to make money to bring home. They will pay enough to keep you in a bed and fed, I worked in a bar with a kitchen so free food was a great advantage.

The 'culture' is cool as a worker the tourists seem to have this thing for you as an easy target and a lot go on their holiday with a what goes on in the sun stays in the sun attitude, you learn very quickly how to pick these out

cormie

haha, thanks for the feedback:D

Mendiana

Hy!

I´m Spanish and live in Alicante, so,maybe, i can help you...is it?

In summer, Spain is full of tourist, so it´s very difficult to you meet no one, but in Alicante city, the tourist are normally form other places of Spain. English people, French people...are normally in villages like Benidorm, Alfas del Pi or Torrevieja.

In Alicante city, the population es normally spanish.

Found an aparment for less of 200€ in summer is quite difficult, because the rent of apartments during the year is neraly 400€ pe month, so in summer it is more expensive.

If you want, you can look for an ofert in:

http://www.elbaul.es/Seccions.asp

or maybe here

http://www.facilalicante.es/

(the pages are in spanish)

the job in summer is easy if you want to work in a pub, restaurant or in a irish tabern (here are a lot! but are full of english people)

And, finally, the cars are very expensives. A second hand car maybe cost near 3000€...so a new one...:eek:

Well,if you need more information about Alicante (and you can support my poor english) ask me:)

cormie

Hello:)
Thank you very much for the information.

I don't really want a holiday apartment, I just want a normal place to stay like the natives of Alicante would stay in. I was talking to somebody from Spain who was renting a place, he was renting rooms of his apartment for €270 per month, for each person (there will be just 2 of us). This is a great price and it's in Alicante city, but the only bad thing is, he will be living with us. So I hope to find something similar where we wont have to share with people we don't know. He said to try www.ua.es and we could maybe get a room in the university. We are waiting on an email back to see what the situation with this is.

All we want is a 2 bedroom place, with bathroom/kitchen/living room, for under €300 per month, each, so €600 for the whole place for a month, so €1,200 for the two months, for the two of us.

I imagine places in Benidorm would be much dearer because it's a holiday place? But Alicante city is a place where the Spanish go to live.

Maybe sharing will be the only option but if we can get our own place for a little extra, it would be much better.

Can you see anything on them websites in Alicante, for 2 bedrooms under €300 per month each?

Thanks for the help:)

Mendiana

here are some references for you (in Spain the rent is not for person, it´s for aparment, except if you want only a room)

http://inmobiliaria.segundamano.es/fichaI.cfm?id=42148781&total_anuncios=42&categoria_id=69&subcategoria_id=5000&palabra=&precio_min=1&precio_max=600&m2=0&hab=1&idprovincia=3&idzona=210&idmunicipio=1823&iddistrito=0

I try to explain it for you.

Albufereta is the name of a little beach in Alicante. the zone is very near to Alicante city and normally the people there are Alicantinos (people of Alicante)

45m2 .Washing machine, Microwaves, Refrigerator, TV. Better zone. Possibility of all the year or months of summer.Interiors ceramic/stoneware, 3 floor.

it seem very well, i think.


if i see another one, i write you here!!!:)

cormie

Hi,
that looks perfect. How far away is it from Alicante City? and how far is it from Benidorm do you know? Are there regular busses to Alicante City/Benidorm? Are taxi's expensive?

Is the apartment in that link only a 1 bedroom apartment or are there 2 bedrooms?

If there are two bedrooms, and it is close to the beach, and Alicante city, I would want to book it:) I see the phone number wont be available for another 72 hours or so. Is that what it says?

Thanks for the help again:)

Mendiana

From la Albufera to Alicante you can use about 20 minutes in bus or 10 in taxi, it´s really near!

From Alicante to Benidorm there are 46 Km

In this web you can see the buses from Benidorm (you can read it in English)

The price of taxi between Alicante- Albufera is about 5 € (i think) and the intercity bus cost 0,95 € (i think too:o ...i love my car! )

I don't know if the aparment have 1 or 2 rooms, but it´s possible that it has only one, because ther is no reference about it.

The notification means that the aparment is in the web recently, less than 72 hours, and this is the reason you can't see tne telephone number of the owner of the apartment. The telephone number shown is the rent agency telephone. You (or me, if you want) can write an e- mail to de owner, but maybe he does'nt understand engilsh.

Try it or write here what you want to say too him and i try to translate.

oulu

Cadiz I have to 2nd that really nice place alot of students , great beach, we booked a 3 bed apartment for a month cost 700E 3 min walk from beach, also ryanair fly to jerez which is about 30KG from cadiz , bus from jerez to cadiz

rugbug86 wrote:

cadiz is gorgeous but could do with having some spanish if you go there.

cormie

Hi, thanks again for the replies.

I would really prefer somewhere closer to the City if possible. Actually, how far is the city from the beach? Is it right on the beach or is it more inland?

I'm not sure if one bedroom would be enough. Maybe one of us could sleep on the sofa in the picture:) IT would be nicer to have 2 bedrooms.

Ideally we want somewhere with 2 bedrooms, close to city close to beach, close to entertainment and maybe jobs too. For under €300 a month each, so €1,200 between us for 2 months of July and August. Not sharing, with shower, kitchen and cooking/fridge etc.

If there is anywhere like that it would be great:)

Unfortunately, neither of us know any Spanish, just the odd few words, so although interesting, I think it would be better to go somewhere where we could communicate properly with the people. Personally, I'm just looking for somewhere sunny, with people our age in a nice location, with stuff to do. I don't mind where really, my friend says Alicante and my Uncle lives there so it might be good incase anything happened. So I'd prefer Alicante over anything.

If there is anywhere like the place above but closer to the city and beach, I would take it. Is it 10 minutes by taxi on busy road with low speed limit or on a free road with high speed limit? Could you cycle in 15 minutes perhaps or would it take about an hour to cycle do you think:D ?

Thanks again for the feedback everyone.

Sony

I think you're better off up the road in somewhere like torrevieja , down the coast a bit from alicante - Ive stayed in both and was'nt a huge fan of alicante to be honest...

Im only 24 but Ive lived in several places in spain already - mainly majorca - have you been to alicante before? going for 2 months will be a lot diff than a wekk or 2 holidaying!

cormie

Why so Sony? Where would you suggest for 2 months? Thanks for the feedback:)

Sony

I just never felt comfortable staying in alicante - didnt like it the minute I set foot in the place to be honest...what I WILL say is that its worth spending a few days in to have a look around but not to stay for 2 months im afraid (my opinion only) ....... funny enough the day I left alicante a couple of years back was the very same day the leftist group ETA bombed the place....that had no affect on my thoughts of alicante though

I just think you're better off going somewhere a bit more tourist-y which could be close by to any of the cities ---after all it IS a holiday youre going on , you dont wanna be caught up in the hustle and bustle of alicante for 2 months solid....

cormie

Never knew about the bombing:eek:

Where else would you recommend so? It seems Alicante is a tourist attraction for Spanish people? What's missing from it? Or what was missing from it for you?

Sony

well you said you dont speak much spanish - I know a little bit,sorry USED to know a bit(can remember sweet FA now) but I found it very hard communicating with people there...just found a lot of parts a bit run down , every city has these I know......

Im just thinking for your sake you'd be better off finding a cheap apartment somewhere like maybe torrevieja as I said earlier which is quite close to alicante---it has a good mix of tourists and spanish living there and its almost a little city in itself.....even the nightlife there is'nt so bad although a lot of it is predominantly spanish (which I never gave a ****t about tbh) and you'll have to look for the right places if youre looking to meet irish/english people...you could always get the bus up to alicante, in the mornings to go shopping or sight seeing or even travel further down the coast to the smaller towns for days out etc.....

ya see Im not sure exactly what youre looking for in the holiday? is it just to relax? are you hoping for a nightlife hot spot-young n lively??

cormie

Well I want to relax, I just want to get away to be honest, to the sun. My friend and I aren't the most nightclubby people, we'd prefer to be hanging around with people at night doing whatever and hopefully we can find a group to play football with during the days. So I suppose we want day and night life. I don't want every person I see to be a tourist, I'd like to live some Spanish culture, food etc and not be viewed as a tourist, if that's possible:D Somewhere to chill that has people our age with stuff to do basically!

do you reckon torrevieja would be more expensive?

Paulj

Myself and two others are heading over to Spain also on a similar sort of 'adventure'. We've got an appartment in Barcelona where we each have a room.The landlord also lives in appartment. Rent is 70e/week. The way I see it, living with some of the locals should be good, forces ya to try and use some of the language and get to know some of the culture etc. The plan is to head over for 2/3 months from june. I'm getting out a loan from bank but i'm also hoping to pick up some kindof job in a pub or something.

Does anyone know if they think it'll be possible to get this kindof job in barcelona when i don't have any spanish (although i will be learning it).

Also any suggestions for good places to live in the city would be great, or any advice in general actually.

Also, with regard to getting a job, would i need the equivalent of the PPS number there to be employed?

Alfasudcrazy

cormie wrote:

Hi, thanks for that info. My Uncle moved to Spain, in fact, to the same region I want to go. If I really wanted a car while I was there, could anything be done with him being a property owner or would I still need to be?

Only way around it in my opinion is for your uncle to register the car in his name for you - then have you as a named driver on an insurance policy he would have to take out for it.

Its a lot of trouble to go to for just two months motoring. In my view it would take two months just to get all the paperwork sorted - and that's being optimistic.

Might be worth trying to price a deal on a rented moped (scooter) for the two months. But if you have no experience of riding scooters I would forget about this too on safety grounds.:eek:

Alfasudcrazy

One other way is to get a UK or Nothern Irish registered car and insure it with a UK or Nothern Irish insurance company.

It is legal out there to use a UK or Nothern Irish registered car on UK or NI insurance. This is because of some longstanding agreement between the British and Spanish. It does not apply to cars registered in any other EU country.:mad:

Afuera

Cormie, I'd say you'd be able to find what you're looking for by heading to pretty much any small/medium sized city along by the coast. Somewhere like Valencia wouldn't be as expensive as Barcelona but would still have lots going on, has beaches etc. As for not standing out as a tourist (affectionately known as "guiris") that might be hard without having much of the language but you'll still be able to have a good time even with only a cupla focal.

Paulj, the job market in Spain is a very different ballgame to what it is in Ireland. Most jobseekers in Barcelona without the language, if they're lucky, tend to end up finding work either teaching English or doing call centre type work. Many bars/restaurants would need you to have an acceptable level of Spanish or Catalan unless you were willing to do cleaning or something like that.

For foreigners to work in Spain you're supposed to get a NIE (Numero de Identificacion de Extranjeros) which can be picked up at the police station in Barceloneta (You need to fill out a form there and take along your passport, a photocopy of it and a few passport sized photos). Be aware that wages can be as low as EUR 700 a month which will barely cover your costs.

Barceloneta is a nice area to stay because it's near the beach but it gets extremely touristy during summer. Gracia is more local and has a good buzz going on with plenty of bars, clubs and restaurants (and is only 15 mins metro from the centre).

Alfasudcrazy

My opinion on Allacante is that it is fine for families etc - but not really the place for young people.

The Costa Del Sol is the only place to go. The western end of the Costa Del Sol - what they call the new Golden mile is far less cramped with tourists than the eastern side.

Afuera

Alfasudcrazy wrote:

Only way around it in my opinion is for your uncle to register the car in his name for you - then have you as a named driver on an insurance policy he would have to take out for it.

Its a lot of trouble to go to for just two months motoring. In my view it would take two months just to get all the paperwork sorted - and that's being optimistic.

Might be worth trying to price a deal on a rented moped (scooter) for the two months. But if you have no experience of riding scooters I would forget about this too on safety grounds.:eek:

I think it should be possible to buy a vehicle if you're got a foreigners ID (NIE) and then declare residency at your local townhall (Ajuntimento). This is easier said than done though and would probably take a few weeks (if not more). If you were able to manage it you'd be able to get insurance at a more affordable Spanish rate.

xzanti

I have a friend who moved to Alicante 2 years ago and has never looked back... Went to visit him last year and its very beautiful, the only thing I will say to you is LEARN SPANISH... Its not like most Spanish resorts, the locals make no effort whatsoever to speak English and it gets very frustrating, its also very hard to get work without some degree of Spanish... Good Luck

cormie

Thanks for all the replies:)

Ok, hmmm, I don't think I'll bother with the car idea, a push bike will be fine and busses for longer journeys:) I was going to bring my car over, as I'd be insured abroad for a number of weeks, but driving to a destination in Spain, having to take petrol money, cost of ferry and time into it, just isn't worth it.

I'm not too sure about Alicante now. Again, I'm just looking for somewhere nice and affordable with a night and day life. Would Alicante city be better than the subarbs? Would Velencia be even better perhaps? Isn't the Coste Del Sol known for it's clubbing and all that jazz? Not really the holiday we're after. Is the west side more what we're after do you reckon?

Mendiana

Well, i´ve read all the threads about Alicante and i´m very :eek:

It´s true that some years ago ETA bombed the place. But it´s not normal in Alicante. Normally they were in Madrid, Bilbao or even Barcelona, that is, important city or noth Spain city. I´m going to go to Dublin next 25...what do you think about me if i was scared of IRA?;)

Alicante is IN the coast, and Albufera is a zone of Alicante, not a town or a village (do you understand me???:o ) so you can use your bicycle if you want!

http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/esp/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?options=1&strLocation=Alicante&strCP=&strAddress=&strCountry=EUR

(in the map you can't see Albufera because is a zone of Alicante. It´s located between Alicante and S.Joan d'Alacant)

Valencia and Barcelona have beach too, but the not in the city. You must to take a bus or a train to go to the beach.

The nigth in Alicante is hmmm...good! There are a lot of irish taberns, but normally is pubs. I don't know how are the pubs in Dublin. Here the pubs are similar to a disco, but smaller and you don´t need to pay for go in. There are 3 zones of night life in Alicante city, and another one near.

"El barrio" in the center of the city. It´s the old part of the city. There are a lot of pubs. The drinks cost about 6-7€, the beers about 3-4€. The music is very different between pubs, so i´m sure you can find one that like you:)

"El puerto" is relative new zone. There are restaurants, pubs and ships! It´s the recreation port. The price is simillar than el barrio and it´s more difficult to find different music.

"La ruta de la madera" is more alternative. You can find heavies, punks or gothic people.


Durig the day, Alicante is a normally city. Monday to Saturday shops are open (from 10 a.m to 10 p.m a lot of them). You can find museums, churchs and a lot of things to see, if you want.

Even an island. Alicante has a little island named Tabarca. You can go there by ship, (the Kontiki) to spend a day, but carefull with sun!!! there is tipical have a "Caldero" to lunch. It´s simillar to paella, but consist in a first plate of fish and a second plate of rice (really tasted!!!)

Speak english in Alicante is maybe a little dificult, because the old people don't know it, but young people yes. Maybe not a perfect english, but enought to understand you (I have no probelms never)

But....i think your uncle can tell you more thinks, is it?:)

cormie

Hi, thanks again for the reply:)

Yes, I know what you mean about the ETA and IRA, it's probably nothing to worry about and I shouldn't let it put me off choosing Alicante, or anywhere else. I don't really care for Irish pubs, I don't drink and I would like to get away from Ireland and other Irish things for a while;) I see on the map Benidorm is about 30 miles away. What is the speed limit on that road do you know and is it a busy road? Do you think it will take just 30 minutes on a bus yes? Do busses run back to Alicante at night time if we chose to go to Benidorm for the night life, how would we return at 5am? Although I hear Spanish night life goes on till the next morning so it may not be an issue.

Things I would like close to where we are staying is a beach and sporting facilities, like a football pitch where we could easily find a game of football or any other sport too. And somewhere to go jogging also. I want to get as fit as I can while in Spain with the nice weather, although after 5 minutes in the heat I'll probably need a siesta:p

Is there anywhere on the accommodation websites nearer to Alicante City with 2 bedrooms for about €500 per month between us for July and August do you know?

Can I ask what age you are and what do you do for entertainment in your city? We are both 21.

Mendiana

I´m 32 years, but here, people are in the same places by night. You can find 18 to 40 people in the same pub!

I work a lot, so i don't have time for do more things! but i know there are a lot of places to run, for example. I think you will not have problems to find people for football or another sport.

http://www.spanishcourses.info/cities/152_alicante_EN.asp (in this web in english you can find some things interestings about Alicante)

here, it's very common go out to have a supper, but the customs here is go out about 10 or 11 p.m ( a bit later for you??) And after that, go to have a drink in a pub or in a bar.

In June (i don't remember if you will be here in this month, sorry!) Alicante is in fire!!! (hehehe, I explain it for you) the popular celebration of Alicante is 21-24 of June. The party is on the street. http://www.gocostablanca.com/culture/fiestas-in-costa-blanca/bonfires-of-saint-john



Swimming in the sea is perfect, if you want. The water is warm here (in August a lot!!!!!!!!) and if you go to Tabarca (the island) you can to dive. It´s a protected marine zone, so you can dive in without oxigen.

El barrio and la ruta de la madera (it means route of the wood) are open till 3-4 a.m, but the port (el puerto) is open till 6 a.m

personally, i don't like Benidorm. It´s a tourist place full of drunk foreigners who only want to drink and fight!!!! But it´s my opinion. I'm not sure if you can return to Alicante from Benidorm at 5 a.m. by bus, but here is a link with the schedule of the train

http://www.alicante-ayto.es/documentos/trafico/horario_tram.pdf


(in it you can find Albufereta too)


The speed limit in Spain is 120 km/h (i don't know it in miles) in freeways and 100 km/h in highways. But into the city is about 60 km/h

I look for a new accomodation for you, but i'm not sure to find it!

P.S: tell me things to spend my time in Dublin, please:) I'll be there 3 days and i want to see a lot of things!!!!!!!!

Alfasudcrazy

I think if you want to be near the beach there is no way to avoid the tourists - no matter where you go. August especially is busy with tourists as virtually all the Spanish people take their holidays during this month.

Bus services (on the Costa Del Sol at least) stop at about 11pm. I once got stranded in Fungeleora all night - not a pleasant experience as it can get very cold at night time even in July and August - and may not be that safe either.

I use a pedal bike out there a lot too (mainly as a means of getting fit)
It is possible to cycle on the dual carrigeway along the coast to go to San Pedro, Puerto Banus or Marbella (its takes about 30 minutes to cycle from my place to Marbella ( a lovely town) but be prepared to arrive at your destination in a leather of sweat during these months.
It is illegal to use a pedal bike on the motorways.

One thing to appreciate is that along the coast everything is very spread out a great deal and the most efficient means of moving about is the bus.;)

I am talking about the costa del sol here - I dont have much experience of Allacante.:o

Mendiana

http://www.fotocasa.es/detalle/detalle.aspx?intPosition=5&intPagina=1&strOrden=&idInmueble=114721727&estadistica=1


This one has two bedrooms and a bathroom. It has fornitoures and all you need in a kitchen. It has parking and swimmingpool too. It's a good zone and not far away of the beach (about 20 min walking)

http://inmobiliaria.segundamano.es/fichaI.cfm?id=41970545&total_anuncios=36&categoria_id=69&subcategoria_id=5000&palabra=&precio_min=0&precio_max=600&m2=0&hab=2&idprovincia=3&idzona=210&idmunicipio=1823&iddistrito=0

I don't know the number of bedrooms, sorry. It's near the zone where i live. It's difficult to find tourist in this zone, hehehe! It's near the city center and near the beach (10 min walking)



It's no easy find a good one, because in july and august the rents are more expensives (about 1000€ per month) yes, people pay that!

cormie

Hi, thanks again for the replies.

Neither my friend or I can swim, so I don't think we will be doing much swimming, but maybe a bit of paddling at the beach:D

I hate drunken tourists starting fights too, especially if it will be a mix of Irish and English, wont be good! We don't drink and I can't imagine we will be going to Benidorm much.

Think we will probably buy some cheap push bikes when we get there so:) I'll welcome a sweat, I need to get fit:)

I like the apartment you linked to above, are you sure that is €500 a month between us and not each? And will it be €500 in July and August too? A 20 minute walk is not far at all. It's a pitty the 2nd one hasn't got any photos.

I think if the one in the first link was €1,000 for July and August, so €250 each per month, I would definitely want it. It looks very nice for that price. Seems to be in a good location. How far away is the first one from the City Centre?

Is there a phone number I can ring to find out prices for July and August do you know?

Dublin for 3 days... hmmm... It really depends what you like to do. I haven't done much in Dublin myself so I'm not the best to ask, but there are a lot of free museums of art and history which are nice.

Mendiana

The telephon of the first aparment is Tel. 965159806, but you can write an e-mail for information (I think is the better election, because it seems and agency). In the web there is no reference to the price of the apartment in July or august, so maybe it´s the same during the year.

The price is 500€ per month for the aparment, it's not important if it´s for you alone or for 3 person, it´s the same price.

If you link in "SOLICITAR INFORMACIÓN" you can obtend information.

I traslate to you the cuestionary

nombre/contacto means name/contact

Telefono means telephone number

Email....means email (hehehe)


there ar a checking under name/contac for selection the momment of the day they can contact with you (mañana:morning; tarde/noche: evening; todo el dia: all the day)

And under telefono the checking means why you want to contact and the possibilities are:

Mas información sobre el inmueble (more information about the apartment)
recibir ofertas de inmuebles similares (recieve similar offerts)
Concretar una visita (plan a meeting)

You must to acept the terms of security information (check in aceptar) and the click in enviar, to send the information


That's all!

Sony

Im sorry, I was just mentioning about ETA because it happend when I was there- it certainly shouldnt influence anyone on going there at all and in fact Ive been in alicante I think 3 times since and this never even crossed my mind while there....

The main barrier in alicante is the language - If you dont speak some degree of spanish you will find it frustrating, Ive found myself in this position many times while there

Beruthiel

Much like the IRA, ETA announced not too long ago that they are setting down arms and have finished with the violence.
I don't think you need worry about them too much anymore.
I certainly wouldn't let it influence where you go in spain.

cormie

Thanks again for the feedback. I was talking to my friend and I think we would like to go for the above apartment, if of course it will still be E500 in July and August per month. I'll have to give them a ring and see what they say, perhaps if we take it for 2 months, we'll get a better deal. Hopefully the language issue wont be too much of a barrier, I can learn the basics and get used to doing some acting and hand signals anyway:D

I have my eye on another place in Costa Del Sol, but not too sure about it, would prefer Alicante I think!

cormie

Damn, I tried the one for €500, and he wants to let it for 1 year or more only, not 1 or 2 months:(

I tried the other one, but the lady couldn't speak English, I understood Lo Siento (sorry) and then she hung up:o

I might try to email the person in the first advert and offer maybe €1100 for 2 months of July and August.

If you have any more suggestions for places in Alicante like the one for €500, I would love to see them:)

Thanks for all the help everyone so far.