We have just returned back from 10 days on site over Easter, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to blog an update on what is going on in the resorts and what has changed since our last visit in November 2011.
The overwhelming feeling we always get when we drive up the grand tree lined drive to Condado is how wonderful it is to be back.....followed closely by "I hope everything is OK in the apartment and do we have water !" - it's a bit daft thinking this now, as everything is fine these days, now that we are on the legitimate twin gods of Urbaser and Iberdrola. I remember the early days when we were on the "builders supplies" and the fear was always it would shut down at any minute !
Our usual route once we are through security, with a cheery wave from the security guard - (who are ALWAYS in sunglasses.. whatever the weather) is to have a drive around the site and see how busy it is.
We were expecting the site to be busier as it was Easter, but as usual apart from a smattering of cars along the Jardines full time residents, it looked quiet as usual. up and back along the 16 separate penthouses generated only around 30 cars. The supermarket on our arrival seemed lacking in supplies, with very little fresh produce of any variety, this was improved over the next few day so maybe we arrived just after the locusts had descended and picked the shelves clean.
Its great to see some activity now in El-Kasar with the re-opening of both the Clover and Restaurant site, we had dinner in the Bulgarian restaurant and were pleasantly surprised at both the service and standard of food. We arrived and were show to a table among hordes of children , we discretely alerted the charming young waitress to our desire to sit somewhere a little less active and she moved us round the other side where we sat in splendid and quiet isolation. We started off with a couple of Tequila cocktails complete with unexpected sparklers, we sampled these while looking though the lengthy menu that is split between Bulgarian dishes and also the more traditional offerings of Pizza, there is an option for Paella but only if you have ordered in advance, in our opinion the the food was good, prices reasonable and the service fast and efficient.
After Dinner we ambled next door and into The Clover for a nightcap or two, (its great to have this option available to us now !!) with the multiple TV screens up there was an adoption to watch 3 or 4 separate UK football games, the bar was a largely male preserve with just a few wives / girlfriends, who had obviously been promised a night out !
I was chatting to one of the guys who own and run the clover and congratulating him on the success in taking over the drinking and entertainment requirements for the entire resort. We were discussing the future plans and economic options and he was telling me that apparently in Spain its common practice for "table service" to cost 10% more than service at the bar. As such is you are in the Clover over the summer months bear this in mind if you are sitting outside and ordering drinks from the wait staff as it will cost you more than if you get up and wander to the bar yourself !
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