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Plakias / Re: Still fantastic
« on: November 16, 2017, 09:09:15 PM »
Sorry - no idea about the bars , never go . Also rarely eat out except if we have visitors during our stay but got some takeaway dolmadakia at otherwise empty Mousses ( I think it was) last week - the rest in that cluster seemed closed - get Feta Pitta odd times from the Xekoristo , it stays open all year except for their annual hols. Travelled 45 mins to our favourite in Argyroupoli , the Archaia Lappa - closed. Went for another favourite takeaway to the one in Kanevos - closed. Unusually called in to the middle one in Damnoni , the Mesogeios (Middle Earth) and had a v nice meal  - closed the day after (pattern emerges - trying to tell us something) . However wife's homemade gigantes and feta baked in tom sauce as good as any you'll find. The sea and Timios Stavros (new section of 'paved' track 1/2 way up) still open for business though - to work off the gigantes and baked feta , and dakos etc etc.

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Plakias / Re: Still fantastic
« on: November 13, 2017, 06:44:59 PM »
Y - very wavy - but warm waves . Sometimes calm , sometimes wavy makes swims different. And a bit of wind means you can drip dry.

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Plakias / Still fantastic
« on: November 12, 2017, 07:38:42 AM »
Came back for the 4th time this year - still tee shirt weather - 4 or 5 people at the  far end , a dozen at Amoudaki - water still in the 20s so swimming a couple of times every day - everything very laid back - olives about to be picked - things could be worse.

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Plakias / Re: Sad to hear that 4 Brits have died in Plakias
« on: October 19, 2012, 11:57:46 AM »
I've asked around and the (admittedly few) people I asked know nothing about this. And the community is so small I reckon any such news would have spread. I think this whole thread should be removed unless/until somebody can substantiate the story.

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Plakias / Re: Sad to hear that 4 Brits have died in Plakias
« on: October 16, 2012, 01:33:43 PM »
You say you don't want to mention names but surely you can say a bit more than you do.
One well known Brit , Chris Bilson , manger of the Youth Hostel died earlier this month after a serious motor bike accident, we were at his funeral, and it certainly wasn't a secret, but are you saying that a group of four people have died or that four people in total have died during some period.

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Plakias / Re: Sun Beds - On the other hand
« on: October 10, 2012, 06:54:43 PM »
On the other had look what they've done to Amoudaki aka Micro Amoudi - you can barely (sic) find a place to spread your towel out - used to be our favourite beach now even sardines would be feeling squashed. Fortunately they are in the process of end-of-season strike down so it should be back as it was in a few days

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PlakChat / Re: Markets around area
« on: September 30, 2012, 05:47:34 PM »
Rethymno - in the central car park on Thursdays - then in the car park by the bus station on Saturdays. There is another smaller one at the other end of town on another day but I haven't actually found it yet.

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PlakChat / share taxi to HER a.m. Sun 30 Sept
« on: September 28, 2012, 01:15:19 PM »
We have a friend who is looking to share a taxi or lift to HER airport to get there @ 12.00 midday this Sun , 30th Sept (from Plakias of course) hand luggage only.

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Plakias / Re: hooray - boo
« on: April 30, 2012, 01:48:17 PM »
I went down to have a look yesterday (BTW it's stopped now (Monday)) and - for the cognoscenti -  it was less disco (Donna Summer ish) - more techno (DX7 ish) .
There were a few dozen cars and a hundred or so young persons so it might have been a special weekend event.
In any case there wasn't a hint of any untoward behaviour.

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Plakias / hooray - boo
« on: April 29, 2012, 03:59:58 PM »
hooray - weather's hot , water's great for swimming.
boo - last 2 days the beach bar's been pumping out very loud disco music.

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Plakias / Holiday Report May 2011
« on: June 17, 2011, 06:00:26 PM »
Quote from: George
Quote from: paleo
But I'm told that they had ignored/overlooked the fact that the building license was for hotel/rental accommodation so they were banjaxed and reverted to plan B - the luxury rental market and now none of the units is for sale and they are hoping to get a grand a pop[color="#FF0000"][/color] for a mid-size apartment in mid Summer - let's see. That's what I was told - maybe somebody else can correct or refine the story.
As much as we all love Plakias, there's no way on earth anyone in their right mind is gonna pay a grand to stay there but we'll see! We all thought the developers were in cloud cuckoo land when the development originated. It just seemed so out of place, now we know for sure!  

george...

From their web site
Prices per night in July/August
Studio 100 , per couple = 100, p.w.=700
1 bed appt 110, per couple = 110, p.w.=770
2 bed appt 150, per couple = 75 , p.w. = 1050
3 bed villa 180, per couple = 60 , p.w. = 1260

So per couple its *only* 2 or 3 times the price of a regular place

Also their site mentions not only  rental  but real estate as well - so maybe I was wrong and they *are* still trying to sell. I know of at least one other development (not in Plakias) where the units are for sale but due to the current climate are temporarily being rented out  - both long and short term


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Plakias / Holiday Report May 2011
« on: June 16, 2011, 08:17:18 PM »
Quote from: George
Quote from: paleo
With August rates of 800E p.w for a 'studio' (bed and cooker in same room so you can fry chips while you're still in bed I suppose) and 1500E p.w. for a 'villa' it looks like they want to appeal to a more up-market set and I can't see the locals objecting to that at all. (BTW the original plan was for the units to be sold (e.g. 625kE for a 'villa') until the authorities pointed out that they had only been given a license for a hotel so now it's 'rent rooms' luxurious but 'rent rooms' just the same)
Can you clarify Paleo? Originally this development was intended just for personal purchase, I spoke to the developer personally when this all started to get more info from him.
Now you're saying that they are renting out and have a license for a hotel and the possibilty of purchase for @ E625K.
Just being inquisitive P, for that kind of money I would want something a little more exclusive so I'm not a prospective buyer... or renter   .

Nice to know that the far end is still the 'Far End'.  

george...


Yes - I spoke to the developer as well , and to someone I know  who they approached to work for them as a salesman.
My understanding is (and who knows what gets lost in translation) that as you state they built the development with the intention of selling the units. I was looking to buy something at the time and I was given a price of 625kE for the top spec villa with private pool (and like you - no thank you very much !). So at that time they were definitely selling (or trying to sell). But I'm told that they had ignored/overlooked the fact that the building license was for hotel/rental accommodation so they were banjaxed and reverted to plan B - the luxury rental market and now none of the units is for sale and they are hoping to get a grand a pop for a mid-size apartment in mid Summer - let's see. That's what I was told - maybe somebody else can correct or refine the story.

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Plakias / Lunar Eclipse
« on: June 15, 2011, 10:19:19 PM »
Marvelously  clear night tonight here in Plakias - perfect for watching the lunar eclipse. Totality just ended a few minutes after midnight.

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Plakias / Holiday Report May 2011
« on: June 15, 2011, 09:49:22 PM »
Well - the beds have been moved back to the far end of the far end and spaced out like they used to be and the Earth is back spinning on its axis and Freddie is working up at the Vrisi.

Re the Plakias Resorts development. It's not like any 'estate' I lived in or near and I'm sure that the inmates of the Stalags would welcome the chance to move in there. I reckon that if I was a local wanting to keep my kids in the area instead of moving to Athens or London and I had an exploitable resource like some scrub land near a great beach I'd be looking to  sell it or develop it - especially with the price of olive oil so low it's hardly worth selling. Aesthetically I don't think it's too bad - I've seen a lot worse (except I don't understand why they have the rooms pointing the wrong way), especially compared with some of the bog-standard white concrete blocks in the main town, but it's all a matter of personal taste. With August rates of 800E p.w for a 'studio' (bed and cooker in same room so you can fry chips while you're still in bed I suppose) and 1500E p.w. for a 'villa' it looks like they want to appeal to a more up-market set and I can't see the locals objecting to that at all. (BTW the original plan was for the units to be sold (e.g. 625kE for a 'villa') until the authorities pointed out that they had only been given a license for a hotel so now it's 'rent rooms' luxurious but 'rent rooms' just the same)

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Plakias / Holiday Report May 2011
« on: June 11, 2011, 04:52:54 PM »
Turns out (I think) that the bed prob is due to local authority restrictions on number of beds (30) in one group and spacing between bed groups so - last bed owner wouldn't pay the price for the reduced number of beds.

BUT some beds n brollies have now been restored (30 I think) but VERY squashed together for some reason. So now there's one group of 30 just in front of the Paligremnos / beach bar then a gap then the new 30 then a long space to the tree (strange they didn't put the beds nearer the tree) and a few odd beds round the tree.

A few days ago there were only about 20 people at the far end (I was beginning to like it like that) but the new beds have now attracted more people but not the in same numbers as previously - I think the local authority has goofed with this law.


Freddie no longer chairman

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