New Development

[John & Zell]

The GHETTO
Thats what the locals are refering to the new development as, no matter who I spoke to not one single person was in favour, even Taverna owners said they did not want it.
Happimag looks bad enough but this development will not only ruin Plakias but it will make Happimag look appealing.
Having spoken at length to members of the ex-pats comunity the whole thing seems to be one big rip off, they informed me that the detailed plans they had managed to "obtain" gave very conflicting reading,
plans showing the "little" pool area with 2 sun bed loungers with umbrella just did not add up with the figures quoted also the sizes of the rooms was very suspect. If it's privicy you want then forget it, you wouldn't be able to **** (never mind)  without everyone around you knowing.
All monies had to be paid up front and there was also a 50 Euro a month maintenance charge for the first 5 years.
So there you are, if you were thinking of purchasing one of them you have been warned.
John & Zell

[Rowena & Carl]

We arrived back from Plakias this morning after 18 days in Crete. The last week was spent in a villa in Lefkogia and the development you are talking about is bang in front of the villa we've rented for the past two years June visits.

We were sunbathing au nutural on two consecutive days when a group of folk arrived in the fields adjacent to us complete with rep from kretaeiendom and sets of plans. Coincidentally we were having lunch on Thursday at the taberna at Damnoni beach and the same group were discussing the project over sets of plans with the same female rep.

So that is where the development is. There are no ground or site works as yet but one of the developer's sales team said the time scale was a minimum of one year to having units ready.

As you head for Lefkogia, there is a slip road to the left up opposite the EKO gas station, into the olive groves. Take the first rough road to the left and you come to a sort of T junction and the fields immediately ahead of you is the site. There are two white villas on the ridge up the dirt road to the right, one of them Villa Thymari is where we stay. But we will not be back! The peace and calm of the villa will disappear along with the view over the fields to Plakias Bay.

Apart from discovering the shattering news, we had a fantastic time in Plakias/ Lefkogia and a side trip to Elounda, Sitia, Mochlos (unmissable fishing village), Vai an Xerocambos beaches and Ierapetra. It'll take us all the next year to face another mountain hairpin bend!!!

Plakias was great as ever. Rain one day!!! hot most of the rest of our stay and VERY windy almost all of 14 days there. Town got busier towards the end of this week with more young folk arriving and we managed a "meet" with Alex and Fran, fellow Scots on the forum.

Have a great holiday anyone else there or about to arrive.

Doggy

Unfortunately there are 2 developments one in Plakias on main road out on left just down hill towards Mirthios junction & then also 8 Villas in Lefkogia see www.iddillyliclocation.co.uk it's such a shame lets hope distance from airports & the Plakias wind puts people off...

[toma2]

These guys are Norwegians  You have been kind enough not to metion it, but I am still ashamed on behalf of the whole nation  

Tom      

[fraoula]

These guys are Norwegians  You have been kind enough not to metion it, but I am still ashamed on behalf of the whole nation  

Tom      

I don't think anyone will hold that against you Tom! I'm sure everyone will agree that the brits have done plenty of development on the island too  ,  just look at what's happening to the surrounding areas of Chania  !

[George]

I went over to the Kalives Vamos area last year and it's like 'Barretts gone BERSERK!!!'

george g...

[harribobs]

These guys are Norwegians  You have been kind enough not to metion it, but I am still ashamed on behalf of the whole nation  

Tom      

I don't think anyone will hold that against you Tom!

No!! let's blame Tom anyway      

[bryhy]

Old or New?
Driving down from Mirthios we noticed a large unfinished building in the middle of the valley (towards Prevelli)-which looked a bit like a hotel. Does anyone know what this is-or was?
Brian

[Mike G]

Sometimes, even when started, these developments aren't completed. Has anyone been to the "Goat Hotel" (so called by Lance Chilton in his walking books) above Mariou? This is an enormous shell of a building that was obviously going to be a really large hotel with a fabulous view. Very isolated though, which is maybe the reason it wasn't completed. Now occupied by a large flock of goats, with a smell to match!! It is visible for miles away if you know where to look.

Mike

[John R]

Old or New?
Driving down from Mirthios we noticed a large unfinished building in the middle of the valley (towards Prevelli)-which looked a bit like a hotel. Does anyone know what this is-or was?
Brian

It has been there like that ever since we started coming in 1998. There was an anticipated ultra major boom in tourism in the late 1980's which never really materialised and many unfinished holiday projects litter the island.

John R

[harribobs]

Old or New?
Driving down from Mirthios we noticed a large unfinished building in the middle of the valley (towards Prevelli)-which looked a bit like a hotel. Does anyone know what this is-or was?
Brian

that sounds like the one on the way down to Shinaria beach, i can't remember it's name,  it was finished but was abandoned like the marie ceste

[John R]

Old or New?
Driving down from Mirthios we noticed a large unfinished building in the middle of the valley (towards Prevelli)-which looked a bit like a hotel. Does anyone know what this is-or was?
Brian

that sounds like the one on the way down to Shinaria beach, i can't remember it's name,  it was finished but was abandoned like the marie ceste

No I think it will be the one in the middle of the plain - very large indeed and definitely unfinished. It is not on any beach road - unless I've got my sense of perspective wromh (maybe ??)

John R

[Stick of Rock]

We were told by an estate agent who works in Rethymno (inspection tour) that the big hotel complex had been built speculatively

The builders failed to obtain planning permission and so stopped

So, there is some regulation in the area ....  at least there was !

[jake]

haha!!    i know exactly what you mean

port merion is just such a false place and totally out of character

http://forums.plakias.co.uk/index.php?act=...t&MSID=1521

[harribobs]

haha!!    i know exactly what you mean

port merion is just such a false place and totally out of character

http://forums.plakias.co.uk/index.php?act=...t&MSID=1521

welcome to the forum jake!

but i'm afraid that link didn't work (or doesn't for me)

No I think it will be the one in the middle of the plain - very large indeed and definitely unfinished. It is not on any beach road - unless I've got my sense of perspective wromh (maybe ??)

John R

i still can't think where this place is

[Graham_and_Karen]

To get to the unfinished hotel (that I think you are referring to), come out of Plakias, turning to go to Lefkoyia. Take the second left after the Petrol Station, climbing up towards Mariou. it's on the left. We have been in it a couple of times although when it's really windy you feel like you're in danger of being hit by a falling tile or similar.