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Originally Posted by ricky230
We may end up renting for 6 months instead of dreaming from the UK
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That's what I would do, rent for a few months in the port and maybe a few months in pollensa town and get a feel for both places at various times of the year.
A few years ago one of my friends who travels around the world as he works remotely on web design rented an
apartment in the port for 6 months so I went to visit for a free 'working' holiday to visit my friend.
The apartment looked OK, the problem was late at night, about midnight.
The Spanish couple that lived in the apartment above would argue badly, it sounded like a murder taking place most nights. a shrieking and screaming Spanish lady that sounded like she was being strangled.
It was a very worrying sound and happened most nights.
I Didn't get much sleep that week. Enjoyed the working holiday though
The next year my friend rented a small town house in pollensa old town.
It looked lovely on photos, I went for another working holiday.
This house was 45 seconds walk from the square, peace and quiet away from the tourists and the square, it was lovely.
The problem was that late at night the next door neighbour would arrive home from work at about 1 AM on his Harley Davidson, he left it chugging away outside while he positioned a wooden ramp from the street up to the double front door of his house, then revved the arse off the Harley Davidson to drive it up into his house.
Then he played full volume rock music for a few hours which was so loud it was as though the speakers where in our house... and I mean loud and I am not one to complain.
I had a great time though
This will have been why these two properties where long term
rentals, no one would want to live there for long.
So I would say have a good look at all times of the day before buying somewhere as noisy neighbours in Spain are very noisy.