Hi all,
Just come back from the Morocco trip and got a few bits of general info if anyone's interested.
First off, the location is beautiful. Ultra-friendly people, pristine waters, weather was great, etc.
I was in contact with Nazier in Tetouan and he speaks english fluently and was quite forthcoming with answers to all my questions.
Some general points:
- The current main road runs along the beach. As in the new development is going to be on the other side of this road, away from the beach. Some of you already know this, but it's worth reiterating. This road is ALWAYS going to be busy in the future too, since all the new developments/hotels feed off this road and not a planned main highway.
I don't see this road ever becoming a sub-class road, so it's worth noting if you are expecting the road to become nice and quiet.
- The language situation is quite important. I speak French and passable Spanish, plus some Arabic, and was able to get around fairly ok since the people are very laid-back and helpful.
Virtually noone I met spoke English. Not even the staff I met in the Sofitel hotel in Marina Smir.
Generally speaking, everyone speaks Arabic. Of the euro languages, it's usually a toss-up between French OR Spanish. I didn't meet anyone that spoke both.
So something to consider in future if you are considering moving here, you WILL need to learn Spanish AND French. Arabic would be a bonus too I'm sure
Some moot points:
- Absolutely ZERO development on the lands so far. No site office, even the grass was a lush green. Pretty much every OTHER section of the road has some sort of development going on though. Odd.
I guess if Alkudia Smir falls down there are 100 other developments to purchase from instead!
- The only development that had started about 8 days ago was the digging up of the Corniche that will start at Alkudia Smir and travel left (looking in the direction of the ocean) 2 km.
Any questions, fire away, but I've pretty much summed up everything here.
Cheers,
Peter