Posted: Mon Sep 2, 2019 9:30pm
This was a very informative account, many thanks!
However we would comment on two issues:
“From what we have learned and witnessed, the urbanisation (tourist part) is pretty dead in the off season months and bus service becomes a bit unreliable at this this time also. We bought in second line by the port and the Romanilla and Salinas beaches are often more protected from the harsh winds you can get on the other side towards the touristy part.”
We moved into the Urbanisation in the Avenida Mediterráneo area in May last year. Contrary to what was said, this is still a fairly vibrant area in winter, not at all dead! Yes, some hotels are closed at this time, and some restaurants/chiringuitos along the paseo too. Some offer restricted (weekend) opening hours. But our tapas trail group can always easily find somewhere on a Friday lunchtime!
Is this part more ‘touristy’? Certainly there are a lot of tourists on the Avenida and paseos from June - Sept but that may be no more so than other seafront parts of RdM.
The wind? It’s a lovely breeze most of the time - and it’s a relief on a hot day. During August our max-min thermometer recorded 39c in the shade on the terrazza at one point, that intermittent breeze leavens that! So take your pick I guess ...
The port and marina are lovely areas too but we have been told of excessive noise levels in that area during the summer. Admittedly we have not experienced that directly.