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Hi all. My wife and I visited the development at the end of Jun. We were amazed (and I have to admit, quite horrified) to discover that a multicoloured children's playground had been constructed in the central area, forward from the main swimming pool in front of the clubhouse.

I do not know if the majority of purchasers were told of these plans when they were buying, but back in Mar '07 when we bought, we were told nothing of the change in plans which meant that the small lake in front of the front line of apartments was to be replaced by a hillock of lawn instead.

We made that unhappy discovery during a visit in March this year. Having come to terms with that rather large disappointment, we were assured that there would be plenty of palms and vegetation to decorate the area. We had chosen to purchase at Monte Santo for the quality of finish we had perceived in the show house but equally for the ambience we had imagined from the brochures and advertising produced by Imocom and the three lettered company.

This imagined view was well and truly shattered by our last visit and frankly the view and ambience from the front apartments and the townhouses overlooking the central area is more akin to what (I can only imagine) an old fashioned Butlins might have been like. If the playground location was not bad enough, they have installed a hard-standing backed by a three metre high, white painted wall between, and just behind the line of, the tennis courts and the playground, to provide parking for several cars or possibly service vehicles. The whole lot combined is quite simply an eyesore, in our opinion!

We asked our solicitor to ask Imocom if they intended to, or would, supply screening in the form of the promised palms and planting, to at least break up this view and, at the very least, partially screen it but have so far met with another stone wall!

Something that is being suggested to us is that we are pretty much the only people complaining about this. So are we?

Did you know about the plan for this area before you purchased? Now that it is there are you happy about it and think it is a good idea?

I can understand that if you have young children and have an apartment further back or indeed facing the playground, you might think it very convenient but do you really think that having all that clobber in the centre of the development adds a touch of class and will increase the chances of attracting the upper end of the tourist market that the resort is supposedly aimed at?

Are we overreacting? Please let me know what you think.

I have posted photos of all this on Photobucket together with some other photos from our visit. If you would care to view them, just email me and I will send you the link.