Introduction
Another excellent development from the well respected Euromarina Company. This tiny development of just 31 properties is located on the fringes of the town of Quesada going down to and overlooking the La Mata salt flats nature reserve and just a very short drive from the wonderful beaches of Guardamar. This small development is like a very small part of a larger town, maybe like a small suburb, even though it is within the larger Dona Pepa II complex. One thing is for sure, it is close to everything! This is a place where one can live, as well as an excellent location for a holiday home. It is a small intimate development of just 31 townhouses facing into the communal gardens and communal swimming pools complex. Also located here is EuroMarinas top selling design, their ‘Lola’ townhouse. As usual the EuroMarina ‘signature’ is to be seen throughout; well built properties aimed at an international clientele, not just at the British community, so standards here are high (as an example, over the years and across the various Euromarina developments they have sold 3,000 properties to the Swiss).

Our Personal Opinion
If you want a quality townhouse that is large enough to live in all year long, or for quality holidays, then Residencia Amalia is the place for you! The properties are all larger than the usual Spanish norm, and all come with the customary EuroMarina ‘signature’ throughout; well built properties aimed at the discerning international clientele, and not just at the British market, so standards here are high. As with all Euromarina developments Residencia Amalia ‘ticks all the right boxes’ so if you want somewhere with it all, in a ‘human scale’ development, next to a town rather than somewhere ‘out in the sticks’ then this is it!

Location and communications
• Located in on the outskirts of the town of Quesada.
• Bus service to nearby towns.
• Within walking distance of the La Mata salt flats nature reserve.
• Located within 10 minutes drive of the fabulous beaches of Guardamar (for more information click on the item ‘Guardamar’ in the left menu under the bullet point ‘Places of Interest’).
• Within 15 minutes drive of the town of Torrevieja.
• The regions capital city of Alicante is 30 minutes drive.
• 1km. of the main north/south motorway the AP7.
• 30 minutes drive of San Javier (Murcia) airport.
• 30 minutes drive of Alicante airport.
• The new Corvera airport, due to open in 2010 will be about 30 minutes drive away.

Developer
Euromarina were established in 1972 and have for over 36 years been at the forefront of quality building in this region of Spain every since. When some other builders were building exterior walls in a single bricks and no effective insulation Euromarina were leading the way with double cavity wall construction and with thermal insulation in the cavity. They are not a “pile them high and sell them quickly” impersonal builder, they are a high quality builder with a ‘human face’, a company that simply oozes care and attention to personal needs. Even today they are still a family business, and no salesman here will hard sell anything to you – here a senior member of staff will sit down with you at their head office and discuss your needs and expectations. This is more a meeting of minds than a sales transaction! And doesn’t it feel so good afterwards, a real refreshing change nowadays!

But they are not just a builder of residential and holiday properties, they build commercial properties, shops and hotels too, and they pride themselves not just on the quality of construction, but on the quality of after sales service as well (which is just as important). They build with eco-friendly materials wherever possible and have a trophy cabinet of awards that are the envy of many a builder;
• ‘AQVA Gold’ award for business quality and management 2004.
• ‘AQVA’ award for business quality and management 2002.
•  ‘International Gold Star’ award 2002 for business initiative, technology and innovation in property construction.
• ‘Master de Popularidad’ award 1999 for provincial real estate business.
• ‘Costa Blanca Tourism’ award 1996 for the ‘Conjunto Rocio’ development.
• ‘Business Award 2000’ in 1995 from Centro Hispano Bank, the Valencia Regional Government and the ‘Dinero’ magazine.
• Trophee des Nations’ award 1995 from the European Academy of Tourism in Brussels to recognise the outstanding contribution to the quality tourist trade resulting from the ‘Dona Pepa Estate’ development.
• ‘Costa Blanca Tourism’ award 1994 for the ‘Dona Pepa Estate’ development.
• ‘Costa Blanca Tourism’ award 1991 for the ‘Dona Pepa Estate’ development.
• ‘Torrevieja Tourism’ award 1991 for the ‘Bravo Hills Club’ development.
• ‘Costa Blanca Tourism’ award 1990 for the ‘Pueblo Bravo’ development.

Euromarina own the land, they are the developer and they are the builder – they do not sub contract the building so they can offer quality guarantees throughout.

Euromarina sourced mortgages
We have arranged for clients of spanish home 4U a facility with Euromarina that they could arrange your mortgage via a consortium of banks, subject to the usual lending requirements of the relevant bank of course. This facility offers you almost a ‘one stop shop’ and means that some of the worry could be removed, and certainly it speeds up the entire purchasing process. If you are contemplating funding your purchase with a mortgage we suggest you consider this option as a first priority. It will be quick and an efficient use of your time.

Price range
From €172,200 up to €363,810.

SENIOR properties available?
There are no SENIOR prices on the price list BUT so many of the properties might already be entirely suitable anyway as they are all larger than the usual Spanish norm, and some are absolutely huge! All are well designed. Added to this the ease of access generally and the breadth of facilities near-by these properties might be very suitable for the less able bodied and those of more mature years.

Availability
‘Key-Ready’ and almost ‘Key Ready’ in that those that were ‘Off-Plan’ are scheduled to be ready in October 2008.

Value for money? 
Absolutely, as these townhouses have a lot more space than usual. There is a real feeling of homeliness here.

Payment terms (please see the item above on Euromarina sourced mortgages)
• Euros 3,000 deposit.
• 30% within 15 to 20 days.
• Balance upon legal Completion.
These scheduled payments can be 25% and 25% instead of 30% and 20%. In fact if it helps you we have arranged for our spanish home 4U clients payment terms of 25% + 25% + 25% + 25%. Please note that if the scheduled build completion is short then these timings will be quicker, as with every purchase from every developer.

Size and Scale
• Dona Pepa I was finished over 4 years ago and Residencia Amalia is built within the Dona Pepa II complex. In Dona Pepa I around 80% of the properties are lived in all year round, 20% are holiday homes, so this is a ‘real place’ as some call it! This is no ghost town out of season!
• Done Pepa II is the name given to the entire complex, but within it are smaller, self contained developments, each with their own style, but all with the customary Euromarina ‘signature’, as Residencia Amalia is.
• Just 37 properties.
• Large and spacious gardens and numerous swimming pools.
• All of the properties here are larger than the usual Spanish norm.
• All townhouses are large enough to live in permanently all year through.

Holiday home or permanent residence?
If the pattern follows the Dona Pepa I and Dona Pepa II norm it will be 80% used as permanent homes and 20% of the properties used as holiday homes.

Gated community?
No.

Building site or finished development?
Almost entirely finished.

Show properties
There are show properties of EVERY model that they have for sale – this is unusual in Spain. And with the exception of national holidays and festival days the show properties are open every day, including Sundays.

Specifications generally – basically to a very high standard
• Big communal swimming pools.
• Reinforced front door.
• Porcelain floors.
• Granite worktop in kitchen.
• Granite staircases.
• Top quality marble in master bathroom.
• Pre-installation of air conditioning.
• Safety box or safe built in.
• Electric water boiler.
• Earthquake resistant building structure.
• Acoustic and thermal insulation building.
• Double glazed.
• Fitted wardrobes in bedrooms.
• TV and telephone points.

Cafés, bars, restaurants, shops etc.
• The town of Quesada is within walking distance and it has numerous cafés, bars, restaurants, shops, tennis courts, gym, social clubs etc.
• A luxury hotel and spa is within walking distance.
• The town of Torrevieja is within 15 minutes drive and it has countless cafés, bars, restaurants, shops, hotels, a daily fish market, a huge weekly street market and in the summer months a nightly artisans market, a famous Church, 2 marinas, boat excursions, museums, theatres, cinemas, bowling alleys, countless sports facilities, a water park and is a generally a very bustling and lively place with residents living in and around it from most northern European countries. It is also very Spanish, having by far the greater proportion of its residents as native Spaniards.
• Bus service to nearby towns.
• Located near to the La Mata salt flats nature reserve and within walking distance of it.
• Medical centre within 30 minutes drive.
• Numerous hospitals within 15 minutes drive.
• The regions capital city of Alicante is 30 minutes drive.

Golf
• La Marquesa Golf Course is possibly within walking distance, but is certainly just a short drive away.
• Residencia Amalia is within what has become the ‘New Costa del Golf’ with 15 courses within a 25 kilometre radius.

Beach
Located within 10 minutes drive of the fabulous beaches of Guardamar (for more information click on the item ‘Guardamar’ in the left menu under the bullet point ‘Places of Interest’).

Festivals
Many cultural events and fiestas are organised locally and especially so in Torrevieja.