lack of accommodation

[Greenbeans]

Hi

Just wondering what's happening back end of June. We're really struggling to find somewhere to stay for a week. All the usual places are fully booked. What's going on??

[turkeyfoot]

Hi

One of the reasons I believe is that holiday companies are taking booking earlier.

For example we booked for Arillas Sept 2025 with Jet2 in Oct 2023 and if you have booked the flight you may as well book accommodation.

Booked Sept 2026 with Jet2 Oct 2024

Geoff

[Greenbeans]

Hi Geoff
We've always travelled independent of the major tour operators, so getting our choice of where to stay was never a problem. It just seems that everyone and their uncle wants to be in Arillas back end of June. Have spoken to a lot of the independent accommodation owners and no-one has anything available. Things are so bad we are looking at staying in another resort.

[Jo Wissett]

From what I have seen on Facebook it's because of the linen-clad happy clappers booking up the resort because of some festival.

[angiem]

From what I have seen on Facebook it's because of the linen-clad happy clappers booking up the resort because of some festival.

Yes, that's what I heard too. Desperately disappointing for those regulars who always go at that time of year (normally ourselves included, but not this year fortunately), but glad I won't be there, to be honest.

[Greenbeans]

Found out there's a Solstice festival at Colibri Farm (Googled it) that week, bars etc will be full of them with their one bottle of water and eight glasses, please types.

[Eggy]

Greenbeans,
Would that be a litre bottle?

However , I think local Tavernas and bars will be clamping down on anything like that which keeps tables away from Tourists.
Negg

[Truth]

A bottle of ouzo is fine.... a  BIG Bottle 😁😁

[angiem]

I would be interested to know how the bar's and restaurant's income compares this June, to the that of previous years. 

[Jo Wissett]

Yes it's all well and good having all the 'silent huggers' packing the resort but only if they are going to bring lots of money with them! I shall also be interested to know the same as from what we have seen over the years.last year for instance, a lady sat in Ammos and had a burger and cut it up into three portions for her and her two companions, with the the standard bottle of water between all of them..

[angiem]

Yes it's all well and good having all the 'silent huggers' packing the resort but only if they are going to bring lots of money with them! I shall also be interested to know the same as from what we have seen over the years.last year for instance, a lady sat in Ammos and had a burger and cut it up into three portions for her and her two companions, with the the standard bottle of water between all of them..

Similar. We were in a restaurant one night and a party of 11 arrived. From what I saw, they had 3 jugs of water, and two dishes of green beans....between eleven people! Not only that, but the restaurant was full and the owner was having to turn people away. I really hope there isn't a repetition of that kind of behaviour, for the sake of the businesses.

[kevin-beverly]

A bottle of ouzo is fine.... a  BIG Bottle 😁😁

Or Two to make it last all night🥃🥃🥃🥃😴😴😴😴

[Truth]

I'm cutting down mate 🤣