It`s a housing estate not Butlins, you should show some respect for the people that live there and the Spanish custom of siesta time.

We found the answer was to do as the Spanish do (when we came on holiday and now that we live here) and have lunch and a rest at this time so not only does it mean that you avoid the sun at its hottest (which is a must with young children) but you are also automatically being respectfull to the customs of the locals.

but the principal is the same, surely

and that goes for the whole of Spain, not just Esuri


there is a reason the locals do this, and MikeCol has it in one - that's the hottest time of day - best place to be is in the shade with a book , a game of cards, monopoly, a snooze, whatever

not in the sun in potentially dangerous temperatures

Like you, we bought our property for holidays and to retire to, and we rent it out when we can't be there on vacation. It is impossible to make one's guests do anything ... ours seem to ignore all instructions, even ones provided for their own comfort and enjoyment! Spain's economy needs tourists, who enjoy their holidays and return for more ... petty rules and regulations won't encourage that!

it isn't petty

just plain common sense that has become tradition, and is usually written into the rules of urbanisations so that everyone is happy


where I live - not Esuri, but still Spain - on a small urb - the rules say you can use the pool between 10am & 11pm, except 3-5pm

actually you can still swim between those hours but it says 'silently'

so that's still 11 hours a day you can swim & make as much noise as you like - so what's the problem with a couple of hours peace & quiet for everyone?

have a late lunch like the locals & a little rest

I seem to remember when I was kid that we weren't allowed to swim for at least an hour after a meal anyway

a lot of us live here full time, and some of us work here

we don't want to spoil people's holidays - but is 2 hours peace in the middle of the day really too much to ask for?

My own family never go in the pool in the afternoons, all being over 21 and appreciating the idea of an afternoon nap/chill in the shade after lunch before enjoying an evening out ... and as kids my husband went abroad in the 1960's/1970's for holidays and our parents always made us lie down and read from 14.00-16.00 (to keep us out of the sun)
But the world has moved on a great deal since then, with strong suncream etc., and an emphasis on having fun all the time!
I have visited hotels where you are not allowed to swim in the pool after 20.00 so as not to disturb those trying to sleep, but I have never seen a lunch-time ban on the pool anywhere ...
Our villa is on an urbanisation where each detached villa has its own pool and there are no 'site rules' or resident committee..
What I was trying to say, is that it is difficult enough in the current to find people to rent out your property without giving them a list of petty rules and regulations.
If I want to sleep during the day, in England or Spain, I generally have a glass of wine to relax me AND put in a pair of earplugs, as do several shift workers that I know!

it can be different where you all have private pools - and I do understand how you want to give renters as much freedom as possible -
but even some of the older urbs like that around here have 'quiet siesta time' in the afternoon

where there is a shared pool though it is usually more strictly enforced, although quiet swimming is usually allowed

we once had a neighbour (English) who used to go out & yell at holidaymakers if they so much as put a toe in the water - making more noise & disturbing more people than the holidaymakers!

the point I really wanted to put across is that they are not 'petty' rules - they are there so that everyone can enjoy themselves - and as you know - there is the safety element to them too

I suppose at the end of the day it comes down to respect by the individual. No one dictates to me how to behave where I live or on holiday but I would respect the local cultures and customs and I would expect my family to.

Totally agree, I think that most Brits (ones that I know do) when visiting places like for example Egypt respect local customs, ie dress code, so why should it be any different respecting the local customs of Spain?

oooops, just seen there´s a separate thread now!

I thought it best - rather than continue hijacking

esuri threads are un-hijackable. (word not yet in dictionary)

maybe we should suggest that one

Ah, thanks Sharon B, you've answered my question about bins being emptied less frequently, I think

Not just in Esuri, but throughout Huelva province?