SizzlinSausages

Hi everyone. I'm finding it difficult through googling sites online to get the information I need.
I'm looking to long-term rent a studio or small one bed apartment for E400 a month , November to April in FUENGIROLA. I'm a financially self-sufficent writer, age 50, looking for winter warmth and a few decent cafes...
Is this possible? A friend told me there were lots of properties to rent in winter (other than around the Christmas week) in Fuengirola, so I shouldn't have any problem. And that the place was lively enough (- unlike Nerja which is dead, apparently) for a civilised chap like myself.
But I'm damned if I can find any listings online! The site 'Sur in Englsih' has very little, same as Kyero...
Any thoughts?

battlezone123

Google "owners direct" and you will find many apartments with some of the owners willing to do long term winter lets.

tex_ritter

Winter warmth in Fuengirola? The weather is not great, I would guess low 60's in the day and chilly at night. You should be able to rent a small apartment on Gran Canaria or Tenerife for about €450 a month and it is a lot warmer there.

jdr

Eerm low 60`s in Spain is scorching or are you using the pre 1973 British temperature measurement ?

We have spent a few Christmas days on the beach with the kids, and overall the weather will be much better than the UK.

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noelrosie

Same with www.holidaylettings.co.uk, and they have recently merged their business to TripAdvisor, so there are often independent reviews of the property available at www.tripadvisor.com

tex_ritter

It was well cold in 07 when I went there. Low 60's don't compare to high 60's - 70's on Gran Canaria and you don't get Papas con Mojo there lol

jdr

Get off your horse an drink yer milk.
You`ve been reading too many graphs, you have to be in it to know it.

tex_ritter

You've gone to Egypt JDR (in de nile... get it ) Those chilly winter nights in mainland Spain are no good for my arthritis

Saying that, I booked a winter break in Cyprus some years ago in February and it was bloody freezing at night.

An American chum of mine has retired to Costa Rica...loves it there but a bit of a long haul for a quick break for me

jojojojojo

I certainly wouldnt go to Fuengi for its warmth in the winter. It may not be quite as cold as the UK, but the houses and apartments arent easy to keep warm, lots of cool tiles, poor insulation etc and its can rain and rain and rain.... then theres the wind....There maybe one or two nice days, but once the sun goes down....

Jo xxx

jojojojojo

I'd totally agree with that. The canaries are warmer in the winter and tend to have all year "life", I found Fuengi quite bleak and quiet last winter

Jo xxx

jojojojojo

The last few winters I've spent on the CDS have been torrential rain, high winds and grim! Last christmas was awful weather. We spent most of the time huddled round the gas fire and it didnt really pick up til April and as for the winter before..............

Jo xxx

jdr

What about the year before and the one before that.

jdr

You get some unusual people there though.

megmet