Bellevue in Puerto Alcudia dates from the early seventies. The site was known as the Bellavista Urbanisation, a holiday village to dominate the City of Lakes project that involved the reclaiming of Albufera wetland. The City of Lakes was Europe's largest holiday zone and Bellavista was the largest complex in Europe. There were twenty blocks with over 2,000 apartments and studios. The intention was that they should all be sold as time shares. This was before the first bankruptcy resulted in a change. The three Siesta blocks were spun off as part of the settlement. They have nothing to do with Bellevue, other than the fact that they share the same urbanisation.
Neptuno II entrance. Photos: Fernando Fernández.
Eventually, Bellevue was classified as tourist accommodation under the keys' system as opposed to the stars - tourist apartments (more than 1,400 in seventeen blocks) rather than a hotel. There was to be another bankruptcy, that of Hotetur in 2012, by when BlueBay were already on the scene in managing a complex that has always posed challenges. Its scale is one, its security is another.
There are no obstacles to prevent public access to the complex. That squatters are currently in Neptuno II comes as zero surprise. The only surprise is that a significant occupation hadn't happened previously. The squatters who have moved in have put padlocks on their apartments or have changed the locks. "We are not here for fun," says one of them. There are different nationalities and people of different ages.
There have been attempts to tamper with the water network. "We don't have any and there are small children here. Thank goodness there is electricity, otherwise it would be impossible to live with our children. The building is in bad shape, but it is what it is, we have nowhere else to go." There is dampness, cold and dirt; part of a corridor ceiling has collapsed; windows are broken and a lift has been blocked.
A squatted apartment.
Another says they don't know anything about the hotel director or indeed anyone else, the management of Bellevue having descended into confusion, as the Iberostar division, O7 Hotels, was meant to be managing it under a 15-year agreement signed just over a year ago. BlueBay have seemingly taken the management back - for now, at any rate. However, they know enough of the management to explain that they have been told they will have to leave before the start of the season.
But as one of them points out: "We are here because there are no flats to live in. It is impossible to pay the rents." They intend to stay and so wait to see what intervention there may be to attempt to remove them.
Not really much to say regarding this situation in Spain this is accepted as legal behaviour and as such must be tolerated by the member´s of the community including the police owner´s etc , until such time the people demand change there will not be any change regarding this , there is one thing that is quite disturbing about this no one has any idea who these people are where they come from how many are there etc etc , drug dealing prostitution storage of stolen good´s , Enjoy !
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Steve PickeringThis has zero, or minus zero, impact upon holiday makers.
Wonder if the holiday companies are letting people know this is happening. Especially as the holiday season is about to start
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Not really much to say regarding this situation in Spain this is accepted as legal behaviour and as such must be tolerated by the member´s of the community including the police owner´s etc , until such time the people demand change there will not be any change regarding this , there is one thing that is quite disturbing about this no one has any idea who these people are where they come from how many are there etc etc , drug dealing prostitution storage of stolen good´s , Enjoy !