south facing pool

[blackpoolowl]

right
can we not have arguments in this thread. how essensial is a south facing pool? i have gone for the mid-range villa £1200 ish (i had over 100 villas contact me , most were around the £1200 mark.....i know some are dearer but we wont go ther again!!!!!).
now i am sorting into communitys, pool direction, extras etc.
which are the best communitys....i know you will all say yours!
any more info
terry

[Newhomebuyer]

All the questions which you are now addressing are really a matter of personal preference.
Each villa owner bought their home because in their opinion that was the best location.
A south facing pool may matter if you are going in the winter months and are keen to have maximum sun all day. In the summer time most homes get the sun all day, as it is high in the sky. They don't call it the Sunshine State for nothing.
Where abouts in Blackpool are you Terry? I work on Common Edge Road near the airport.

[dawn burley]

Probably the best thing for you to do is list what you would like in a community and then run this past the community descriptions to try and match these up. There are many communities so I am sure you could find one that matched up. Good luck in your search........

Dawn

[Lynne S]

Hi Terry,

No one owner can tell you what is best for your families holiday needs. Only you know that [msnwink]Do you want a peaceful community or one with lots of facilities ?This is one price factor.

We did pick a south facing pool for our villa and had to pay a premium for it.We also have a lake view another premium. This was what we wanted as we wish to use our villa in all months and have sun from sunrise to sunset.This is not the top of everyone's list. That's why there is a villa out there for everyone.
During the summer which ever way the pool is facing you will get sun as it is so high in the sky.

Also look at what the villa has to offer you and the location of it, is it close to the things you
want to see and do.

All the owners are really helpful, if you make up a short list then get a little more info from them then pick....Happy hunting[msneek]

[carolmc]

I don't think the pool direction alone gives the full picture as whether or not you get all day sunshine. Our pool is north facing, but as we are not overlooked and have no two storey homes close by we get the sun on our pool all year around. We have homes behind ours- who technically have a south facing pool, but in reality do not have "full sun" all day since they are surrounded by two storey homes and these cast their own shadow.The only difference at ours is during the Dec. Jan. period we do have "some" shade on the pool deck - but the pool is in full sun.

If you ask the Owner I'm sure they will be only too happy to "fill you in"

[blackpoolowl]

hiya newhome
we are on hull road near coral island.......not far from you at all. we have a south facing puddle in the back alley which is hot all year round.......as you know blackpool is uks sunshine state!!!!!!lol
terry

[Newhomebuyer]

[Lynnes]

When we chose our villa one of the stipulations was that we had a south facing pool and that the villa was not overlooked. These stipulations were for ourselves, we love the sun and privacy. We have found that some people like the south facing pool and some prefer others, sun in a morning or evening. It is all down to personal preference.

[pieman790]

We have a North Western Facing pool and it gets the sun most of the day.
Most of the villas in our community are single storey and therefore does not block out the sun.

[fiona]

It depends when you are going, in the summer it doesn't matter, other times of the year it does. When we bought a south-facing pool was important to us which is why it was one our must haves.

If you are asking on here is it really important to you? I would draw up a shortlist of those that meet all your criteria; price, pool, extra facilities that you would like, communities and whittle it down from there. It's usually the pictures that do it for most of us isn't it? You can tell instinctively that you like a place, and as on here owners can show 15 pictures of their villa it gives you a very good idea of what a villa looks like.

Good luck and let us know how you get on[msnsmile2].