(20-01-2023, 04:39 PM)Sargam Wrote: (19-01-2023, 04:46 PM)Bedouin Wrote: (19-01-2023, 01:08 AM)Sargam Wrote: why do you say so ?
Don't know where to start! It's quite an old development, and many of the apartments are very basic. The coast is rugged and rocky, no beach. There are rock pools, but a lot of care is needed in using them. There's a tidal "swimming pool" but again it's somewhat hazardous to use and doesn't look inviting. I think there's still one little mini-market, but you have to dress to use it. There are a couple of cafe-type places and a more serious restaurant, but again clothing is generally required. Worst of all, when we went, the place just seemed deserted. Have a look at the place on Google Earth, there are lots of photos.
Thanks for the comments and sharing your experience
Hi, not sure when Bedouin may have visited so as it was I who suggested Charco del Palo I thought I had better share our experience - We went in early
January this year with 2 friends, 3 of the 4 are / were hoteliers so wanted a reasonable standard of accommodation so I researched possible places via google, booking.com, AirBnB and having visited the village in early
November had a rough idea of the properties & what to expect.
We only wanted 3 days - 2 nights and the complex we fancied was minimum 3 nights so ended up booking via AirBnB a bungalow called A3 on a nine bungalow complex with a pool. It was spacious clean, well maintained, and suited our needs. All the other bungalows were occupied and IMO the village was quite busy.
Personally I have no problem with wearing a sarong, or shorts to go to the mini supermarket where there is unwrapped food such as fruit & veg which I must say was a little on the expensive side and you could sit au-natural on the terrace for a drink & snack at the Tropical Garden Restaurant which offers a naturist evening on a Thursday.
Ther are plenty of other towns & villages within a 10 to 20 minute drive to go to for shopping and eating, we went to Teguise for the Three Kings parade and dinner on
January 5th. Mentioning Three Kings Parade there was one through Charco del Palo at about 4.30pm that afternoon.
On walking au-natural to the coastal area which is as Bedouin describes we saw plenty of people on the terraces of their complex or bungalow / villa.
We spoke to the English couple in the bungalow next to ours who visit twice a year and they indicated that the village is like a ghost town May to mid-
September.
Hope that helps