Anyone live here? We're looking at a house there and it's fairly reasonable priced (for rental). The village looks rather tired though.

Any observations or reviews?

We've been retired here 16 years, bought the house a few years before that. The developer buggered off about 7 years ago when the development was completed but the Land Office refused to sign it off because the place had planning permission for 2 developments, but they built it as one. They are facing legal proceedings, but who knows when there will be any favourable outcome for us residents. Some of the houses were bought on speculation by buyers who have never or rarely lived here, a good few are rented. We residents are in a catch-22 because we cannot enforce payment of a modest maintenance fee, hence the 'tired look'. There is, however, a spirit of cooperation and enough comes from voluntary payments to keep security on the gate overnight and occasional maintenance of the park. The place is quiet and civilised, and we're quite happy living here.

1 hour ago, Eff1n2ret said:

We've been retired here 16 years, bought the house a few years before that. The developer buggered off about 7 years ago when the development was completed but the Land Office refused to sign it off because the place had planning permission for 2 developments, but they built it as one. They are facing legal proceedings, but who knows when there will be any favourable outcome for us residents. Some of the houses were bought on speculation by buyers who have never or rarely lived here, a good few are rented. We residents are in a catch-22 because we cannot enforce payment of a modest maintenance fee, hence the 'tired look'. There is, however, a spirit of cooperation and enough comes from voluntary payments to keep security on the gate overnight and occasional maintenance of the park. The place is quiet and civilised, and we're quite happy living here.

That's really helpful, thanks. While it looked 'tired', it was at least tidy and I liked the wide streets. The pool looked OK (presumably it is cleaned/maintained?) although I was disappointed that the 'fitness' room was empty!

We'll probably take another look at the house before making a decision.

I looked at places in Greenville and agree that the pool is small and the complex is not all that well-maintained. Also all the houses were two-story, which is hard on my knees. I found a single-level rental for about the same price (15k-20k) in a different housing village with a bigger pool, wider roads, and better maintenance. I've looked at quite a few developments and wouldn't choose Greenville if I needed to move again.

10 minutes ago, Wuvu2 said:

I looked at places in Greenville and agree that the pool is small and the complex is not all that well-maintained. Also all the houses were two-story, which is hard on my knees. I found a single-level rental for about the same price (15k-20k) in a different housing village with a bigger pool, wider roads, and better maintenance. I've looked at quite a few developments and wouldn't choose Greenville if I needed to move again.

Which village? I'm 65 and the wife thinks we should get a single-storey too!

4 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

12 minutes ago, Wuvu2 said:

I looked at places in Greenville and agree that the pool is small and the complex is not all that well-maintained. Also all the houses were two-story, which is hard on my knees. I found a single-level rental for about the same price (15k-20k) in a different housing village with a bigger pool, wider roads, and better maintenance. I've looked at quite a few developments and wouldn't choose Greenville if I needed to move again.

Which village? I'm 65 and the wife thinks we should get a single-storey too!

I rented in "The Palm Phala Beach", which is all single-story houses. I found mine through an agent via Facebook, but there are at least 6 houses with for-rent signs in Thai that are not listed by agents or on Facebook. The village has 24-hour security guards, and they'll let you look around if you explain you're looking for a place. I'm happy with the house, development, and the location works for me. I can get deliveries from Makro, the big and small Lotus stores and 7-11.

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

The pool looked OK (presumably it is cleaned/maintained?

Yes. If you were looking at the house on the corner opposite the clubhouse, the landlord there maintains the pool.

The Palm Phala Beach is a decent choice for 3 bedroom bungalows, decent pool and well kept village.