Beach Facility at Al Hamra Village?

The more laid back amongst us may be inclined to take for granted the facility of a free and private beach at Al Hamra Village. Let's face it, we may at this very moment be dreaming of lazing on the beach deckchair, sipping the amber nectar with the warm evening sun providing a soothing thermal massage. Such an essential facility could be located at two possible sites; a) at the lagoon in the vicinity of the Marina blocks, and b) at the sea front area (separated from the Al Hamra Village by a wide open plot of land not owned by Al Hamra)

The direct beach access at the lagoon near the Marina blocks should provide a nice venue for sun and sea bathers, with little in the way of waves. However, there may be issues around cleanliness due to the surrounding Al Hamra development, the marina berths and possible heavy rain. Whether this will be a nice beach area to chill out remains to be seen.

In our opinion the large stretch of beach at the sea front should be reserved for the residents of Al Hamra, but Al Hamra Estates have only indicated that an area located at the far end of the Royal Breeze (away from the lagoon and marina) might be set aside for the exclusive use of residents. This assertion has yet to be depicted in any official Al Hamra literature. It would be unwise for prospective investors to assume that the entire Al Hamra development is fronted by a massive sea-side beach.

The reality of the current situation is that investors in Al Hamra are totally in the dark as to beach access facilty, if any. Indeed, it would not be unkind to say that Al Hamra Estates has done a sterling job in keeping it’s customers in the dark on this issue, even when pressed for answers.

Let us hope that the natural evolution of the Al Hamra project will eventually lead to full sea front beach access as the only sensible option. Perhaps if investors continue to raise their concerns on this matter, Al Hamra Estates (and whoever owns the sea front plot) may come around to seeing the wisdom of making the sea front an essential part of the development.

(adapted from a post by upandhi on Eye On Worldwide forum)