Also just back from Oasis early hours this morning. Was really impressed this was our first trip and was a little apprehensive to be honest when you read some of the other blogs. The build is fantastic we have a few snags but have every confidence in the team at Oasis to get things sorted.

As Cliff said the weather was fantastic I think we saw a cloud one day but the sun could have been playing tricks on my eyes!

It was great to meet so many people at the BBQ organised by Lesley & Sean - thanks it was a great ice breaker and opportunity to speak to other owners. Food was great too: thanks chef Cliff!!!

Agree with comments re: Maintenance fees - PAY UP you are just delaying the inevitable, its in everyone's interest regardless of your purchase reason.

D & P

JUST GOT BACK FROM ANOTHER WEEK AT OASIS RESORT, WEATHER IS STUNNING, NEVER SEEN KAMCHIA SO BUSY!

CLIFF

best flights we have found are from gatwick to varna.about 31/2 hours.Taxi from airport is 40 euros.Fights through ba.

who did you get the lets through Sheree/

Flights: Still can't find cheap flights from Manchester, so interest in best route please. On Dec 11th 2008 Easy jet starting Man to Sofia. Already booked to go to Bansko over New year. It was Cheap at £120 (with tax etc).We are going in Sept., so any info? 

Rentals: I had lots of interest, but closed off now, as Apt furntiure not to standard. Working with a company to correct. Will Open for business as soon as fitted.

We could rent out as we have all the basics, but very little in Lounge , so not enough seat to sit on. Kitchen also very small

We did get several people interest - long term lets also.

Sheree

Apt B5-5

haven't bought the small items package yet as waiting for some snags to be ironed out first on some other issues.

is anyone renting yet?

we were going to wait until next year as apartment not fully complete and lifts need commisioning.

I would be interested to know if anyone has been able to rent yet and what the feedback was

Hi

Bloody Nightmare!!!! We didn't make it to our apartment last week, instead we spent 17 hours in Manchester Airport! We eventually cancelled so we have to plan another trip next month now.

Apparently there was an explosion at the military base next to Sofia airport and it had shattered the glass in the terminal windows so the authorities shut the airport. The explosion was caused by a fire in the ammunitions store!!!! Not sure if it was deliberate. Anyway that put an end to our trip.

Has everyone been flying with Bulgaria Air? I have to say they were, although a little slow to begin with, were really good considering and have refunded us our flights which technically they didn't have to under the circumstances. Flights are a bit pricey compared to the budget airlines who it seems fly to every other eastern european country! Based in the North-west we currently have limited choice. I have however discovered a route which I have booked for our trip next month saving us £125 each compared to what we paid originally. If anyone else is NW based I can give you the details.

We haven't bought the small items package yet - is it any good? Seems to be less hassle than having to take all that stuff in your suitcase.

Darren & Paul

D & P

Yes, there should have been a tennis court - the complex was sold with this as a benefit.!!

This should be present. Where is it, i wonder?

P

Hi Folks,

Found this forum the other week, just got chance now to post first comment. My business partner and I are visiting the apartments this weekend and to sign our deeds. From the majority of the posts it sounds quite promising, can't wait to see it. I understand peoples comments about the maintenance from both sides I have my own thoughts but I will reserve them until I get back and have more time to discuss. Yes we have paid!

If anyone else is there this wkend and would like to meet up we would be more than happy to. Love the tennis court idea bozzy, on the very first artist impression I received from BD, it actually shows a tennis court - does anyone know anymore about this?

Darren & Paul

hi just returned from oasis,it is a great site.didn't acually stay in apartment as work still to be done.Very positive discussion with Maria.

Agree with comments regarding maintenance.Pay up or we all suffer,a great example of this is the lifts,which still aren't comissioned,hopefully they will be in future before it gets busy.The complex has great potnetial but will be a slow burner.The hire shop is open with mountain bikes etc,which is a graet idea.

Once everything re apartments is sorted a tennis court would be a great addition and a great rental draw.

Reading between the lines it seems  the majority of people who have not paid the maintenance fee seem to be the people who have not been on a visit to the complex recently and seen what hard work is going on to get it up and running for us and anyone else who may visit. the bulding is excellent, and the surrounding areas, the village of Bliznatzi and the beach and river area are really good. we had a week there to sort out our deeds etc and now we canot wait to go back. It has such great potential but it must be maintained for all our benefits.

karen

I WILL HAVE AVAILABLE LATEST PHOTOS IF ANYONE INTERESTED

CLIFF

JUST GOT BACK- AS EXPECTED, SUPERB RESORT, GREAT WEATHER, GREAT PEOPLE, HAD MEETINGS WITH DEVELOPER, MANAGEMENT ETC, PICKED UP DEEDS FROM SOLICITOR WHICH TOOK 10 MINS. TRIED LOTS OF RESTAURANTS, BOAT TRIPS ETC. THE POOLS ARE OPEN AND WORKING THE SNACK BAR IS TOO. I WOULD AGAIN URGE THOSE THAT HAVENT PAID MAINTENANCE TO PAY UP- WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?

CLIFF

Hi everyone me again,

We would urge all who have not paid maintenance to do so this is so important from your investment point of view.  The building is good, the plans for the future sound great, but like everything in life not without effort, this is now needed from you yourselves.  Looking back on write ups previously any questions anyone has can be answered.  We are really looking forward to going out again very soon.

Geoff & Jan

Hi Everyone,

Just arrived back from Kamchia (Oasis Beach) on Friday 20th June 2008. 

We went out to Bulgaria not really knowing what to expect but feeling the only way to view and put to bed all our thoughts was to put our bum on the flights and go and see for ourselves.  So we did.  We will be honest we arrived to a spray of negativity, and returned to our appartment feeling really down on the second night.  Work up the following day took the bull by the horn and decided to get together with all on site.  We posted notes on doors of people staying, arranged a get together, and never looked back.  We ironed out so much, once we were all in the know of who had experienced what, when and how the craziness left us.  This really is a great site in a great location, with great potential.

We got together over a meal by the river, we had a barbecue on site, the staff work none stop, and couldn't do enough to make our stay productive and positive.  We

WORD-UP! Travel Writer and imurphster.

We have just returned and the complex is looking good, and anybody that have not paid their maintenance fee are just making it hard for all.

We have a good maintenance team and they need paying, this is going to be a fab development in a real good location, so get out there and enjoy.

If we are all paid up we have a real good chance of getting some rent in this lovely location. 

Hi all I have just returned from  very relaxing week in Oasis. The complex looks stunning as you approach, being only a 20 min drive from  Varna airport. Oasis is in a beautiful area of Kamchia overlooking the forest, a number of apartments have a sea view. Within a 5 min. drive there is a lot of wildlife roaming such as wild boar, buffalo and nesting storks.

A short 15 min walk is the up and comming village of Bilznatsi where the restaurants serve good traditional foods at very reasonable prices. A short drive through the forest to the river where a boat trip is the best way to see this at its best. The beach is one of the best in Bulgaria.  Another option is to hire a driver for the day their knowledge of the area is teriffic and for 8 hours the cost is around 85 lev currently around £35.  The more active types can hire bikes for the day.

Oasis itself is becomming more operational by the day whilst the pools were very usable at this time of year they were on the cooler side.  There is a small shop offering light snacks and drinks. 

OWNER B5-4

I MUST AGREE WITH OTHER POSTS- PAY THE MAINTENANCE FEES THEN ARGUE ABOUT THE FURNITURE ETC AFTERWARDS OR YOU RISK LOSING A GOOD INVESTMENT.

CLIFF

OK Guys. My name is mike and I have just returned with my father in law from Bulgaria. I stayed at the appartments and just to help out here - The guys out there are working extremely hard to get this place up and running. By not paying the maintenance fees you are hindering the development itslef. I suggest you pay the maintenance fees and have the communal areas and pools working and maintained.

My situation - I am a financial adviser and as part of my remit to my clients I provide advice on off-plan properties overseas. I have used this as a test bed for myself to offer to my clients. I have clients with Bulgarian Developments properties in Bansko also. That resort is fine as far as any problems that arise. My experience in other countries such as Spain is that some resorts have completed without problems and some have had substantial set backs.

To hold out on a little money now and jeopardise your whole investment does not make financial sense to me. I also don't want to be paying heavily in the future because other people have dug their heels in. I have been in most of the rooms out of interest in contacting other owners. The majority of the furniture is on site and under construction. Please remember that the bulk cost of this is the kitchen. I urge you to contact me if you want information. Safeguard your investment first and if you still wish to chase Bulgarian Developments later then that is your choice. I am also considering it, but firstly I want my investment to provide some returns.

My father in law and I met with some other owners out there who have agreed with us that the area, quality of materials are very good. We have a good feeling about the area itself. It was a pity that Bulgarian Developments sugar coated a lot of things and were not upfront to start with. It would have saved a lot of time and effort. We have examined plans for the area and spoken to locals. Next door is a fenced off area, which is earmarked for a similar complex and is invested in by the Russians. Also, a little down from that is a site earmarked for a Russian Sports academy for training and recovery from injury. There is a lot of Russian money earmarked in the vacinity for developments. There are new cafe/bar/restaurants being developed and older ones are being regenerated down on the beach and river front. This place will look very good in the near future.

OK. my number for contact if anyone wants help and advice will be provided if you respond to this message and geuinely want help and feedback on what I saw. I have gathered a wealth of information, hired a car - which was easy and am willing to help you out here. Please work with me. Yes there are things to tidy up and snag, but the sooner you get on with it, the sooner you make a return on your money. I have a gallery of pictures taken which you can have on CD if you want as well.

Mike. 

Hi All,

I have not visited my apartment yet, however I have had a meeting with Nick from Bulgarian Developments and he frankly does not care its not his problem.  I have not paid BG Premier either as I have not got keys or deeds yet.  Nick sent a letter out stating he is happy to provide the sofabed table and chairs but nothing else only if I sign a waiver saying that Bulgarian Developments have no further liability.  I however have paid money to Bulgarian Development as they are the agents and if they have not been able to manage companies that they have assigned then I hold them responsible.  Thus I intend to go down the small claims court and standard trading's.  I would welcome anyone contacting me to see how many people are in the situation.

Thanks

Ian

Hi there.

I have property in OASIS and agree with peoples comments about paying the maintenance fee - how can we expect the development to flourish without maintenance?

Come on people, pay the maintenance fee and let's see some improvement.

I have visited my property and consider the quality of build to be GOOD.

I wouldn't work for free, neither would i expect Premier to do so.

Lets move upwards and get OASIS on the map!

Hi,  Margaret and Vic here.  We are visiting our apartment at Oasis Beach on 15th May.  We were planning to stay there but after reading recently posted messages have decided to have back up accommadation.  We plan to visit solicitors after the recent legal changes whilst there, we were informed of this by BD.  We agree with comments that paying the maintainance fee is in everybody's best interest.  Will up date on our return.

Hi

Just stumbled across this site. We have bought an apartment at oasis beach resort. We have booked flights and are due to visit on 30/05. Bit apprehensive now after reading all the comments about the area and problems with furniture.

AOR

were back!!!

Unfortunately not good reports. where to start?

If you are planning to holiday soon i would arrange other accom. possible in varna. (30min drive) If you have not seen the area yet kamacha is a very unspoilt region. Yes sounds idealic but theres no shops,bars or restuarants that are in a fifteen min walk of the complex. You MUST hire a car! 

The beach is a 15min drive,airport 45mins,Varna city 30mins.

There are two restaurants in Kamacha, there nice and cheap but if holidaying you would be very limited.Kamacha is a pikey site,shanty huts in woods.

Our visit was short lived and after 1 night we moved to varna city to make the most out of our expensive break.(due to flights)

The furniture was not at all there and to be honest its cheap and nasty.(not at all the pack that i thought i purchased. Apparently ours was the most equipped, and we were able to see through windows to others and it was TRUE.

The bedrooms were short of beds,dressing tables,bedside tables and bedding.Sofas,armchairs and dinning table werent present. (dont forget ours were furnished the best so far, hate to think what there version of worst is)   We spoke to someone who was on site and there certain armchairs arent even going to appear!

On plan my apartment should have a terrace,being ground floor.You guessed it...not there.The standard of work is poor in the actual appartment and weve pictures to prove it.(plaster boarding cracked,toilets not working,bad drainage,leaky sinks.bodged snagging

There was no bar,restuarant,tennis court,indoor pool,supermarket on site.admittedly the potential is there and room for a bar and restuarnt have been slightly furnished(few stools and tables small bar.)  But this is a long way off. 

The shame is the complex is beautiful and could be great. But there is no more work going on.theres workers on site but they dont do anything except for hang around and smoke-apparently they keep there jobs that way,but refuse to work as they arent getting paid.

The pools were green,the grass over run. So you can start to see why we moved to varna for the rest of the trip. 

We did however see an attempt to cut the grass, and the action of pouring a chemial cleanning solution in the pool,obviously, for our benefit.

we returned on our last day to see if that had worked-which it didnt. Also to see if anymore had been done(it hadnt).

 Fortunately we caught up with solictors on the final day.BUT title deeds are not ready to be signed yet, and big blow that stamp duty has increased to 3%,which needed to be paid.

My advise is, you will not be able to rent out this year, possiblity of holidaying is slim for the year and the furniture is going be a battle trying to get, so maybe try and claim through Bulgaria Delelopments for whats missing.  Dont excepts offers for the small items packages.knives forks etc. We did at the extra cost of £300. its worth at most £50.go to argos and get it yourself.

Lisa at B.D has alot to answer for.The lies are unbelievable. If they were honest and said the projects been delayed a year and not to go out yet, a bit of honesty it would not have shocked us so much. But she sugar coated the whole thing. The only positive is that in 5 years it could be a great investment but not anytime sooner. sorry to be so glum but thats the brutal truth.

I could go on but you get the jist.please email for any more details-rednimca24@yahoo.co.uk

Hi all.

I have spoken to Chas and his wife Maria a couple of times about various queries i had and they seemed a nice genuine couple who are really determined to make a success of the oasis. I have also spoken to someone who has met Chas and he thought the same thing. I believe that they are coming back to England during May because they are selling up so they have to tie up the loose ends before moving to Bulgaria permanently.

Let us know how your trip goes Diggins.

Hi Diggins,

Look forward to hearing your update, its a bit alarming to hear that maintenance company is on holiday, hope you find out more when you are there.

Off to oasis beach tomorrow.......not looking good.  still no full furniture package including standard stuff llike bedding!  also the slip into converation about maintenance charge, oh and the fact that NO ONE will be there as theyre all off on holiday.  (helpful as we go tomorrow!)  im sure your all familuar with all the goings on.  Keep reading the reviews and its all mixed opionins. we will find out for ourselves.  Has anyone met CHAS yet????????????   what we all thinking???     also anyone found any cheap airlines. were going from gatwick-were in london. so far theyre looking costly and rising. so far theres BA or Bulgaria Air- who happley cancelled our flight. anyone help?  will update after trip.

HI, I HAVE A REALLY NICE 2 BED AT OASIS, I HAVE PAID THE MAINTENANCE FEE AND INSURANCE BECAUSE IVE BEEN OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY ARE MAINTAINING THE SITE AND PROVIDIVG SECURITY( I CHECKED THIS MYSELF) THE BUILDING IS FINISHED AND LOOKS STUNNING, THE INVESTMENT IS A LONG TERM ONE AND I THINK WILL PROVE TO BE A WINNER IN A FEW YEARS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DONT LOSE THESE NEW MANAGEMENT AGENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE AS GOOD AS THEY GET IN BULGARIA AND THEY HAVE INHERITED PROBLEMS, IE, FURNITURE RIP OFF ETC. HOWEVER THEY HAVE BIG PLANS TO MARKET THE RESORT PROVIDE THE RIGHT FACILITIES ETC SO AS AN INDIVIDUAL I URGE YOU TO PAY THE MAINTENANCE FEE OR WE WILL ALL BE BACK TO SQUARE 1.

CLIFF- MIDLANDS

I have jointly bought two apartments with my business partner and have just learnt that Bulgarian law changed on 1st March 2008 so that any power of attorney (POA) due to be signed, now have to be signed in person in front of the Notary. This was not notified to us by Bulgarian Developments, instead I was told this when I contacted them. Also I have since been informed by the Bulgarian lawyers that stamp duty has increased by 1% and therefore an additional sum is now required to be paid. I have also received an email from the property maintenance company saying they will pull out if not paid. We have not paid as the property has not yet been signed over to us, has no rental opportunity and surely is not maintained during a period when building work is still being undertaken!!

We would be keen to meet with other owners as I/we am/are planning to travel over in the next 2 - 3 weeks.

Lisa T

Hi everyone my wife and I have bought an apartment on the Oasis complex , the development has taken about a year longer than forecast. I am not happy at the way BG paid a company up front for the furniture packs it would never happen in this country but according to Lisa at BG it is the done thing in Bulgaria . From what I can see our contract for the furniture is with Balkan Property Management Ltd. So I can't see any legal comeback against BG . What Lisa at BG did say to me not long ago was that they BG would pay for the furniture that was not supplied by Balkan p.manage . I have just recieved a letter saying they will now only pay 50% towards the cost of missing furniture etc. Also I have recieved a demand from Premier BG the maintenance company for upkeep of the property etc. Has anybody else paid this . It says if it is not paid the whole complex will fall into disrepair and the pools will go green also any onsite security will be withdrawn. A meeting of owners might be a good thing we live in Lancashire and would be inerested in coming along. Has anyone been over to the complex recently , has anyone stopped at their apartment and have any people rented out their apartment yet as i presume not everyone bought their furniture through Balkan p.manage.

I look forward to speaking to anyone with an apartment on this development . Also I went into buying this apartment with a view to long term investment and more development being built in this area over the coming years. Perhaps we are not far away from a good investment if it is only the furniture we have to sort out. Look forward to some replies.

Stevie p  

Hi.

It seems evident that a lot of OASIS owners would like a meet.

I understand that most live in North Manchester, some in Midlands.

Can i suggest a meet somewhere in the middle?

Please mail me personally with your preffered location. 

Hello there, i have just joined this website and i have an aprtment at the oasis complex, i have been in touch with a few owners and they are up for a meet.

If anybody else is out there interested drop me a private message and we can see if we can get something arranged. 

Hi All - I have just joined this website and I have been reading your comments.

In answer to tylerdj question Oasis Apartments are in the town of Kamchia, my husband visited last may when the apartments were near the final stages of completion and although very beautiful is apparently in the middle of nowhere.

We have not been happy with the purchase from the start and Bulgarian Developments are not interested now they have been paid. My apartment  is now complete and has been fitted with a furniture package - ( fortunately I didn't purchase mine through boris)

I have been reading alot of different comments and issueson the Kamchia Bulgaria website and my husband & myself would welcome a meeting with everyone to discuss any ideas or suggestions as to where we can go from here.

Hi - We purchased an apt with BG Developments in a town called Tsarevo but they have fallen out with the builder and no longer act as their agent.  Where is the Oasis Beach complex ?

Dave 

Hello Oasis Owners- i too have an apartment. Is everyone content with there purchase?

I visited back in October and wasn't terribly impressed and now no letting agreement!

Let me know.

Hello Oasis beach owners - Perhaps it would be worth while getting an owners club together or has someone alredy done that?

Steve

Hi.

I too have property on OASIS - anyone like to chat?

P.