Grand Marina Pranburi Another "Dream"?

[Frank La Rue]

I have part taken in threads in the recent past about Shikara and Miracle one-stop shopping resorts with appartments and all facilities included - apparently these never maerialized. Incidentally I came accross as I speak another Project with web site:

https://grandmarinapranburi.com/

Again - the concept looks promissing.

It belongs to my story that i had an appartment in Aquamarina - Arguineguin at Grand Canary Island in the past. When I got my 1st family i bought time share next door in ANFI Beach Club over Chrsitmas and New years Eve - these resorts are both very good with Appartments, Restaurants, shops, Beach. in the 1990ties we spent very happy times there with my family, my parents , aunts etc - good food, drinking and happy Christmas holidays all around.

In the course of my work in those days I established manuacturing in Royjana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya for a japanese Company and the rest is history.

With my 2nd wife, lovely Lek form Kanchanaburi and our son Kane I sold the apparments on the Canary Islands and now look for a resort in Thailand. So far it has not been easy to find the kind of low rize, one-stop holiday experience I am used to.

So - does any one know if Grand Marina is for real?

[caller]

I sincerely hope not.

[Frank La Rue]

ON this topic - a studio for sale i nGrand Marina popped up on my screen this afternoon and when checking it seems bulidngs are going up - news anyone?

[Big Boy]

So where exactly is this place supposed to be? It talks about a huge beach front, but artist impressions show it on a river/inlet. The other bumf is out of date with selling points like being close to the Hua Hin/Pattaya Ferry. I just can't envisage where in Pranburi this is supposed to be.

Actually, since writing that, I thought I recognised the little inlet. Now I look on Google Maps, it is there, but on the opposite side of the river/inlet, with a road to cross to get to the beach - more false misrepresentation?

[caller]

If it the place I am thinking of, I have passed it a lot, just past one of the headlands heading to Khao Kalok from Sam Roi Yot beach. On saying that, I haven't been that way this year (that's a shock, I am usually a regular down that way). One building had been completed, low level and furthest from the beach. The beach road is in effect a cul de sac. As far as I could tell at that time, work had stopped and it was hard to see if any units were occupied. Some were clearly empty, others appeared to have blinds up.

[Big Boy]

Would you agree the artists impression is somewhat misleading regarding location?

[STEVE G]

Not as misleading as equating that small fishing harbour to a "Grand Marina"!

[handdrummer]

Would you agree the artists impression is somewhat misleading regarding location?

That's why it's called an "impression."

[caller]

I'm confused about that inlet, I signed up for info. I blocked them in the end, but I could have sworn there was meant to have been another block built right by the beach.

The location is right, but I thought the development went to the beach.

There is a small crossroads not far past the development, where I always take a right to get to the beach road, when you get to the end, a sign points right to take you to the development. Maybe I'm not remembering right?

[Frank La Rue]

Thanks all for recent comments - It's what I suspected, the reality lags behind the "impresssion". IN lack of being in Thailand as I write this I think I'll continue to watcht the Youtube Channel from Pratchap Kirikhan with Foreigner Joe and Thai girl Gift. I haven't been down there but it looks very nice if you don't mind no Walking Street.