Yzabelle Bostyn
A STRING of complaints over noise and strobe lights have forced a new luxury beach club in Estepona, Malaga to close until further notice.
The neighbours of Eva, Playa del Cristo began hearing ‘deafening’ music before the club’s opening date, August 23.
It is thought the ‘ramped up’ volume was an attempt to test their sound system and neighbourhood tolerance before the grand opening.
Video: Ian Mecklenburgh
Not just noise, a man in the nearby Bermeja Beach urbanisation was awoken in the middle of the night by bright ‘strobe lights’ shining through his window.
Residents of at least six neighbouring urbanisations: Veramar, El Coral, Bermeja Beach, Ikkil Bay, Marina Bay and Punta Doncella, lodged complaints with the police and town hall.
Now, Eva has been forced to close until the issues are resolved.
Local resident, Ian Mecklenburgh, told the Olive Press: “We are grateful to the ayuntamiento for taking swift action.
“Power to the people and here’s to the (temporary) silence!”
It is believed these were a test of Eva’s ‘showing stopping entertainment’.
The club promotes itself as a ‘transformative journey from day to night’, offering sunbed packages during the day and parties at night.
It had already sparked controversy due to the high prices, with the VIP pool package coming in at €8,000.
Residents took to Facebook to blast the club for ‘taking the beach away from locals’ by occupying the space with high ticket beach beds.
“Unfortunately though, getting ‘your beach’ as Eva say in their material means even less of Cristo Beach for families than ever thanks to more paid-for sunbeds, and the noise pollution which is rapidly destroying the quality of the local environment,” Ian said.
Eva is just one of many luxury developments opened this summer in Estepona.
It is thought the up and coming coastal town is vying for a place in the Costa del Sol’s elite holiday market, alongside Puerto Banus and Marbella.
But Ian claims residents are not against the ‘progress’, stating the club’s renovation of the building has ‘improved the look of the area significantly’.
Since the club was forced to close over the weekend, the noise and light issues are believed to have stopped.
Eva has not posted anything on social media since ‘final rehearsals’ on August 14.
A past post teased ‘see you in July’, but an opening date was not confirmed.
They have released no updated statement or opening date.
The club was contacted for comment but the Olive Press received no response.
