cost of maintenance for a holiday apartment

It just depends where you want to buy. If you buy on an established complex, or 'comunidad', such as the one I have owned for 34 years, then the annual maintenance charges could be around E1,200 a year, plus electricity, water, painting, etc. Add on local taxes, solicitors' fees etc. I reckon it costs me around E2,500 to run my 2 bedroom apartment. You also need to factor in ad hoc costs - new water tank, etc., etc. I love Menorca and wouldn't want a second home anywhere else. The costs seem pretty reasonable to me, but obviously escalate if you have a detached place with own pool.

Thank you for the answer !   As I said, I l!ived in Addaya (but that was a nice villa with a pool) before we moved to France ….but when my husband died last year I decided to buy a retirement apartment so I could travel and leave a property secure ….big mistake ha ha  it is supposed to be for over 55's ;independent living' but is more like a care home !  So I bought two chalets on a holiday park ...one for me, one to rent out ...and planned to travel in 2020 (had three holidays and four short breaks cancelled ! (like everybody else !)…...but cannot decide whether to buy an apartment back in Menorca, or a small house here to rent out …...I suppose spending lots of time on holiday in Menorca would be less of a hassle than buying an apartment …...I have a few weeks booked which I HOPE I will be able to use by late September and meanwhile I will consider my options !  Will have a look around whilst I am there …..don't think I would live back permanently again with the cost of what may well be private health insurance after the S1 is no longer valid ….and other possible changes to the Residencia …...thank you for the input !