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[2012] Westin Lagunamar

SMHarman said:
Went to the sales presentation there last week. Buildings 1-9 are on sale and apparently buildings 10-14 are not yet up for sale so that means *Wood have 250+ rooms a week that are not even available to buy to owners. No idea of the % sold in buildings 1-9 either.

With all that open inventory they will be pushing these empty rooms anywhere they can!
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I haven't asked, but on entering Lagunamar there is a sign directing owners to the lobby for buildings 1-9 and guests to the lobby for buildings 10-14. Is it possible they are planning to operate the new buildings as a hotel? At least for a while?
 
bobpark56 said:
I haven't asked, but on entering Lagunamar there is a sign directing owners to the lobby for buildings 1-9 and guests to the lobby for buildings 10-14. Is it possible they are planning to operate the new buildings as a hotel? At least for a while?
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All SVN properties may be rented on a nightly basis just like a hotel.
 
SMHarman said:
Went to the sales presentation there last week. Buildings 1-9 are on sale and apparently buildings 10-14 are not yet up for sale so that means *Wood have 250+ rooms a week that are not even available to buy to owners. No idea of the % sold in buildings 1-9 either.
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The unit number on both my deeds is 1412/11. I pretty sure that's building 14, so at least two weeks have sold.

Glorian
 
grgs said:
The unit number on both my deeds is 1412/11. I pretty sure that's building 14, so at least two weeks have sold.

Glorian
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I have an EOY that's deeded 1457/58, which would also be building 14. That makes 2.5 weeks sold!
 
grgs said:
The unit number on both my deeds is 1412/11. I pretty sure that's building 14, so at least two weeks have sold.

Glorian
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Is that the Ocean Front unit? They are sold out (according to the presentation I stood / sat through).

This of course could just be more sales BS.
 
bobpark56 said:
I haven't asked, but on entering Lagunamar there is a sign directing owners to the lobby for buildings 1-9 and guests to the lobby for buildings 10-14. Is it possible they are planning to operate the new buildings as a hotel? At least for a while?
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No sign but there is a security gate and they direct your taxi driver (and maybe you if you have a rental car) to the appropriate lobby. The Building 5 lobby is for owners and the building 10 one for guests.
 
SMHarman said:
Is that the Ocean Front unit? They are sold out (according to the presentation I stood / sat through).

This of course could just be more sales BS.
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No, they are not Ocean Side units (they don't call them Ocean Front).

I wouldn't be surprised if they sold out of Ocean Side units--there aren't that many of them. Most of building 1, 9, & 14 is not Ocean Side. Only the ends of the buildings are designated Ocean Side; see the location of the green dots on the map posted on the earlier thread:

http://www.tugbbs.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1088304&postcount=13

Glorian
 
I also would not be surprised if the Ocean Side units are sold out. I wanted a week 7 and had a hard time getting one just weeks after Starwood announced they would start selling the Ocean Side units at Lagunamar. Right now the unit is a float, but I might want to fix my deeded float week later. Salty
 
So just to make sure I understand the change....I own several Starwood weeks but none are at Lagunamar.....since I am checking in next week as an II trader I should go to the guest side?
 
stive1 said:
So just to make sure I understand the change....I own several Starwood weeks but none are at Lagunamar.....since I am checking in next week as an II trader I should go to the guest side?
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Security Gate check your name on the list and direct you accordingly. We were staying on Starpoints so were directed to building 10.
Front desk staff here seem particularly in need of training. Somehow they changed the name on my booking mid stay so my checkout folio has another name on it. Don't know if the points earned from spending there will post as a result. They could not change it. Three of them were incapable of changing it back to the name on the paperwork I signed when I checked in. :annoyed:
 
To cut costs and expedite housekeeping, checkouts etc., except for high capacity weeks, until such time as more inventory is sold, the property will be funneling hotel guests mainly but also exchangers to the new complex.
 
SMHarman said:
No sign but there is a security gate and they direct your taxi driver (and maybe you if you have a rental car) to the appropriate lobby. The Building 5 lobby is for owners and the building 10 one for guests.
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There was a sign there 3 days ago. I haven't checked since.
 
bobpark56 said:
There was a sign there 3 days ago. I haven't checked since.
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LOL - Sitting in the back of a cab (and I mean the back of a cab, it was a minivan) I didn't notice the sign, just the guard directing us.
The Building 10 reception is not 24hr as we discovered when we went to complete check out at 7am.
 
Hi.

Planning a trip to lagunamar week 7 and 8 next februari.
Is it possible to get it 8months out or is it hard due to the high season starts then?
Do I need to be an owner and book 8-12months out?

Thanks!

Br
Johan
 
Lagunamar is not particularly difficult to get into, especially if you have a little flexibility. Lycka till!
 
Not great room, but great result

Just checked into Lagunamar. Last year we had the top floor of building 2 and had a great view to the water and the pool. This year, 4th floor of building 1. Looked right out at the ruins and into a tree. The sound from the wind tunnel was making us crazy. They moved us to building 9 and we have a terrific view. Small things can mean a lot. Push back if you are placed in a lower level room in building 1!
 
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