Floor plans at Marco Island?

Dear Folks - We are headed to Marco Island on Aug. 31, and DH and I are taking an older friend and former co-worker. We have traveled with her before, and stayed in units wherein the two bedrooms were separated by the living/dining/kitchen. I have looked at "artist renderings - actual units may be different" at both the site that owners use, and on the site visible to the renting public - and the 2BR layouts differ! Do renters get other rooms than us point-users or traders? With only 67 units - how would that be? The corner rooms (which I have specifically requested) have them separated, but the other non-corner rooms seems to have two different renderings. Is this true? We were told that there are a limited number of those coveted corner rooms available, so IF there are other non-corner rooms available for us (we got this on points - Ocean View) - would they meet out needs? ABSOLUTELY want those bedrooms separated - have asked nicely - do we have a statistical chance? I have looked at every photo I can - on the sites, and on the photo collection here on TUG - and cannot tell.
Not sure if getting an answer here will put me at ease, or ramp up the lip-biting - but thought I'd ask. Thanks for any insight or personal experience.

Mamianka

Perhaps the difference in the two style of 2BR units are where they are located in the buildings. Perhaps also the structure that is GF is different than the GS and GV units. We were in an GS non corner unit a couple years back and had a 2BR unit with the two bedrooms at opposite ends of the unit. Though ours didn't have a corner balcony like that.

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Mamianka said:

Dear Folks - We are headed to Marco Island on Aug. 31, and DH and I are taking an older friend and former co-worker. We have traveled with her before, and stayed in units wherein the two bedrooms were separated by the living/dining/kitchen. I have looked at "artist renderings - actual units may be different" at both the site that owners use, and on the site visible to the renting public - and the 2BR layouts differ! Do renters get other rooms than us point-users or traders? With only 67 units - how would that be? The corner rooms (which I have specifically requested) have them separated, but the other non-corner rooms seems to have two different renderings. Is this true? We were told that there are a limited number of those coveted corner rooms available, so IF there are other non-corner rooms available for us (we got this on points - Ocean View) - would they meet out needs? ABSOLUTELY want those bedrooms separated - have asked nicely - do we have a statistical chance? I have looked at every photo I can - on the sites, and on the photo collection here on TUG - and cannot tell.
Not sure if getting an answer here will put me at ease, or ramp up the lip-biting - but thought I'd ask. Thanks for any insight or personal experience.

Mamianka

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I believe this is only the case with the Ocean FRONT units not OceanView. The middle units in the Oceanfront category have a different layout as you have indicated. You can call the property and ask to be sure.

FT

We are there now in a non-corner Gulf Front 2BR on the 11th floor. Our bedrooms are together. I can ask for specifics at the front desk and report back if you don't find the answer you are looking for here.

Fasttr said:

We are there now in a non-corner Gulf Front 2BR on the 11th floor. Our bedrooms are together. I can ask for specifics at the front desk and report back if you don't find the answer you are looking for here.

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We would greatly appreciate your asking, if it is not an imposition on your vacation time. The Marriott folks I have emailed with so far have been pleasant but not forthcoming, since they have to be non-committal, and we realize that *it depends* on many factors. Gotta make a call, closer to the actual time of our arrival - Aug. 31. We have been told that calling any earlier is useless but at least we have emails going.

Thanks for your generous offer. We are in Ocean View.

Mamianka - and husband and older-lady friend.

dioxide45 said:

Perhaps the difference in the two style of 2BR units are where they are located in the buildings. Perhaps also the structure that is GF is different than the GS and GV units. We were in an GS non corner unit a couple years back and had a 2BR unit with the two bedrooms at opposite ends of the unit. Though ours didn't have a corner balcony like that.

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Last year we stayed 6 nights using points for a GV unit. We were given the very end unit furthest away from the ocean. The floor plan was exactly as shown but we did not get the wrap around balcony. The two bedrooms were separated by the central living area and kitchen.

MALC9990 said:

Last year we stayed 6 nights using points for a GV unit. We were given the very end unit furthest away from the ocean. The floor plan was exactly as shown but we did not get the wrap around balcony. The two bedrooms were separated by the central living area and kitchen.

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It seems that the floor plan I posted is the end units in the gulf front tower. We know from Fasttr that the center units have the bedrooms together. The good news is that two thirds of the GF 2BR units are corner meaning a 66% chance of getting separated bedrooms. Though it seems that the OP has a GV ressie. Our gulf side and your gulf view unit each had separated bedrooms, so that may be good news for the OP. Perhaps all GV and GS rooms are like that.

Here's the official scoop.

Gulf Front rooms are numbered 01, 03, 05 from right to left viewing from the beach. Only the 03's on each floor have the bedrooms next to each other.

On the side the rooms run 07, 09, and 11 front to back viewing from the beach. Only the 09 rooms have the bedrooms together. I forgot to ask which side rooms are GS and which are GV. I will ask if others here don't know.

Oh and they snagged me for a presentation while I was asking but the offer was 45K MRP's or $300 room credit so I'll sit through 90 mins of fun for 45K points (a personal high offer for me). It must be a slow time for the sales guys!!!

Fasttr said:

Here's the official scoop.

Gulf Front rooms are numbered 01, 03, 05 from right to left viewing from the beach. Only the 03's on each floor have the bedrooms next to each other.

On the side the rooms run 07, 09, and 11 front to back viewing from the beach. Only the 09 rooms have the bedrooms together. I forgot to ask which side rooms are GS and which are GV. I will ask if others here don't know.

Oh and they snagged me for a presentation while I was asking but the offer was 45K MRP's or $300 room credit so I'll sit through 90 mins of fun for 45K points (a personal high offer for me). It must be a slow time for the sales guys!!!

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If you could confirm (perhaps at your presentation), it would be great. I can never remember if the 07 and 09 are the gulf side or if it is just the 07. If it is the 07 and 09, then the OP will be golden since they have a Gulf view and would be in an 11 which would have the separated bedrooms.

Hope you are having a great time. Be sure to search for shells at the edge of the water. Some great shelling there from our experience.

dioxide45 said:

If you could confirm (perhaps at your presentation), it would be great. I can never remember if the 07 and 09 are the gulf side or if it is just the 07. If it is the 07 and 09, then the OP will be golden since they have a Gulf view and would be in an 11 which would have the separated bedrooms.

Hope you are having a great time. Be sure to search for shells at the edge of the water. Some great shelling there from our experience.

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MUCH thanks to Dioxide, Malcolm, and Fasttrack - I think I have gleaned enough info here to raise our hopes a bit. Of course I will still call, closer to departure. Now - I had an idea about how we could accumulate floor plans, at least rudimentary ones that could them be fleshed out. On the back of every entry door - is there not a Fire Evacuation map? Once we take photos of those when we stay, we could then add to them the site-based floor plan blowups. Some will take multiples - like LakeShore - and some are dead simple - like Beach Place ( why is it that the EASIEST places have the maps already online? Anyway - it's a though for the future. Or is this even needed? (I sure needed it this time -other times, not at all.) Or if a welcome idea - is there an easier way to DO it? Maybe it's just my own OCD kicking in - I have databased tens of thousands of music titles in print and recorded, by artist, genre, ensemble, composer, and track, of all the music we own in ANY format in this house. Need to do it for professional use - but it is crazy-making. However - I sense kindred spirits among us here . . .

Thanks again - once I know for CERTAIN, I will tag back with that info.

Mamianka

Gulf Side vs Gulf View info

Gulf Side are rooms 07, 09, 11 on floors 9 and higher.

Gulf View are rooms 07, 09, 11 on floors 8 and lower.

So basically whatever view you have, you have a 1/3 chance of getting a room with the bedrooms placed together.

Good luck. Hopefully they honor your request and it all works out perfectly for you.

Fasttr said:

Gulf Side vs Gulf View info

Gulf Side are rooms 07, 09, 11 on floors 9 and higher.

Gulf View are rooms 07, 09, 11 on floors 8 and lower.

So basically whatever view you have, you have a 1/3 chance of getting a room with the bedrooms placed together.

Good luck. Hopefully they honor your request and it all works out perfectly for you.

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I like those "66 pecent chance of success" odds. I wish I could take them with me when we use our Grand Chateau in Las Vegas - assured of the accommodation we prefer, but using those odds in the *casinos* would be nice . . .

So - any value in putting together compendium of room layouts/floor plans/views? Marriott seems to not have this info readily available at the detail level that some of us would be able to use.

Thanks again to all.

P.S. And to whoever fixed my title typo (Sue?) thanks. My iPhone now has the classic signature "iPhone. iTypo. iApologize."

Mamianka

Mamianka said:

So - any value in putting together compendium of room layouts/floor plans/views? Marriott seems to not have this info readily available at the detail level that some of us would be able to use.

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There may be some value. But what level of detail are you thinking. The detail like was fleshed out in this thread or just a link to each floor plan for each unit type at each resort?

dioxide45 said:

There may be some value. But what level of detail are you thinking. The detail like was fleshed out in this thread or just a link to each floor plan for each unit type at each resort?

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I was thinking about a resource where, for those resorts that this applies to, of a map of the FLOORS of the resort, with the different kinds of rooms indicated - and for those that there are also view distinctions, those as well. Some are very easy - each floor is the same, only one or two views ( I am thinking BPT - do not know of an easier one). But some get quite particular - I would not want a two-floor unit as some are in LakeShore Villas, and I was initially surprised that the 2BR villas at Crystal Shores came in two configurations - and I could NOT find anywhere in my research which is which, in the VIEW that i was given upon trading/using points. Many of us have no reason to specify certain layouts - sometimes, some of us DO - like me, this one time. So if there was a sticky that we could all contribute to, once a good format had been laid out, it would make a great reference tool.

People here have asked numerous questions about the rooms at the Custom House; now I know more than I did about Crystal Shores; I learned what and where to ask for at LakeShore; and I bet that there are other random postings and thread about other places, too. Having this info in ONE PLACE would be helpful. True, a lot of resorts are simple in their design and floor plans - the info on THOSE would be brief. But there are a few that would benefit from MORE details here, because Marriott DC, Marriott hotel site, Interval, or any other site is not helping any. And we are here to help each other . . .

Mamianka

Mamianka....here are a couple of sunset pics from Crystal Shores to tide you over until your visit.....

Mamianka said:

I was thinking about a resource where, for those resorts that this applies to, of a map of the FLOORS of the resort, with the different kinds of rooms indicated - and for those that there are also view distinctions, those as well. Some are very easy - each floor is the same, only one or two views ( I am thinking BPT - do not know of an easier one). But some get quite particular - I would not want a two-floor unit as some are in LakeShore Villas, and I was initially surprised that the 2BR villas at Crystal Shores came in two configurations - and I could NOT find anywhere in my research which is which, in the VIEW that i was given upon trading/using points. Many of us have no reason to specify certain layouts - sometimes, some of us DO - like me, this one time. So if there was a sticky that we could all contribute to, once a good format had been laid out, it would make a great reference tool.

People here have asked numerous questions about the rooms at the Custom House; now I know more than I did about Crystal Shores; I learned what and where to ask for at LakeShore; and I bet that there are other random postings and thread about other places, too. Having this info in ONE PLACE would be helpful. True, a lot of resorts are simple in their design and floor plans - the info on THOSE would be brief. But there are a few that would benefit from MORE details here, because Marriott DC, Marriott hotel site, Interval, or any other site is not helping any. And we are here to help each other . . .

Mamianka

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Mamianka, check out this thread: Marriott Resorts / Buildings

It can be used as a catch-all for the type of info you're talking about.

SueDonJ said:

Mamianka, check out this thread: Marriott Resorts / Buildings

It can be used as a catch-all for the type of info you're talking about.

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I had seen this before - and it is helpful as far as it goes. I guess this was just instigated by my *surprise* in finding that there are 2BR units wherein the bedrooms share a common wall, instead of being on opposite sides of the living/dining area. I had never seen this before - and had never heard anyone else discuss this. Custom House also has been discussed a lot, since the rooms vary considerably, I have heard; and LakeShore also has quite a variance in the TYPE of room configurations. Most of the time, to most people, I guess this does not matter - but when it DOES, it is good to know. That is why I was so concerned ( still am, until we check in . . ) about Crystal Shores - I had never read ANY mention here of 2BR units with anything other than the common configuration. The floor plans for the possibilities were NOT all available on both the timeshare and hotel sites - hence the confusion. The link above has good descriptions, which are helpful, but IF there was any kind of layout variance (like Crystal Shores has, or LakeShore) and someone needed to know that - that thread might be a good place to add it. When we get BACK, I will post what a learned, also with the info from the other 3 members who were so helpful.

I am certain that most people who read this are thinking"What's the big deal?". 99 percent of the time, we are happy to BE on vacation, and are adaptable. But THIS time, I need the bedrooms separated. Other folks have other considerations - and it's good to know that we can get info HERE that Marriott does not always part with. I have been on the phone with folks at Guest Services, and at CS, and they have been very nice, and I have been very sweet and apologetic - I just wish I had know a lot of this stuff BEFORE we booked here.

I guess there is not much more to discuss here, until after we actually check in.

Mamianka

What kind of view do you get from Gulf Side? Any ocean in sight?

dioxide45 said:

Perhaps the difference in the two style of 2BR units are where they are located in the buildings. Perhaps also the structure that is GF is different than the GS and GV units. We were in an GS non corner unit a couple years back and had a 2BR unit with the two bedrooms at opposite ends of the unit. Though ours didn't have a corner balcony like that.

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Big Matt said:

What kind of view do you get from Gulf Side? Any ocean in sight?

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Based on my assessment from just having left there, you would have nice ocean views from either Gulf Side or Gulf View.....with the recent knowledge gained that Gulf Side are the higher side floors, I would say you would have some really nice views anywhere in that category.

The balconies at Crystal Shores are second to none....with the window/walls totally sliding open giving the feeling that the balcony is actually an extension of the living area.

Here is a pic of that....

Thank you. That's exactly what I was looking for

Big Matt said:

Thank you. That's exactly what I was looking for

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Also, based on dioxide45's comments above, he was in a Gulf Side room. If you look at the Marriott Resort Photo's Sticky, he has some photo's of his Gulf Side views in his Crystal Shores link there....looks pretty darn nice!!

I'm getting a lot of value from that Sticky...thanks dioxid45 for compiling that...its a great resource.

I shot this pic one morning right in front of Crystal Shores, pretty close to shore.

Shark?
Two Dolphins??
Loch Ness Monster???

Fasttr said:

I shot this pic one morning right in front of Crystal Shores, pretty close to shore.

Shark?
Two Dolphins??
Loch Ness Monster???

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You know, I always thought about getting one of those pedicures where you plop your feet into a tub with little fishes who nibble off the dead skin - but this might be a little MORE drastic a spa treatment than I had in mind.

M

Fasttr said:

Gulf Side vs Gulf View info

Gulf Side are rooms 07, 09, 11 on floors 9 and higher.

Gulf View are rooms 07, 09, 11 on floors 8 and lower.

So basically whatever view you have, you have a 1/3 chance of getting a room with the bedrooms placed together.

Good luck. Hopefully they honor your request and it all works out perfectly for you.

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Dear Fasttr -

Got this info from the CS manager. Not quite what you told me you got from staff on-site, but close - and right now, just HOW close, matters to me. I can go either way with this - I have some VERY distressed points that will rot if I do not use them this year, so can kick those in IF if would improve my chances. They will also move us mid-stay if they can. Have pretty much beat this to death here - will call on their advice, Wednesday, and see what is shaking. And of course, I will report back when we are there, to let folks know what we finally get - and what the layout was.

Enjoying your photos - except the shark . . .

Mamianka

Dear Mrs. M*******,

I understand that you are requesting a unit with the bedrooms separated. I apologize if I have not made the floor plans clear. The floor plan that you would like within the view type that you are currently in (Ocean View) is the 11 stack, with the bedrooms separated. The villas in the Ocean View are from the 3rd to 8th floors (6 units with the bedrooms separated in the Ocean View).

If you decide to change your reservation to an Ocean Side, the 07 stack and 11 stack are the floor plans with the bedrooms separated. The 07 units are from the 3rd to the 14th floors, and the 11 units are from the 9th to 14th floors in this view type (16 units with separated bedrooms in the Ocean Side).