Pagosa, which area to avoid, which is best

[Sandy VDH]

any advice?

Seems like avoiding Ptarmigan is recommended.

What would be the better choice to stay at Teal's Landing or another?

 

[CO skier]

any advice?

Seems like avoiding Ptarmigan is recommended.

What would be the better choice to stay at Teal's Landing or another?

Teal Landing is the newest development and generally regarded as the "best". Some of the buildings are on the lake and some have parking lot views.

http://www.wyndhampagosa.net/tl.html

Master's Place, Peregrine, Eagles Loft and Mountain Meadows are very nice. I think Mountain Meadows are all lake view units.

Elk Run and Ptarmigan are the oldest and smallest units and should be avoided.

 

[pagosajim]

Order of construction from newest to oldest: Teal Landing, Peregrine, Ptarmigan, with (Eagles Loft, Village Pointe, Masters Place, Elk Run) in roughly the same time frame, and finally Mountain Meadows.

You don't mention your size requirements, but Teal, Ptarmigan, Peregrine, and Village Pointe all have 2BR lockoff units with all but Teal being exclusively lockoffs (all have king bed in "A" side, Teal/Peregrine also in the "B" side, Ptarmigan/Village Pointe have a queen in "B" side).

Elk Run and Masters Place are exclusively 2BR units (king and 2 double bed configurations.

Eagles Loft and Mountain Meadows are 2BR "loft" units (EL has queen beds in each BR with 2 doubles in loft, MM has king and other bed configs I forget, only a few units are available so slim chance of getting that one).

Teal Landing has most variety with 1BR Suite/Deluxe (combined to a 2BR lockoff), standard 2BR, 3BR (only 4 of those), and 4BR Presidential (2 of those, but one is a full time model).

My personal favorite is the Peregrine 2BR lockoff. The B side is still very roomy, they have murphy beds as the 2nd sleeping area in each unit (much better than a pullout sofa), and the bonus is a shared hot tub in the rear of the unit. The buildings are configured as 2, 2-bedroom lockoffs with a single hot tub for the building. Chances of sharing your hot tub with only one other family is what makes this most attractive to me.

 

[Deb from NC]

We stayed in a 2 bedroom in Teal Landing when we went to Pagosa last year.
It was very nice...quite spacious, modern and clean. We didn’t have a full lake view, but could see a bit of the lake between the buildings we were facing! I haven’t stayed in any of the other sections at Pagosa, but after walking around the resort, we were glad we chose Teal Landing. I liked the location and it seemed newer than the other sections. We enjoyed our stay there.... have fun!

 

[Sandy VDH]

Thanks for the comments. We should but this info into a review....

Anyone wish to opine about Eagles Loft and Mountain Meadows are 2BR "loft" units. Do you share a hot tub here too or do you get your own?

 

[pagosajim]

Thanks for the comments. We should but this info into a review....

Anyone wish to opine about Eagles Loft and Mountain Meadows are 2BR "loft" units. Do you share a hot tub here too or do you get your own?

No hot tubs in Mountain Meadows, although ALL reservations can use the Recreation Center which has pool/hot tub/exercise facilities, etc.. Eagles Loft is a large association (approx. 40 units, all stand alone), with a dozen or so of them having "real" hot tubs in the base of the "unit pedestal". The rest have a whirlpool tub in that same location.

With the exception of those few hot tubs in Eagles Loft units and all Peregrine units, every other unit will only have a whirlpool tub at best (most/all "B" side of lockoffs have only a standard bath tub/shower).

 

[cayman01]

Stayed in Teal Landing last summer. 2BR was spacious and clean but got stuck with parking lot view. Very disappointed ,as I was told when I called in to confirm, that I was in Masters Place which had views of lake and mountains. Did not see a room at Mast at but the views from there are best I think.

Pagoda is pretty large and spaced out. Very nice area. Beautiful mountains , lots of hiking, wildlife every where ( there was a bear sleeping in the tree outside the check in office). Golf course is very nice if you play. Walmart across the main drag from Pagosa as well as plenty of little local eateries. Lots of mini breweries to visit if that is your thing. The national parks and monuments in the area are top notch, especially Mesa Verde.

 

[bbodb1]

Teal Landing for sure. We stayed there twice and enjoyed both stays.
And I just peeked - there are 69 reviews of Wyndham Pagosa!

 

[Sandy VDH]

yes there are reviews. There just is not a good comparison of each of the areas in a single location.

 

[rhonda]

Just phoned Wyndham/WM Pagosa regarding upcoming stay. I learned:

• Worldmark owns inventory only in two sections: Ptarmigan (dreaded!) and Village Point.
• The only units with Murphy Beds are in Perigrin

Rats. I was hoping to request Perigrin specifically for the Murphy. It is noted on my reservation ... but not likely to happen. Keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[JohnPaul]

Just phoned Wyndham/WM Pagosa regarding upcoming stay. I learned:

• Worldmark owns inventory only in two sections: Ptarmigan (dreaded!) and Village Point.
• The only units with Murphy Beds are in Perigrin

Rats. I was hoping to request Perigrin specifically for the Murphy. It is noted on my reservation ... but not likely to happen. Keeping my fingers crossed!

The WM website is very misleading on this resort. They use Wyndham terminology which is not what WM owners are used to. Pictures are only one of the 7 HOA's there.

A regular (non deluxe) one bedroom is the small side of a two bedroom lockoff. In Ptarmigan that means tiny. A Deluxe one bedroom is the larger side of a two bedroom lockoff (vs the typical WM use of deluxe to mean slightly fancier).

The points for one bedrooms are low but there is a reason. I think if you go understanding what you are getting for what points you are using you will be fine. If you go expecting standard WM you will be VERY disappointed.

 

[rhonda]

The WM website is very misleading on this resort. They use Wyndham terminology which is not what WM owners are used to. Pictures are only one of the 7 HOA's there.

A regular (non deluxe) one bedroom is the small side of a two bedroom lockoff.

Worse, what WM refers to as "Deluxe 1BR" show up on the Wyndham Reservation side as "Standard 1BR." How confusing and disheartening is that??

 

[Zeke_62]

We have stayed at Pagosa many times for 2-7 nights each stay. We have stayed in many different configurations. My kids favorite is always Eagles Loft. They are worn, the floor is not always exactly flat. One of our last stays was a week with 4 adults and 4 teens. The kitchen is not as spacious, but is certainly sufficient.

 

[rhonda]

We have stayed at Pagosa many times for 2-7 nights each stay. We have stayed in many different configurations. My kids favorite is always Eagles Loft. They are worn, the floor is not always exactly flat. One of our last stays was a week with 4 adults and 4 teens. The kitchen is not as spacious, but is certainly sufficient.

Yeah ... I can see where kids might like Eagles Loft. I certainly thought they'd be cool when I saw them from the outside. In my mind's eye, I envisioned something like the DVC Treehouse units. But your word 'worn' is certainly an apt description of what I found inside. As for the layout and size, I found both the kitchen and the master bath to be far too small for comfort. I often fought with doors that opened in the wrong direction relative to the space, etc. Oh, well.

 

[Sandy VDH]

With Eagles Loft units being closed completely. That does put pressure on the rest of the resort.

They are moving Eagle's Loft booking into either Mountain Meadows or Peregrine based on sleeping capacity of 8.