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According to my reservation:
Worldmark Blaine
7854 Birch Bay Drive
Birch Bay WA 98230
Well, there you go.
Dave
According to my reservation:
Worldmark Blaine
7854 Birch Bay Drive
Birch Bay WA 98230
be sure to upload any new/useful photos to the resort page as well!
https://tug2.com/timeshare-resort/photo-upload/?WorldMark+Birch+Bay&ID=11977
hmm...interesting...for cases like these its difficult to find a "right" answer that will work for everyone.
few questions that will help me decide and sort it out.
i dont see a listing in TUG for worldmark blaine? is it just a different phase of the same resort at birch bay?
we can easily combine/add to the wm birch bay to include wm blaine as well...but that would be frustrating if the rooms/phases are completely different? it sounds like perhaps they are the same though? would anyone actually notice a difference if staying in a blaine room vs a birch bay room?
Brian,
Definitely two different resorts. From the WorldMark website:
WorldMark Birch Bay
WorldMark Managed
4810 Beachcomber Dr
Blaine, WA 98230
(360) 371-0880
Fax (360) 371-3162
WorldMark Blaine
WorldMark Managed
7854 Birch Bay Drive,
Birch Bay, WA 98230
360-371-4900
Dave
Guys, note that in the mailing addresses I posted, both have the same zip code, although they show two different town names.
Dave
Unfortunately, I did not think to ask about the history of the two resorts so I can't add much to this. There is definitely confusion when it comes to these two resorts. One thing I can add is this: part of the issue is Birch Bay is served by the Blaine Post Office. I have another photo to add here. Stand by a moment.
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Also found this You Tube video.....
So then what happened with the addresses you mapped? I took those street addresses directly from the WorldMark website. You deleted your map, so I'm not sure where the disconnect was?
Dave
Okay, I have updated the maps now. Thanks for pointing me in the correct direction Dave and Sue.You have the two resorts reversed. The one at the bottom is WM Birch Bay; your orange arrow and your purple circle. In the photos these are the blue buildings and the larger resort.
see https://www.worldmarktheclub.com/resorts/ob/ from the official WM website. This is the original WM resort and is next door to Jacobs Landing (at the bottom of the photo).
The one at the top of the photo is WM Blaine (the sand colored building), i.e. your yellow arrow and yellow circle). In reality, it used to all be Raintree Sandcastle. WM bought some of the Raintree inventory, but not all and renamed it as WM Blaine to differentiate it from their existing property next door. It would have been less confusing to call it WM Sandcastle.
see https://www.worldmarktheclub.com/resorts/bn/ from the official WM site.
They aren't really in the same complex. There is a string of businesses along the same side of the road that are a mix of restaurants and lodging with parking lots in between. Jacobs Landing, a third timeshare, is also in the photo (at the bottom) but has more landscaping to differentiate itself. There is a 4th timeshare down around the corner at Cabana Club which has been showing up in the II AC list a lot lately. As a side note, WM started with a few condos at Eagle Crest, Otters Crest and Jacobs Landing. Once they got going, the Jacobs Landing condo was sold and replaced with the Birch Bay resort.
The brochure with the unit locations is also of WM Blaine not WM Birch Bay. This thread started with a review of the original Birch Bay location and was then hijacked to include reviews of the separate and different, but next door location of WM Blaine.
Sue