Pirate- we are snowbirds at the Cove, see my comments:
We’ve always loved our visits to Cypress Cove and havent been in over a year which is about the same time some big changes/improvements were being made.
Finish off the beach area with gazebos, chairs and docks . This is a good idea, but how does it actually make out? Are more people hanging out by the beach. Very few did before but we would with our pup who couldnt go to pool. But there were more bugs.
We have been using the area for some happy hours and bonfires, very nice. Not yet used during the day. Bugs ok except for skeeters around sunset.
Breakfast at Cheeks? We like Lakeside breakfast but have never had a bad lunch/dinner at cheeks, so how is breakfast?
Had breakfast at Cheeks once last yr, was fine but missed the ambiance at Lakeside and heard others grumbling same.
“More” professional managers. This is the one I wonder about the most. The resort, restaurant, bar were always staffed with folks who had a relation to the resort somehow. Bringing in folks from resort x or y certainly could up things from pro mom and pop to pro but i could also see a potential downside. Is it all good or does the place have a less were in-this together feel playing baby nude Marriott? Mostly good IMHO, e.g. lots of good infrastructure improvements like the beach and the refurbished pickleball courts, but yes some "Marriott" feeling, partly because the new managers are not nudists.
Finally, we’ve toyed with buying a trailer in years past and might still. The deal is you buy someones “vehicle”, exchange title, and get the right to pay lot rent. Some of the trailers would sell for 10k outside the gate but go at a 100k premium. They have a hard time getting insured for anywhere near the price paid. So you could lose a lot. Question, just recently. Cypress started advertising mobile homes for sale (for others) and the prices are like 250k. Just a year ago the max price for the best house on the best lot was no more than 150k. Is there a bubble brewing in there or did demand really go through the roof. Could of bought an old one for like 50k a couple of years ago.
I have trouble calling many of these beautiful homes trailers but yes, they are trailers legally. Somewhere buried inside those homes are trailers, I guess. A few of the unimproved places are clearly old mobile homes, several for sale less than $100k right now. But also some "mansions" selling for way into the $200k's. Prices no doubt are up since 8-10 yr ago, like everywhere else, but I feel it's more that prices are back to where they were 15 yr ago, say. And yes, there is a big (10x?) premium compared to similar structures in other parks. But you get a lot in the Cove beyond the obvious one, i.e. ability to be nude full time- the beauty, the security, the activities, social events, etc. Sure these are available elsewhere (nearby Solivita, The Villages etc) but those of us here feel it's worth it. AND it is inexpensive in the RV park, where we are. I guess the thing to do is visit and talk to residents and RV park'ers.
Last edited by ChuckG; 11/17/2018 11:50 AM.
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