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Re: Belair Bummer
[Re: Tom]
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05/22/2024 02:13 PM
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Tom--are you there, or do you have a reservation to go back? I remember that you surrendered your t/s there.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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05/22/2024 03:53 PM
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I don't know why, but often you have to be patient and wait for an answer from BSV. I wouldn't blame you for cancelling. Sounds like they have still not got their stuff together.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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05/22/2024 04:12 PM
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But it’s so very much worth the wait if they have availability for your dates!
Respectfully,
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Re: Belair Bummer
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05/23/2024 12:11 PM
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Tom - What is your source of these complaints? In our many stays at the Belair I have only experienced one problem with A/C and that was that it was TOO cold. Maintenance got right on it and all was good. The Belair is not perfect, no resort is, but it is perfect for us. We love everything about (except the mosquitos occasionally). We're back again this coming October.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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06/09/2024 11:38 AM
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That is a bummer to hear. Hopefully they can fix things by October when we arrive.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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We will not cancel or change resorts even if we could. Plus I doubt RCI would care.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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Tom--Wow, that is pretty big. I wonder what will happen to those with reservations during this time?
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Re: Belair Bummer
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I think it's good news. And I think it is a bold move. Hopefully they'll have everything done by October when we get there.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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Tom--OK, sounds like a tough situation all around, but sounds like they made the right decision to close and try to get things right.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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I'll try to keep this as brief as possible. We first stayed at Belair in the mid 80s. We bought timeshares there in the late 80s early 90s. It was our family vacation every year for almost 40 years. The Belair weathered hurricanes better than most XSM resorts during all those years. We went every year , even when inconveniences caused by Luis and other storms, affected A/C, water temp and pressure, electrical outages happened we understood. We saw increases in maintenance much like other resorts and paid them faithfully. We also saw accessments and paid them in good faith since we were promised that they would be applied to infrastructure improvements such as A/C and water temperature and pressure as well as apartment remodeling. This was promised in writing. When we learned that monies were not applied as promised we decided to sell our timeshares. We still love Belair's location and a staff that is beyond fantastic.
The current situation at Belair is directly tied to the owners not using accessment money to improve infrastructure and remodeling as promised. It was inevidable that an outdated airconditioning system and water supply system would eventually fail if necessary improvements were not made and they were not. Add to that the mold problem that is very serious and a predictable effect of the outdated and failing AC.
Recent decisions are meaningful. In fairness, we hope that the actions proposed will meet all expectations. Hopefully, we will see a return for the Belair to the level it once was.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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07/09/2024 03:49 PM
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My family who was supposed to be checking in to Belair on the 20th was informed by RCI today that they’re being moved to Royal Palm. You are lucky!
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Re: Belair Bummer
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I stated earlier in this thread that I would stick with The Belair however I was outvoted by my family. A quick call to RCI yesterday resulted in our vacation plans being changed from The Belair to a Royal Palm 2-BR unit. (No extra charges) I hope it is a good move but two things I am already concerned with: noise from neighboring bars and the quality of the beach. Two things that were never a concern at the Belair.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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07/11/2024 10:57 AM
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I will admit that the quality of the beach at RP is not great. But there is a lot of room and several shade palapas, so it is easy to spread out. Roxxy is gone, so you don't need to worry about that. I can't remember which side of the resort it is for sure, but I think the side of the resort that is closest to the bridge does not have any noise problems regardless, from other places.
Frankly, I think the problem for you is going to be that the quality of RP as a resort versus Belair, is in a whole nother universe. Regardless of fixing the a/c problems, I think your family may not want to go back to Belair after being at RP.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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I would agree with what Carol stated.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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It should be but there could still be some noise, although complaints have not been much of late. You would have Soggy Dollar Bar on the bridge side but not much more. You could also get some noise from Nowhere Special but I would still take Royal Palm over Belair. The beach is decent if you just want to lay on the beach. Kim Sha Beach is just a short walk on the beach as well.
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Re: Belair Bummer
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OK, thanks. I would also say that if there are more than two people in the room, the third and fourth people will have a heck of a lot more room at RP. The two bedroom units at RP have a real second bedroom, as compared to the very small second bedroom at Belair.
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