Improvements to Barony Beach Garden Pool area

Ubil · Jan 1, 2012

Barony Beach Construction

Here are pictures of the Garden Villas pool construction from the 5th floor of the Gardenia building. When I checked in, they told me that the jackhammer work has been completed at the Garden Villas.

jd2601 · Jan 2, 2012

Thanks for posting. I was wondering how they were progressing. I wonder if they will finish by spring?

jd2601

AMJ · Jan 2, 2012

Thank you for the pictures. I am anxious to see the completed project. We own ocean side but often use the pool and hot tub by the garden villas.

Joyce

SueDonJ · Jan 3, 2012

We were at SurfWatch last week and took a walk up to and through Barony - wow! There is a LOT of construction happening! In addition to all this at the Gardenview section, a section of the interior between the two buildings closest to the ocean is also blocked off. It must be that they're going ahead with the feature pool bar/grill that we talked about in this thread. You had a great birds-eye-view of the gardenview area for pictures but from the ground I couldn't get any good shots of either construction site. Thanks for posting your photos!

If you walk north of Barony on the beach you'll see that the town is also proceeding with the beach reformation project. Amazing engineering to see there; the guys we spoke with said that the project will continue through the next few months all the way to the Westin.

SueDonJ · Jan 4, 2012

TUGger Ubil posted a new thread on the Eastern board with pictures and an update on Barony's exterior gardenview refurb. Looks fantastic so far!

Ubil, hope you don't mind that I linked it here where folks are definitely interested.

SueDonJ · Jan 4, 2012

Ubil, there's a related thread over on the Marriott board. I hope you don't mind that I linked your thread in it. Your report is just so good and I know there are others who will want to see it but maybe don't frequent this board.

gnipgnop · Jan 4, 2012

We were notified about the construction going on at Barony Beach Resort after we paid for our get-away week in Feb. but WOW! when I saw the pictures you posted it looks like it will be a while till work is done. Wonder what it will be like for us staying there 1st. week of Feb. Hope all the jack hammering is really done.

Ubil · Jan 4, 2012

I did try to get pictures of the other area. I went up the stairwell of the Morning Glory building to the fourth floor, but with the stairwell recessed I couldn't get a good picture. Someone who has a room in Morning Glory or Sea Oat will need to get a picture.

gnipgnop · Jan 4, 2012

Last time we were there we were in the Jasmine Bldg. We liked it very much. Any work going on there?

aka Julie · Jan 4, 2012

gnipgnop said:
Last time we were there we were in the Jasmine Bldg. We liked it very much. Any work going on there?

The picture above posted by Ubil is by the Jasmine and Gardenia buildings (gardenview). You would be looking straight down on this.

We were there in November in Gardenia building when they had just started. It was very loud during the day.

Work is not expected to be completed til May. We'll be back at the end of March and hope that most of the noisy work is done.

pedro47 · Jan 4, 2012

what is the projected day for completion?

SueDonJ · Mar 9, 2012

Barony's FaceBook page has a few photos of the gardenview pool and oceanfront grill/bar improvements. I tried to copy them here but no go, yet. If you're on FB do a search and you should find them.

WOW! I LOVE the new grill/bar set-up at the feature pool. The only thing "bad" is that it looks like it'll block the view of the oceanfront pool from some of the first- and second-floor oceanside units. It definitely blocks the ground-level view that we had from the oceanside pool all the way out to the oceanfront pool. But IMO it looks like it's going to be well worth it. Just can't say how much I like what they're doing there.

And the gardenview area looks fantastic, too! It's going to be a feature attraction all by itself - nice for the gardenview guests but I know I'll be spending a day or so over there, too.

SueDonJ · Mar 9, 2012

I think I might have figured out how to put the photos here. Hopefully.

Oceanfront Bar/Grille:

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Gardenview area:

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Beverley · Mar 10, 2012

Whirl said:
hmmm...good point...

They all sound good to me except the "beachside" thing as I wouldn't want the sand all over the auction. But this should be good to distribute the excitement and charms through out the resort instead of the way it is now. Having said this I will miss the tranquility at the garden side.

Thanks for the pics

Beverley :hi:

jd2601 · Mar 10, 2012

Thanks for the pics! We will be at Grande Ocean last week of April first art of May. I hope it will be finished so we can check it out.

I am trying to picture where the fire pit will be located? Is that the corner closest to the main part of the resort? Just south of where the grills were?

It will be interesting to see finished.

Jd2601

Whirl · Mar 11, 2012

Those are great pictures. Thanks for sharing. We planned to go back this year, but have since made other plans. We may have to wait until next summer now to check it out....This resort will now have everything we love at a resort.

I am really looking forward to it. The pcitures really make me sad that we wont make it to Barony this year!

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