Jan M.
TUG Member
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2010
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- Location
- Tamarac, FL
- Resorts Owned
- Wyndham Presidential Reserve at Panama City Beach
Club Wyndham Access
Grandview Las Vegas and Discovery Beach Resort - Both in RCI Points
Woodstone and Summit at Massanutten - Both in RCI weeks used as Wyndham PICs
Has anyone else besides us noticed this? In the last couple of years every resort we've stayed at that has gotten new furniture, that the furniture is anywhere from slightly uncomfortable to very uncomfortable. This is such a disappointment as we always really enjoyed a relaxing vacation staying at the resorts and thought the furniture was very comfortable. The new furnishings and color schemes seem to lack charm, warmth and comfort.
At one resort that we stay at fairly often, in the presidential reserve units they replaced the beautiful, expensive leather sofas and chairs that there wasn't a thing wrong with but kept the coffee tables that are chipped, scratched and stained. In the bedrooms the new window treatments and bed skirts were put up sometimes wrinkled and not hung correctly. Throughout the units the paint color doesn't quite work with the tile or the furnishings. In the kitchens we noticed that a few things run of the mill things had been needlessly replaced but they somehow found it smart to remove some of the decorative items that made the units special and luxurious.
At most of the resorts we've stayed at we find ourselves asking with what they spent on bed linens they couldn't have bought sheets that actually fit the mattresses? I bring my own king fitted bottom sheet because no one likes sleeping a in a bed that the bottom sheet continually pulls off the corners when you roll over or get up because it is way too small to fit the deeper pocket mattresses that all the units have. There was one stay where we flew so were watching the weight on our checked bag and we didn't bring our own sheet. After the first night I told my husband that in the future I would make the ultimate sacrifice and leave one of my pairs of shoes at home if it meant being able to bring that sheet. And after giving up and spending the rest of the night on the sofa rather than deal with trying to get that sheet back on my husband didn't even take the opportunity to make a snarky remark about the number of pairs of shoes I bring!
It almost seems as if the buyer/designer worked for a chain of less expensive motels. We were always proud to host family and friends and several times now I have found myself wanting to apologize. This makes me sad.
The following are few comments copied from Elizabeth O's post about Mid-Town 45:
In several places comfort has been a victim of modern styling.
o The blinds and linen sheer drapes look great but don’t keep the 6 am sun out.
o There are no drawers anywhere in the bedroom, bathroom or closets. No dresser, no built-ins in the closets, no shelves in the bathroom. There is the standard shelf over the closet rod, and that is the only place to put folded clothes.
o The bedside tables in the bedroom are a poor design. They both have very sharp edges, and in the limited space they are right beside the bed. My husband hit his head on that sharp edge when he rolled over. No drawers there either.
At one resort that we stay at fairly often, in the presidential reserve units they replaced the beautiful, expensive leather sofas and chairs that there wasn't a thing wrong with but kept the coffee tables that are chipped, scratched and stained. In the bedrooms the new window treatments and bed skirts were put up sometimes wrinkled and not hung correctly. Throughout the units the paint color doesn't quite work with the tile or the furnishings. In the kitchens we noticed that a few things run of the mill things had been needlessly replaced but they somehow found it smart to remove some of the decorative items that made the units special and luxurious.
At most of the resorts we've stayed at we find ourselves asking with what they spent on bed linens they couldn't have bought sheets that actually fit the mattresses? I bring my own king fitted bottom sheet because no one likes sleeping a in a bed that the bottom sheet continually pulls off the corners when you roll over or get up because it is way too small to fit the deeper pocket mattresses that all the units have. There was one stay where we flew so were watching the weight on our checked bag and we didn't bring our own sheet. After the first night I told my husband that in the future I would make the ultimate sacrifice and leave one of my pairs of shoes at home if it meant being able to bring that sheet. And after giving up and spending the rest of the night on the sofa rather than deal with trying to get that sheet back on my husband didn't even take the opportunity to make a snarky remark about the number of pairs of shoes I bring!
It almost seems as if the buyer/designer worked for a chain of less expensive motels. We were always proud to host family and friends and several times now I have found myself wanting to apologize. This makes me sad.
The following are few comments copied from Elizabeth O's post about Mid-Town 45:
In several places comfort has been a victim of modern styling.
o The blinds and linen sheer drapes look great but don’t keep the 6 am sun out.
o There are no drawers anywhere in the bedroom, bathroom or closets. No dresser, no built-ins in the closets, no shelves in the bathroom. There is the standard shelf over the closet rod, and that is the only place to put folded clothes.
o The bedside tables in the bedroom are a poor design. They both have very sharp edges, and in the limited space they are right beside the bed. My husband hit his head on that sharp edge when he rolled over. No drawers there either.
