Space Coast Laurie
TUG Member
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2005
- Messages
- 110
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- Location
- Leesburg, Florida, USA
- Resorts Owned
- Capistrano Surfside Inn (Capistrano Bch, CA), The Resort on Cocoa Beach (Cocoa Bch, FL)
I've noticed that a number of resort have quite a few very old reviews and not much in the way recent reviews. Personally, I don't consider anything older than about two years to be all that relevant due to the changes that may have taken place. Having been timesharing many, many years, I question of the value of keeping very old ratings and reviews, and am wondering if it might be more useful to purge ratings and reviews after about five years or so, for the following reasons:
1) In a 5-year span, a resort may have done some serious refurbishments and may be in much better condition than what was reported in old ratings/reviews.
2) In a 5-year span, a resort may have done just about nothing in the way of refurbishments and with 260 weeks of usage, may be in much worse condition than what was reported in old ratings/reviews... this would apply to the units themselves and the furnishings therein, common areas, exercise equipment/clubhouse area, etc.
3) Management (even the management company) may have changed over that time, and a change of management can affect everything from the "vibe" of the place, to staff attitude, to policies, to activities, to charges for onsite amenities, etc.
4) Significant staff changes may have occurred. This can be good, this can be bad.
5) Onsite amenities, activities and policies may have changed dramatically. For example, an onsite laundry room may have been added or removed or made pay-per-use or made free, internet quality may have been improved or degraded or increased in cost or made free, they may have been charging for things like bicycle rentals which are now free or added charges that weren't around a few years ago, there may have been organized activities that have been eliminated or the resort may have added a rich activities program, etc.
6) Nearby restaurants, shopping, amusements and activities may have significantly improved or degraded.
7) I think people may sometimes not bother writing a review if there are already a large number of reviews on a resort (even if most of those reviews are older than dirt).
Thoughts?
1) In a 5-year span, a resort may have done some serious refurbishments and may be in much better condition than what was reported in old ratings/reviews.
2) In a 5-year span, a resort may have done just about nothing in the way of refurbishments and with 260 weeks of usage, may be in much worse condition than what was reported in old ratings/reviews... this would apply to the units themselves and the furnishings therein, common areas, exercise equipment/clubhouse area, etc.
3) Management (even the management company) may have changed over that time, and a change of management can affect everything from the "vibe" of the place, to staff attitude, to policies, to activities, to charges for onsite amenities, etc.
4) Significant staff changes may have occurred. This can be good, this can be bad.
5) Onsite amenities, activities and policies may have changed dramatically. For example, an onsite laundry room may have been added or removed or made pay-per-use or made free, internet quality may have been improved or degraded or increased in cost or made free, they may have been charging for things like bicycle rentals which are now free or added charges that weren't around a few years ago, there may have been organized activities that have been eliminated or the resort may have added a rich activities program, etc.
6) Nearby restaurants, shopping, amusements and activities may have significantly improved or degraded.
7) I think people may sometimes not bother writing a review if there are already a large number of reviews on a resort (even if most of those reviews are older than dirt).
Thoughts?