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Atlantis

Interesting--the owner works with me and has been going to St John with a group of us for the past 5 years--I kinda think the reserve was too high but who knows--I was also surprised the one bedroom Harborside went that high--it almost looked like no reserve helped it.
 
mariawolf said:
Interesting--the owner works with me and has been going to St John with a group of us for the past 5 years--I kinda think the reserve was too high but who knows--I was also surprised the one bedroom Harborside went that high--it almost looked like no reserve helped it.
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I think you are right. When you know that the auction is open, you know you have a chance. Those reserve bids make potential bidders uneasy. I also think that the buy it now price is too high.
 
I copied and pasted your last response to her so she will know how a serious --sounds like you are since you ended up being the high one--is looking at the prices. I also agree with your second comment that folks like to bid to make sure they are getting the best deal as opposed to the buy it now.
 
mariawolf said:
I copied and pasted your last response to her so she will know how a serious --sounds like you are since you ended up being the high one--is looking at the prices. I also agree with your second comment that folks like to bid to make sure they are getting the best deal as opposed to the buy it now.
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There was VV auction last night that ended at 6600, which is low for VV with 81k options. There was a reserve on that one too. It did not make the reserve.
 
Maybe the general real estate market is having some effect on these auctions??
Some folks may have used equity lines to buy and now that prices are down and rates are up folks are being more cautious--I am a realtor and I can tell you the market is about the worst I have seen in my 25 years of doing this!
I also think that since the St John unit had very low points the interest in buying would only be to use it--not like you can trade to go anywhere else with what was it 30,000 points? Although as many folks have said when you buy at the big 3 that is usually your intention.
 
mariawolf said:
Maybe the general real estate market is having some effect on these auctions??
Some folks may have used equity lines to buy and now that prices are down and rates are up folks are being more cautious--I am a realtor and I can tell you the market is about the worst I have seen in my 25 years of doing this!
I also think that since the St John unit had very low points the interest in buying would only be to use it--not like you can trade to go anywhere else with what was it 30,000 points? Although as many folks have said when you buy at the big 3 that is usually your intention.
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My nieghbor owns a two bedroom, week 28 at St John for 3 years now. He has not used it yet. He uses his staroptions for Atlantis :eek: . Now, he did get a good deal on the St. John unit, but he goes to Atlantis in September! It absolutely kills me. Everytime he trades his unit in for options, the customer service reps are always in dismay.
 
Well I guess money wise he is ahead because my two bedroom at Harborside has a $2250 maintenance fee and my friends who own a month of the 3 bedroom pool units at St John only pay around $1800 I think.
 
mariawolf said:
Well I guess money wise he is ahead because my two bedroom at Harborside has a $2250 maintenance fee and my friends who own a month of the 3 bedroom pool units at St John only pay around $1800 I think.
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True, except that he is trading down the two bedroom for a one bedroom. The time of year he travels to Atlantis it could be done more effiecently. I keep trying to tell him he could get more value out of his two bedroom unit, but he doesn't want to put out the effort. I have a deal to trade him Disney for the two bedroom whenever I want to use it. But our vacation plans are set for the next two years before we have a chance to use it.

He does have back to back weeks in October in a 3 bedroom villa that he does use. The two bedroom was just one of those deals he couldn't refuse, even though he doesn't use it.
 
TheOhioExile said:
Heres a little something I use every week or so....it's a webcam of Atlantis. By no means can you see all of the resort but you can pan around and see maybe half.


Check it out. :whoopie: :whoopie: :whoopie: :whoopie:

http://live2.truelook.com/face/sqface.jsp?func=live&name=/atlantis/bahamas/camera1&pan=15.902024&tilt=-6.5260534&panfov=13.833334&tiltfov=10.375&overlay=default&skin=default&useapplet=true&time=1186578637393&width=640&height=480&quality=65&catalogname=catalog&zoom=2.9999998&vfmap.x=492&vfmap.y=103
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I can't quite figure out how to work the site. It doesn't look live as I see no people, and I'm sure that's not right. I also can't zoom in. It's cool to see what I'm going to be experiencing in a month, though! Can't wait!
 
azsunluvr said:
I can't quite figure out how to work the site. It doesn't look live as I see no people, and I'm sure that's not right. I also can't zoom in. It's cool to see what I'm going to be experiencing in a month, though! Can't wait!
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The new Aqua Adventure is amazing! The resort complex itself will blow you away! One of the best vacations we ever had was at Atlantis.
 
I always logged on after work and found the place deserted....by the pool areas when its open its crazy busy but the resort is so huge if you want to roam around the grounds at 2 or 3 and snap some pictures outside at some of the awesome vistas and you can find yourself alone.....:whoopie: :whoopie: :eek:

The pools don't open until 9:00 a.m. and they also close down at 7:00 p.m. Thats eastern. Click on the site image or drag a box around the area you want to look at and it will reload the view and take you there. It won't let you zoom in close to many areas....but if you want to zoom in real close go to the far left to the dolphin area...some times you can watch them feed the dolphins and stuff....its really pretty cool. They have had many problem with the cam of late....from the insider info I got off of a google search its a small server that can be over loaded with too much traffic.
 
The web cam has been not as good lately--it was as you said not designed for the load it sometimes gets--as I said earlier it was really done so buyers at the Residences could check on the progress--there you really can zoom in almost into the individual rooms which was what it was designed for--once it was discovered I think the use has overwhelmed the server.
 
tomandrobin said:
The new Aqua Adventure is amazing! The resort complex itself will blow you away! One of the best vacations we ever had was at Atlantis.
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My husband and 3 kids and I went there a few years ago, and it really was our favorite family vacation, above Disneyworld and Maui. This time I'm with 2 old friends...it'll be just us girls.
 
tomandrobin said:
The new Aqua Adventure is amazing! The resort complex itself will blow you away! One of the best vacations we ever had was at Atlantis.
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As many know, I absolutely love the Atlantis. I wonder however if anyone else feels how I feel about Aquaventure and the ever-expanding Atlantis. At what point is too much well...too much? I found that although one of the reasons I went to the Atlantis this past May was to see Aquaventure, aside from visiting that area my first day, I never went back. I found that since non-Cove guests could not use the pools or beach at the Cove, it was quite a pain to go to Aquaventure and as a result, I didn't. I also kind of felt that the Atlantis needed to stop already with the expansion. People used to joke that it was like Disneyland, but now, it is starting to look like Disneyland.

I dont' know...maybe it's me. Maybe I'm just jealous of those who were staying at the Cove. LOL I love that beach. I loved it when it was the Holiday Inn Pirates Cove. They also have nicer chaise lounges and the pools at the Cove are gorgeous. Okay...maybe I was a bit jealous ;)
 
Dani said:
As many know, I absolutely love the Atlantis. I wonder however if anyone else feels how I feel about Aquaventure and the ever-expanding Atlantis. At what point is too much well...too much? I found that although one of the reasons I went to the Atlantis this past May was to see Aquaventure, aside from visiting that area my first day, I never went back. I found that since non-Cove guests could not use the pools or beach at the Cove, it was quite a pain to go to Aquaventure and as a result, I didn't. I also kind of felt that the Atlantis needed to stop already with the expansion. People used to joke that it was like Disneyland, but now, it is starting to look like Disneyland.

I dont' know...maybe it's me. Maybe I'm just jealous of those who were staying at the Cove. LOL I love that beach. I loved it when it was the Holiday Inn Pirates Cove. They also have nicer chaise lounges and the pools at the Cove are gorgeous. Okay...maybe I was a bit jealous ;)
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where did you stay when you were there? the villas at harborside are large and i love the fact that it is away from all the hubub and we can be in the middle of the excitement or just sit peacefully at out pool.can't wait till may
 
pointsjunkie said:
where did you stay when you were there? the villas at harborside are large and i love the fact that it is away from all the hubub and we can be in the middle of the excitement or just sit peacefully at out pool.can't wait till may
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I've stayed in every building at the Atlantis and at Harborside. This year I've stayed at both Harborside and the hotel. I too sometime like that Harborside is not as close to the hotel...it is however far from Auaventure.
 
Trick to trading for Harborside

Is there a specific strateg to trading for a particular week at Harborside. My sis got in for the 2nd week of May 2008. Now we are trying to get in at the same time through Interval Intn'l. Our home resort is in Breckenridge, CO. I am being optimistic thinking we can get in? Thanks from a newbie.
 
Dani said:
As many know, I absolutely love the Atlantis. I wonder however if anyone else feels how I feel about Aquaventure and the ever-expanding Atlantis. At what point is too much well...too much? I found that although one of the reasons I went to the Atlantis this past May was to see Aquaventure, aside from visiting that area my first day, I never went back. I found that since non-Cove guests could not use the pools or beach at the Cove, it was quite a pain to go to Aquaventure and as a result, I didn't. I also kind of felt that the Atlantis needed to stop already with the expansion. People used to joke that it was like Disneyland, but now, it is starting to look like Disneyland.

I dont' know...maybe it's me. Maybe I'm just jealous of those who were staying at the Cove. LOL I love that beach. I loved it when it was the Holiday Inn Pirates Cove. They also have nicer chaise lounges and the pools at the Cove are gorgeous. Okay...maybe I was a bit jealous ;)
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My 2 friends and I spent most of our time at Aquaventure just floating around the lazy river. Loved the rapids parts. Sometimes we'd just sit in the shallow area and talk. We never spent any time at the old lazy river. Did the Mayan Temple slides just a couple of times. I do think it's enough now.
 
azsunluvr said:
My 2 friends and I spent most of our time at Aquaventure just floating around the lazy river. Loved the rapids parts. Sometimes we'd just sit in the shallow area and talk. We never spent any time at the old lazy river. Did the Mayan Temple slides just a couple of times. I do think it's enough now.
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This was the exact game plan of our group. We had planned on going over to the "old" lazy river, but once we hit Aquadenture we were hooked all week.
 
pinksunset said:
Is there a specific strateg to trading for a particular week at Harborside. My sis got in for the 2nd week of May 2008. Now we are trying to get in at the same time through Interval Intn'l. Our home resort is in Breckenridge, CO. I am being optimistic thinking we can get in? Thanks from a newbie.
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For Spring and early Summer, late May is probably the best time. After that it would be September and October during hurricane season.

As a second option, if your home resort is a ski week, you may be able to negotiate a direct trade.
 
Harborside Sighting on II

There is a two-bedroom at Harborside listed on II checking in on Jan. 10, 2009.
 
holdem said:
How did you find it?
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These are all available tonight on II

Harborside at Atlantis • HRA
Paradise Island, Nassau, , BAHAMAS


Jan 03 2009 - Jan 10 2009 2 6 6 266
Jan 04 2009 - Jan 11 2009 2 8 8 288
Jan 10 2009 - Jan 17 2009 2 6 6 266
Jan 11 2009 - Jan 18 2009 2 8 8 288
Jan 17 2009 - Jan 24 2009 2 6 6 266
Jan 18 2009 - Jan 25 2009 2 8 8 288
Jan 24 2009 - Jan 31 2009 2 6 6 266
Jan 25 2009 - Feb 01 2009 2 8 8 288
 
What resort are you using for the exchange to search for Atlantis? Thanks.
 
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