Club Wyndham Elysian Beach Resort Reopening December 12, 2020

[Eric B]

RESORT NEWS | DECEMBER 4, 2020
Find Your Way Back To Paradise
Club Wyndham Elysian Beach Resort will officially welcome back owners for bucket listing this year, beginning as early as Dec. 12, 2020. The resort closed in 2017 following catastrophic damage by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Club Wyndham Elysian Beach Resort underwent state-of-the-art renovations to create the perfect beach oasis upon reopening.
Located on St. Thomas in the gorgeous U.S. Virgin Islands, Club Wyndham Elysian Beach Resort is a dream bucket list destination if you’re chasing sun, sand, surf, and sunsets. The resort is its own slice of paradise — complete with its very own private beach on the eastern end of St. Thomas. Plus, there’s a full array of amenities and area activities for the entire family to enjoy while on the island, including tennis courts, a hot tub, a swimming pool, fishing, jet skiing, and parasailing.*
So get going and get on island time. Book it to paradise today.

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Club Wyndham Elysian Beach Resort Reopening

Club Wyndham Elysian Beach Resort will officially welcome back Club Wyndham owners to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, this year. Chase sun, sand, surf, and sunsets on this private beach resort in paradise during your next bucket list vacation.

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Availability calendar still shows no bookable dates.

 

[Braindead]

I thought Wyndham announced that the new name for Elysian Beach Resort is the Limetree Beach Resort
Is there 2 resorts on the property?

 

[Eric B]

Limetree used to be Bluebeard’s Beach Resort. It’s near the Marriott Frenchman’s Cove. Elysian Beach is on the East side of the island near the Ritz Carlton according to the maps.

 

[Eric B]

Looks like it's bookable now for those that are interested. We're still waiting for a vaccine....

 

[Eric B]

Just out of curiosity, mostly to support booking in 2022 and beyond, I was poking around the availability at this resort. Based on what comes up, it appears that the rooms are in the system as discrete week-long chunks with Saturday check ins - that is, you can generally book a week or less as a single reservation without an issue, but for many of the months you can't cross a Saturday with a single room type. That kind of matches the availability calendar display on WorldMark, where it shows up with different quantities changing on the Saturdays only.

 

[GrayFal]

Just out of curiosity, mostly to support booking in 2022 and beyond, I was poking around the availability at this resort. Based on what comes up, it appears that the rooms are in the system as discrete week-long chunks with Saturday check ins - that is, you can generally book a week or less as a single reservation without an issue, but for many of the months you can't cross a Saturday with a single room type. That kind of matches the availability calendar display on WorldMark, where it shows up with different quantities changing on the Saturdays only.

I used to own at Wyn Bluebeard’s Beach Club now Limetree. They had restrictions in place that all reservations had to begin and end on a Saturday with either a 3, 4 or 7 day resie. I am assuming because this resort as well as Elysian was originally sold as fixed Week, fixed unit. At Limetree there are fixed week/ fixed unit owners, Float owners in two seasons and Wyndham point owners who converted their ownership fixed/float weeks to points but still have the ability to reserve their underlying deeded unit at 13 months.
So yup, everything revolves around that Saturday check in.
Our management went from Spinnaker to Fairfield to Wyndham.

 

[Eric B]

Thanks; I figured that was what was going on at those. Looks like Wyndham split up the weeks they got at those between WorldMark and Club Wyndham somewhat randomly. I kind of like the WorldMark availability display because it gives a bit more information about what room types are available in what quantity on the calendar rather than having to experiment as you do with Wyndham.

 

[cbyrne1174]

Is the only advantage the other St. Thomas resorts have over Margaritaville is that they are cheaper if you plan on staying a long time? I feel like if I'm going to spend the money on plane tickets, then I'd splurge on the better resort too. The pictures/videos that I was able to find of all the St Thomas properties makes the Margaritaville resort seem vastly superior to the other 2. Maybe I might book Elysian if I wanted to use Worldmark instead, but the Margaritaville is a 4 star resort vs the other two being 3 star.

 

[Eric B]

The other difference is that they can be booked earlier by non-VIPs. Access to booking Margaritaville is opened up to VIPs based on the level they are, otherwise it's limited to owners there until the 5-month point IIRC.

 

[dgalati]

Thanks; I figured that was what was going on at those. Looks like Wyndham split up the weeks they got at those between WorldMark and Club Wyndham somewhat randomly. I kind of like the WorldMark availability display because it gives a bit more information about what room types are available in what quantity on the calendar rather than having to experiment as you do with Wyndham.

It is amazing to see both views Wyndham and Worldmark. I still think Worldmark is a better deal especially if booking bonus time with cash. Paying cash is less then paying maintenance fees on the reservation.

 

[GrayFal]

Is the only advantage the other St. Thomas resorts have over Margaritaville is that they are cheaper if you plan on staying a long time? I feel like if I'm going to spend the money on plane tickets, then I'd splurge on the better resort too. The pictures/videos that I was able to find of all the St Thomas properties makes the Margaritaville resort seem vastly superior to the other 2. Maybe I might book Elysian if I wanted to use Worldmark instead, but the Margaritaville is a 4 star resort vs the other two being 3 star.

Location of Limetree is the best. Closest to town. Close to the Marriott Hotel for Happy Hour at the infinity pool ( currently closed, reopen 2022) It has very beautiful, open to the ocean beach and spacious grounds. A truly gorgeous setting. Gut renovation done post hurricane. Two new restaurants that have been getting great reviews. A steak house and a Caribbean themed one. Not crowded. 74 sleep 4 units plus the new presidential units on the hill. Maybe 6-8 more units? All 74 original units have full kitchens minus oven. Studios are 500+ sq feet.
Elysian at the other end of the island. Situated on a hill so lots of up and down walking. But great views because of this. Located in a natural bay/ harbor right next to St Thomas yacht club so your view is of boats in a harbor not open ocean like Limetree. 2/3 of the units are privately owned condos. Very nice pool area and restaurant area. Don’t know anything about the restaurant. My recollection is the units are mostly studios with partial kitchens but could be different since hurricane. Very close to Redhook Ferry to St John and lots of restaurant choices in area.
Margaritaville, I have never visited but know the area from its proximity to Coki Beach ( fabulous snorkeling) Area is not particularly nice, barb wire fencing. Many complaints about the beach which apparently has stagnant water, seaweed issues and an odor. Understand the rooms and other facilities are top notch. No great views to speak of.

It would be interesting to compare the three properties/rooms now that the two older resorts have been renovated thanks to Mother Nature. Limetree has a Facebook page with updated pictures” Limetree Beach Resort (formerly Bluebeards Beach Club) “ and “Lanai at Limetree Beach”

 

[cbyrne1174]

Here's a recent video showing the updated amenities at Limetree:

 

[HitchHiker71]

Nice find. Thanks for sharing, I somehow missed this update on Elysian. I just made reservations for next September for a trip - hopefully by then we are past most of the pandemic related travel restrictions.

 

[capital city]

Thanks for the heads up. Just booked for 1/23. Doing 3 weeks in St Thomas, 1 week in each Wyndham resort.

 

[cbyrne1174]

Thanks for the heads up. Just booked for 1/23. Doing 3 weeks in St Thomas, 1 week in each Wyndham resort.

Let us know which one is currently the best deal please <3

 

[GrayFal]

Thanks for the heads up. Just booked for 1/23. Doing 3 weeks in St Thomas, 1 week in each Wyndham resort.

Hoping you will report back. Pros and cons.

 

[slabeaume]

another difference---at least pre-hurricane is that the Elysian and Limetree charged a $22/night utility (?) fee. The Margaritaville didn't. Can't wait to check them all out again!