Coconut Plantation/Cove status after Milton

[GTLINZ]

If anyone has details about the resort, please post. I have reservations next week and am anxious to know if the resort was spared. We have friends and relatives in the Tampa area and in the Villages who are all fine but some without internet and power (but cell service good, thankfully). It sounds like a lot of damage across the state was also caused by widespread tornados.

The resort phone number currently goes to a recording saying all reservations thru tomorrow the 11th are cancelled. The local weather broadcase below reports about a 5.5 foot peak surge. I am not sure how high above sea level the resort grounds are. Ian trashed the grounds but the elevated clubhouse, pool and accomodations buildings were spared - but that was a reported 15 foot surge.

The beach was closed after Helene and you would have to believe it is worse now.

Storm surge levels reducing as Milton weakens

Hurricane Milton storm surge heights are reducing in various locations in Southwest Florida, with significant improvements in Fort Myers, North Naples Bay, and Bonita Springs.

www.fox4now.com

 

[dvc_john]

I'm interested in this also as I have a reservation starting the 20th.

 

[rapmarks]

I asked on the Estero Florida Facebook page. I will share if I get a response.

 

[Tenga]

Known roadway hazards:
Matlacha just east of the draw bridge is partially blocked by a house (1 lane available)
Little Pine Island bridge has a high line power pole leaning across the road at approximately 8 feet above the roadway.
Inlet Dr (off Orange Grove) – Not Passable
Betmar Blvd at Jayde Ct – Not Passable
Pondella Rd between Barrett Rd and Forsyth - Not Passable
N-Tamiami and Oak – standing water – Not Passable
N-Tamiami at Pondella – standing water – Not Passable
Orange Grove South of Seafan Cir - Standing water – Not Passable
Sky Villa and N. Cleveland Ave - Live power line down (waiting for LCEC to disconnect power)
415 Snead Dr. - Not Passable - Tornado debris
Skyline Dr. East of Moody - Not Passable - Tree in the road.
Hancock Bridge / Moody Estates – Passable – 4 inches of water on eastbound lanes (Hancock Bridge Pkwy)
St. Clair Ave E at Orange Grove – Not Passable – Approximately 2’ of water
Edison Bridge Base (Both Sides) has 8" of standing water - Not Passable
Lavin Ln at Cardinal Dr. - Not Passable
N Tamiami Trl from Edison Bridge to Cabana 8" of standing water- Not Passable
Colonial and Fowler - Trees in roadway
Colonial and Fowler - Trees in roadway
SB FOWLER AND WINKLER - TREE DOWN IN THE ROAD
ORANGE RIVER AND CEDAR HAMMOCK - TREE DOWN IN ROADWAY
UPCOHALL AND SECOND ST - TREE DOWN IN ROADWAY
E RIVERSIDE AND MIRAMAR - LARGE TREE IN ROADWAY
247 GRANADA - POWERLINE IN RD
San Carlos and Broadway - water over the roadway, but receding. Not Passable
San Carlos has lots of debris to include dumpsters on the roadway.
Standing water on McGregor from A&W Bulb to McGregor Park Court.
Summerlin to the causeway still has a lot of debris on the roadway - Not Passable
McGregor at Wilson - tree blocking the entire road.
COLLEGE PKWY & WHISKEY CREEK DR - TREE DOWN IN ROADWAY
VICTORIA COVE CT & GLADIOLUS DR - POWERLINES DOWN IN ROADWAY
SUNSET VISTA DR & MCGREGOR BLVD - TREE DOWN BLOCKING MCGREGOR
Island Park Rd has approximately 3+ feet of water - Not Passable
Briarcliff Road (East of Michael G Rippe) - Passable with 6-12"" of water over the roadway.
Mullock Creek Area - approximately 3+ feet of water - Not Passable
Park Road - has 3 feet of water.- Not Passable
Coconut Road (Spring Creek Area) has 1 to 2 feet - Not Passable
W Terry (South) has 3+ feet of water - Not Passable
Riverside Park has 3+ feet of water
Imperial River Corridor (Pennsylvania - North) has 3+ feet of water - Not Passable
Bonita Beach Park has 1 to 2 feet of water.
Imperial Shores Area (Tarpon Avenue - Big Bend
Road) has 3 feet of water - Not Passable
Hickory Island - Kings Kew not Passable due to sand on roadway.
Hickory Island - Mclaughlin Blvd not Passable due to sand on roadway.
Hickory Island -Bay Road not Passable due to sand on roadway.
Imperial Shores/ Bonita Beach Rd has 1+ feet of water. - Passable with truck
Hyatt Regency entrance has 2.5 feet of water.
Palmacea & Ponce De Leon - Trees and Powerlines in the roadway.
BEN HILL GRIFFIN AND ALICO RD - TREES DOWN SB LANES
IMPERIAL PKWY AND MCKENNA AVE - TREES DOWN IN ROADWAY
Traffic Lights Out:
41 / S. Airport Rd
BAY LANDING AND S TAMIAMI
COLONIAL AND VERNOICA SHOEMAKER
Penzance & Six Mile
Daniels & American Colony

 

[Tenga]

Hyatt Regency entrance has 2.5 feet of water.

 

[GTLINZ]

IMPORTANT WEATHER UPDATE Oct. 10, 2024 at 2:45 p.m.:

Please be advised that, as a result of Hurricane Milton, Hyatt Vacations Club at Coconut Cove remains without power, and the management team is actively assessing the property for damages.

Updates on the resort’s operating status will continue to be provided on this page. This situation is dynamic and changing rapidly; therefore, at this time we cannot provide you with a date when we will reopen and be operational.

Please contact our team if you have further questions:

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[rapmarks]

Known roadway hazards:
Matlacha just east of the draw bridge is partially blocked by a house (1 lane available)
Little Pine Island bridge has a high line power pole leaning across the road at approximately 8 feet above the roadway.
Inlet Dr (off Orange Grove) – Not Passable
Betmar Blvd at Jayde Ct – Not Passable
Pondella Rd between Barrett Rd and Forsyth - Not Passable
N-Tamiami and Oak – standing water – Not Passable
N-Tamiami at Pondella – standing water – Not Passable
Orange Grove South of Seafan Cir - Standing water – Not Passable
Sky Villa and N. Cleveland Ave - Live power line down (waiting for LCEC to disconnect power)
415 Snead Dr. - Not Passable - Tornado debris
Skyline Dr. East of Moody - Not Passable - Tree in the road.
Hancock Bridge / Moody Estates – Passable – 4 inches of water on eastbound lanes (Hancock Bridge Pkwy)
St. Clair Ave E at Orange Grove – Not Passable – Approximately 2’ of water
Edison Bridge Base (Both Sides) has 8" of standing water - Not Passable
Lavin Ln at Cardinal Dr. - Not Passable
N Tamiami Trl from Edison Bridge to Cabana 8" of standing water- Not Passable
Colonial and Fowler - Trees in roadway
Colonial and Fowler - Trees in roadway
SB FOWLER AND WINKLER - TREE DOWN IN THE ROAD
ORANGE RIVER AND CEDAR HAMMOCK - TREE DOWN IN ROADWAY
UPCOHALL AND SECOND ST - TREE DOWN IN ROADWAY
E RIVERSIDE AND MIRAMAR - LARGE TREE IN ROADWAY
247 GRANADA - POWERLINE IN RD
San Carlos and Broadway - water over the roadway, but receding. Not Passable
San Carlos has lots of debris to include dumpsters on the roadway.
Standing water on McGregor from A&W Bulb to McGregor Park Court.
Summerlin to the causeway still has a lot of debris on the roadway - Not Passable
McGregor at Wilson - tree blocking the entire road.
COLLEGE PKWY & WHISKEY CREEK DR - TREE DOWN IN ROADWAY
VICTORIA COVE CT & GLADIOLUS DR - POWERLINES DOWN IN ROADWAY
SUNSET VISTA DR & MCGREGOR BLVD - TREE DOWN BLOCKING MCGREGOR
Island Park Rd has approximately 3+ feet of water - Not Passable
Briarcliff Road (East of Michael G Rippe) - Passable with 6-12"" of water over the roadway.
Mullock Creek Area - approximately 3+ feet of water - Not Passable
Park Road - has 3 feet of water.- Not Passable
Coconut Road (Spring Creek Area) has 1 to 2 feet - Not Passable
W Terry (South) has 3+ feet of water - Not Passable
Riverside Park has 3+ feet of water
Imperial River Corridor (Pennsylvania - North) has 3+ feet of water - Not Passable
Bonita Beach Park has 1 to 2 feet of water.
Imperial Shores Area (Tarpon Avenue - Big Bend
Road) has 3 feet of water - Not Passable
Hickory Island - Kings Kew not Passable due to sand on roadway.
Hickory Island - Mclaughlin Blvd not Passable due to sand on roadway.
Hickory Island -Bay Road not Passable due to sand on roadway.
Imperial Shores/ Bonita Beach Rd has 1+ feet of water. - Passable with truck
Hyatt Regency entrance has 2.5 feet of water.
Palmacea & Ponce De Leon - Trees and Powerlines in the roadway.
BEN HILL GRIFFIN AND ALICO RD - TREES DOWN SB LANES
IMPERIAL PKWY AND MCKENNA AVE - TREES DOWN IN ROADWAY
Traffic Lights Out:
41 / S. Airport Rd
BAY LANDING AND S TAMIAMI
COLONIAL AND VERNOICA SHOEMAKER
Penzance & Six Mile
Daniels & American Colony

Concern about 2.5 feet of water at Hyatt regency and water at coconut road at spring creek. Other spots are not close and do not affect coconut cove.
Power has been off and on in communities in the area.

 

[TUGBrian]

saw this posted a bit ago:

 

[dvc_john]

Thanks all.

Now it say (both hotel and Coconut Cove), normal operations resume Oct 14 with cancellation fees waived thru Oct 13.

 

[dioxide45]

Thanks all.

Now it say (both hotel and Coconut Cove), normal operations resume Oct 14 with cancellation fees waived thru Oct 13.

I wonder if they are doing things this time like they did with Ian in 2022. They would keep pushing the dates. This announcement on the World of Hyatt website is mainly for cash paying guests. They don't want them all cancelling enmasse. So they dribble dates out there. They probably don't really have any idea when they may reopen. I wouldn't be surprised if they push that 14th date also.

 

[GTLINZ]

I wonder if they are doing things this time like they did with Ian in 2022. They would keep pushing the dates. This announcement on the World of Hyatt website is mainly for cash paying guests. They don't want them all cancelling enmasse. So they dribble dates out there. They probably don't really have any idea when they may reopen. I wouldn't be surprised if they push that 14th date also.

I am worried about the same thing. With a reservation next week, it is hard to know at this point. And the lower pools and lazy river were damaged last time and took a long time to fix. It all depends on if water got to them, and how much.

I know it is a difficult situation for them onsite without power - i just wish i had information and that booking would be flexible with us. One "unique" feature of HRC is that we have to pay a fee to cancel (in addition to losing your booking fee).

I called HRC and they said the resort should be open Monday and the phone should work. They are not waiving cancellation fees, but if the date gets pushed back they will cancel the reservation and there will be no fee.

 

[rapmarks]

We just got a message from our clubhouse/ restaurant, pro shop that they are not opening today as planned as they have no power.
the homes have power, but not the clubhouse. So that is probably the big issue.

 

[dvc_john]

I know it is a difficult situation for them onsite without power - i just wish i had information and that booking would be flexible with us. One "unique" feature of HRC is that we have to pay a fee to cancel (in addition to losing your booking fee).

Plus the points come back as restricted which makes them virtually useless for me since my use years ends in about 6 weeks.

 

[GTLINZ]

Reopening is officially pushed back a day. The lack of communication is unusual and not at all my previous experience with Hyatt. When this happened before with Irma they would they make a decision a few days ahead with the opening date - which is vital for anyone traveling.

Anyone checking in today would really be hosed. I called HRC and they are just saying to wait.

The resort homepage has not been updated since Friday. This is from the Hyatt website. It was updated since earlier this morning, so this morning it said the resort would be open today.

PLEASE NOTE: Hyatt Vacation Club at Coconut Cove has suspended normal hotel operations due to effects of Hurricane Milton and is expected to resume normal hotel operations on October 15, 2024. Cancellation fees are waived for stays from now through October 14, 2024. Any deposits and prepayments for cancelled stays on these dates, including prepaid rates, will be refunded. Thank you for your understanding. If you have questions, please contact us.

 

[rapmarks]

Power has been spotty in the area.

 

[dvc_john]

The Resort Alert posted on my reservation is open ended. Was posted on Oct 10 and hasn't been changed.
(see below).
After a call, they said it should be open by Wednesday.

I wonder what the status of amenities will be when it does reopen.
From a satellite image after Milton, it looks like the upper pool was not affected (all blue in the photo,)
And the lower pool with the walk in entry also looks not affected as it was all blue in the photo.
The other lower pool was not blue, more of a moderate brown, not nearly as dark as for Ian. So I would guess some storm surge.
The lazy river was dark brown, like it was after Ian.

Right now I'm leaning to simply not going.

Resort Alert​

IMPORTANT WEATHER UPDATE Oct. 10, 2024 at 2:45 p.m.:
Please be advised that, as a result of Hurricane Milton, Hyatt Vacations Club at Coconut Cove remains without power, and the management team is actively assessing the property for damages.
Updates on the resort’s operating status will continue to be provided on this page. This situation is dynamic and changing rapidly; therefore, at this time we cannot provide you with a date when we will reopen and be operational.

 

[GTLINZ]

From a satellite image after Milton, it looks like the upper pool was not affected (all blue in the photo,)
And the lower pool with the walk in entry also looks not affected as it was all blue in the photo.
The other lower pool was not blue, more of a moderate brown, not nearly as dark as for Ian. So I would guess some storm surge.
The lazy river was dark brown, like it was after Ian.

That is odd. Both lower pools and the lazy river are on the same level ... seems they would all be the same.

Do you mind sharing the url of the satellite images?

I am leaning towards bailing also. I will have LCUP points from 2 cancellations. Yuck.

 

[dioxide45]

That is odd. Both lower pools and the lazy river are on the same level ... seems they would all be the same.

Do you mind sharing the url of the satellite images?

I am leaning towards bailing also. I will have LCUP points from 2 cancellations. Yuck.

Perhaps it was more damage to pumps and the one pool was able to be restarted sooner than the other? Proximity to the pond may have also played a role in pool contamination.

This is actually areal imagery collected by NOAA aircraft and not satellite photos.

Hurricane MILTON Imagery

 

[GTLINZ]

What the heck is the new building in the image? I heard about a sales center a while back, it does not look like the other buildings.

 

[dvc_john]

What the heck is the new building in the image? I heard about a sales center a while back, it does not look like the other buildings.

It is the new sales center. I guess they lost the lease or something on the other one.

 

[GTLINZ]

It is the new sales center. I guess they lost the lease or something on the other one.

The old sales center was on the land that was sold. I did not think about the new building being "inside" the road loop - but I suspect everything outside that loop was sold starting past building 4.

It is going to be interesting to see them try and sell that location while the MFs are going thru the roof due the the issues in the lawsuit.

I love this resort and hate to see it suffer between the hurricanes and the issues in the lawsuit.

 

[GTLINZ]

And the date slides again.

PLEASE NOTE: Hyatt Vacation Club at Coconut Cove has suspended normal hotel operations due to effects of Hurricane Milton and is expected to resume normal hotel operations on October 15, 2024. Cancellation fees are waived for stays from now through October 14, 2024. Any deposits and prepayments for cancelled stays on these dates, including prepaid rates, will be refunded. Thank you for your understanding. If you have questions, please contact us.

 

[GTLINZ]

The resort page is finally updated.

IMPORTANT WEATHER UPDATE Oct. 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.:

Power has been restored to Hyatt Vacation Club at Coconut Cove following Hurricane Milton. The management team continues to assess the property for damage, and associates are preparing the property for re-opening to begin accepting arrivals on Wednesday, October 16.

Those arriving should expect limited amenities as associates continue to return to normal operating status.

 

[GTLINZ]

I did call the resort, and only the upper lap pool is available. There was no estimate at this point on when the lower pools and lazy river will be available.

I bet the resort staff is tired of this happening between Ian and now this. I have rebooked for Dec, i would like to think that is plenty of time to get everything back up unless they have lost pumps again (and elevator motors).

 

[dioxide45]

I did call the resort, and only the upper lap pool is available. There was no estimate at this point on when the lower pools and lazy river will be available.

I bet the resort staff is tired of this happening between Irma and now this. I have rebooked for Dec, i would like to think that is plenty of time to get everything back up unless they have lost pumps again (and elevator motors).

I think it was Ian, not Irma.

I don't know how or where the pool pumps are installed, but I would have thought they would have raised them somehow after they were taken out before.