......love the place, hate the maintenance fees!
Aw come on -- HATE FS MF's ???
I wasn't sure where "Desert Springs 1' was-- so I looked it up on the reviews on TUG ... hmmm ....Marriott's Desert Springs Villas rated above 9.00 -- so I read some of the user comments ....
For $1960 a week ( for a 2 bedroom (plus some property taxes = $2100 )) at Aviara you get CLEAN ... you get NEAT ... you get NEW .... how can you 'hate the maintenance fees -- you are paying for a 5 star experience ....
Here is what I copied from Marriott Desert Springs users comments ( got tired part way --there is lots more ...
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The exterior of the unit was dirty, doors were black with smudges and left over old papers were piled up. We had no kitchen towels or kitchen wash cloths or hot mits and no laundry soap. The bathrooms are old, with old, tired pink tile. We also had ant problems. The bedroom had layers of dust on the furniture and in the windows (dead bugs.)
Staff were helpful and friendly and if not for the maintenance, I would have rated it higher
The only negative about staying here is there is a bit of a bug problem in the units in the summer
However, the exterior around our building was poorly maintained the entire week. It was the week after the busy Thanksgiving holiday, but the empty paper cups in the bushes, spilled yogurt in the grass, beer bottles and soda cans on our outdoor patio were not something we had ever encountered at a Marriott. We picked up the bottles and cans, probably thrown from upstairs balcony, or over the wall from the pool, but the red plastic cups caught in the bushes in the front of our building stayed the entire week, even after the landscaping crew came through.
... they stored wet and smelly towels and other items in the entry and although I called the front desk several times to get these items picked up, they remained there the entire time I was there. I am giving the place a 7 for the grounds and the beds, but the overall experience would not encourage me to return or to buy there.
The 1 bedroom unit was spacious but not efficiently put together. The bed was comfortable but the furniture and kitchen appliances need updating. The bathroom was large, but there was caulking and tiles missing in places as well as fraying carpet.
DSV1 has the feel of a motel -- not a resort. The main pool is uninviting and the small pool near our unit (O 9671) was equally uninviting. It did not feel or look clean.
The coffee pot and toaster were cheap. The coffee pot leaked and the toaster had rust on it. The dish drainer was encrusted with dirt. Fortunately we do not cook when we vacation (other than toast and coffee) so the quality of the ktichen was not otherwise important. The dishwasher and washer dryer worked fine but were so noisy that we couldn't hear the phone ring.
The only problem I encountered was a slight musty smell in the unit, which was a bit stronger in the shower
NO FREE EXCHANGING OF LINENS OR TOWELS DURING THE WEEK, EXCEPT FOR A FEE
==============above copied from user reviews of Marriott ==== long live CHEAP maintenance fees =========
Sorry to vent ... but when you pay CHEAP -- you tend to get CHEAP.
Greg