Hyatt Hacienda del Mar- Update

[Tenga]

All my reservations for December were cancelled.

What was your dates? Its reported to open Dec 17th 2020?
Thank you,

 

[grevas1]

Well not to long before the May 22 date, I did get information from Hyatt that the new opening date was going to be late November 2020. So I knew it since may. Thus I have no problem with the NOV 2020 date , hoping that it will happen and even around mid summer they opened up reservation availability for Oct and November 2020 on the club web site. I managed to grab a reservation for early Oct, but it was canceled. a few months later I called and was able to reserve 3 weeks Nov 28th 2020 through Dec 19, I just hope I will be able to use them . I did call the resort manger early this month and he was optimistic that they would make the l3 week of November opening date, and that they were currently in the process of placing all the new furniture in the newly rebuilt rooms.

Main problem I see is that Per the resort manager Puerto Rico is requiring a negative Molecular type COVID - 19 done test within 3 days of arrival. This is going to be a problem. but could change either way at any time.

TO: Grevas:

All units are 2 bedroom. (1 bedroom and one attached lock off studio ) the maintenance fee this year (2020) include about special charge of $1000 for an insurance shortage of about 1 Million dollars. as I remembered it. Maintenance fee should be around $1400 otherwise. So for 2021 it should go back down to around to $1400 hopefully. (Or so I thought !) Maybe wait and buy in 2021. Or get the current owner to absorb the approx. $1000 special charge. (Since it relates to when he owned it, and not for your ownership in 2021. ) And he should have already have paid it , it was due January 1, 2020. Point of negotiation I suppose !

I own at Hacienda del Mar: , two units, and it is a nice place, great beach .and should be all the more so after the complete rebuild !

Hacienda Del Mar is located on the Cerranar beach, next to the old (Hyatt) Cerramar Beach hotel first developed by Laurance Rockefeller and opened in 1958, but currently abandoned (almost) and waiting to be tore down and redeveloped. As was the Dorado Beach Hyatt Hotel up the beach, on the other side of the golf course , which was redeveloped a few years ago into the the 6 star Ritz Carlton Dorado Beach Resort and residences.

Hi PerryKing- Are all the 2 bedroom units at Hacienda del Mar lock off units? I have owned here for about 4 years but have yet to stay at the property, used the points for other stays.

 

[Tenga]

Hi Grevas, at the del mar it has on floor's 2 through 6 end units that are a true 2 bedroom unit. All other's is a lock off in the sense with a studio side and one bedroom side to be combined for a 2 bedroom combo. Hope this helps.
Tenga

 

[grevas1]

Hi Grevas, at the del mar it has on floor's 2 through 6 end units that are a true 2 bedroom unit. All other's is a lock off in the sense with a studio side and one bedroom side to be combined for a 2 bedroom combo. Hope this helps.
Tenga

my unit is B610. Would you happen to know if that is a corner or a lock off?

 

[Tenga]

Grevas, if you want to be 100% or request a end unit the front desk is now open give them a call. From my memory B610 is a middle of the floor so a lock off. Which at this time doesn't matter as the only open building is A. The B building is still under construction and not open on December 19th 2002.
Regards,
Tenga

 

[Allisonjames]

I’m wondering how many folks will just default. This will lead to responsible owners having to pick up the slack (unpaid maintenance fees by the defaulting owners), which further increases the maintenance fees. Vicious cycle.

Hello, I just found this thread as I have just paid the ridiculous maintenance fees (I was so mad about them I left it as late as possible) and it’s got me boiling all over again. We have owned since 1999 and only used our home week twice in all that time. Would have visited in the last several years but obviously could not. Previously they promised fees would come back to a more reasonable level but this is just unacceptable. We have had good experiences trading into nice resorts in the Hyatt system and Interval but NO WAY is this place worth $500 a night just in fees alone. There are plenty of very nice resorts that cost less than this a night And it really annoys that they send out the letters and bills with no email contact info, just a darn P.O. Box. I wish I fully understood what is really going on here—mismanagement? Not enough insurance? And what’s this about a developer not providing promised amenities. Hyatt Dorado, Hyatt Cerramar and Hyatt Hacienda Del Mar used to be a wonderful piece of paradise and it feels like it all just fell apart! We loved the location and all the amenities that used to exist, it was a wonderful place to take our children and I envisioned taking my future grandchildren as well. Should I give it all up? We are going more often to Cabo since we live in Texas now and wow, they have some very high end resorts at very reasonable prices. Can anyone share details you know about the situation? Thank you!

 

[Tenga]

Hi Allisonjames, I agree with you! The developer and HRC management took away the 18 hole mini golf course, the full length basketball court and the tennis courts.

Next is parking space's, beach access, owners lounge, and the restaurant/ bar.

What is left? 2 buildings with ocean view and a pool!

Regards,
Tenga

 

[cfabar1]

How are things looking at this property lately? I am considering buying a summer week here. How are the rooms since the renovation? How does beach access and pool access work? Are there restaurants on property to eat at?

 

[PerryKing]

The Hacienda is looking great. Search tread(s) I recently posted on this forum for my comments.
i am just 30 days back from staying there for 3weeks. All of spring weeks of 2022.
Perry

 

[PerryKing]

Hi Allisonjames, I agree with you! The developer and HRC management took away the 18 hole mini golf course, the full length basketball court and the tennis courts.

Next is parking space's, beach access, owners lounge, and the restaurant/ bar.

What is left? 2 buildings with ocean view and a pool!

Regards,
Tenga

Regardless of what the developer might do or who owns these faculties the parking is open, the Fabulous PUBLIC Beach access is a simple walk of less than a 200 feet from the swimming pool, no restrictions, the Boiho is in full swing and the owners building ( former sales office and yes it’s owned by the developer) is now housing the newly remolded and expanded work out center, and the rest of the building is now the office space for the resort manager (s).

 

[PerryKing]

Also the Tennis Courts and basket ball courts have been refurbished with a new surface.
You should get one while you can before the price goes up to match the new $45 million dollar facility that it is now.