Marriott's Ocean Pointe Owners and Friends

[tatmtr7]

Good as I hope to see you next winter!

 

[Quilter]

Good as I hope to see you next winter!

That's very kind of you to say. Reservations are booked 2/18-3/25

 

[tatmtr7]

We will be there!

 

[sarizzi]

Haven't been there in many years and don't remember too much about the beach. We had spent all of our time at the pool with a young grandson. Can we bring our own chairs and beach umbrella onto the beach. I seem to remember that there was a privately run concession there last time. We will be there end of September. Thanks for any information.

 

[PsuFrh]

You can bring your own beach chairs & umbrella but there is a beach concession that rents daily/weekly/monthly.

 

[enma]

this is the company that rents beach chairs and umbrellas. We are heading there on Wednesday and Marriott sent this info https://www.beachservice.com/

 

[jwalk03]

We brought our own. There is plenty of room for your own setup if you don't want to pay the daily rates to the beach concessionaire.

 

[dioxide45]

I found the daily rates for beach chair and umbrella rentals at Ocean Pointe to be ridiculous. IIRC it was something like $60 a day for two chairs and an umbrella.

 

[jwalk03]

I found the daily rates for beach chair and umbrella rentals at Ocean Pointe to be ridiculous. IIRC it was something like $60 a day for two chairs and an umbrella.

Exactly right! Especially when they provide free chairs down the beach at the other Marriott Vacation Club!! (They do charge for Umbrellas at Oceana Palms.) Not sure why Ocean Pointe doesn't offer the same perk?

 

[PsuFrh]

Exactly right! Especially when they provide free chairs down the beach at the other Marriott Vacation Club!! (They do charge for Umbrellas at Oceana Palms.) Not sure why Ocean Pointe doesn't offer the same perk?

You would think they would at least offer a discount for Ocean Pointe guests. It is a public beach, so I guess they can have their business there. Is Oceana Palms on a private beach? If so, maybe Marriott can control who's there and offer that perk.

 

[Seaport104]

I found the daily rates for beach chair and umbrella rentals at Ocean Pointe to be ridiculous. IIRC it was something like $60 a day for two chairs and an umbrella.

Completely agree !! But for those that are repeat visitors and/or those traveling with others in a group, they offer a discounted prepaid price of

10 days = $350 ($35 per day) 2 year expiration
20 days = $500 ($25 per day) 5 year expiration
30 days = $600 ($20 per day) 5 year expiration or annual membership

I opted for the 10 day since we are coming back Thanksgiving. The next level up was tempting but was worried I would lose the voucher at some point and not sure if we're trying Marco for 2022 instead of the usual OP.

 

[PsuFrh]

Completely agree !! But for those that are repeat visitors and/or those traveling with others in a group, they offer a discounted prepaid price of

10 days = $350 ($35 per day) 2 year expiration
20 days = $500 ($25 per day) 5 year expiration
30 days = $600 ($20 per day) 5 year expiration or annual membership

I opted for the 10 day since we are coming back Thanksgiving. The next level up was tempting but was worried I would lose the voucher at some point and not sure if we're trying Marco for 2022 instead of the usual OP.

Good to know. I didn't realize they would hold for more than the week or so of the current year.

 

[dioxide45]

Completely agree !! But for those that are repeat visitors and/or those traveling with others in a group, they offer a discounted prepaid price of

10 days = $350 ($35 per day) 2 year expiration
20 days = $500 ($25 per day) 5 year expiration
30 days = $600 ($20 per day) 5 year expiration or annual membership

I opted for the 10 day since we are coming back Thanksgiving. The next level up was tempting but was worried I would lose the voucher at some point and not sure if we're trying Marco for 2022 instead of the usual OP.

Good to know and good for the repeat visitor. But for those just visiting one time or perhaps once every few years, it doesn't work all that well. I think they quoted me something like $60 a day for a single day rental.

 

[Seaport104]

Good to know and good for the repeat visitor. But for those just visiting one time or perhaps once every few years, it doesn't work all that well. I think they quoted me something like $60 a day for a single day rental.

Yes, you're correct. It is $60 a day for signle day rental. Forgot to mention that they do discount it if you pre-pay 3 or more days (but not as discounted as the packages I mentioned above). Not 100% certain but I think it goes down to $45 or $50 a day if prepaying 5 days

 

[gln60]

Good to know and good for the repeat visitor. But for those just visiting one time or perhaps once every few years, it doesn't work all that well. I think they quoted me something like $60 a day for a single day rental.

IMHO $60 PER DAY IS PRICE GOUGING

 

[dioxide45]

IMHO ITS PRICE GOUGING

We have been to a lot of beaches, many with outside vendors, and Ocean Pointe is by far the most expensive. Up at Vistana Beach Club, two chairs and an umbrella are only $20!

 

[Luvtoride]

gln60, then do what our friends did...go buy cheap beach chairs and an umbrella at the beach shop by Johnny Longboats and leave them there when you're done. Pay them forward as folks do with floats at the Surf Club.

 

[gln60]

gln60, then do what our friends did...go buy cheap beach chairs and an umbrella at the beach shop by Johnny Longboats and leave them there when you're done. Pay them forward as folks do with floats at the Surf Club.

we will be at Ocean Point for 10 days late October..early November and I’m thinking of buying beach chairs that come with an umbrella that you can carry as a backpack,the chairs are not loungers but will due for a week,there is an online distributor that offers free shipping anywhere in the U.S..I’m going to check the cost of shipping them back home from OP before purchasing the chairs/umbrellas

 

[Seaport104]

We have been to a lot of beaches, many with outside vendors, and Ocean Pointe is by far the most expensive. Up at Vistana Beach Club, two chairs and an umbrella are only $20!

$20 for two chairs and umbrella- WOW!! I keep considering Vistana Beach Club instead of the usual Ocean Pointe, this definitely is a plus!

As for personal experience, I have only rented beach chairs in BeachPlace and Marco Island (in front of Eagle's Nest an HGVC property). For Beachplace 3 years ago, I remember it was $60 back then and Ocean Pointe was less back then. For Marco about 6 years ago, it was comparable to OP at that point.

 

[gln60]

$20 for two chairs and umbrella- WOW!! I keep considering Vistana Beach Club instead of the usual Ocean Pointe, this definitely is a plus!

As for personal experience, I have only rented beach chairs in BeachPlace and Marco Island (in front of Eagle's Nest an HGVC property). For Beachplace 3 years ago, I remember it was $60 back then and Ocean Pointe was less back then. For Marco about 6 years ago, it was comparable to OP at that point.

Hi..we vacation at BPT every January since 2015 and never had to rent beach chairs from BPT…they were complimentary, there is definitely a company not affiliated with BPT that will rent loungers and umbrellas..I’m not sure of the exact price, but it wasn’t reasonable

 

[Seaport104]

Hi..we vacation at BPT every January since 2015 and never had to rent beach chairs from BPT…they were complimentary, there is definitely a company not affiliated with BPT that will rent loungers and umbrellas..I’m not sure of the exact price, but it wasn’t reasonable

I didn't know BPT provided beach chairs. That visit was the first (and last time) at BPT for me. I hated having to cross the street and the beach was a lot busier than OP and Marco Island. Glad that I tried it for the experience but not looking to go back. I don't remember the exact price that I paid for that one day, but I remember thinking OP was reasonable compared to BPT beach vendors!

 

[dioxide45]

I didn't know BPT provided beach chairs. That visit was the first (and last time) at BPT for me. I hated having to cross the street and the beach was a lot busier than OP and Marco Island. Glad that I tried it for the experience but not looking to go back. I don't remember the exact price that I paid for that one day, but I remember thinking OP was reasonable compared to BPT beach vendors!

I think they are just left behinds from prior guests.

 

[Mlvnsmly]

For years, I used my own Costco umbrellas and chairs. Once we purchased at Oceana Palms, we went to just bringing our own umbrellas. We've always struggled on windy days with the umbrellas. If you get a really windy day, which isn't uncommon, you end up just dealing with the umbrella all day instead of relaxing. Last year at Oceana Palms, umbrellas were free during the pool renovations. It gave us a chance to try something new. The commercial grade umbrellas were a night and day difference. It made us not want to go back to doing it ourselves. It was also previously a lot to lug everything to the beach (we have 2 small kids). I'm at ocean Pointe now and we did a 7 day rental for 4 chairs, 2 tables, and 2 umbrellas. It came out to $40 per day per set. It's still a bit high IMO, but for us the convenience with the kids and all their stuff makes it worth it.

 

[KarenP]

I have to agree that the high price was worth it for us. We rented for three days and the convenience and quality of the umbrellas and chairs really made a difference.

 

[Vacation1]

I think they are just left behinds from prior guests.

We have stayed at BeachPlace and complementary chairs have been provided. They are all the same type of chairs and are requested at the pool. You do have to request them. I believe they started providing the chairs when they did the pool renovation as a courtesy to guests since the pool was closed.