New Resort tidbits from mystarcentral.com

[DeniseM]

Maybe everyone else has already seen this, but some of this was news to me so I thought I'd share. Hope this isn't old news.

Two things I noticed are that the WKORVN II and the new Poipu resort will have 1, 2, & 3 bdm. units.

* Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas, Kauai, HI: This new property, the first Westin-branded timeshare resort in Kauai, is under construction, and sales commenced in February. The mixed-use resort includes a two-story clubhouse and seven two- and three-story guest buildings with 179 two-bedroom lock-off units and six hotel units. The first units are scheduled to open in early 2008.

* Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas North, Maui, HI: Located next door to the award-winning Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort in Maui, this new beachfront resort will feature 258 two-bedroom lock-off units upon completion. The resort is currently in sales, and occupancy of the first phase is expected in mid 2007.

* Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas North II, Maui, HI: This resort, which will be SVO's third resort on Maui, is now in the entitlement process. This new property is in the early development phase and will consist of a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units upon completion.

* Westin St. John Resort & Villas, St. John, Virgin Islands: Construction continues this year, with the addition of 54 loft, two-, and three-bedroom units scheduled to open in late 2007.

* Westin Aruba Resort & Spa, Aruba: This mixed-use Westin-branded resort will include 154 two-bedroom lock-off units located next to the Westin hotel. The resort is scheduled to be in sales by early 2007.

* Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort, Cancun, Mexico: Construction on SVO's first vacation ownership resort in Latin America is on schedule, with the first phase to be completed in 2008. It will be the first vacation ownership resort in Cancun, Mexico developed by a major U.S. lodging company, with 296 two-bedroom lock-off villas at build-out.

* Westin Kierland Villas, Phoenix, Arizona: Construction on the resort's final phase will be completed this year, with 54 two-bedroom lock-off units. Opened in 2004, the resort will have a total of 158 villas upon completion.

* Westin Desert Willow Villas, Palm Springs, California: SVO recently acquired 30 acres in the established Desert Willow development of Palm Desert, where it will build a new Westin-branded vacation ownership resort. Construction is scheduled to begin on the new villas in early 2008 with preconstruction sales set to begin later this year.

Sheraton

* Sheraton Kauai, Kauai, HI: This resort will be the first Sheraton-branded vacation ownership resort on the island of Kauai. Located adjacent to the existing Sheraton Kauai, the resort will feature roughly 388 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The resort is currently in the pre-development entitlement process.

* Sheraton Broadway Plantation, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: The latest phase of this resort's expansion includes 22 new units to be completed in mid-2006. The resort has a potential expansion up to 504 vacation ownership villas upon final build out.

* Sheraton Vistana Villages, Orlando, Florida: The successor to the company's flagship resort, Sheraton Vistana Resort, will add an additional 195 units encompassing seven buildings in 2006 and 2007. Upon completion of this phase, the resort will have 615 villas and has a potential final build out of 1,415 villas.

 

[DavidnRobin]

I am glad they are selling 1-bedrooms - fits us better than the LOs. Too bad WPORV doesn't have a 1Bd. While the studio-side of our WKORV OF Deluxe is worth us staying in - we wouldn't want the small side of the LOs at other of the resorts.

Hopefully after a year-or-so - resales!!! We love the Sheraton/Poipu area {photo on left} - bought and rescinded OF WKORV-N in a life-changing SVO TS presentation -with the help of TUG and tuggers.

Funny - how that works. Go to a TS presentation and a little over a year later own 3 resale SVN Mandatory weeks at great resorts/locations - and now taking regular vacations! Kierland in a few days. ROADTRIP!!!

We decided to drive... Airfare from SFO to PHX is a rip-off - and we missed the boat on using miles. I hope UA and USAir enjoy those empty seats.

 

[DeniseM]

We love the Sheraton/Poipu area {photo on left}

We do too! Much more than Princeville, actually. We like it casual, and we like the sunny, dry side of the island better, too. In fact, when DH and I were talking about possibly upgrading to OF at WKORV, he suggested that maybe we should explore our options at the new Poipu resort as well.

1 bdm.'s fit our needs better, too.

 

[Pit]

I just returned from a CO ski trip and noticed that a new Westin is going up in Avon, CO. Looks like it has a private chair lift to the Beaver Creek ski area (sweet ).

 

[divenski]

I just returned from a CO ski trip and noticed that a new Westin is going up in Avon, CO. Looks like it has a private chair lift to the Beaver Creek ski area (sweet ).

But does it go all the way to BC Village or only about 1/3 of the way? The way I saw it, you might need to take another 1 or 2 lifts to get up to the actual village.

 

[Pit]

But does it go all the way to BC Village or only about 1/3 of the way? The way I saw it, you might need to take another 1 or 2 lifts to get up to the actual village.

The maps I saw show the gondola dropping off at Beaver Creek Landing. So, it's one additional lift for those who would otherwise start off at Beaver Creek Landing. But, you're right that it doesn't go directly to BC village. Still nice though, for those staying at the Westin.