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Ocean Pointe questions

BTW, the bar at Kingfish is called the High Tides Bar and has limited hours between 11:00 AM and 6 PM. I was sort of dissapointed because if I wanted a night cap in the evening air, I'd have to fix my own in my room or walk down to the Tiki Bar in the main complex.
 
Thanks. I'll be there in January. What are the hours of the main bar?
 
Okay. I'm going to call soon to make a request for which building I want to be in. Are all of the building in about the same shape? Are any of them being worked now? Thanks.
 
They are always doing refurbishments but that said, they are all in great shape. I don't see much variance from building to building. My past 2 visits I stayed in Sailfish & Dolphin & they both looked about the same to me but I think that Dolphin was "redone" more recently than Sailfish. But don't quote me on that!! Kingfish is the newest building. In order of age, they are from North to South: Sailfish, Dolphin, Cobia, Pompano & Kingfish.

Smooth Air:cool:
 
smoothair said:
They are always doing refurbishments but that said, they are all in great shape. I don't see much variance from building to building. My past 2 visits I stayed in Sailfish & Dolphin & they both looked about the same to me but I think that Dolphin was "redone" more recently than Sailfish. But don't quote me on that!! Kingfish is the newest building. In order of age, they are from North to South: Sailfish, Dolphin, Cobia, Pompano & Kingfish.

Smooth Air:cool:
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Kingfish is a totally different feel. It's on the tip of the island and you get a room with a view of Palm Beach and the intracoastal. One smallish pool and hot tub. They also have their own bar, but it's not the party scene of the main bar.

Charles
 
smoothair said:
They are always doing refurbishments but that said, they are all in great shape. I don't see much variance from building to building. My past 2 visits I stayed in Sailfish & Dolphin & they both looked about the same to me but I think that Dolphin was "redone" more recently than Sailfish. But don't quote me on that!! Kingfish is the newest building. In order of age, they are from North to South: Sailfish, Dolphin, Cobia, Pompano & Kingfish.

Smooth Air:cool:
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They have been replacing soft goods in Pompano recently including the living room sofa's. At this point, I believe it is the most recent building to be updated. Currently the HOA/BOD and Marriott are debating the refurbishment of Sailfish. I'm not sure what the timeline for the Sailfish refurbishment will be.
 
We're interested in staying an extra night in a studio. We check out Thursday and don't check into our next resort untill Friday. What would be the least expensive way to stay an extra night? Thanks.
 
Call OP. But, in January your chances are not great b/c they are probably fully booked. But you never know. Maybe you cld also post an ad here @ Last Minute Rentals for one night @ OP under Rentals Wanted. Also check available last minute rentals under Rentals Offered from owners who may have a night to rent. And, you cld use the same process to checkin a day early @ your next resort.

Smooth Air:cool:
 
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Trying to decide between Kingfish and Sailfish bldg. I wouldn't think there will be too many kids there in Jan. Heated pool and hot tub are important. As well as tiki bar and bbq grills. Not sure if the studio units have ocean views or not. Thanks for any help.
 
The tiki bar @ Sailfish is far superior to the little thing they have down @ Kingfish so if that is impt to you go w/ Sailfish or Dolphin. Dolphin is right across from the tiki bar. Are you going soon?...I know you said Jan, but when?

Smooth Air:cool:
 
holdem said:
Trying to decide between Kingfish and Sailfish bldg. I wouldn't think there will be too many kids there in Jan. Heated pool and hot tub are important. As well as tiki bar and bbq grills. Not sure if the studio units have ocean views or not. Thanks for any help.
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Most studio's are ocean views. If you're a non-marriott exchanger, you're most likely to get a low floor, back of the building without much view. But, it's a short walk to the pools and beach from any building.

If the tiki bar and grills are important to you, I'd go with Sailfish. There are grills directly in front of Sailfish and the tiki bar is only a short walk. Dolphin is closer to the tiki bar but further from the grills. If you intend to grill and bring it back to your unit, I'd go with being a little closer to the grills. If you plan on grilling and eating at one of the tables by the grill, then Dolphin might be the choice if you want to be that much closer to the tiki bar.
 
It hardly seems worth while to request a building choice. I filled out my request on the MVCI Ocean Point owners page and selected 3 buildings. Got a acknowledgement of my request but did not get any of the three buildings I requested and they definitely are not at full occupancy. We got Dolphin and are over looking the Welcome Center. I am not happy with my location however weather is really nice.
 
Thanks Doug. I plan to grill and take back to our unit. I'll try Sailfish as my first request.
 
8-10 minutes.
Turn right out of Sailfish. Stay to the right. Continue North. Publix is on your right . Can't miss it.

When do you leave? I am so jealous. Wld love to be @ OP now!

Are you going to do the water Taxi to Clematis on Thursday night?

Smooth Air:cool:
 
Thanks. We check in Thursday. Where do you catch the water taxi? A friend said we should go to the Key Lime House?
 
We're going Mar 5-12
Is the water taxi running as I read somewhere dock is under construction?
Also, is there wifi in the units, and if so, is there daily fee?
 
radmoo said:
We're going Mar 5-12
Is the water taxi running as I read somewhere dock is under construction?
Also, is there wifi in the units, and if so, is there daily fee?
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Not certain about the water taxi.

There is Wifi in the units. There is no charge for the Wifi. We've generally had good luck with the connection but, it can be spotty and, it seems at certain times rather slow. I assume that the speed probably has to do with how many people are trying to log onto the system at the same time. I usually find a good spot with good signal and just leave the laptop there if possible. The last trip we were in a corner unit of the Kingfish building and had good to excellent signal strenght throughout the unit.
 
Thanks.

I requested unit on higher floor w/ocean view. As I"m not familiar with the property, I hope we land in a good spot. We had a really nice unit last year at GV and I'm thinking much of it is dumb luck.
We're using an AC for a Canyon Villa property but still and all, we're Marriott owners although I'm not sure it makes a difference. We're still newbies but I"m learning to navigate the system
 
radmoo said:
Thanks.

I requested unit on higher floor w/ocean view. As I"m not familiar with the property, I hope we land in a good spot. We had a really nice unit last year at GV and I'm thinking much of it is dumb luck.
We're using an AC for a Canyon Villa property but still and all, we're Marriott owners although I'm not sure it makes a difference. We're still newbies but I"m learning to navigate the system
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Being Marriott owners will be the difference between getting a first floor unit at the end of the building away from the ocean and getting a unit on a higher floor with a better view. Make sure you call OP to make sure you're listed as a Marriott owner on your reservation.

Last November, I had exchanged our OP unit for points and used another, non-Marriott unit to exchange back in. I had filled out the online owners request form, thinking that would clue them in that not only were we Marriott owners but we were owners at OP. The day we were to arrive, the airline changed out schedule so that we'd be arriving significantly later. I called to let them know that we'd be several hours later than what we had told them.

At that time, I asked if they had our unit assignment and if they'd tell me where we'd be. She told me that OP has a very high owner occupancy and, while they were able to get us into one of the buildings we listed as our preference, we might not be in a high floor. She wouldn't tell me the exact assignment but she did say the words "ocean view." I expressed mild dissapointment as I knew the unit configuration (2 bedroom sleeps 6 rather than 8) should be an ocean front unit but understood that, while we were multiple week owners with Marriott and owners at Ocean Pointe, I understood the pecking order.

At that point she told me they didn't have us listed as Marriott owners. She said that she would look into unit assignments and see if we couldn't be put in a better location. She told me that next time to make sure that I.I. listed us as Marriott owners on our reservation as that would improve our standing in unit assignments. We ended up in a 4th floor unit in the Kingfish building.
 
Ocean Pointe Bldg Request

We just rec'd confirmation of request for March 11-18 at Ocean Pointe. We were there Mar 5-12 last year and loved it. I think we were in Kingfish which is the bldg which stands alone at the tip of Singer Island. Is this correct? Does anyone know if any updates have been done this past year? I know I DON'T want to be by registration overlooking parking lot. Pretty much anything else will be fine.:eek:
 
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