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Parking at BeachPlace Towers

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We're checking in BeachPlace Towers next Saturday, and I've read on TUG about parking costs/issues with the resort. I thought I read where one can save some money by staying on a different level than the one designated for BeachPlace.

By the way, we are not owners there but have traded into Beachplace, if that makes a difference. And we will have a rental car as we are taking in some Cardinal spring training games in Jupiter.

If we stay on a different parking level, is access to BeachPlace simple enough, or are you making more work for yourself with unloading/loading luggage?

Thanks for the help.
 
Parking with the garage people is $50 a week plus a $10 admin charge for the first week. The HOA at BPT decided to charge for parking a few years ago without asking the owners if they agreed, and went as high as $17 a night ... but had to lower it to $14 a night to be more competitive with the garage management. At least that's what the HOA considers 'competitive' ... they charge $98 for something you can park in the same garage for $60 on a lower floor with more spaces.

Owners who use their own week as booked with Marriott don't get charged for parking as it's in their maintenance fee. Minoter on this board is a member of the HOA and says that BPT owners who exchange back into their home resort will not be charged for parking, but I've already overheard two different people arguing with front desk personnel about being charged $98 on checkout as they said they were owners exchanging back into BPT. They were both charged. On the other hand, they may have owned another resort too and exchanged it into BPT instead, which may or may not work -- it's very confusing. So you will be charged as you are not a BPT owner.

My suggestion is that when you drive into the garage on Cortez talk to the attendant at the gate and ask for details on their weekly price ... then park on P3 right opposite the elevator doors to BPT. It's also where a taxi comes to pick people up. While busy on weekend days in nice weather, rarely is this part of the garage full, especially at night, and the parking is very convenient. This is an urban location and parking fees are not unusual in any prime city location ... right next door at the Ritz parking is about $40 a night. The Boston Marriott TS is about $45 last time I heard....so $14 a night does seem fair, except not competitive.

Comparatively, the Marriott parking is jammed full ... if you get back from dinner at 9 pm, as happened with us twice last week, we couldn't find a proper spot to park and had to be 'creative'. Several of the spots were roped off for maintenance causing the problem...and yesterday some were still that way. I called Front Desk when I got to the room and a snippy attendant (Sue) told me to go move the car and park outside the Marriott section and if I get a ticket they'll pay ... I left it where it was and was OK..but noticed several other cars had to do the same thing. On those same days there was no problem on P3.
 
Thank you.

Is there a major grocery store close by BeachPlace? A Publinx or Wal-Mart?
 
Major grocery stores are a 5 minute drive from BPT north to North Federal or a $10 cab if you're without wheels - we go to Winn Dixie. There's a large Publix store a little further up at Oakland Blvd and North Federal. In between, there are tons of specialty stores, restaurants, CompUSA, Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath, etc. Galleria Mall on Sunrise, just over the intracoastal bridge, has no major grocery but some great restaurants clustered together with valet parking ... Capital Grille, PF Chang, Season 52, TruLucks, Blue Martini...and from BPT an easy walk for dining at Casablanca, Ritz Carlton, Hilton, Westin, W, Atlantic. You might not want to cook dinners when these places are easy to get to. Las Olas blvd has a ton of fine dining as well. I've never seen another TS with this kind of view and places to eat...so don't overbuy at the grocery store. :)

Brian
 
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Thank you again for the response. We usually do breakfast and lunch in our unit and splurge on dinner, sounds like we'll have plenty of opportunity to do that.
 
We are trying to book this resort for a post cruise vacation in November. We are looking at a Saturday check-in day. I also will have a rental vehicle or should we just drive to West Palm or Orlando and forget about all this parking hassel?
 
pedro47 said:
We are trying to book this resort for a post cruise vacation in November. We are looking at a Saturday check-in day. I also will have a rental vehicle or should we just drive to West Palm or Orlando and forget about all this parking hassel?
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The parking situation isn't peachy but it is available .The location is great. You can just consider the parking as an unavoidable fee and enjoy.
 
Brian,
You missed a couple of my favorites on Sunrise just before the intercoastal bridge. Franco & Vinnies (Italian-very good) and La Cantina (Mexican-acceptable). Turn left at the 7-11 traffic light and then turn right at the 7-11 to park for free behind/between those restrauants. Both are only open from 4-11PM 7 days a week. And 11PM means that is when they go home.
 
I know them well as I once owned weeks 7&8 fixed weeks (before Marriott) at Coconut Bay just behind those restaurants and always had a couple of meals a week at them until I started venturing out. I think if you lived in Ft. Laud and dined out every night it would be years before you tried all of the good ones. My waistline shows it too. :)

Brian
 
Transit is right. If you live in or visit any major city you are going to be faced with parking fees. You're less than a 15 minute ride to your cruise ship (if sailing from Ft Laud) so why consider driving 2-4 hours just to save $60? If you're staying a week here, or just a day or two, you'll have a grand time at BeachPlace ... Ocean Pointe and Orlando TS people are in bed at 8 pm which is about when Lauderdale comes alive!

pedro47 said:
We are trying to book this resort for a post cruise vacation in November. We are looking at a Saturday check-in day. I also will have a rental vehicle or should we just drive to West Palm or Orlando and forget about all this parking hassel?
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If you go a little bit North to Sunrise Blvd. near the Galeria mall they are talking about there is a publix on Sunrise Blvd further west. There are also
many little Key Westy type cafes in front of the Ft. Laud. beach resort.
A pizza joint, thai on the beach, a sports bar etc. Very beachy feel.

If you've never been to Ft. Lauderdale, I'd choose it over Orlando as it's so convenient when cruising to just get up and go than to have to drive 4 hours to begin your vacation. The budget airlines all fly to Ft. Laud. too.
 
something I wish I had thought of before we rented at BPT

I've never seen this mentioned on any review of the place, but the facility is a high rise on the east coast of FL. Even knowing this, it would have never occurred to me UNTIL WE GOT THERE that the one and only pool is in complete shade from noon on. The building completely eclipses the sun. There is not a scrap of sun to be found anywhere on deck. Some may say Great! I'd get tired of the sun all day anyway. When we were at BPT in December it was already cool enough outside even in the sun. Sitting in the shade of a cold highrise building, in the middle of a concrete jungle with a hooded sweatshirt on, shivering while I watched my DD try to swim laps in the pool was not fun. The rest of us never even entered the pool.
 
I am an owner at BeachPlace Towers. However, I am trading back into BeachPlace using another one of my Marriott timeshares. Can I still get free parking? If I bring documentation that I own at BeachPlace, would I get free parking? Thanks. Maybe Eric can respond.
 
You may have difficulty but clarify it when you check in ... and if they are going to charge you $98 for the week, then tell them you'll park with the garage for $50+$10 on P3 instead. I think you have a very good case for free parking as long as you can prove the week you used to get back into BPT was indeed from a BPT deposit (your II booking should show that).

I'd like confirmation from Eric as well on this though...as I've heard some disagreements with other BPT owners checking out and being charged because they didn't use the BPT weeks they booked with Marriott.

Brian

travelplanner70 said:
I am an owner at BeachPlace Towers. However, I am trading back into BeachPlace using another one of my Marriott timeshares. Can I still get free parking? If I bring documentation that I own at BeachPlace, would I get free parking? Thanks. Maybe Eric can respond.
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The parking garage is not a good one. The first few floors from the ground level are for beach people to pay. This garage is two way traffic and can get very tricky with cars coming at you who forget that its a two way garage. Yes, you must pay for the week on your bill. You must drive up to the top floors to get parking for the timeshare and many times they are full. I would not go back to this resort.
 
TravelPlanner70/Brian

BeachPlace owners will be charged for parking if they exchange a non-BeachPlace MVCI week (Grand Vista for example) to get into BeachPlace. Free parking is only for BeachPlace owners using or exchanging their BeachPlace weeks back into BeachPlace.

TravelPlanner70--Since you are using another one of your Marriott timeshares, you will be charged for parking.

Eric
 
Eric: What if I use the Florida Club to trade into BeachPlace; am I correct that I am then considered an owner for parking purposes?

I was told if you owned one then you owned all five doing an internal Marriott Trade...:ponder:

Thanks for info.
 
TimeTraveler,

If the trade through the Florida Club was with a BeachPlace week to trade into BeachPlace in a different season from the BeachPlace season you own, there will not be a parking charge.

If the trade is another Florida Club property into BeachPlace, the parking charge applies.

Eric
 
minoter said:
TimeTraveler,

If the trade through the Florida Club was with a BeachPlace week to trade into BeachPlace in a different season from the BeachPlace season you own, there will not be a parking charge.

If the trade is another Florida Club property into BeachPlace, the parking charge applies.

Eric
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This didn't really answer the question. The previous poster wasn't exchanging in to BeachPlace. They incorrectly stated that they were trading with the Florida Club. It is important to note that the Florida Club is not an exchange program, never was and never will be. You are not depositing a week in exchange for another. The Florida Club is an enhancement to the reservation system.

So to ask the question again. If I am a Florida Club member at Grande Vista, or any of the other three clubs (other than MBP) and I make a reservation at BeachPlace, does management see me as using my owned week, thus granting no charge parking? The reservation was made directly through Marriott Owner Service and in no way was an exchange.
 
dioxide45 said:
This didn't really answer the question...
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Regardless of the technicality of whether using the Florida club is considered a trade or not, I think Eric's answer was pretty straight forward: Unless you are an owner at Beach Place (i.e. Grand Vista, or Villas of Doral or Legends Edge owners are not Beach Place owners) using your beach place week either through Member services or II, you will be charged for parking.

BeachPlace owners will be charged for parking if they exchange a non-BeachPlace MVCI week (Grand Vista for example)...
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That being said, my guess is that if you go through II to trade into a season other than that which you own, you should be prepared to prove that you are an owner AND that you used your Beach Place week to trade for the week that you are occupying in order to avoid the parking charge.
 
mas said:
Regardless of the technicality of whether using the Florida club is considered a trade or not, I think Eric's answer was pretty straight forward: Unless you are an owner at Beach Place (i.e. Grand Vista, or Villas of Doral or Legends Edge owners are not Beach Place owners) using your beach place week either through Member services or II, you will be charged for parking.



That being said, my guess is that if you go through II to trade into a season other than that which you own, you should be prepared to prove that you are an owner AND that you used your Beach Place week to trade for the week that you are occupying in order to avoid the parking charge.
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What the question relates to is that when someone reserves via the Florida Club they really are considered as reserving as owners. So does the management at MPB recognize that. That hasn't been clarified.
 
"When someone reserves via the Florida Club", they are not considered BPT owners. A BeachPlace owner is someone that legally holds deeded rights for a BPT week and happens to belong to the Florida Club based on the provisions indicated in the original purchase documents. A BeachPlace owner will not be charged for parking if the owner is using their deeded BPT week to stay at BeachPlace (either as an initial reservation through Marriott, or an exchange of a BeachPlace week through II). Hopefully this clarifies the question.

Eric Minotti
 
My first BP week was before some nut invented the Florida Club, and when I bought my 2nd week the price increase included the FC as a 'membership' that gave the chance to reserve one of the other 'member' resorts, but only 6 months before you wanted to go...so all the prime weeks were virtually gone. They gave me a ton more points to buy week 2 and sold me on buying FC membership for my first week so I considered it an added benefit. But it was never sold to me as an 'ownership' right in the other resorts -- just in BeachPlace. I've only used the FC one time and it was a frustrating experience, so in my opinion it's not a benefit...but certainly not 'ownership in the other resorts.

Brian
 
wanna bet?

When we bought Legends Edge it was specifically stated that buying into a Florida Club resort is buying into ALL Florida Club resorts. Note, I am not saying it is deeded as ownership to all.

I would bet a dollar to a doughnut that if I reserved a room at MBP using the Florida Club, that I would NOT have to pay parking. I would make sure it was noted on my reservation up front and argue out the door upon check-out. I would have them so frazzled and confused that they would be happy to get me out of there without paying for parking. :D
 
thinze3 said:
When we bought Legends Edge it was specifically stated that buying into a Florida Club resort is buying into ALL Florida Club resorts. Note, I am not saying it is deeded as ownership to all.

I would bet a dollar to a doughnut that if I reserved a room at MBP using the Florida Club, that I would NOT have to pay parking. I would make sure it was noted on my reservation up front and argue out the door upon check-out. I would have them so frazzled and confused that they would be happy to get me out of there without paying for parking. :D
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I agree, it would be interesting to see how it works in practice. When one books through the Florida Club, they are booking just like a regular owner would through Owner Services, just at the six month mark.
 
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