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Royal Floridian South - Ormond Beach

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Has anyone stayed here yet? Looks to be a brand new resort.
All reviews are from several years ago at what appears to be a sister resort -
Royal Floridian (no South)
Trip advisor doesn't seem to have any reviews either.:shrug:

Any info would be appreciated

Steve
 
my impressions

We stayed at the Royal Floridian North in March of thyis year. The North section exterior has been completely renovated. The South units are newer, nicer with more current amenities. The pool and surrounding deck has been completely redone. They've got many activities for kids of all ages, a tiki bar and of course the ocean. All North units have a balcony the length of the unit looking directly at the sunrises and the ocean. The South has more of a rectangular configuration with only the end units having direct ocean views and the other units have maybe some ocean views. There's several nice restaurants within walking distance.
 
The two are right next to each other, both along A1A directly on Ormond Beach.

Royal Floridian was built sometime between 1965-1975 and was originally known as the Pagoda Inn, then the Granada Inn and eventually was transformed into the Royal Floridian as a timeshare resort. Royal Floridian South was built specifically to be a timeshare, thus the units are much more like condos than RF.

Comparing the two resorts, RF South units have granite countertops, larger/nicer kitchens and stackable washer/dryers. The RF units (even the larger 2-bedroom and lockout units) have smaller kitchens, less expensive finishes and no washer/dryers.

Clearly the units at RF South are nicer; however, RF has a few advantages of its own: the pools (indoor and outdoor) are both at the RF, thus are more convenient to those staying in the main building, (almost) all of the units are oceanfront (at RF South only about 1/4 to 1/3 of the units are oceanfront) and the other amenities (bar, shuffleboard, etc.) are in the main building.

Neither place is bad. All depends on what is important to you.
 
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