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Sedona Summit questions

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Well, the issue of paying $16 a night fees for activities (cancelled because of Covid), wifi (very poor), cell service (very poor), etc. has kind of disappeared.

This morning I was checking Sedona availability or ii and noticed a mini-dump. I was able to retrade into the Hyatt Pinon Point on exactly the same dates as before. (I originally had ePlus, but due to Covid issues had used them up. So, for $209 I retraded. Subtracting off the $112 DRI resort fee, so my net out-of-pocket is under $90. And I get better cell service and good wifi. I'm sure that I would have been happy at the Summit. But I'm pleased with the change also.

BJRSanDiego, you post helped me switch a 2 night Sedona Summit stay which would have been about $300 (we planned a short run to Sedona during a 2 week exchange in Phoenix) to a week long, 3rd week Getaway in a 2 bdrm at Hyatt Pinon Point for $71/night! So we now have a 3 week vacation with a whole week in Sedona! Thanks for posting .
 

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BJRSanDiego, you post helped me switch a 2 night Sedona Summit stay which would have been about $300 (we planned a short run to Sedona during a 2 week exchange in Phoenix) to a week long, 3rd week Getaway in a 2 bdrm at Hyatt Pinon Point for $71/night! So we now have a 3 week vacation with a whole week in Sedona! Thanks for posting .
Yes, when I looked at Getaways, I was surprised at how reasonable/low the prices were for the PP.
 

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Yes, when I looked at Getaways, I was surprised at how reasonable/low the prices were for the PP.

I looked last week and found nothing under Getaways and ~$250/night + taxes which is one of the reasons I booked Sedona Summit. We like the resort about as much as PP, and it was half the price. But at Getaway prices PP is hard to beat given the proximity to town and the walkable good take out options.

$500 for a week at PP in early February is one of those COVID bargains that have become one of the bright spots in an otherwise dismal pandemic. We are blessed in California with a lot of very nice areas with lovely resorts that we can drive too. We miss Hawaii greatly but we are getting around California these days quite happily!
 

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I called the resort and was told that the internet is very spotty because they have been working on it. I asked about cell phone coverage and was told that cell phones work in some areas. I specifically asked about tmobile and the desk person said verizon works the best but even then its spotty.

What is the deal here ? Is the resort tucked into a canyon or sitting on a vortex ?

Bill
 

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I called the resort and was told that the internet is very spotty because they have been working on it. I asked about cell phone coverage and was told that cell phones work in some areas. I specifically asked about tmobile and the desk person said verizon works the best but even then its spotty.

What is the deal here ? Is the resort tucked into a canyon or sitting on a vortex ?

Bill
No, the resort isn't in a canyon.

The issue with Verizon is probably at the mercy of that carrier.

But the issue of poor internet connectivity is largely inexcusable. I think that it is disingenuous for them to be stating for more than 2 years that they "are working on it". There are a number of satellite providers (Viasat is the biggest and widest bandwidth) that could provide the bandwidth. The local connectivity is easily provided. I think that it is totally inexcusable for them to publish that - - year after year -- they are working on the problem. NO they are not. They are dragging their feet. Either that or they have the three stooges in charge of their IT.

So, when they want me to pay resort fees for things like internet (no there), or activities (suspended) I think that I am getting ripped off. That leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
 

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No, the resort isn't in a canyon.

The issue with Verizon is probably at the mercy of that carrier.

But the issue of poor internet connectivity is largely inexcusable. I think that it is disingenuous for them to be stating for more than 2 years that they "are working on it". There are a number of satellite providers (Viasat is the biggest and widest bandwidth) that could provide the bandwidth. The local connectivity is easily provided. I think that it is totally inexcusable for them to publish that - - year after year -- they are working on the problem. NO they are not. They are dragging their feet. Either that or they have the three stooges in charge of their IT.

So, when they want me to pay resort fees for things like internet (no there), or activities (suspended) I think that I am getting ripped off. That leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

I think they fixed the internet and cell phone problem. I am able to stream netflix and use the internet. Our phones work fine too.

Bill
 

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View from Sedona Summit as the sun set. Do you see it ?

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And if I am reading their blurbs right, so do Owners if they are renting or exchanging through a non-DRI route.

It depends. We exchanged through VI using VI points and didn't pay any resort use fee.

Bill
 
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